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Buddhist monks enjoy Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation Programme
by Global Good News staff writer

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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 Programme. Reverend
Oshima commenced his great work after responding to a call from Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi, Founder of the Global Country of World Peace, 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 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 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 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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