The court in Washington D.C. ruled that TM teachers are agents of the movement. The movement lies. Teachers of TM tell lies. TM a religion. Court of appeals rules TM is a religion.
Mantras are meaningless sounds.
Selected for each person based upon a system of rules or formulae by which they are assigned to individuals. For our practice, we select only the suitable mantras of personal gods. Such mantras fetch to us the grace of personal gods and make us happier in every walk of life. I have discovered 21 sets of mantras. Some teachers give mantras by an age criteria other TM teachers give mantras by a sex criteria, while still other TM teachers give mantras by an age and sex criteria.