Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Transcendental Meditation???

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April 17th, 1976

 

Some film producers came to see Prabhupada during the evening darsana on the

roof. Midst the swaying fronds of the coconut trees and as a cooling breeze

gently blew, Prabhupada sat comfortably on his asana and preached to the guests

until 9:00 p.m.

 

They spoke briefly about the guru who advertises 'TM', or 'Transcendental

Meditation.' When Prabhupada asked what the purpose of this process was, one of

the visitors said that it pacifies the mind, and that also helps to relieve

high blood pressure.

 

Prabhupada had me look up the meaning of 'transcendental' in the dictionary. It

was given as 'going above the mind.' So he asked, if transcendental means

'above the mind,' why is this guru calling his system 'Transcendental

Meditation' when it only deals on the level of the mind's activities? It is

simply cheating, he told them.

 

- From the "A Transcendental Diary Vol 1" by HG Hari Sauri dasa

 

 

 

 

 

CHANT HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE

HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE AND BE HAPPY

Your humble servant

radhabhava gaur das

 

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