In the early 1970s, transcendental meditation was a newly modified transitional form of yoga meditation that was exported to the West by its Indian originator Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. As Benson explains, the Maharishi removed many of what he considered to be nonessential elements of Yoga and created a version that he believed could ____.

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The passage states that the Maharishi modified the traditional form of yoga meditation by removing nonessential elements and creating a version that he believed could be more easily understood by Westerners. Therefore, choice C is the best answer. There is no mention of inducing altered states more quickly, attracting more followers, or shortening the path to enlightenment.

In the Early 1970s, Transcendental Meditation Was a Newly Modified