Transcendental Meditation: Quick Facts

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George Harrison, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and John Lennon seated together and smiling at the UNICEF Gala in Paris, with two men in suits behind them.

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John Gray

American author and pop psychologist

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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Indian religious leader