How was transcendental meditation connected to drug experimentation?

The answer is similar experience to the trip you feel when doing drugs.  This is promulgated by an international organization founded by the Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (c. 1911–2008). This is a technique for separating oneself from anxiety and endorsing harmony and self-realization by meditation, repetition of a mantra, and other yogic practices. 

first industrial revolution - the first wave of the industrial revolution lasted from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. it industrialized the manufacture of textiles and began the move of production from homes to factories. steam power and the cotton gin played an important role in this period.

straight down to hell mate