If Atta and the pilots teach TM to their 72 virgins, Paradise would become,
" Heaven on Heaven " --- On Wed, 4/22/09, shempmcgurk <shempmcg...@netscape.net> wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: FW: Letter from Islam and updated list of published TM research Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 5:04 PM I hear that Muhammed Atta and the pilot in the plane that hit the other world trade center attributed their accuracy to the improved hand/eye co-ordination brought about through regular practise of the TM technique. --- In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com, "Rick Archer" <r...@...> wrote: > > From: David Orme-Johnson [mailto:davidoj@ ...] > Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:37 AM > To: David Orme-Johnson > Subject: Letter from Islam and updated list of published TM research > > Dear Colleagues, > Below is a letter from Miral Shaaban in Cairo, Egypt, which relates how > practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique has enriched the depth > of her appreciation of her Muslim faith. I have added this letter to the > collection of such letters posted on TruthAboutTM. com. > I have also attached an updated "Bibliography of independent research > publications on TM 1970-2009," compiled by Dr. Roger Chalmers for the UK TM > Web site. Please delete previous versions. > All the best, > David W. Orme-Johnson, Ph.D. > > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Top> Letters from Religious Leaders and Persons of Faith > on the Transcendental Meditation Program > A universal theme in these letters from religious leaders and persons is > that the Transcendental Meditation program deepens their own spiritual life > and enhances their comprehension and love of their own tradition. They note > that it does not require any belief or change in life style to practice. > They point out that the technique has been scientifically validated > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Research/ TMResearchPublic ations/index. > cfm > > to reduce stress > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/Resultsf orHealth/ > index. > cfm#stress> and improve mental clarity > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/Resultsf orEducation/ > ind > ex.cfm> , health > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/Resultsf orHealth/ > index. > cfm> , and interpersonal relations > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/Resultsf orHealth/ > index. > cfm#social> , which are beneficial to any cultural tradition and which serve > to increase appreciation and tolerance of other people's traditions and > worldviews. > These letters are used with permission of the writers. > Contents: > Andean Path > Shaman Mallku Aribalo, November 4, 2008 > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Mallku# Mallku> > Catholicism > Father Leonard Dubi, December 1, 2008 > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Dubi# Dubi> > Father Thomas R. Miller, June 17, 2008 > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Miller# Miller> > Father Cletus Stein, October 2, 2008 > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Stein# Stein> > Sister Carol Wirtz, August 25, 2008 > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Wirtz# Wirtz> > Islam > Nada > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Haider# Haider> Haider, March 2, 2009 > Mohammad Haghverdi, December 24, 2008 > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Mohammad# Mohammad> > Atmane > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Kouider# Kouider> Kouider, Ph.D., February 15, 2009 > Miral > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Shaaban# Shaaban> Shaaban, March 25, 2009 > Judaism > Senior > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Green# Green> Rabbi Alan Green, March 13, 2009 > Rabbi Michael Shevack, November 12, 2008 > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Shevack# Shevack> > Mormon > High > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Stephens# Stephens> Priest Marc Stephens > United Methodist Church > Reverend Jonathan Chadwick, November 4, 2008 > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Chadwick# Chadwick> > Unity Church > Reverend Don Lansky, June 30, 2008 > <http://www.truthabo uttm.org/ truth/Individual Effects/IsTMaRel > igion/Religious > Leaders/index. cfm#Lansky# Lansky> > Islam > Miral Shaaban, March 25, 2009 > > To all interested in self-development, > > I am a veiled Muslim that practices Transcendental Meditation (TM) and I > cannot ever forget the first time I prayed after my first meditation. I > learned the TM technique in December of 2006: I was speechless and cannot > explain this state of complete serenity, contentment and gratitude for God. > TM increased my level of acceptance and appreciation for my faith and > strengthened my beliefs. > > For example, reading from the Qur'an is becoming more enjoyable and > comforting at the same time, > as now I can better link its teachings with everything around me: my level > of comprehension of its meanings are increasing on a daily basis. It is > clear to me that the more I practice TM and the TM¬Sidhi programs, (the > TM-Sidhi program is a set of advanced techniques based upon TM), the more > deeply I realize different aspects of my religion and my mission in life. > > Throughout my life I've been asking my self lots of questions about creation > and the purpose of life > but now my humble insights were confirmed, as I've always had a strong > belief that everything is happening for a reason. I have found that it is > easier to have faith in how life unfolds through God's wisdom if I am > feeling more secure and at peace within my self. Even if I may not fully > understand, on an intellectual level, what is happening, my growing inner > peace allows me to feel more at case with handling any situations that life > puts in my path. > > It is clear to me that my daily practice of TM and the advanced TM-Sidhi > programs has opened my eyes and heart to greater knowledge and experience. > Because of this expansion of heart and mind I've > discovered that I spontaneously act in a more positive and uplifting way to > others, with more love, forgiveness and compassion, which is exactly what my > religion and beliefs are all about. I'm enjoying feeling more in harmony > with God's creation and desiring to help society in every way I can. > > With meditation I feel unlimited within myself and after I practice it, I > feel more flexible, more alert, and have a greater ability to concentrate on > my work and can think more clearly and creatively. Also, when I perform my > religious practices the whole experience becomes deeper and more spiritual. > > Finally, I would say that even though TM and the TM-Sidhi programs are not a > religion and do not require any change in one's personal beliefs or cultural > practices, they very well compliment religion because they help to eliminate > mental, emotional and physical stresses and tensions. From my own experience > I can say that the dissolving of stresses and tensions purifies and > strengthens the body, heart and mind and results in a greater ability to > live one's life in harmony with the highest goals of religious life. > > Warm Regards, > > Miral Shaaban > Cairo, Egypt > > David W. Orme-Johnson, Ph.D. > <mailto:davidoj@ ...> davi...@... > <http://www.truthabo uttm.com/> www.TruthAboutTM. com > www.Orme-JohnsonPai ntings.com/ > 191 Dalton Dr. > Seagrove Beach, FL 32459 > 850-231-2866 > 850-231-5012 Fax *
