--- In [email protected], "do.rflex" <do.rf...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], grate.swan <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Another thought on this. > > > > We live in a pluralistic society and laudably multi-culturalism and the > > appreciation of diversity in other culture is increasingly celebrated. > > Where I work, a large company, the daily e-mail newsletter celebrates and > > explains every major religions and cultural holiday. Hindu, islamic, > > jewish, ... Thats a cool thing IMO. it does not make my company a > > religious advocate nor does it have some hidden agenda. Its educating us > > all, and making us sensitive to, other cultures. > > > > > In that light, teaching TM in the traditional way, is giving a nod to, and > > adding to the texture of a multicultural society. Its preserving a heritage > > enabling all to see a type of ceremony that they would not normally see. In > > that light, the TMO should be given thanks for not coping out and > > sanitizing the way they teach TM. They teach it in the traditional way. > > They provide a micro museum tour of an ancient culture. I rather like that. > > That doesn't make me Hindu or religious. It reflects that I am > > multi-cultural and live in a diverse society of tolerance and appreciation > > of all traditions. > > > > You don't have a true multi-cultural society if you sanitize all > > traditions and strip out references to God or whatever. > > > That's what the TMO has apparently attempted to do in order to get TM > accepted wholesale into public schools. > > > > That would be a sham and a shame. You have a multi-cultural society > when > > things with religious roots can be shared and appreciated as > > part of diverse cultures -- not phobiacized. > > > That appears to be a pitch to teach TM with its full religious implications
I am not pitching TM. I could give a rats ass if its TM, buddhist-rooted meditation, Catholic-rooted mediation, hindu based yoga asanas, catholic-rooted philosophical tools, religions-roooted must or art. My point is that so many things of value in society have religious roots. Why the secular fruit of such cannot be taught in schools is mind boggling as if that is teaching religion. > and let it join others in the diverse variety of what's available. But at the > same time you can't promote a specific traditional religious teaching in a > public school. Sure. Don't teach religion in public schools. How is teaching a secular meditation technique teaching religion. Give a test on hinduism to any 1000 TM practicioners. They will fail miserably. They know nothing about hinduism. If TM is teaching religion, its doing a piss poor job.
