Is Transcendental Meditation (TM) a cult?

Dr. Sandeep Chaudhary, Medical Director of Endocrinology, Scripps Memorial Hospital:

"If anyone is concerned that the TM program might be some kind of religious sect or cult, then just ask yourself: How many so-called cults have been awarded $24 million in research grants by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, or offer programs verified by research studies in

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Myth #10: Transcendental Meditation organization is a $3.5 billion empire

It’s a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) educational organization. The money from TM course tuition goes entirely to support teaching activities — including the subsidizing of meditation courses in inner cities, on Native American reservations, for impoverished students in developing nations, and meditation programs for the homeless — all of whom can learn the TM technique free of charge.

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What about conflicting info about Transcendental Meditation on the Internet?

Sure, conflicting definitions of just about everything can be found online. The Web is the Wild West — lots of diverse stuff going on, not all of it guided by the light of reason.
 


(Watch a scientific introduction
to the Transcendental Meditation technique)

A few folks on the Internet have attempted to deconstruct the TM technique, presenting what they claim are its components (not that

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