Transcendental Meditation
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Monday May 19, 2008
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Studies have shown that group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs, including Yogic Flying, can foster harmony in society and reduce crime, war and other negative tendencies. In order to have the influence, research has shown the size of the group needs to exceed the square root of 1 percent of the population of a given area. That figure for the United States is 1,743. [Quoted verbatim...]
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Wednesday May 7, 2008
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The Maharishi commune in the village of Vlodrop, Netherlands, faces fines of up to €10,000 a time for breaking building regulations on its estate, Dutch TV reports on Tuesday.
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Monday May 5, 2008
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“People always say, ‘David, if you’re so happy, why do you think of those things?’” he says, laughing. “When you expand your consciousness, who would want to just turn into a goody-two-shoes? You just get more and more you, a stronger you, a happier you. You’re still going to fall in love with certain ideas.”
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Monday March 10, 2008
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In the lawsuit, she alleges the respondents — Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corp., Maharishi Ayurveda Foundation and Maharishi Ayurveda Products Ltd. — are guilty of defective product design, breach of implied warranties and failure to warn.
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Friday February 22, 2008
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the “giggling guru” who founded the Transcendental Meditation movement, proclaimed throughout his 50-year career that he knew the secret to worldwide peace. And now, a Cleveland suburb is poised to play a role.
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Wednesday February 20, 2008
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Thousands of his devotees thronged the local Maharishi Vidya Mandir where the ashes were kept after being brought from Allahabad, where he was cremated.
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Thursday February 14, 2008
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It is based on similar “consciousness-based education” methods used at the Maharishi Central University in America and at schools around the world, funded through a foundation run by Lynch, who appointed Donovan as musical director.
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Tuesday February 12, 2008
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Rose petals rained down from a helicopter on tens of thousands of mourners at the lavish funeral today of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the 91-year-old Indian guru who inspired the Beatles and introduced transcendental meditation to the West.
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Friday February 8, 2008
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Followers gathered at the Dutch home of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on Thursday to remember the late guru to the Beatles who brought transcendental meditation to the West.
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Thursday February 7, 2008
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The ‘giggling guru’ – so called because of his high-pitched laugh – lived in an opulent 200-room mansion, with helicopters and dozens of cars at his disposal, and was worth an estimated £2billion.
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Wednesday February 6, 2008
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The Maharishi was both an entrepreneur and a monk, a spiritual man who sought a world stage from which to espouse the joys of inner happiness. His critics called his organization a cult business enterprise.
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old. [video]
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Thursday January 31, 2008
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Meditation is a central part of the education students receive at Maharishi School, an 11-year-old independent primary school that teaches consciousness-based education.
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Monday January 28, 2008
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who became a guru to the Beatles, stepped down this month as the head of the organization that brought transcendental meditation to the West, an aide said on Monday.
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Prior to his announcement, Maharishi set up a leadership structure voor each country and for the entire world. World leader will be Maharaja Nader Raam. Thirteen ministers and 27 so-called raja’s will help him. They will bear the responsibility for the movement in various countries.
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Friday January 4, 2008
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For politicians, a challenge here is to respect the community’s faith in Yogic Flying, or mass meditation. Derived from a combination of quantum physics and the proven benefits of meditation, Yogic Flying occurs each afternoon at 5 p.m.
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Friday December 21, 2007
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Former Hollywood actress who now runs schools for India’s poor wants to turn landmark into home for destitute women, children.
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Officials in the municipalities where the group wants to build have received site planning proposals. Murach said the group hopes to break ground in the spring or early summer.
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Tuesday November 20, 2007
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Plans by the Hollywood film director David Lynch to build a “Transcendental Meditation” university in Berlin have provoked a storm of criticism in Germany after the project’s chief guru used a phrase of Hitler’s propaganda minister in promoting the scheme.
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Wednesday October 24, 2007
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Film director David Lynch and Sixties pop star Donovan have teamed up to launch a campaign to encourage children to meditate in school. What is it all about?
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One is among Hollywood’s most celebrated directors, with a reputation for making dark films and a fondness for creating “peace palaces” in his spare time. The other is an ageing Scottish folk singer who once collaborated with The Beatles. Together, they want to change education across the world forever.
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Monday October 22, 2007
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Ohio state has approved the annexation of 84 acres into Maharishi Vedic City, despite urgings against the move from local County officials.
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Wednesday September 26, 2007
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Jefferson County is opposing an annexation plan by city officials here, claiming the city should not expand until it provides municipal services for its current land.
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Saturday July 28, 2007
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U.S. stocks had a tough week with the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffering its worst one-week point drop in five years, but a group of meditators promise their good vibrations will send the index past 17,000 within a year.
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Tuesday July 17, 2007
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A new school set to open next year will see a group of budding yogis exploring the benefits of meditation as part of its curriculum.
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