 Around
the world, children, as young as preschoolers and sometimes even
toddlers are being taught to meditate. Either through yoga classes
in the schools or through spiritual formation classes in Sunday
School, kids are learning to meditate. This means that adults
have put children in harm's way and brought them into the occult.
Focus
on the Family's Odyssey Promoting Contemplative
On
January 9th, 2007 Focus on the Family's Adventures in Odyssey
(their program for children) presented a show called "Solitary
Refinement." Much like the recent Fox Home Video production, Be
Still, "Solitary Refinement" is an infomercial for Contemplative
Spirituality. Talking about going to monasteries to learn the
disciplines of silence and solitude, getting rid of distractions
and thoughts in order to hear God, the program makes references
throughout that encourage children to practice the "spiritual
disciplines," with a particular emphasis on the disciplines of
silence and solitude. Anyone who has been researching and studying
the contemplative prayer movement will understand the message
in this presentation.
Foundation
Donates Money for Kids to Learn TM
On
5 May 2006 NEA TODAY reported: The David Lynch Foundation has
donated US$150,000 to introduce a scientifically validated program
to improve US education. The May issue of the National Education
Association's magazine reported that six public schools will receive
$25,000 each so that they can offer the Transcendental Meditation
Technique to their students. Click
here to read more.
The
following are quotes from an issue of the NavPress kids magazine,
Pray Kids.
"Going to the next level with Jesus in contemplative prayer really
can be more exciting than your favorite video game. Why not take
a God-break right now and discover what's at the next level?"
"Contemplate: Be still before God. Get a picture of a sunset in
your mind . . . or something else He has made that amazes you.
Wait quietly to let Him tell you about Himself. Now contemplate
God the Father, or Jesus, using Lectio Divina with these passages:
Exodus 15:11; Psalm 145:13; Ephesians 1:18-23."
"If you've picked a topic for your time with Jesus, find something
to hold that will remind you of it. For instance, if you are contemplating
His many thoughts about you, hold a cup of sand (Psalm 139:17-18,
New Living Translation). If you are thinking about His tender
care, hold a strand of your hair (Matthew 10:30)." |
