What is Transcendental Meditation?

What is Transcendental Meditation?

Transcendental Meditation or TM has attained such popularity in the past couple of decades in the United States that many serious students of contemporary religious currents may be initially inclined to dismiss it as merely an over-inflated product of American advertising.  Yet, a substantial amount of scientific studies have been conducted on this specific type of meditation technique. The results show that this meditation technique should definitely be explored and considered for those seeking to begin a meditation practice.

Transcendental Meditation is a form of meditation developed in 1955 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a disciple of Brahmananda Saraswati. TM is a simple, natural, and effortless procedure whereby the mind arrives at the source of all thought. This source of all thought is commonly referred to by practitioners as transcendental consciousness (the source of all creative processes and knowledge).  Transcendental Meditation is very simple to practice because it does not involve any effort or concentration from the person practicing it.  TM is so simple that even children can learn and practice it without any difficulty. To date, over one and a half million Americans of all ages, professions, religions, and cultural backgrounds have learned the Transcendental Meditation program since 1959.

Who should Practice Transcendental Meditation?

Transcendental Meditation is effective for people who lead stressful and not so stressful lives.  It is beneficial for people of all walks of life including even artists. In fact, it was a group of famous artists; the Beatles that brought fame to Transcendental Meditation in the United States.  The Beatles members have been meditating on a regular basis since the 1960’s.  In fact, according to Sir Paul McCartney,Transcendental Meditation was a stabilizing influence on the Beatles. Reuters Reports.

Parents- Parents can benefit from this meditation technique because Transcendental Meditation helps you develop the calm state of mind that will help your child respond to you more effectively.

Professionals- Transcendental Meditation has been taken up by Toshiba, Google, Sony, General Motors and many other companies worldwide for its benefits related to efficiency, concentration, emotional and physical health, among many others.

Where to learn Transcendental Meditation

Transcendental Meditation is taught by over 30,000 TM teachers around the world.  The general cost of the program is about $2,000.

Currently, Internationally known film producer David Lynch is fund raising to bring Transcendental Meditation to children from all around the world.  His main goal is to build Palaces of Peace, places where people from all religions, creeds, and beliefs, can go and learn Transcendental Meditation around the globe.

Do you practice Transcendental Meditation? How has it impacted your daily life?

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