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IN REPLY TO YOUR MAILGRAM 5-1-80 JUST RECEIVED THOUGH SELF EVIDENT FROM OUR PERSONAL DISCUSIONS AND CORESPONDENCE I MUST EMPHASIZE AGAIN THAT MY VIEWS AND GUIDELINES REFERENCE TM MEDITATION HAVE NOT AND COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHANGED SINCE THEY ARE BASED ON SHULCHAN ARUCH 

AS FOR THE SUGGESTION YOU MENTION IN YOUR TELEGRAM ABOUT "TEACHING PEOPLE TO FLY” IT IS THE FIRST I HEAR ABOUT IT NOR DO I KNOW DETAILS OF IT BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY IF IT IMPLIES PHYSICAL FLYING AND HENCE DELUSIONAL IT IS NOT ONLY CONTRARY TO TORAH AS ANY DECEPTION BUT ALSO INADVISABLE AS A THERAPEUTIC METHOD SINCE EVENTUALLY THE PATIENT WILL REALIZE THE DECEPTION AND IT IS BOUND TO RESULT IN A SEVERE REACTION 

WITH BLESSING

MENACHEM SCHNEERSON