Some Aspects of the Relation Between Science and Religion in Transcendental Meditation (TM) and The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
Rothstein, Mikael (Associate Professor, History of Religions, University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Paperback
228 pages
5 Figures
Published: 1996
Publisher: Aarhus University Press
ISBN / EAN: 8772884215
This is a case study of two different new religions in the West, both ultimately derived from Hinduism. While Transcendental Meditation (TM) has attempted to demonstrate the benefits of meditation on "scientific" grounds, the Krishna Movement (ISKCON) ha