TM at Dhammajarinee School in Northern Thailand | David Lynch Foundation

Описание: This wonderful video tells the story of a Buddhist school providing for orphaned and abused students and their practice of Transcendental Meditation in Northern Thailand. Watch the story now.

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"My father says that when he was young, he had no books, no learning, no school. He couldn't be comfortable in life. When it came to my generation the family had no money and he thought, "How can I send my daughter to school?" –Wan, 20

"In Thailand, we we have many girls who lack opportunity for proper education. So the nuns have founded Dhammajarinee Whitney school. These girls come from different provinces all over Thailand.

They come from poor families or broken homes; some are orphans, violently abused or at-risk of being sexually abused.

Dhammajarinee is the first and only Buddhist boarding school in Thailand. We follow the standard curriculum and provide life skills training and Buddhist teachings to culture ethics.

Bringing TM to the school is very useful because we give students a tool to develop their consciousness. TM is a scientific technique which brings the mind to its most subtle level. It is a meditation technique - it actually allow s the mind to transcend and helps us understand Buddhist teachings from a deeper level. " –Acharn Yai, Director and Principal.

"When the semester began for new students, coming from different places, their behavior was quite aggressive. Since they started meditating, they have greatly improved in their behavior, in their study, in their relationship with teachers and their fellow students." –Kru Muay, Teacher

"Back home I was hot-tempered. Since I learned TM, I feel a lot calmer. I feel that I am happier and my learning ability is better, relationships are improved. I feel that I'm happy all day." –Mai, 16

"Meditation has broadened my thinking, increased my self-confidence and now I'm more diligent." –Nam and Kwan, 14 and 15.

"Since I've been meditating regularly, morning and evening, I've been paying more attention to the teachers and my understanding is much better." –Wan

"It becomes much easier to take care of them. Their grades go up and they pay more attention to what we teach them. When they have inner happiness, they soak up whatever knowledge we give them, unlike before." –Acharn Yai

"I want everyone to know- this is the safest place for us. Here we are protected from bad influences." –Student

"For these girls who are living with us, we have to be second mothers to them. It is us our duty to give them warmth, love and understanding. I would like to see our students grow in the right direction and be good citizens of society. I want to see them graduate from college so they are able to support themselves. When they have their own families, I want them to be good mothers for their children. So we can free our society from the vicious cycle it's in today." –Kru Muay

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