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- Catholic Church warms up to meditation — or does it?
TMhome.com, March 4, 2012 The Italian newspaper La Stampa reports that a high-standing Italian bishop Raffaello Martinelli is ‘open’ to the use of meditation and yoga by Catholics in their prayer life.
- Christianity, Transcendental Meditation and Religion explained by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (20 min)
Maharishi explains the relationship between Transcendental Meditation and all religions. Video filmed - November 23, 1971 in Mallorca, Spain
Interviewer: Maharishi, I start with those main attacks which have been brought up against you and your Transcendental Meditation movement. In relation to the plan to establish an academy for Transcendental Meditation above the lake in Seelisberg - the Catholic inner part of Switzerland.
One attack I have already mentioned that you are against Christianity and also against the person of Jesus Christ.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: Any TY ending is very close to me with infinity. So my message is that of Infinity and Christianity and Infinity both meet towards the end. So there is a meeting point in the goal towards the end - Christianity and Infinity and therefore if they are two parts they meet in the end. All is well that ends well. All is well that ends well.
There is no opposition to Christianity - I love Christ very much and he must be enjoying with all this growth of infinity in the individual life because "find the kingdom that lies within you" I think has been the main teaching of Christ. And therefore Transcendental Meditation which takes the awareness to that level which Christ wanted every Christian to have is only a friend of Christianity.
Excerpts are available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ajt6B7XB0 (5-1/2 minutes)
- Connecting with the “deep soul” – Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook
Craig Pearson, TM Blog, June 13, 2013 Abraham Isaac Kook, 1865–1935, was one of the greatest figures in 20th century Judaism. Rabbi Kook repeatedly emphasizes the value of reconnecting with what he calls the “deep soul,” ... a realm of bliss, equanimity, peace, truth, and liberation. It lies beyond all activity, even beyond our sense of individual self.
- Father Len Dubi: How TM Enriches my Religious Life (2 min)
Bob Roth, TM Blog, April 8, 2010 Bob Roth interviewed Father Len Dubi (and Rev. John Hutchinson). Both spoke in glowing terms about their own longtime Transcendental Meditation practice, which they emphasize: (a) is not religious in nature. (b) does not conflict with their religion. (c) only enriches their Christian faith. Includes a 2-minute video by Father Dubi.
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on The Friendship between Christianity & the Transcendental Meditation Technique (highlights, 5:46 min)
Excerpts from Christianity, Transcendental Meditation and Religion explained by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (see above)
- Marine veteran (MSgt Regina Stradford, USMC Ret.) on Transcendental Meditation and her religion (1 min.)
"The things that I take this body through whether it be my work, whether it be relationships, I have to have some way to calm this vessel down sometime. And so I look at TM as a practice that helps me more on my physical side and it helps me on my mental side. I've just found that this Transcendental Meditation has been the thing that has really changed my life, it really has."
- Orthodox Rabbi Abe Shainberg talks about his experience with the TM technique (4 min. video)
I first heard about Transcendental Meditation from Joanna who is a teacher of TM. I wanted to learn more so I asked what it was all about. Obviously, Maharishi is not my rabbi, but every tape I listened to, everything Maharishi said, was exactly on par with the Torah. I couldn't believe it. Not a word was off. This wasn't 'new age;' this is the wisdom of the ages. Maharishi came to the same conclusion arrived at by the greatest rabbis. Transcendental Meditation is not a religion.
- Orthodox Rabbi Abe Shainberg talks about his experience with the TM technique (text)
I first heard about Transcendental Meditation from Joanna who is a teacher of TM. I wanted to learn more so I asked what it was all about. Obviously, Maharishi is not my rabbi, but every tape I listened to, everything Maharishi said, was exactly on par with the Torah. I couldn't believe it. Not a word was off. This wasn't 'new age;' this is the wisdom of the ages. Maharishi came to the same conclusion arrived at by the greatest rabbis. Transcendental Meditation is not a religion.
- Religious leaders
A universal theme in these letters from religious leaders and persons of faith on the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program is that the 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 TM. They point out that the technique has been scientifically validated to reduce stress and improve mental clarity, health, and interpersonal relations, which are beneficial to any cultural tradition and which serve to increase appreciation and tolerance of other people's traditions and worldviews.
- Religious leaders share their experience with the TM technique
Letters from religious leaders from Catholic,Protestant, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist traditions.
- Thousands of Buddhist Monks in Asia Learn Transcendental Meditation
Bob Roth, TM Blog, 10/31/2011 More than 3,000 Buddhist monks in 100 monasteries throughout Southeast Asia have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique, as a result of the work by a revered Japanese Buddhist monk, Reverend Koji Oshima, who is a longtime TM practitioner and certified TM teacher.
- Why You Don’t Have to Change Your Religion to Practice Transcendental Meditation
Joseph Robert, Christian Yoga Magazine, January 17, 2009 You need not change your religion, philosophical or ethical beliefs. Or your lifestyle, for that matter. Transcendental Meditation (TM) does not involve any religion, philosophy or any particular lifestyle. It does not prescribe any kind of codes of conduct, ethical or moral guidelines. Nor does it ask you to perform any kind of worship.