Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, a college professor and self-proclaimed Zen master accumulated a loyal following of meditation students, taking them across the United States on a mission to achieve Enlightenment. It did not go well.
Joe Szimhart: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPySlzmlPrwOJN-YGRVK28Q
Jim Picariello:
http://jimpicariello.com/
Further reading/viewing/listening on the topic:
"Take Me For a Ride" by Mark Laxer: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm
"What is Dancing?" music video by Zazen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teAUxuyb-5Q
Full Larry King interview with Lenz (1988): https://youtu.be/vVeZU34I8ok