David J. Bardin
He's really not so transcendental
A true master of mental manipulation has targeted
Washington, D.C. He calls himself Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. His devotees adore
him, simply, as "Maharishi." He sells Transcendental Meditation, with
a Capital "M." It differs from many kinds of small
"m" meditation. So better examine it carefully before you buy.
His trademarked product, TMTM, has reputedly
made him a billionaire. He lives reclusively on a luxury estate in
Holland, far from the tax collectors of his former headquarters, in India,
Switzerland and the U.S.A. But Maharishi's agents are again in
Washington, D.C., hunting for government funds to propagate TM and donations
from unwary individuals.
Public funding by the District of Columbia, the federal
government or a state would be unlawful because TM is a religion — not the
science it pretends to be. Donations would be unwise because TM can harm
people in the large doses Maharishi promotes though it carries no warning
labels.
