50.2% of matchups won
299 matchups
Elo 1525
tracked 2025/05/27 → 2026/07/02
mission: Promote Transcendental Meditation globally · Meditation and wellness · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing48%
picked as helping wellbeing
236 matchups
57%
picked as hurting wellbeing
63 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Paramahansa Yogananda
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Swami Vivekananda
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Ramana Maharshi
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54.6% wins · Indian Hindu sage (1879–1950)
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Ramakrishna
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57.2% wins · Indian mystic and religious preacher (1836–1886)
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Ram Dass
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51.0% wins · American contemporary spiritual teacher and the author of the 1971...
Known for
- Founded TM movement
- Trained 40,000 teachers
- Taught millions worldwide
- Consulted for celebrities
- Created educational institutions
Based on 299 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/07/02. Full rankings ·
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