Vedic, 110 miles southeast of Des Moines, is where 3, 000 of the Maharishi's followers live and study at something called the Maharishi University of Management.

FORBES: Queer as a 3-Raam Bill

He studied business at the Maharishi International University, founded by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

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An army general even joined the board of Maharishi International University, set up in Fairfield in 1974.

ECONOMIST: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi