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Clarke and Linzey argue that for the ordinary membership of TM their lives and daily concerns are little&nbsp;— if at all&nbsp;— affected by its cult nature. Instead, as is the case for [[Scientology]], it is only the core membership, who must give total dedication to the movement.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Clarke | first1 = Paul A. B. | last2 = Linzey | first2 = Andrew. | title = Dictionary of ethics, theology, and societ | date = 1996 | publisher = Routledge | location = London ; New York | isbn = 978-0-415-06212-1 | page = 205 }}</ref> Former TM teacher John Knapp states that 90% of meditators take an introductory course only, but that for the 10% who become more involved, the members are subject to intense pressure in training centers, MUM and other official venues, where they are tightly controlled, isolated from family and society, and not permitted dissent.<ref name=Fox/>
Clarke and Linzey argue that for the ordinary membership of TM their lives and daily concerns are little&nbsp;— if at all&nbsp;— affected by its cult nature. Instead, as is the case for [[Scientology]], it is only the core membership, who must give total dedication to the movement.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Clarke | first1 = Paul A. B. | last2 = Linzey | first2 = Andrew. | title = Dictionary of ethics, theology, and societ | date = 1996 | publisher = Routledge | location = London ; New York | isbn = 978-0-415-06212-1 | page = 205 }}</ref> Former TM teacher John Knapp states that 90% of meditators take an introductory course only, but that for the 10% who become more involved, the members are subject to intense pressure in training centers, MUM and other official venues, where they are tightly controlled, isolated from family and society, and not permitted dissent.<ref name=Fox/>


[[Lynne McTaggart]], an author and spokesperson on conventional and alternative medical practices, wrote in 2003 that the Transcendental Meditation organization has been "ridiculed largely because of the promotion of the Maharishi's personal interests".<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = HarperCollins| isbn = 0060931175, 9780060931179| page = 211 |last = McTaggart| first = Lynne| title = The Field| date = 2003-07-24|url=http://books.google.com/books?d=uivwpQIRMwUC&pg=PA211&dq=transcendental+meditation&lr=#v=onepage&q=transcendental%20meditation&f=false}} </ref>
[[Lynne McTaggart]], an author and spokesperson on conventional and alternative medical practices, in describing the compelling evidence of the Maharishi Effect places that evidence in context of the the Transcendental Meditation organization as a whole that she says has been "ridiculed largely because of the promotion of the Maharishi's personal interests".<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = HarperCollins| isbn = 0060931175, 9780060931179| page = 211 |last = McTaggart| first = Lynne| title = The Field| date = 2003-07-24|url=http://books.google.com/books?d=uivwpQIRMwUC&pg=PA211&dq=transcendental+meditation&lr=#v=onepage&q=transcendental%20meditation&f=false}} </ref>


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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation movement

The expression "Transcendental Meditation movement" commonly refers to the programs and organizations developed or inspired by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who is recognized as their founder. Also called "Maharishi's worldwide movement", it includes programs in education, natural medicine, architecture and city planning, and Vedic organic agriculture. The Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique is the central core of these programs.[1][2]

History

1960s and 1970s

In 1960, the Maharishi founded the International Meditation Society (IMS) and trained his first Transcendental Meditation teacher, Henry Nyburg of England.[3][4][5]

The first international Teacher Training Course was held near Rishikesh, India, in 1961, to train teachers of Transcendental Meditation. Over 60 meditators from India, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Britain, Malaya, Norway, the United States, Australia, Greece, Italy and the West Indies attended the course.[6] Teachers continued to be trained as time progressed.[7] The Maharishi appeared on BBC television and gave a lecture to 5,000 people at the Royal Albert Hall in London.[8]

In 1965, the Students International Meditation Society (SIMS) was incorporated and continues to function in some countries including the U.S.A.[9][10] Another organization created to teach the Transcendental Meditation technique was the American Foundation for the Science of Creative Intelligence (AFSCI), which catered to businessmen.[11] TM courses at AT&T, General Foods, Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Chicago, and the Crocker National Bank of San Francisco were sponsored by AFSCI.[11]

In 1972 in Mallorca, Spain, the Maharishi announced his World Plan to establish one Transcendental Meditation teaching center for each million of the world's population.[12]

In 1975, TM meditator Merv Griffin invited the Maharishi to appear on his talk show, thereby aiding Transcendental Meditation in becoming a "full blown craze" during that era (according to Time Magazine) and eventually becoming a global phenomenon with centers in some 130 countries.[11][13][14][15] Maharishi appeared on the Merv Griffin Show again in 1977.

1980s to the present

In 1984, about 1,200 members of the movement moved into Manila at the invitation of Ferdinand Marcos, the President of the Philippines. They named him the president and founding father of the Unified Field Based Civilization. Marcos praised Maharishi's plan to use the Philippines as the base for "this new kingdom of enlightenment" and, in a public ceremony, rang the "Maharishi bell".[16] Imelda Marcos was given the "crown of consciousness of the royal order of the age of enlightenment".[17] The members rented an entire floor of Manila's finest hotel along with hundreds of rooms in other hotels. They bought a large but financially troubled university, the University of the East, for $1 million, leading to a boycott by students and attacks on the Maharishi as an imperialist.[18] A government cabinet member reported that an investigation had found that the movement members had deposited millions of dollars in Philippine bank accounts and were negotiating to buy several more colleges and universities in the area, plus hotels and other buildings. Posters promoting the benefits of Transcendental Meditation were posted across the city and the members spread out across the city to promote the technique, leading to a response from Catholic Cardinal Jaime Sin. The movement took responsibility for the lack of violence at a large anti-government rally protesting the assassination of Benigno Aquino, but not for violent attacks by the military on rioters, two typhoons, or an eruption of Mount Mayon which also occurred during their stay.[19] The University of the East was purchased back by its stakeholders, and the movement characterized the entire transaction as a $250,000 loan.[20]

In 1990, the Maharishi moved his headquarters to a wooded area outside of Vlodrop, the Netherlands, near the German border. The 65-acre grounds of a former monastery became the capital of his Global Country of World Peace (GCWP).[21]

In 1993, the Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corporation (MVED), a non-profit corporation, was formed to oversee the teaching of Transcendental Meditation and related courses in the United States.[12][22] The terms "Transcendental Meditation" and "TM" are servicemarks owned by Maharishi Foundation Ltd., a UK non-profit organization[23] and licensed to the MVED.[24][25]

In 2004, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi directed Transcendental Meditation practitioners at the Maharishi village at Skelmersdale, Lancashire in England to beam peace loving thoughts to the British electorate with the aim of overturning the Labour government. The Maharishi said: "The good effects of transcendental meditation — increased creativity and long life — should not be given to a dangerous country that is constantly busy destroying the world". After Tony Blair's Labour Party won reelection in May 2005, the Maharishi withdrew all instruction in Transcendental Meditation in the UK.[26][27] The ban was lifted about the same time Tony Blair left office as Prime Minister.[28]

Maharishi Vedic Science

Maharishi Vedic Science, or MVS, is based on Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's interpretation of the ancient Vedic texts. MVS includes two aspects, technologies, Transcendental Meditation technique and the TM-Sidhi programs, by which the Maharishi says human consciousness can be experienced, and programs developed for applying this knowledge to aspects of day-to-day living.[29][30] Sixty services and courses are offered by MVED and the Transcendental Meditation movement, as of 2006.[31]

Technologies

Transcendental Meditation

Transcendental Meditation, or TM, is a form of mantra meditation introduced in India in 1955[32][33][34][35] by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917-2008).[36] It is reported to be one of the most widely researched and practiced meditation techniques.[37][38][39][40] Taught in a standardized seven-step course by certified teachers, the technique involves the use of a sound or mantra and is practiced for 15–20 minutes twice per day, while sitting comfortably with closed eyes.[41]

TM-Sidhi

The TM-Sidhi program is a meditation technique that was introduced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1975.[42] Described as a natural extension of Transcendental Meditation, the purpose of the TM-Sidhi program is to accelerate the benefits gained from the Transcendental Meditation technique by training the mind to think from the level of Transcendental Consciousness, the mind's source. One aspect of the TM-Sidhi program, called Yogic Flying, is said to develop mind-body coordination.[43]

Health programs

Maharishi Ayurveda

Maharishi Ayurveda[44][45][46] is considered an alternative medicine and aims at being a complementary system to modern western medicine.[47] It was founded internationally in the mid 1980s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Although Ayurveda has been in existence for centuries, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi restored some aspects of this system of natural health care. This revised system of Ayurveda was endorsed by the All India Ayurvedic Congress in 1997.

Maharishi Ayurvedic Health Centres

A movement website lists 23 Maharishi Vedic Health Centres in 15 countries, including Austria, France, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States.[48] The Raj is a health spa in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa that offers a range of detoxification treatments, including diet recommendations, herbs, aroma therapy, deep tissue massage, steam bath, warm sesame oil, and herbal enemas. Treatment includes Maharishi Ayurveda Pulse Diagnosis that detects imbalances in the physiology, according to a spa spokesman.[49] A Maharishi Ayurvedic Center occupies a converted 54-room mansion in Lancaster, Massachusetts.[50][51] Deepak Chopra founded the spa in 1987 and was its medical director.[52][53] The Maharishi Ayurvedic Centre offers panchakarma detox at its facility in Skelmersdale, UK.[54] The Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre & Spa occupies a restored palace in Bad Ems, Germany.[55]

Architectural applications

Maharishi Sthapatya Veda is based on an ancient system of Vedic architecture that concerns itself with architectural design and construction. The system consists of precise mathematical formulas, equations, and proportions for architectural design and construction.[56] The movement hopes to achieve global reconstruction by demolishing most existing buildings in the world and replacing them with buildings that follow the Vastu Shastra, especially in regard to having east-facing entrances, at an estimated cost of $300 trillion.[57][58]

Organizations

Global Country of World Peace

The Global Financial Capital of New York, and headquarters of the Center for Leadership Performance, located at 70 Broad Street, New York City.

The Global Country of World Peace (GCWP) is headquartered in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa. The Maharishi described it as a country without borders for peace loving people everywhere.[59][60] GCWP also aims to support existing governments and assist them in creating problem free administration for their nation.[61] Through the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs, the GCWP aspires to provide peace creating technologies that also maintain cultural diversity.[61] The GCWP's intention is to have a parental and nourishing role in the family of nations.[61]

Stichting Maharishi Global Financing Research

RAAM, or Raam is a currency and bond issued in 2001 by Stichting Maharishi Global Financing Research (SMDFR), a charitable, Netherlands foundation.[62] It is also the "global development currency" of the GCWP.[63] It was designed to be a flexible currency for national governments to use in the development of agricultural projects with the goal of eliminating poverty in third world countries.[63][64]

Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corporation

Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corporation (MVED) is a non-profit organization, incorporated in 1993 and based in Fairfield, Iowa.[65] Its primary purpose and mission is the administration of Transcendental Meditation courses, and training instructors in the United States.[66][67][68] Courses in Transcendental Meditation are led by TM teachers from MVED.[69][70] MVED holds the U.S. trademarks and copyright licenses for "Transcendental Meditation" and other movement entities.[24][71][72] These trademarks have been sub-licensed to MVED by Maharishi Foundation Ltd., a UK non-profit organization.[73]

Maharishi Foundation

Maharishi Foundation, Ltd is a charitable organization headquartered in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, England.[74] According to its press releases, it is responsible for teaching Transcendental Meditation in the United Kingdom.[75]

Purusha and Mother Divine programs

The Purusha and Mother Divine programs are long-term residential programs that include a reclusive lifestyle of celibacy and meditation.[31][76] As of 2002, the Purusha program and the Mother Divine program, consisted of 310 men and 100 women respectively, on separate campuses. The Purusha program is reported to consist of four and a half hours of meditation in the morning, and includes, in the afternoon, fundraising and other work connected to the Spiritual Center. There is group meditation again in the evening. The Mother Divine Program is reported to be similar. Both programs include the reading and study of Vedic literature, Sanskrit and Vedic science.[77][78] Participation in the Purusha or Mother Divine programs requires a minimum commitment of three months. Many participants have been part of the program for 20 years or more.[79] In the US, the Purusha and Mother Divine programs were located outside Boone, NC, adjacent to the Maharishi Spiritual Center of America.[78][80] There is also a Purusaha program at an ashram in Uttarkashi, India.[81]

David Lynch Foundation

The David Lynch Foundation For Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace is a charitable foundation based in Fairfield, Iowa,[82] which operates throughout the world. The Foundation primarily funds at-risk students learning to meditate using the Transcendental Meditation program. Its other activities include funding research on Transcendental Meditation, and fundraising with the long-term goal of raising $7 billion to establish seven affiliated "Universities of World Peace", to train students in seven different countries to become "professional peacemakers".[83][84]

Defunct organizations

Transcendental Meditation has been taught under the auspices of several organizations. The first two were the "International Meditation Society"(IMS), created "around 1959",[85] and the Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation (SRMF), which was incorporated in California in July, 1959. Its articles of incorporation stated that the SRMF's primary purpose for formation was spiritual, and in Article 11 that "this corporation is a religious one. The educational purpose shall be to give instruction in a simple system of meditation".[86][87][88] The SRMF corporation was later dissolved.[88]

The "Students International Meditation Society" (SIMS) was created in 1965.[9][10] The UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) chapter of SIMS, which had 1,000 members, was founded by Peter Wallace and his brother Robert Keith Wallace, the first president of Maharishi International University.[89]

In the 1970s, Transcendental Meditation was offered to businesses through and organization called the "American Foundation for the Science of Creative Intelligence" (AFSCI).[11]

The TM movement's national offices and the College of Natural Law were located in Washington D.C., near the Washington Convention Center, from 1981 to 1987, which also housed a private school, a clinic, and teaching and group meditation centers. Near the end of this period, the Maharishi advised TM practitioners to leave the city to "save yourself from the criminal atmosphere". Robert M. Oates Jr., then the director of public affairs at Maharishi University of Management, said that "People were given to understand it is like living near Chernobyl" because of "the incredible rate of violence". As a result, 20 to 40 TM practitioners put their homes up for sale in an effort to move away from the city.[90]

World Plan Executive Council

In 1972, the Maharishi announced his “world plan” for a new human future. This plan became the foundation for the World Plan Executive Council (WPEC).[5] (WPEC) provided courses of the Transcendental Meditation technique and other related programs.[91][92][failed verification] The aspirations of the World Plan were:

  • To develop the full potential of the individual
  • To improve governmental achievements
  • To realize the highest ideal of education
  • To eliminate the problems of crime and all behavior that brings unhappiness to the family of man
  • To maximize the intelligent use of the environment
  • To bring fulfillment to the economic aspirations of individuals and society
  • To achieve the spiritual goals of mankind in this generation.[93]

WPEC contained divisions for the introduction of the Transcendental Meditation technique into a particular areas of society such as business and industry.[94] This non-profit corporation also purchased a hotel in Asbury Park in 1994.[95]

In 1985, a civil suit was filed against the World Plan Executive Council by Robert Kropinski.[96] He claimed fraud, psychological, physical, and emotional harm as a result of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs. The district court dismissed Kropinski's claims concerning intentional tort and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and referred the claims of fraud and negligent infliction of physical and psychological injuries to a jury trial. The jury awarded Robert Kropinski $137,890 in the fraud and negligence claims. The appellate court overturned the award and dismissed Kropinski's claim alleging psychological damage. It also dismissed testimony related to the fraud claim. The claim of fraud and the claim of a physical injury related to his practice of the TM-Sidhi program were remanded to the lower court for retrial, and the parties then settled these remaining claims out of court.[97]

Natural Law Party

The political party called the Natural Law Party (NLP) was based on the concept that Natural Law is the organizing principle that governs the universe, and that the problems of humanity are caused by people violating natural law. The NLP supported using scientifically verifiable procedures such as the Transcendental Meditation technique and TM-Sidhi program to reduce or eliminate the problems in society. It ran candidates in many countries including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Israel, and Taiwan. The U.S. headquarters of the Natural Law Party have closed effective on April 30, 2004.[98]

Media

Television and radio

In 1977, the television station KSCI began broadcasting in Los Angeles, California, on UHF Channel 18. The initials stood for "Science of Creative Intelligence", a theoretical aspect of the teachings of the Maharishi. It featured prerecorded presentations by the Maharishi and variety shows featuring such famous meditators as Stevie Wonder, Peggy Lee and the Beach Boys. Station KSCI's goal was to report only good news and was intended to be part of a network of stations owned by the Transcendental Meditation movement.[99] It was founded as a non-profit station, but in 1980 it switched to for-profit and by 1986, it was earning profits of $1 million on revenues of $8 million.[100] In 1985, the owners of KSCI, the World Plan Executive Council, loaned $350,000 to help start Maharishi International University in Iowa.[101][102] In 1986, the World Plan Executive Council sold the station for $40.5 million.[103]

Maharishi Veda Vision, which broadcasts 24 hours a day, has been described as India's first religious television channel.[104] Additional channels are broadcast over satellite as part of the Maharishi Open University's distance learning program, which also has studio facilities at Maharishi Vedic City in Iowa.[105]

KHOE is a low-power, non-profit radio station in Fairfield, Iowa which belongs to Maharishi University of Management.[106] According to the station's website, it first went on the air in 1994.[107]

Print

Maharishi University of Management Press publishes the journal, Modern Science and Vedic Science, and various books in English related to Transcendental Meditation by writers including Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, John Hagelin, Robert Roth, Craig Pearson, Robert Oates, Ashley Deans, and Robert Keith Wallace, as well as works by Bādarāyaṇa, Kapila, and Jaimini in Sanskrit.[108] MUM Press also publishes audio and video recordings of speeches, music, and teaching materials.[109]

Maharishi Vedic University Press has printed books by Maharishi and Tony Nader.[110]

Education

Universities

Maharishi University of Management (MUM), formerly known as Maharishi International University, was founded in 1973.[24] The campus is located in Fairfield, Iowa, United States.[111] The university is not-for-profit,[112] accredited through the Ph.D. level by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools,[113] and offers "consciousness-based education" that includes practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique.[114] Degree programs are offered in the arts, sciences, business, and the humanities.[115]

Maharishi European Research University in Vlodrop, Holland

The TM movement also sponsors educational institutions in other parts of the world:

Schools

Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment (MSAE) is an independent, non-denominational,[118] college preparatory school located in Fairfield, Iowa. The school has an open admissions policy and its curriculum includes the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique.[118][119][120] In 1986, the school received accreditation from the Independent Schools Association of the Central States. In 1987, grades K-6 also received accreditation from the Iowa Department of Education. Grades 7-12 then received accreditation in 1987 from the Iowa Department of Education as a college preparatory school due to the high percentage of graduates being accepted at four-year colleges and universities.[121][122]

Maharishi Invincibility School of Management (MSIM) is located in Johannesburg, South Africa[123] MISM is a non-profit organization, structured within the Maharishi Education for Invincibility Trust. Maharishi Invincibility School of Management uses the Consciousness-Based Education system within the context of the South African Outcomes-Based Education framework. Students participate in the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi techniques. The school has applied for membership in the Independent School’s Association of Southern Africa (ISASA) and is registered with the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE).[123]

The TM movement also has schools in the United Kingdom and Australia.[124][125] At the school in Australia, student awards include the Australian Mathematics Competition and The Victorian Science Talent Search Competition.[125]

Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools (MVMS) is a educational system spread across 16 Indian states and founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1995. MVMS is managed by a registered educational society called "Maharishi Shiksha Sansthan" and is affiliated with the New Delhi Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)[126] and/or their respective state-school, education boards.[127][128] Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools had 148 branches in 118 cities with a total of 90,000 to 100,000 students and 5,500 teaching and support staff.[129][127][130] Another school in India is the Maharishi Center for Educational Excellence (MCEE) which was established in 1999 under the leadership of its chairman, Girish Chandra Verma.[131]

Maharishi Institute of Management (MIM) was established in India in 1995 under the auspices of "Maharishi Shiksha Sansthan", a registered educational society. It is a public school that follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum. The goal of Maharishi Institute of Management is to educate students that will help India meet the challenges of a globalized economy, while maintaining cultural integrity, and its leadership role in the family of nations. MIM is said to provide 'career-oriented' education and 'life-oriented' education through Maharishi's Consciousness Based Education (CBE) system. Maharishi Institutes of Management also offers the Maharishi Corporate Development Program (MCDP).[132] The Maharishi Institute of Management campus is located in Banglore on 7 acres near the Banglore University. Its library contains Indian and foreign journals and periodicals as well as audio and video conferencing facilities and a computer lab with management, marketing and finance software.[133]

Settlements

Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa

Houses in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa

Maharishi Vedic City is a city in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States with a population of 222 people in 2006.[134] It was the first city to incorporate in Iowa since 1982.[135] The city plan and buildings are based on Maharishi Sthapatya Veda, an ancient system of architecture and design revived by the Maharishi.[136][137] Its goals, as stated in its constitution, are to "protect, nourish, and satisfy everyone, upholding the different social, cultural, and religious traditions while maintaining the integrity and progress of the city as a whole".[138]

Hararit, Israel

Hararit (Template:Lang-he-n) is a communal settlement in Galilee founded in 1980 by a group of Jewish practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation program. It is the home for about 60 families.[139]

Reception

Size

In 1977, the Los Angeles Times reported that the movement said there were 394 TM centers in the U.S., that about half of the 8,000 trained TM teachers were still active, and that one million Americans had been taught the technique.[140]

A 2003 article in the Financial Times said that Maharishi claimed 5 million devotees.[141] In 2009, Asian News International reported that the Maharishi had 4 million followers worldwide.[142]

Sociological characterizations

In 1987, the Cult Awareness Network (CAN) held a press conference and demonstration in Washington, D.C., saying that the organization that teaches the Transcendental Meditation technique "seeks to strip individuals of their ability to think and choose freely." Steve Hassan, author of several books on cults, and at one time a CAN deprogrammer, said in the same press conference that members display cult-like behaviors, such as the use of certain language and particular ways of dressing. A former member called the yogic flying training a "totalitarian environment", while a spokesman for the TM organization said that they "don't force people to take courses". Former members also said that the movement is a religion, and that the Maharishi is seen as a god.[143] Cult-like tendencies are described in Michael A. Persinger's book, TM and Cult Mania, published in 1980.[144] Critics charge that the movement is a bastardized form of Hinduism which denies its religious roots and claims a scientific basis for the purpose of attempting to secure government funding for its programs.[145] In their book, Millenium, Messiahs and Mayhem: Contemporary Apocalyptic Movements, Robbins and Palmer identify that the practice of Transcendental Meditation will bring about Ram Rajya (the rule of God) on earth as a form of progressive millenialism in the Hindu tradition.[146] In Witchcraft and Magic: Contemporary North America, Barger describes the Maharishi's teaching, particularly on the claimed exponential effects of the Maharishi Effect, as postmillennial.[147]

David Orme-Johnson, a former faculty member at Maharishi University of Management (at which all students and faculty practice the Transcendental Meditation technique daily), who has researched the Transcendental Meditation technique and the paranormal Maharishi Effect, cites studies by Schecter,[148] Alexander[149] and Pelletier[150] showing greater autonomy, innovative thought, and increases in creativity, general intelligence and moral reasoning in those who practice the Transcendental Meditation technique. According to Orme-Johnson, cult followers are said to operate on blind faith and adherence to arbitrary rules and authority, while these studies would indicate the ability of those who practice the Transcendental Meditation technique to make mature, independent, principle-based judgments.[151]

Marc Galanter, writes in his book Cults: Faith, Healing and Coercion that TM "evolved into something of a charismatic movement, with a belief system that transcended the domain of its practice". He notes how a variety of unreasonable beliefs came to be seen as literally true by its "more committed members". He cites an "unlikely set of beliefs" that includes the ability to levitate and reduce traffic accidents and conflicts in the Middle East through the practice of meditation.[152]

In his book Soul snatchers: the mechanics of cults, Jean-Marie Abgrall describes how Altered States Of Consciousness (ASCs) are used in many cults to make the initiate more susceptible to the group will and world view. He cites research by Barmark and Gautnitz which showed the similarities between the states obtained by Transcendental Meditation and ASCs.[153] In this way, not only does the subject become more reliant on the ASC, but it allows for a weakening of criticism of the cult and increase in faith therein. Abgrall goes on to note that the use of mantras is one of the most widespread techniques in cults, noting in TM this mantra is produced mentally.[154] He says that a guru is usually central to a cult and that its success will rely on how effective that guru is. Among the common characteristics of a guru he notes paraphrenia, a mental illness that completely cuts the individual from reality. In regard to this he notes for example, that the Maharishi recommended the TM-Sidhi program including 'yogic flying' as a way to reduce crime.[155]

In his book The Elementary Forms of The New Religious Life, Roy Wallis describes TM as having moved beyond being a cult to a "Sect". He notes similarities between progression in TM and progression within Scientology (In Scientology progression from "Basic" to "Operating Theten" and in TM from basic TM instruction to the TM-Sidhi program). He notes that whereas once the initiatory stage was important and the "goal", this now becomes simply a prerequisite for training to higher "powers" or abilities. He argues that this helps facilitate group control over members rather that allowing them to come to their own judgment. Thus this progression becomes a strong form of social control.[156]

Reporter Michael D’Antonio wrote in his book, Heaven on Earth – Dispatches from America’s Spiritual Frontier that, as practiced at Maharishi International University, Transcendental Meditation is "a cult, not a culture".[157] D'Antonio wrote that Transcendental Meditation was like the worst of religion: rigid, unreasonable, repressive, and authoritarian, characterized by overt manipulation, a disregard for serious scholarship, and an unwillingness to question authority. For the first time in his travels he found people he believed to be truly deluded, and a physics department teaching theories that were dead wrong.[158] D'Antonio charges that they have taken Transcendental Meditiation and transformed it "into a grandiose narcissistic dream, a form of intellectual bondage, that they call enlightenment".[159]

Clarke and Linzey argue that for the ordinary membership of TM their lives and daily concerns are little — if at all — affected by its cult nature. Instead, as is the case for Scientology, it is only the core membership, who must give total dedication to the movement.[160] Former TM teacher John Knapp states that 90% of meditators take an introductory course only, but that for the 10% who become more involved, the members are subject to intense pressure in training centers, MUM and other official venues, where they are tightly controlled, isolated from family and society, and not permitted dissent.[145]

Lynne McTaggart, an author and spokesperson on conventional and alternative medical practices, in describing the compelling evidence of the Maharishi Effect places that evidence in context of the the Transcendental Meditation organization as a whole that she says has been "ridiculed largely because of the promotion of the Maharishi's personal interests".[161]

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