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Maharishi International University Research Update

Jan

2013

From TM-EX Newsletter, spring 1991 As the methodology of MIU researchers has improved, some of theirstudies report observations that challenge the validity of the TMmovement’s doctrinal stance; for example, a Ph.D. thesis (D, MIU,1989, T735.494, in the MIU library) called The Transcendental Meditationtechnique: A new direction for smoking cessation programs. In thisstudy, 60 percent of ...

MEDITATION, DELUSION AND DECEPTION

Jan

2013

by David J. Bardin, Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & KahnWashington Counsel for American Family Foundation (AFF) and Cult Awareness Network (CAN) He’s really not so transcendental A true master of mental manipulation has targeted Washington, D.C. Hecalls himself Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. His devotees adore him, simply, as“Maharishi.” He sells Transcendental Meditation, with a capital “M.”It differs ...

Organization and "Front Group" names used by the TM movement

Jan

2013

World Government of the Age of EnlightenmentWorld Plan Executive Council – U.S. (WPEC-US) – umbrellaInternational Meditation Society – listed on brochures as Educational Service of World Plan Executive Council”Students International Meditation Society American Association for Ideal Education – copyright holder on recent brochures (1991)Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation (1959) PublishingAge of Enlightenment PressMIU Press Schools – Colleges ...

Heavenly Mountain Tract To Be Sold

Dec

2012

The Watauga Democrat by Kellen Moore A 225-acre tract and three large buildings that were once part of the Transcendental Meditation center at Heavenly Mountain are now up for auction. The property, owned by the Maharishi University of Enlightenment, will be sold online Oct. 25. Once used for women’s educational programs in Transcendental Meditation and ...

Maharishi free school fails to enter pupils for Sats

Dec

2012

Hannah Richardson December 13, 2012 A flagship new free school where pupils practise transcendental meditation twice daily has been reprimanded by the government after it failed to put any of its pupils into compulsory national curriculum tests. Pupils at Lancashire’s Maharishi Free School receive what is described as a “consciousness-based” education. The former private school ...

Yet Another Look At The Transcendental Meditation Paper

Dec

2012

Forbes Larry Husten November 25, 2012 Editor’s note: Below are two responses to Robert Schneider’s defense of his Transcendental Meditation paper, which Schneider wrote in response to my earlier article about the publication of his paper. In the first part I respond to some of the general issues raised by Schneider. The second part, from Sanjay Kaul, addresses the ...

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Press Release: Transcendental Meditation in Public Schools: Still A Violation of the First Amendment August 15, 2019
CONTACT: Aryeh Siegel aryeh@tmdeception.comMORE INFO: www.tmdeception.comKatie Couric recently hosted a fundraiser promoting the David Lynch Foundation. In a New York Post article on the fundraiser, Couric mentions that some New York public schools are about to start teaching TM. https://pge.sx/2ZCssf8 Couric may not know that teaching TM in public schools is illegal.In 1977, the U.S. District Court for […]
TM "Quiet Time" SCANDAL - Chicago Schools District and Transcendental Meditation August 9, 2019
There is a scandal about Transcendental Meditation's "Quiet Time" program in Chicago Schools. The TM Foundation pretend this is a secular practice, when in fact it is based on Hinduism. Holding this program in a US public school is a direct violation of the US First Amendment.Originally Published by: Chicago Public SchoolsStreamed live on Jul […]
Hiram Ricker & Sons v. Students Inter. Meditation Soc., 501 F. 2d 550 - Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit 1974 August 9, 2019
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Larkin v. MAHARISHI FOUNDATION USA, INC., Dist. Court, ND California 2016 August 9, 2019
KIMBERLEY LARKIN, Plaintiff,v.MAHARISHI FOUNDATION USA, INC., a Massachusetts Corporation, and Does 1-20, inclusive, Defendants.Case No. 3:15-CV-01661 MEJ.United States District Court, N.D. California, San Francisco Division.April 11, 2016.ORDER RE DISMISSALMARIA-ELENA JAMES, District Judge.Pursuant to the Stipulation filed by the parties on February 4, 2016, this matter is ordered dismissed.PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1011389041099613065&q=Maharishi&hl=en&as_sdt=3,39&as_vis=1Transcendental Meditation (225)Transcendental […]
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California Middle Schools Promote Hindu Religious Practice of Transcendental Meditation August 9, 2019
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