Already established Maharishi Academy to seek funds from Paul McCartney here.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Is TM Being Taught in Orlando, FL Public Schools?
It's not clear from the article, but check out the comments for a spirited discussion.
Quantum gods don't deserve your faith
Interesting, brief article on the state of "quantum spirituality." Worth a peek.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Yes, We Are No Religion
"Oh! We Have Monks & Nuns & Rajas Galore, But Yes We Are No Religion!" And to think if your child is being taught Transcendental Meditation in a public school, she could grow up to be a Mother Superior, er, I mean "Mother Divine Emerita."
Sender: gcwpnews@... Date: Mon, 21 April 2009 12:10:09 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: c7c7e9987d0dd46d Subject: Mother Divine Emerita and Divine Devi of the Global Country or World Peace
Following consultation with the ladies of Maharishi's Mother Divine Program and the 21 Rajinis of Maharishi's worldwide movement, His Majesty Maharaja Adhi Raj Raja Raam has announced the creation of two new groups of ideal ladies to create enlightenment for all the world.
In a Royal Proclamation to prepare for the celebration of Vaisakhi Purnima of the Vedic Calendar, His Majesty has proclaimed Vaisakhi Purnima as the auspicious day of inauguration of Mother Divine Emerita (MDE) and Divine Devi of the Global Country of World Peace (DD-GCWP).
In a worldwide satellite conference celebration, amid cheers, applause, and the sounds of conches and ringing bells, His Majesty announced: "It is a great joy to invite current ladies of Mother Divine to join Mother Divine Emerita and continue to sanctify the world with their blessing. This invitation will be of particular interest to our dear Mothers Divine who have blessed the world for at least 15 years or who are 35 years of age or older."
His Majesty explained that it was always Maharishi's wish that the ladies of Maharishi's Mother Divine would be granted the title of "Mother Divine Emerita" as a celebration of gratitude to their continuous blessings on our worldwide movement and creating Heaven on Earth.
More details of this beautiful program will be announced shortly. In the meantime, all of our dear Mother Divine ladies interested should please contact the Mother Divine Emerita office at apply@....
His Majesty also announced the creation of a beautiful new program, Divine Devi of the Global Country of World Peace, created especially for ladies everywhere who are seeking true enlightenment – but who also wish to join His Majesty and Their Excellencies, The 40 Rajas of our Worldwide Movement, in perpetuating the administration of Maharishi's Worldwide Movement and creating the enlightened leaders of tomorrow for our beloved Maharishi's Worldwide Movement.
According to His Majesty, the goal of Divine Devi of the Global Country of World Peace is to create a Royal Family of the Global Country of World Peace to ensure enlightenment administration of the world for all mankind for all generations.
More details of this beautiful program will be announced shortly. Please distribute this Royal Proclamation to all ladies. Given the nature of this program, this program is limited to ladies between 18 and 22 years of age. In special cases, ladies as young as 15 years of age will be considered depending on their country of residence at the time of application.
All interested ladies should know that their local Rajas are very, very excited about this program and are immediately available to personally answer all questions related to this beautiful program. If it is not immediately possible to speak with their local Raja, ladies are requested to contact the Divine Devi of the Global Country of World Peace office by email at urgent@....
PROCLAMATION By the Royal Order of His Majesty Maharaja Adhi Raj Raja Raam, First Ruler of Vishwa Shanti Rashtra, The Global Country of World Peace
In Preparation for the Auspicious Celebration of Vaisakhi Purnima Of the Year 2066 of the Vedic Calendar
Web Seminar: Healing Your Spiritual Wounds
On May 16 at 1 pm EDT, I will host a web seminar: "Healing Your Spiritual Wounds: Help with Recovery from a Toxic Group, Abusive Church, or Cult."
Presenters include Joe Szimhart, cult recovery specialist since 1980, author, former New Age cult member; Mike Duffy, founder, Greasespot Cafe forum for former members of The Way International; and me, John M. Knapp, LMSW, therapist, have counseled 2000 former members, former Transcendental Meditation teacher.
While not exclusively about Transcendental Meditation, I will speak extensively about my own group involvement and recovery.
The seminar is specifically designed for former toxic group members who have exited their group, but are looking for ways to speed their recovery. We have kept the course fee as low as possible, $25, and there are limited free scholarships available.
For more details, click here. To register, click here.
J.
Presenters include Joe Szimhart, cult recovery specialist since 1980, author, former New Age cult member; Mike Duffy, founder, Greasespot Cafe forum for former members of The Way International; and me, John M. Knapp, LMSW, therapist, have counseled 2000 former members, former Transcendental Meditation teacher.
While not exclusively about Transcendental Meditation, I will speak extensively about my own group involvement and recovery.
The seminar is specifically designed for former toxic group members who have exited their group, but are looking for ways to speed their recovery. We have kept the course fee as low as possible, $25, and there are limited free scholarships available.
For more details, click here. To register, click here.
J.
David Lynch Foundation Forces Video Off YouTube?
Got this in my email a couple days ago. (Still way behind on email.) It looks as if the DLF is somewhat more aggressive about trying to force critics off the Internet than the TM Org was under the Maharishi.
Here's the letter from Bill Goldstein, who represents himself as General Counsel for DLF:
Hi John!
I found your recent open letter to Bill Goldstein on the TM-Free Blog while googling him - two days ago he made YouTube take down my video of the Foundations highly embarrasing seminar in Berlin 2007, where the german TM "Raja" came off sounding like they were proposing a new Third Reich... Thought you might find it find it interesting, and the video made it back online again, still highly amusing:
http://nosedef.blogspot.com/2009/04/david-lynch-forces-my-video-of-him.html
Here's the letter from Bill Goldstein, who represents himself as General Counsel for DLF:
Dear Ms. Gillette:
I am General Counsel for the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness Based Education and World Peace (“Foundation”) which hosted a private conference in Germany. The Foundation holds the exclusive rights in the United States and globally to all reproduction and exploitation of video of the conference :
As provided under Section 512(c)(3) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 USC §512(c)(3), I place you on notice that:
(1) The Foundation is the exclusive owner of the copyrights in and to the Conference and all reproductions thereof (the “Copyrighted Work”); and
(2) The following (“the Infringing Material”) contain unauthorized copies or derivative works of the Copyrighted Works which infringe the exclusive rights of the Owner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj4C_kRpKOg
http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=safari&rls=en&q=raja%20germany%20lynch&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#
http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=safari&rls=en&q=raja%20germany%20lynch&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#q=raja+emmanuel+germany+lynch&hl=en&emb=0&client=safari
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_5VPd93Ytk&feature=related
Please remove or disable all access to the Infringing Material and any other subsequent copies or derivative works of the copyrighted material presented on Youtube.
I have a good faith belief that the use of the Infringing Material is not authorized by the Owner, its agents or the law. The information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I am authorized to act on behalf of the Owner.
Should you have any further questions regarding this matter, please contact me.
Very truly,
William Goldstein
General Counsel
David Lynch Foundation for
Consciousness Based Education and World Peace
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