The school district already approved it!I was thinking about what I would say if I were at that meeting. Since I'm not a black and white sort of guy, I would have to credit TM for getting me off drugs as a teenager and back into a wholesome lifestyle and awakening me to spiritual values, and I would admit that I practice a form of meditation to this day. But I believe that parents and students should have the whole picture. I would want them to consider
- that PR is the TMO's primary motivation for supporting scientific research, and research outcomes that don't suit that purpose are squelched.
- that much of the money raised through course fees and donations in the West ends up being misappropriated my Maharishi’s Cosa Nostra in India.
- the Hindu connection that you’re focusing on
- MMY’s womanizing (which they may or may not consider relevant, but which reveals hypocrisy from the top down)
- MMY’s praise of Robert Mugabe, Fidel Castro, Ferdinand Marcos, etc.
- many more things which could be listed here.
Having said all that, I’d say that I still think that meditation, and even TM specifically would be good for many kids, as it was for me, but that they should be concerned that participation may lead kids into involvement with an organization of which they might approve if they were fully informed. __._,_.___
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