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Musings on the process of getting caught up in a cult and breaking free 21 Aug 2013 | 08:37 pm
I learned TM in 1968. Mahesh had just been dumped by the Beatles, something I didn’t know at the time; he hadn’t yet started showing the world just who could out-perform some of the greatest performe...
Open thread: What is truth and what is magical thinking? 13 Aug 2013 | 11:11 am
At the suggestion of a frequent commenter, here's a topic to start this one off: "Effects of the program: What is truth and what is magical thinking when dealing with TM and advanced techniques."
Video Interview with Steven Hassan 26 Jul 2013 | 03:58 am
In the following short video, Steven Hassan, of FreedomOfMind.com interviewed Gina Catena about Transcendental Meditation during the International Cultic Studies Association conference in Trieste, It...
Open Thread 13 Jul 2013 | 07:36 am
What's on your mind re: TM, Maharishi, recovery, mind control, memories, etc. etc. This is your thread! Write about whatever you are musing about and want to share.
Another Transcendental Meditation Myth Bites the Dust: Uniformity of Practice 30 May 2013 | 05:14 am
One of TM's selling points is that TM is uniformly practiced. The TM movement claims that their teachers are well trained, that TM is "simple, natural and effortless," and that the checking sessions ...
Old Yogi Pension Fund Ends! 19 May 2013 | 01:57 am
Those who lost the most from their devotion to Transcendental Meditation, having never obtained a functional career and are unable to focus in the material world, have three months to generate an inco...
Yogic Flying and Post Hypnotic Suggestion 5 May 2013 | 05:02 am
Following Maharishi’s tradition of brainwashing ridiculousness, and the power of post-hypnotic suggestion, you are invited to attend tomorrow’s “Yogic Flying Competition”. True Believers who paid thou...
Dozing for Dollars - Advanced Transcendental Meditation provides for the Eternally Dissociated 26 Apr 2013 | 10:33 am
(This tongue-in-cheek advertisement describes a real fund for TM-Sidhas and TM-Governors to practice advanced TM Programs as their full time job, 8-hours daily, in the Golden Domes of the Age of Enlig...
TM-Free Does The Scientific Research that TM Avoids 14 Apr 2013 | 05:42 am
I am undertaking a research project about Transcendental Meditation here on TM-Free Blog. The purpose of this project is to fill in the missing gaps in the "more than 350 scientific studies verifying...
It's easy to be a false guru 30 Mar 2013 | 11:26 pm
The movie "Kumare" (http://goo.gl/IZrC4) is a must-see. The filmmaker was skeptical of gurus in general and so experimented with becoming a guru himself. He made up some unique teachings and practic...
