Page 33 - Demo

31The TM program is not a religion? I%u2019ve heard it was just some Westernized form of Hinduism.No, no%u2014it%u2019s absurd to assume that just because the TM technique comes from India it must be some Hindu practice. Italy is a predominantly Catholic country. Galileo, an Italian, discovered that the earth is round. The fact that the earth is round is no more connected with the Catholic Church than the TM technique is connected with the Hindu religion. The TM technique is a scientific discovery which happens to come from India. As with all scientific discoveries, it works everywhere because it involves basic laws of nature. The TM program does not involve any religious belief or practice%u2014Hindu or otherwise. Just like bathing always works to get you clean, the TM program is a universally applicable practice for getting the most out of life.Wasn%u2019t Maharishi a monk?Yes, he was. Many great scientists and thinkers are people of profound religious convictions. Gregor Mendel, who discovered the laws of genetics, was himself a Jesuit priest. Einstein often spoke of his %u2018%u2019cosmic religious sense.%u201d Scientists%u2019 personal religious beliefs have no bearing on the validity of their contributions to science.