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Share International Foundation is a non profit organization founded by Benjamin Creme with its main offices in London, Amsterdam, Tokyo and Los Angeles.〔. page 13〕〔Limpt, Cokky van 23 December 1997 'Rouw om Diana teken van Zijn komst'/'Mourning about Diana sign of His advent' in Dutch newspaper Trouw English translation: ""Share International knows how the world teacher looks in his present outfit. For years publications of the movement have been showing one picture in which a being called ''Maitreya'' would be visible i.e. a dark colored man with a black beard, a moustache, dressed in white and with a white tulban-like hat ()" Dutch original:"Share International weet ook al hoe de Wereldleraar er in zijn huidige gedaante uitziet. In de publicaties van de beweging circuleert namelijk al jaren één foto waarop Maitreya te zien zou zijn: een donkere man met een zwarte baard en snor, gehuld in een wit gewaad en met een wit, tulband-achtig hoofddeksel; ()"〕〔Melton J. Gordon, Gale Research Inc, Jerome Clark, Aidan A. Kelly Original from the University of Michigan, ''New Age Encyclopedia'', 1990, ISBN 0-8103-7159-6, entry nr. 96, page 135〕 The organization has also been referred to as Tara Center, which was a name used for the Los Angeles office for work carried out in the USA.〔, page 120〕 The organisation believes that a spiritually advanced being named Maitreya, the World Teacher, has returned to the everyday world and has been living among the Asian community in London since 19 July 1977. They assert that when Maitreya first arrived in London he lived in the Brick Lane area for several years〔Barrett David V. ''The New Believers'' 2001 ISBN 0-304-35592-5, page 347〕〔Brown, Mick. ''The Spiritual Tourist''. Bloomsbury publishing, 1998. page 8〕 before moving to another unspecified location in the city. ==Beliefs, practices, and background== (詳細はMaitreya (meaning "friendly" in Sanskrit) fulfills not only Buddhist prophecies about the appearance of a future great teacher named ''Maitreya'', but also the prophecies of a number of other world religions - including Christianity (the second coming of Christ), Hinduism (the Kalki avatar of Vishnu), Islam (the Imam Mahdi) and Judaism (the Jewish Messiah). Creme claims that Maitreya manifested himself through (or ''overshadowed'') Jesus 2,000 years ago,〔 that Maitreya resided in the Himalayas, and that in 1977 he descended from his ancient retreat in the Himalayas and took an aeroplane to London. His belief is that Maitreya took up residence in the Indian-Pakistani community of London in the Brick Lane area and has been living and working there, seemingly as an ordinary man, his true status known to relatively few. Furthermore, that Maitreya has been emerging gradually into full public view so as not to infringe humanity's free will.〔〔〔Share International website: http://shareintl.org/introduction/introduction3.htm〕〔Mick Brown. ''The Spiritual Tourist''. Bloomsbury publishing, 1998. page 8〕〔Nagel, Alexandra ''De Sai Paradox: Tegenstrijdigheden van en rondom Sathya Sai Baba''/''The Sai paradox: contradictions of and surrounding Sathya Sai Baba'' in the series ''Religieuze Bewegingen in Nederland''/''Religious movements in the Netherlands'', 'Sekten''/''Cults'', 1994, nr. 29. published by Free university of Amsterdam press. "Vroon schreef verder over Maitreya, waar Benjamin Creme al jarenlang de verkondiger van is. Creme beweert dat in 1977 de nieuwe wereldleraar, Maitreya genaamd, in Londen is gearriveerd. Deze zou ook een avatar zijn, degene die de aarde zal helpen de geestelijke revolutie welke naar zijn zeggen gaande is, te begeleiden. Het is een revolutie die liefde als middel en als doel heeft. Maitreya belichaamt in dit gebeuren het planetaire liefdesaspect, Sai Baba het kosmische. Volgens Creme staat Sai Baba hoger in de 'hiërarchie der meesters' dan Maitreya en is hij op aarde gekomen om Maitreya te helpen bij zijn werk.13 De relatie tussen Sai Baba en Maitreya werd door Vroon niet vermeld, maar deze informatie verscheen prompt via een ingezonden brief in de krant." Partial English translation "Vroon wrote further about Maitreya whose apostle is Benjamin Creme. Creme claims that in 1977 the new world teacher, called Maitreya has arrived in London. He would not only be an Avatar, the one who will help earth in it spiritual revolution that according to Creme is taking place. The revolution has love as its aim and method. () "〕 Journalists had been invited to find Maitreya in the Brick Lane area but were unable to do so.〔Barrett, David V. ''The New Believers'' 2001 ISBN 0-304-35592-5, page 347-349〕 According to Creme, Maitreya influenced the ending of the Cold War, German reunification, and the ending of apartheid in South Africa. In 1974, Benjamin Creme introduced a meditation called Transmission Meditation which he says is a way of transmitting spiritual energies through the meditators to create a pool of positive, spiritual energy for the benefit of humanity. Share International says there are 600 Transmission Meditation groups all over the world. The groups sit silently while spiritual energy is transmitted or 'stepped-down' by the Masters of Wisdom (also called by some groups Ascended Masters). This group meditation is a form of service, rather than the traditional personal meditation, which can be continued as well as this service activity.〔Brown, Mick. ''The Spiritual Tourist''. Bloomsbury publishing, 1998. page 250〕〔Melton J. Gordon, Gale Research Inc, Jerome Clark, Aidan A. Kelly Original from the University of Michigan, ''New Age Encyclopedia'', 1990, ISBN 0-8103-7159-6, entry nr. 96, page 136〕 Transmission Meditation is a non-denominational meditation and people from all faiths (or none) take part in this form of service.〔http://www.share-international.org/background/xmission/tm_main.htm〕 Benjamin Creme is a student of the teachings of Alice Bailey, Helena Blavatsky and Helena Roerich.〔Barrett, David V. ''The New Believers'' 2001 ISBN 0-304-35592-5, page 348〕 Share International says that Maitreya appeared before a Christian gathering of 6,000 people on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya on 11 June 1988. This happening was widely published, among others by CNN, and photographs of the Jesus-like apparition were distributed worldwide.〔〔Brown, Mick. ''The Spiritual Tourist'', Bloomsbury publishing, 1998. page 349〕〔Limpt, Cokky van 23 December 1997 'Rouw om Diana teken van Zijn komst'/'Mourning about Diana sign of His advent' in Dutch newspaper Trouw English translation: ""Share International knows how the world teacher looks in his present outfit. For years publications of the movement have been showing one picture in which Maitreya would be visible i.e. a dark colored man with a black beard, a moustach, dressed in white and with a white tulban-like hat ()" Dutch original:"Share International weet ook al hoe de Wereldleraar er in zijn huidige gedaante uitziet. In de publicaties van de beweging circuleert namelijk al jaren één foto waarop Maitreya te zien zou zijn: een donkere man met een zwarte baard en snor, gehuld in een wit gewaad en met een wit, tulband-achtig hoofddeksel; ()"〕 Since then, it is claimed that he has made many more appearances. From 1991 to 2002, they say Maitreya appeared before gatherings of orthodox religious groups worldwide. He addressed them briefly in their own language and was recognized by the majority of people in attendance as their awaited Teacher. Maitreya also apparently created healing springs of water in the areas near these appearances. These healing waters in Mexico, Germany, and India have drawn millions of visitors.〔http://shareintl.org/introduction/introduction7.htm〕 The organisation has published a list of Maitreya's alleged appearances.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Maitreya's worldwide appearances )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Share International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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