August 2009

Malaysia's Transcendental Meditation Teachers and practitioners contributed greatly to the success of a recent large eco-environmental project to clean up and revitalize rivers in the state of Penang.

Dr Noel Lee, Director of the Transcendental Meditation Centre in Penang, said that many participated 'with great joy' in the 'One Million Apologies to Mother Earth' initiative earlier this month.

She said that this EM (Effective Microorganism) project—also known as a 'million mudballs'—makes use of a technology developed in Japan by Prof Dr Teruo Higa to clean up sludge and give 'life' to the marine, agriculture, and environmental sectors. The technology, which makes use of naturally-occurring, beneficial microorganisms, is used in 130 countries.

Dr Lee explained that Mr Soo Lee Choo, who is a practitioner of the advanced Transcendental Meditation Sidhi Programme, 'had the honour of meeting with Professor Higa, who was the initiator of this million mudballs project,' which was launched in Penang—the first carried out on such a large scale in the world.

The programme was adopted by the state government, and the Penang Transcendental Meditation Centre was one of the NGOs (non-governmental organizations) participating, she said. (read more)