Buddhist monks enjoy Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation Programme
by Global Good News staff writer
Buddhist Monks Enjoy TM
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24 January 2008
Reverend Koji Oshima, a Buddhist monk from Japan, has reported outstanding
achievements from Sri Lanka and Thailand, where thousands of Buddhist monks have
learned Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation <http://transcendental-meditation.globalgoodnews.com/>
Programme. Reverend Oshima commenced his great work after responding to a call
from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi <http://maharishi-programmes.globalgoodnews.com/achievements/index.html>
, Founder of the Global Country of World Peace <http://www.globalcountry.org/> ,
requesting monks from Japan to bring Maharishi's knowledge to the Buddhist
communities of Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Korea.
Shizuo Suzuki, National Director of the Global Country of World Peace in Japan,
summarized Reverend Oshima's achievements with a beautiful commentary and slide
show at the World Congress of Rajas and Ministers of the Global Country of World
Peace.
In March 2003, Reverend Oshima journeyed to Sri Lanka, having used his few weeks
of vacation in order to fulfil Maharishi's request. He was received by a local
teacher of Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation Programme, and immediately
started working tirelessly to introduce Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation
Programme in the nation's temples.
One of the first meetings was with a saint whom Maharishi had met years before
on his visits to the country and who is now leader —Shankara— of one the three
streams of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Maharishi had specifically advised Reverend
Oshima that receiving the blessings of saints, senior monks, and elders of the
temples would be the secret of success wherever he travelled. Wherever monks
learned Transcendental Meditation, it was greatly appreciated. As one great
elder commented, 'Transcendental Meditation is a wonderful meditation system',
an opinion supported by a remarkable 94-year-old monk, the most venerable
encountered by Dr Oshima.
Within two months, Reverend Oshima and local teachers of Transcendental
Meditation had taught 500 monks from 30 temples. This figure subsequently rose
to over 1000, representing approximately 3 per cent of the total population of
monks in the nation, drawn from 8 per cent of its 600 temples. Applauding this
news, Maharishi told them that the first step had been achieved. Within two
years, Reverend Oshima and his colleagues had taught 1550 monks from 71 temples.
Dr Suzuki observed that improvements in the Sri Lankan economy and reduction of
crime had occurred since the project began.
On Maharishi's inspiration, Reverend Oshima travelled on to Thailand, where more
than 1500 Buddhist monks have now learned the Transcendental Meditation
Programme. The young Buddhist monks were thrilled by Maharishi's knowledge, and
were particularly interested in the Unified Field
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chart, illustrating how the Unified Field of Natural Law described by modern
quantum physics is experienced directly as the field of pure consciousness, the
Self, during Transcendental Meditation.
In recognition of these great achievements, Reverend Oshima was honoured with
the degree of Doctor of World Peace Honoris Causa, the highest degree bestowed
by Maharishi University of World Peace. The text of the diploma refers to the
techniques that Lord Buddha taught to experience Nirvana, and recounts how, with
the long lapse of time, these techniques were lost to the world, only now being
restored through Reverend Oshima's programme of teaching Transcendental
Meditation, which gives the experience of transcending to Buddhist monks. In
accordance with Maharishi's wishes, the Diploma was presented by the Shankara,
the most senior monk in Thailand.
Dr Suzuki noted that wherever Reverend Dr Oshima goes, monks are starting the
technique at one temple after another. Maharishi had commented that it is the
Sattva—purity—in Reverend Dr Oshima that is responsible for his success, which
has so far resulted in 3100 Buddhist monks learning Transcendental Meditation in
more than 100 temples in Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Reverend Dr Oshima gave credit for the success of the project to the guidance
and blessings of Maharishi, thanking him for the wonderful gifts of knowledge
and enlightenment on behalf of all the Buddhist monks who have learned
Transcendental Meditation. Eloquently expressing his deep respect and gratitude
to Maharishi, Reverend Dr Oshima also gave special thanks to all those who have
sponsored this programme and contributed to its success.
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