Anyone who has read the Dhammapada can tell you exactly why the rise of Buddhism is a good thing. America's tendency to wrap everything up in a fancy package and slap a dollar sign on it might be annoying, but meditation is free - Ignore the noise.
Transcendental Meditation (TM) has been doing this for a while now[1]. But it's not a big deal because outrage bait articles didn't make it a big deal. Please argue about gun control or roe, or some other hot button issue. Leave the Buddha's teachings out of it.
I recall a former cult member turned therapist and cult expert Steve Hassan mentioning TM as problematic, he is the first reviewer quoted by this book about the topic
Any website/domain created for the sole purpose of smearing another peaceful individual gets an instant Ctrl+W from me. TM is a bit outrageous with their pricing model, but it's just mantra meditation with a paid instructor. No, I don't work for TM and I've never paid for a TM class. I just know TM has done a lot of good for the world despite their flaws. But everyone has flaws. I'd rather focus on the positive.
Transcendental Meditation (TM) has been doing this for a while now[1]. But it's not a big deal because outrage bait articles didn't make it a big deal. Please argue about gun control or roe, or some other hot button issue. Leave the Buddha's teachings out of it.
1: https://www.tm.org/course-fee