Is Transcendental Meditation a Religion?

My article on Transcendental Meditation in Schools generated more comments than all the others combined. This indicates just how many TMers and TM teachers are out there, probably millions. One of the commentors suggested that the main reason for the drop in initiations between 1975 and 1977 was the exorbitant initiation fee. If I remember right, the initiation fee back then was around $100, much less than the $1500 now. So I don't think that was a deciding factor. (More)

Source: The Examiner