Abstract
To the Editor. —I wish to object to your inclusion of the Letter From New Delhi article. 1 The objection is based on the deceptive nature of the presentation of the scientific basis of Vedic medicine and the association with TM, which is described by ex-members, now members of an organization called TM-EX, Philadelphia, Pa, as a cult. The Cult Awareness Network, Chicago, Ill, has also received many complaints about this organization, led by the charismatic Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. According to TM-EX, TM uses deceptive recruiting practices, and the organization's rules and regulations are presented to members as being absolute. A new vocabulary is taught to recruits to explain ordinary phenomena, and the group uses undue influence techniques of mind control, guilt, and phobia induction to maintain membership. Persinger et al 2 in TM and Cult Mania , say: Transcendental Meditation has achieved international recognition through commercial exploitation, poor scientific procedures,
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