Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Biographical Information
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917-2008) "is widely regarded as the foremost scientist in the field of consciousness, and considered to be the greatest teacher in the world today." He is the founder of the Transcendental Meditation¨ program. wiki

One of his prominent supporters "is filmmaker David Lynch, who has been raising money to help the Maharishi build 'peace palaces' around the world."


 * Founder, Global Country of World Peace

Biography

 * Paul Mason, The Maharishi: The Biography of the Man Who Gave Transcendental Meditation to the World (Element Books, 2005).

Related Studies

 * Coplin, J.R., Text and Context in the Communication of a Social Movement's Charisma, Ideology, and Consciousness: TM for India and the West (Ph.D. thesis). University of California, San Diego, 1990.

Criticism

 * Martin Gardner, "Doug Henning and the Giggling Guru," Skeptical Inquirer 19 (3), May/June 1995.
 * Douglas E. Cowan and David Bromley, Cults and New Religions: A Brief History (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007),pp.48–71.
 * Michael Persinger, Normand Carrey and Lynn Suess, TM and Cult Mania (Christopher Publishing House, 1980).

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 * Mia Farrow
 * School of Economic Science
 * Russell Simmons
 * David Lynch Foundation
 * Jeffrey S. Abramson
 * Russell Brand
 * Thomas R. North