Thread by @MikeDoughney

@LudgerWess @mem_somerville @thedailybeast @LouisAnslow Depends on what a "TM position" is. The closest thing to an official statement is this one from MIU. Keep in mind that MIU has a large proportion of international students and attempts to have a professional reputation. more ... miu.edu/admissions/cor…

@LudgerWess @mem_somerville @thedailybeast @LouisAnslow As I understand it the Fairfield meditating community is split between those who are vaccinated and taking precautions as this statement encorages, and many others who are sticking to the traditional suspicion and avoidance of modern medicine...

@LudgerWess @mem_somerville @thedailybeast @LouisAnslow because the core goal as stated by Maharishi in a 2000 publication with an MIU (then MUM) copyright is, in India, the replacement of modern medicine with Maharishi's "Vedic healthcare" which is Ayurvedic potions, astrology, rituals, etc. ...

@LudgerWess @mem_somerville @thedailybeast @LouisAnslow Cover page of the resolution, from "Ideal India"
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@LudgerWess @mem_somerville @thedailybeast @LouisAnslow TM also has at its core what's essentially a conspiracy theory, which I think is primarily a Hindutva/Hindu supremacist response to British colonialism for political purposes, that "Vedic" ways including TM itself were repressed for centuries. ...

@LudgerWess @mem_somerville @thedailybeast @LouisAnslow which results in propaganda like this. The stack of paper labeled "Hazards of modern medicine" actually physically existed in the lobby of an MIU building. more ...

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@LudgerWess @mem_somerville @thedailybeast @LouisAnslow So what you have is a community of people including TM teachers marinating in this crap for decades, and they aren't going to change no matter what, never mind that the TM organization is desperately trying to "integrate" itself with healthcare and scientific institutions.