Hilariously, the community has banned the sale of non-organic food within its boundaries. Also, the mostly East-facing buildings all include a silent core that musn't be walked on nor lit by artificial light.
I would guess that most religious movements start this way:
The TM followers insist they are not a cult. They all have normal jobs, for the middle of Iowa, and they are not out to recruit you. They just want you to know the option is there.
"It's not a religion. It's not against any religion, it's not mumbo-jumbo. It truly does transform life."
I also found this gem from the Wikipedia page on Maharishi Vidic City, Iowa:
The first resolution of the city council was to announce the constitution of the city to the same as "the Constitution of the Universe—Total Natural Law—RK Veda".
Don't get me wrong: I think meditation is great and I occasionally practice it myself, I am just amused by an organized movement of nature worshipers pretending to be non-cultish.
