Debate moderator Candy Crowley's secret of success? Transcendental meditation

Daily Mail ^ | 15 Oct 12 | Toby Harnden

[SkyPilot]

Candy Crowley, moderator of the second presidential debate may have a trick up her sleeve if things get tense between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney - she practices transcendental meditation twice a day.

The CNN anchor, who will be in charge of the 'town hall' style debate at Hofstra university on Long Island, New York, took up meditation after the 2008 election and managed to achieve what one website called a 'natural state of restful alertness'. She also credits the practice with her weight loss.

And in a campaign in which red meat rhetoric designed to attract party 'base' voters is ever present, she is a committed vegetarian.

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In May, Crowley gave the commencement address for students at the Maharishi University of Management. The university was set up in 1974 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who created transcendental meditation, in Fairfield, Iowa.

Its mission is to 'provide a consciousness-based education holistic, relevant education for a successful life — not just a career — to ensure our happiness and to make real contributions in the world' and 'meditation and spiritual growth, self-exploration, higher consciousness, spirituality, and inner peace through the transcendental meditation technique'.

The meditation involves the repeated repetition of a sound, called a mantra, and is practiced for 15–20 minutes twice per day, while sitting with closed eyes.

Crowley told the gathered students: 'To get to where you want to go, you first have to stand and be who you are,' she said.

[Olog-hai]

I linked several scripture references. Which one are you referring to? and what did I “claim”?

[Olog-hai]

What on earth are you talking about? Never mind you conflating meditation per se with TM once more, so you aren’t exactly clear about what you think needs a “Biblical defense” (“biblical” without capitalization merely means “of a collection of books”).

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi himself mentioned mantras used in TM as being a connection with personal deities (see here).

Looks like the only “personal prejudices” on display here are your own.

[Tuanedge]

Sounds like you have difficulty keeping track.