Transcendental Meditation

What is Transcendental Meditation?

Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation is a simple, natural, effortless procedure whereby the mind easily and naturally arrives at the source of thought, the settled state of mind—Transcendental Consciousness—pure consciousness, self-referral consciousness, which is the source of all creative processes.

The process can be likened to a river which naturally and effortlessly flows onto the ocean and gains the status of the ocean.

Transcendental Meditation: 20 Minutes Twice a Day

Transcendental Meditation (TM) is practised for fifteen to twenty minutes in the morning and evening, while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. During this technique the individual’s awareness settles down and experiences a unique state of restful alertness; as the body becomes deeply relaxed, the mind transcends all mental activity to experience the simplest form of awareness—Transcendental Consciousness—where consciousness is open to itself. This is the self-referral state of consciousness.

The experience of Transcendental Consciousness develops the individual’s latent creative potential, while dissolving accumulated stress and fatigue through the deep rest gained during the practice. This experience enlivens within one’s awareness creativity, dynamism, orderliness, and organizing power, which results in increasing effectiveness and success in daily life.

Who Can Learn

TM?

Transcendental Meditation can be easily learned by anyone. People of all levels of intelligence, belonging to all ages, belonging to all cultures, religions, and educational backgrounds in countries throughout the world practise the technique.

The Transcendental Meditation Programme is the most direct way for the fulfilment of the supreme philosophy of life, where the individual lives life in full enlightenment, and where the individual breathes life in Cosmic Reality.

As the practical aspect of the supreme philosophy of life, Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation is most natural, and as such it is universally applicable for the well-being of the individual and society as a whole.

Transcendental Meditation renders all aspects of life according to Natural Law. Its application in the fields of politics, economy, religion, and culture of every country is so rewarding that it has started to bring a new wave of excellence to lead the present civilization to the height of perfection.

What are the Benefits of TM?

The benefits of Transcendental Meditation are so many and so great that it has been our delight to launch a programme of complete transformation of life on earth—Heaven on Earth. How is Transcendental Meditation able to accomplish this overall enrichment of life?

Firstly, Transcendental Meditation is the Technology of Consciousness, which is the most basic element of life—the home of all the Laws of Nature, which explains how Transcendental Meditation unfolds the creative genius of the self-referral state of intelligence—the home of all the Laws of Nature—and inspires the Laws of Nature to uphold all thought, speech, and action: support of Natural Law increases in daily life with regular practice. Secondly, it eliminates the most basic cause of all stress and strain. Everyone lives his life through the cycles of routine work, whether he is a student, a working adult, or retired—the whole population is living life through routine work, and routine work in daily life does not provide an opportunity for the full expression of Creative Intelligence. This lack of opportunity to display creativity causes frustration and becomes the basis of all antisocial behaviour. Transcendental Meditation helps the awareness to transcend boundaries and go beyond the field of limitations; this is how Transcendental Meditation, providing the opportunity to create unboundedness, infinity, eternity, satisfies the inner creativity and inner genius of life by providing an opportunity for the full expression of Creative Intelligence. The daily opportunity for the individual’s awareness to go beyond boundaries (through Transcendental Meditation) neutralizes the rigidity caused by the boundaries of the daily routine. Thirdly, the marvel of Transcendental Meditation is that both of these above-mentioned values—the blossoming of creativity and dissolution of stress and strain—are achieved in one stroke. Over 600 scientific research studies conducted at 215 universities and independent research institutions in thirty countries substantiate the benefits of Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme. These studies have validated the profound benefits of the Transcendental Meditation Programme for the individual and for every area of society, including health, education, business, industry, rehabilitation, defence, agriculture, and government. For a glimpse of the benefits of Transcendental Meditation for military personnel, refer to: Benefits for Military Personnel Scientific Research on Transcendental Meditation, the TM-Sidhi Programme, and Yogic Flying with Reference to Defence Index to an online booklet of charts: http://mum.edu/tm_research/tm_charts/welcome.html

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