Here's an extract from the university's webpage... CIDA offers education methods to awaken the genius within education that works. `Works' means education that actually develops you and your abilities in every way, so that by the time you graduate you are bigger, deeper, wider, in fact `more' in every way.
Psychologists commonly say that the average human uses only a small percentage of their mental potential, perhaps 5%. No education system in the world should allow its students to continue to use such a tiny percentage of their potential. New ways have got to be found to develop students' latent abilities. Consciousness-based education is one such way. It is an educational system which encompasses all aspects of the learning process and which starts with the development of the learner. Education systems may be regarded as having three components: the student, the content or subject matter, and the process of learning. Traditionally educational approaches have focused on the content. CIDA's approach is to focus on all three aspects of education simultaneously, and to really develop the genius within every single student, regardless of financial background, culture, religion, race, language group. CIDA uses the most advanced self-development methods in the world, including the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programmes to develop creativity, intelligence, memory, emotional intelligence, focus, comprehension, practical intelligence, self regard, and relationships with others. They are effective in eliminating stress and in structuring an ideal learning environment and improving society. Over 600 scientific studies have been conducted on these programmes, in over 200 research institutes and universities in 30 countries and have been published in more than 100 peer reviewed scientific and educational journals. No other self-development programme in the world has anything close to such a large body of significant scientific research showing the holistic benefits that come from awakening the genius within. These programmes were founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who is widely regarded as the world's foremost scientist in the field of consciousness. These consciousness technologies hail from the ancient 10 000 year-old Vedic tradition. http://www.cida.co.za/ --- In [email protected], "claudiouk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "South Africa has had and exceeded its superradiance number for the > past several years" - this really newsworthy information has been > rather hidden from view, for some reason. On the other hand although > much progress has happened in SA, one in three of the population, or > some similarly incredible statistic, have HIV or Aids and the > neighbours Zimbabwe have gone from bad to worse in terms of human > rights violations. But imagine a country exceeding its superradiance > requirement and noone knowing anything about it! > > --- In [email protected], scienceofabundance > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "markmeredith2002" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > A good friend of mine visited this school a few yrs ago. Though > the > > > tmo promotes this as a "tm university", my friend said its > success > > is > > > based on the fact that the founders are true humanitarians, not tm > > > promoters, who have structured every aspect of the school around > > > training practical leaders. TM is a core optional growth > technique, > > > which most students go for because it's free, but other > > psychological > > > and other personal growth practices are also offered. Though the > > > founders love TM, they apparently don't take any orders from the > tmo > > > on how to run their school. This I think is the real key. > > > > Unless the TMO has pulled out very recently, this is very much a > TMO > > school. I know something about its history as I was tangentially > > involved when it was first set up. One (sort of) side note is that > > MMY was very strong that his name or any kind of the usual TM name > > was not given to the school - very clear difference in the usual > > approach. > > > > The whole TM requirement has always been played down by the TMO, > > rather than being promoted (the usual scenario in the western world > > and India anyway). However, up until few months ago, TM was a > > requirement until the usual happened (given enough time) - someone > > complained (or sued, I cannot remember) about being forced to do > TM, > > and now the TMO has backed down about being "required" - but TM is > > still strongly encouraged. Again, unless something that I have not > > heard of has happened, it is definitely a TMO institution - but the > > low-key style is very different than the usual approach. > > > > Also, as another side note, the number of students who are Sidhas > in > > the university has meant that South Africa has had and exceeded its > > superradiance number for the past several years. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
