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Summary: informative !!
Review: A very good introduction to TM. Should be read by anyone who wants to know more about Transcendental Meditation.I must, however, make a very severe comment. The author portrays TM as a kind of infallible magic. I have no doubt about his sincerity. Bit I cannot accept the argument that TM must be learnt from a face-to-face interview with a teacher and cannot be learnt by reading a book or listening to a tape. TM is not that much different from auto-suggestion, self-hypnosis or the Silva Mind Control or even prayer. It costs about $1600 (in Canada, as of Oct 2004) to be enrolled in a TM course with a teacher. Are you trying to raise money for the TM organisation Mr. Roth ?
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Summary: A Simple Introduction to Wonderful Knowledge
Review: I have to say at the outset that although I have been practicing the TM technique for 28 years and teaching it for 24 years, I still enjoyed reading Bobby Roth's book, not only because its subject is very dear to me, but also because there is so much of Bobby in it. What you may read between the lines of this volume is the unmistakable joy of life that Bobby brings to everything he undertakes-the natural result of his many years of practice of the TM technique. And anyone who learns the practice can have that same joy and enthusiasm, as Bobby mentions. It is absolutely true that the practice cannot be learned from a book, and Bobby makes that quite clear. Too many of the reviews of the book found on these pages express irritation, even anger, because the reader failed to understand that the work is not an instruction manual, but simply a descriptive introduction to a very simple and effective practice for creating more peace, more life, and more naturalness within one's life. In this time on Earth, when there appears to be so much darkness and strife, any work that endeavors to bring more light and harmony into human life has profound value. This book has great value not only because it is suffused with the inner light of someone who has been working for the good of the world for many years, but also because it pertains to what is the greatest knowledge available to mankind, the knowledge of how to create peace within oneself and thereby create a peaceful world. If the people of the world do not recognize the value of this wonderful practice right now, it is only a matter of time before they will, and Bobby Roth will, I hope, have had a large hand in helping them with that recognition. If you're interested in the simplest, most natural technique of meditation which can be learned, this little book is an easy way to find out more about it.
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Summary: I like this book a lot!
Review: My story: I have tried many meditation techniques over the years and finally tried TM. It blew my mind, it was different, really better. Then I read Robert Roth's book. I liked it a lot. It doesn't tell you how to meditate,true, but that is because traditionally meditation has been taught one to one, by a trained teacher. I no longer buy into the idea--promoted by famous doctors trying to sell books--that you can learn real meditation out of a book. It doesn't always work. Check out the research. So whatever you do, whatever technique you learn, find out if it really works. And don't buy into the new age blather that all techniques are the same. (Are all medicines the same? Doubtful) Anyway, those are my thoughts...
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Summary: Huge Sales Brochure, little more.
Review: This book DOES NOT reveal any techniques for TM. It is little more than a huge sales brochure to get you to buy the TM course at your local TM center. If you want to learn TM or any kind of meditation, this book is not for you. I gave it a '1' only because '0' is not an option.
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Summary: Huge Sales Brochure, little more.
Review: This book DOES NOT reveal any techniques for TM. It is little more than a huge sales brochure to get you to buy the TM course at your local TM center. If you want to learn TM or any kind of meditation, this book is not for you. I gave it a '1' only because '0' is not an option.
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