[Buddha-l] FW: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies

[Piya Tan]

Erik,

You mentioned "the late Bhante Mettaviharee," is he the one who started a
Thai
monastery in Waalwijk, the Netherlands? When did he pass away (if this is
him),
and who is in charge of his monastery now?

I spent one vassa there in the late 1970s.

Metta,

Piya Tan


On Feb 8, 2008 5:08 PM, Erik Hoogcarspel <jehms at xs4all.nl> wrote:

>
> Op Vr, 8 februari, 2008 02:19, schreef jkirk:
> > I just read a few more comments. This one is hilarious:
> > "Another 'New age' fad. It's mostly harmless until folks stop medication
> > and
> > sit around meditating until they die, and what's all that wierd looking
> > hopping up and down like a frog all about?"
> >
> > Medication--maybe that's what it's really about?
> >
> > And here's another more in line with our list requirements:
> > "If Transcendental meditation is so easy as the adverts say, why when
> you
> > google it, you are confronted with lots of people wanting to charge you
> a
> > fortune to teach you it, or at least sell you DVD's on how to do it
> > costing
> > hundreds of pounds?
> > I will stick with Buddhist meditation thanks!"
> > [zen_reality]
> >
> > Joanna
> > ===============================
> >
> >
> I practised TM from 1970 untill 1974. Later I discussed the technique with
> the late Bhante Mettaviharee. It gives to much concentration in to short a
> time. I saw people getting nervous breakdowns because of this. Another
> effect is that it makes people gullible. I found the teachers have become
> numb and there was very little compassion. When I started I paid $20,- for
> the mantra (or bhija), now the fee is $3000,- I tought a guy meditation
> who had followed a hopping course in Switzerland. He said that after my
> instructions he finally began to understand what meditation actually was
> about.
>
> erik
>
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