Consciousness conquering the Netherlands was Re: [Buddha-l] Eckhart Tolle

[Joy Vriens]

Vaj wrote:

>>>> There is a chance TM (c)(r) will be taught free in Dutch secondary 
>>>> schools as an optional course (keuzevak), part of philosophy. It is 
>>>> hoped this meditation technique will help to improve the learning 
>>>> performances of the students and give them a higher motivation. The 
>>>> project will start in the secondary school of Lelystad this year.

>>>> http://www.nieuws.nl/120909/Transcendente_meditatie_als_keuzevak
> I'm guessing something like that. Since Mahesh ("Maharishi") has lived 
> for years there I would not be surprised.

A small follow-up. The film director David Lynch will be speaking today 
at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam about consciousness, creativity 
and the brain. He founded the David Lynch Foundation for 
Consciousness-Based Education and has been practising TM(c) for the last 
32 years.
http://www.planet.nl/planet/show/id=75051/contentid=676692/sc=5104de

If you are interested in watching the video of a lecture by David Lynch 
on the same subject in the Cutler Majestic Theatre, Emerson College, 
Saturday October 1, 2005, here's a link
http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/tour/index.html