I've never seen any statistics compariing the rate of suicides or attempted suicides among TMers with the rate in the general population, have you, Michael? For all we know, rates may be the same; or there might even be a lower rate among TMers. In any case, without some intensive study, we can't say how much, if anything, their TM practice had to do with their suicides or suicide attempts. All we can really say is that the practice didn't prevent suicide.
Same with "mental/emotional basket cases" and "ruined lives." As well, without some very extensive statistics and analysis, we can't say whether TM is good for most people or not. Tell that to all the long term meditators who have tried to commit suicide - tell that to the family members of those long term TM'ers who did commit suicide, tell that to the people whose lives have been ruined by their adherence to TM and messing around with the TMO - people who are mental/emotional basket cases from years of TM. They do exist. They are out there and I am willing to bet you know some of them. It is true that TM doesn't hurt some people, but to say that it is good for most is a flat out lie. The numbers have always been jimmied by the TMO and True Believers. Most people who are initiated stop doing TM soon after.
