Yeah, the vow not to tell anyone is definitely the heavy one. What possible reason can be given to take such a vow other than you don't want to jinx it. And that promise to "keep in touch"; it use to be that you had to dedicate your life to M before he'd give you K. But it's really the same thing, only more palatable. He still sinks his claws into you either way.

The sad thing is that all this fuss is over nothing more than 4 meditation techniques. Unless you think Knowledge has got some kind of special magic and it will only work if you do it Maharaji's way, why bother? Any sensible person has to understand that this is an indoctrination into a cult, and that you must believe that the cult leader has supernatural powers. If you don't believe that, really, why would you put yourself through all the hoops?