A recent book by Bob Roth, Strength in Stillness: The Power of
Transcendental Meditation,1 reflects, in my opinion, the deception
that makes Transcendental Meditation controversial. Indeed,
approximately 40 percent of this book’s reviews on Amazon.com are
negative because, it seems to me, many purchasers falsely believed
from the title that they would learn TM from the book. Instead, they
received what might be construed as a lengthy marketing brochure.
This essay is not a formal review of Roth’s book. The essay does,
however, discuss sections of this book to demonstrate some
important deceptive TM teachings and practices.
The book, like the TM movement, seems to avoid confronting
the implications of two important aspects of TM. The first is that
learning TM involves the student’s participation in a Hindu religious
ceremony and that TM mantras are the names of Hindu gods. The
second is that the majority of the hundreds of research studies
so fervently hyped by the TM organization are often biased and
preliminary, with little, if any, compelling evidence that TM is
superior to alternate meditation techniques.2alternateto
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A recent book by Bob Roth, Strength in Stillness: The
Power of Transcendental Meditation,1 reflects, in my
opinion, the deception that makes Transcendental
Meditation controversial. Indeed, approximately 40
percent of this book’s reviews on Amazon.com are
negative because, it seems to me, many purchasers
falsely believed from the title that they would
learn TM from the book. Instead, they received
what might be construed as a lengthy marketing
brochure.
This essay is not a formal review of Roth’s book. The
essay does, however, discuss sections of this book
to demonstrate some important deceptive TM
teachings and practices.practices.and
The book, like the TM movement, seems to avoid
the implications of two
aspects of TM. The first is learning TM involves
the in a Hindu
ceremony and are the
of gods. The that the
of hundreds of research so
TM are biased and
with little, if any, compelling evidence
that TM is superior to alternate meditation
techniques.2
Deception in
Transcendental
By Aryeh Siegel
A recent book by Bob Roth, Strength in Stillness: The Power of
Transcendental Meditation,1 in my opinion, the deception
that makes Transcendental Meditation
controversial. Meditation
Indeed,
approximately 40 percent of this book’s reviews on Amazon.com are
negative because, it seems me, many purchasers falsely believed
from the title TM from the they
received be construed as a lengthy brochure.
This is not a formal review book. The essay does,
however, discuss of to demonstrate
important deceptive TM teachings
The book, like the TM movement, seems to avoid confronting
implications of of first is that
learning TM the participation in a
and are the names The
second is the hundreds of
so fervently hyped by the organization often biased and
preliminary, evidence that TM is
superior to alternate meditation 2
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1 in
40
percent of this book’s reviews on Amazon.com are
negative because, it seems to me, many purchasers
falsely believed from the title that they would
learn TM from the book. Instead, they received
what might be construed as a lengthy marketing
brochure.
This essay is not a formal review of Roth’s book. The
however, sections of this
to demonstrate some important
teachings and practices.
The like the seems to avoid
the of two
aspects of The first is TM involves
a religious
ceremony and the
of Hindu majority
hundreds
hyped by TM and
little, if any,
that TM is superior
techniques.2
Deception in
Transcendental
Meditation
By Aryeh Siegel
Transcendental Meditation,1 reflects, in my opinion, the deception
that makes Transcendental Meditation controversial. Indeed,
approximately 40 percent of this book’s reviews on Amazon.com are
negative because, it seems to me, many purchasers falsely believed
from the title that they would learn TM from the book. Instead, they
received what might be construed as a lengthy marketing brochure.
This essay is not a formal review of Roth’s book. The essay does,
however, discuss sections of this book to demonstrate some
important deceptive TM teachings and practices.
The book, like the TM movement, seems to avoid confronting
the implications of two important aspects of TM. The first is that
learning TM involves the student’s participation in a Hindu religious
ceremony and that TM mantras are the names of Hindu gods. The
second is that the majority of the hundreds of research studies
so fervently hyped by the TM organization are often biased and
preliminary, with little, if any, compelling evidence that TM is
superior to alternate meditation techniques.2alternateto
8 ICSA TODAY
A recent book by Bob Roth, Strength in Stillness: The
Power of Transcendental Meditation,1 reflects, in my
opinion, the deception that makes Transcendental
Meditation controversial. Indeed, approximately 40
percent of this book’s reviews on Amazon.com are
negative because, it seems to me, many purchasers
falsely believed from the title that they would
learn TM from the book. Instead, they received
what might be construed as a lengthy marketing
brochure.
This essay is not a formal review of Roth’s book. The
essay does, however, discuss sections of this book
to demonstrate some important deceptive TM
teachings and practices.practices.and
The book, like the TM movement, seems to avoid
the implications of two
aspects of TM. The first is learning TM involves
the in a Hindu
ceremony and are the
of gods. The that the
of hundreds of research so
TM are biased and
with little, if any, compelling evidence
that TM is superior to alternate meditation
techniques.2
Deception in
Transcendental
By Aryeh Siegel
A recent book by Bob Roth, Strength in Stillness: The Power of
Transcendental Meditation,1 in my opinion, the deception
that makes Transcendental Meditation
controversial. Meditation
Indeed,
approximately 40 percent of this book’s reviews on Amazon.com are
negative because, it seems me, many purchasers falsely believed
from the title TM from the they
received be construed as a lengthy brochure.
This is not a formal review book. The essay does,
however, discuss of to demonstrate
important deceptive TM teachings
The book, like the TM movement, seems to avoid confronting
implications of of first is that
learning TM the participation in a
and are the names The
second is the hundreds of
so fervently hyped by the organization often biased and
preliminary, evidence that TM is
superior to alternate meditation 2
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1 in
40
percent of this book’s reviews on Amazon.com are
negative because, it seems to me, many purchasers
falsely believed from the title that they would
learn TM from the book. Instead, they received
what might be construed as a lengthy marketing
brochure.
This essay is not a formal review of Roth’s book. The
however, sections of this
to demonstrate some important
teachings and practices.
The like the seems to avoid
the of two
aspects of The first is TM involves
a religious
ceremony and the
of Hindu majority
hundreds
hyped by TM and
little, if any,
that TM is superior
techniques.2
Deception in
Transcendental
Meditation
By Aryeh Siegel
