The Maharishi: The Biography of the Man Who Gave Transcendental Meditation to the World

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Summary: A little disappointing
Review: In an effort to be *objective,* Mason's account bends to the negative side. The author's voice was a little too impersonal andleft me without much insight into who Maharishi actually is. However, the book includes some interesting quotes from hard to find sources. If this isn't what you're looking for you may want to read "Beyond Gurus" instead.

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Summary: A rational look at TM
Review: There are many TM books written by those in the TM movement that are biased with all kinds of claims, from unbelievable health benefits to flying! This book is a very balanced account of Transcendental Meditation.

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Summary: TM practitioner exposes the BS underlying it all
Review: Well I bought this book used for three dollars and it was worth every penny.In the very beginning inside the cover it states that Paul Mason has practiced TM for over twenty years yet throughout the book he seems negative about his own Guru.Perhaps he is being truthful(the reason I gave three stars) but he does not mention the benefits of TM for himself REALLY so is he trapped in a mere habit of doing TM everyday? Also he fails to mention that capitalistic Westerners are running the TM movement for the elderly Guru and with or without his permission are ripping people off for ungodly sums of money for mere words. It costs $2,500.00 to learn TM and $3000.00 to learn to hop around in the lotus position for the Sidhi techniques.He goes farther to disprove and discredit TM than a lot of anti-TM authors....thanks Paul for telling people what a line of BS TM really is. :) Save your money and look elsewhere....