You might characterize the TMO as a religion, but the techniques themselves I have a hard time seeing as religious in nature. The TMO I could see more easily characterized as a religion, or a quasi-religion or a cult. But you have to consider the level of involvement of individuals. There is such a huge range from the cultic TB through the NB to the, again, cultic NTB.
--- Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TM is not a religion? PUH-lease! > > TM claims it is not a religion, but if it walks like > a duck and > quacks like a duck, it's a duck. > > TM is nothing more then westernized, fundamentalist > Hindusim. > Nothing wrong with that, but TM's denials only go so > far. > > How else does one explain Rajas, yagnas, > God-consciousness, > celebrations to saints, and all the other trappings > that now typify > the TMO. > > It's a religion and the TB's are part of the > congregation. > > --- In [email protected], > off_world_beings > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "InterFaith > Charities > > Secretariat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Season's Greetings > > > May the New Year brings you and your > > > loved ones Health, Wealth & Prosperity. > > > > > > Click here to view the full card on Net > > > > > > or paste the following link in your browser > > > > http://www.interfaithcharities.org/gc/200512.php > > > > > > From: > > > > Bir Grewall, family staff > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Sponsored By : > > > Financial Advisors of America Inc. > > > www.faoai.org>>> > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] please note: TM is not a > religion and > > I personally am against religion. > > > > OffWorld > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and > poor with hope and healing > http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > 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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
