In Fairfield, Iowa, a town known for its deep ties to Transcendental Meditation (TM) and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s vision of spiritual fulfillment, an undercurrent of mental health struggles is coming to light. Following a tragic wave of suicides, the community is wrestling with the complexities of acknowledging these issues within a culture rooted in ideals...
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How to understand the Raja Kingdom – Part 8: Why is the Global Country of World Peace dangerous?
The Hindi-language video discussing the Global Country of World Peace (GCWP), an organization founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The GCWP promotes a vision of a world without borders and advocates for establishing a “Ram Rajya” — a utopian society based on Vedic principles and aimed at achieving world peace. This vision involves creating a new...
Video testimonial: Maharishi & Me: Secrets of the Master (Susan Shumsky)
Susan Shumsky, a former devotee of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation, describes her experiences with the guru. Shumsky details how she found the Maharishi, emphasizing the profound impact he had on her life. She recounts her intensive six-year experience as part of the Maharishi’s personal staff and his twenty-two-year influence on...
Conversations in the Hive: Paul Mason tells the gripping tale of Guru Dev’s two Wills
This excerpt from a Hive YouTube video focuses on a historical debate surrounding Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a prominent figure in the Transcendental Meditation movement. The speaker, a researcher and author, Paul Mason delves into the complex relationship between Maharishi and his guru, Guru Dev, particularly the events that unfolded after Guru Dev’s death. He explores...
When Indian Parliamentarians saw a CIA plot in the Beatles’ stay at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram
Fifty years ago, the Beatles’ visit to India was marred by controversy and suspicion. While fans celebrated the iconic band’s journey to Rishikesh to study under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a wave of political unrest erupted in the country. In the Lok Sabha, India’s Lower House of Parliament, opposition members, particularly from the Communist and Socialist...
Is the TM Kingdom a cult – Part 4: The greatest master of all time
Today we are going to analyse Maharishi’s responsibility in creating a cult of personality around his persona. The “greatest master of all time”, is a myth intentionally and systematically fabricated by himself over the years, reaching an intolerable point of outward megalomania by the 1990’s. Rick Ross a cult specialist in an article he wrote...
RajaLeaks short: Controversial Shift in the Transcendental Meditation Leadership
Did you know that after the late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s passing in 2008, the Rajas, the kings of the Global Country of World Peace, established a new TM organization with offshore companies inserted in the corporate structure? These offshore companies hide much of the organization’s financial details, and the money flows from public scrutiny. The...
Sexy Sadie Story: A TM story by a former Maharishi confidant – Part 1-3
Today we start a new series of vídeos, based upon the SexySadie.pdf, written by Robert Gordon-McCutchen a former skin boy of Maharishi, and a close witness of what happened around Maharishi during those years. Robert was a skin-boy, and close to Maharishi. The skin boys were those men who carried Maharishi’s deer skin to the...
Is the TM Kingdom a cult? – Part 1: Thought reform
Today we introduce a new part-time writer of RajaLeaks, who has extensive knowledge of the organization. Raja Mare Nostrum has taught TM, managed a meditation center, knows the administration, and worked on international projects under Maharishi’s guidance. His TM resume is impeccable, therefore his opinions carry weight – Raja Presston. Psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton in...
Two women give video testimony about Maharishi’s sex life
As promised we now share a recent video taken during a Zoom conference where two women close to Maharishi gave testimony about their relationship with His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, in particular the sexual advances Maharishi made to them. In one case the sexual advance, where Maharishi asked Theresa Olson then 19 years old to...
Book review: Darshan – Three Times India with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
This book truly provides the sight of Maharishi in his element, in his native India. This picture book was published in 1986 and is unique. As the introduction to the book states,„The language of the book is image. Words only have an explanatory and illustrative function.”. To those who knew Maharishi in the 1960s it...