Transcendental Meditation in America: How a New Age Movement Remade a Small Town in Iowa

Selected Bibliography

bibliography ° 205 selected bibliography Bourque, Judith. Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay. Self-published, 2010. Bourque provides an insider’s account of the early days of the TM Movement, with autobiographical reflections on her romantic encounters with the guru. Denniston, Denise. The TM Book: How to Enjoy the Rest of Your Life. Fairfield, IA: Fairfield Press, 1991. This guide to TM offers a movement supporter’s descriptions and views of meditation and its values. Forsthoefel, Thomas A., and Cynthia Ann Humes, eds. Gurus in America. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2005. This volume discusses important gurus who have brought their teachings to the West. Gilpin, Geoff. The Maharishi Effect: A Personal Journey through the Movement That Transformed American Spirituality. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2006. This affecting memoir recounts a devotee’s return to Fairfield after years away. Goldberg, Philip. American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation —How Indian Spirituality Changed the West. New York: Harmony Books, 2010. The author traces the rich history of Indian gurus who brought their traditions to the United States. He argues that their influence has been pervasive. Gratzon, Fred. The Lazy Way to Success: How to Do Nothing and Accomplish Everything . Fairfield, IA: Soma Press, 2003. Advice from a successful entrepreneur. 206 ° bibliography Levi, Keith, and Paul Corazza, eds. Consciousness-Based Education and Computer Science. Fairfield, IA: Maharishi University Press, 2011. This text links the canons of the TM Movement with computer science. It is part of a twelve-volume set published under the series title Consciousness-Based Education: A Foundation for Teaching and Learning in the Academic Disciplines. The texts address Maharishi Vedic Science, physiology and health, mathematics, art, government, sustainable living, education, physics, literature, management, computer science, and world peace. Pitzer, Donald E., ed. America’s Communal Utopias. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1997. This is a richly detailed and thorough history of intentional communities that have risen and fallen in the United States over time. Rosenthal, Norman E. Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2012. Rosenthal, a psychiatrist at Georgetown Medical School, details stories of people whose lives, including his own, were changed by meditating. He taps clinical research on the practice to support claims about its health effects. Stark, Rodney, and William Sims Bainbridge. The Future of Religion: Secularization, Revival, and Cult Formation. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985. This scholarly work provides a comprehensive survey of religions in the modern world, including emerging faiths. Yogananda, Paramahansa. Autobiography of a Yogi. Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship, 1946. An influential work, it paved the way for modern Indian gurus in the United States. Interviewees Tim Bahr Richard Beall Jim Belilove Marc Berkowitz Laura Bordow Jill Bormann Connie Boyer Robert Boyer Kent Boyum Mark Brase Dean R. Broyles Miles T. Bryant Jimmy Caplan Richard J. Davidson Mike Doughney Larry E. Fells Damian Finol Fred Gratzon Mark Hagist Doug Hamilton bibliography ° 207 Julie Harvey Cody Heyn Judy Heyn Michael Heyn Michael H. Jackson Jason Kaplan Jim Karpen Suzan Kessel John M. Knapp Charles Knoles Mayor Ed Malloy Erin McCann Gregg Morton Robert Palm Craig Pearson Joseph Phipps Andy Puddicombe Robert Rasmussen Jeff Rice Kenneth Ross Bob Roth Jim Rothblatt Tom Rowe Jan Ryan Becky Schmitz Eric Schwartz Shuvender Sem L. B. Trusty Shriver Patrik Siljestam Andrew Skolnick Pamela K. Slowick Rodney Stark Mahesh Subrahmanyam Francis Thicke Julie Totten Fred Travis Howard Wolinsky 208 ° bibliography ...