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10 Things Every Meditator Should Know

A TM Primer and Quiz

When’s the best time to meditate? What’s the best position to sit in for TM practice? Is it possible to meditate even in a noisy place? What if I get sleepy? Why is the TM technique so easy compared to other techniques? What support is there after I take the course? I started TM to reduce stress—what’s the deal with “enlightenment”? Find Answers & Take the Quiz ►

Science & Research

November 12, 2015

A Surge Protector against Stress

Norman Rosenthal, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School, was the first psychiatrist to describe and diagnose Seasonal Affective Disorder, and was formerly Senior Researcher at the NIH. Enjoy his interview.

TM in the News

November 10, 2015

Mantras before Math Class | 2:30

Today, it seems that the David Lynch Foundation can’t keep up with the demand for TM and the Quiet Time program in schools across the country. Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, writing for The Atlantic, reports.

Vedic Knowledge

October 27, 2015

Four Ways to Transform Your Sleep with the Sun

Relying on natural light and darkness can improve your sleep at night and your energy during the day. Learn how.

Books

September 25, 2015

Paul Horn and the Music of Meditation

“Music is organized sound. Sound is the basis of creation. The whole universe is comprised of sound. Music is the vehicle through which you travel as a musician.” —Paul Horn

Creativity & the Arts

September 23, 2015

A Man of Steel and Silence: Jeroen Stok Sculpts Stunning Public Works

A light bulb turning on inside a character’s head indicates a brilliant idea. For Dutch artist Jeroen Stok, a light bulb was the idea that set him on his career path as a sculptor and installation artist.

Related Programs

September 23, 2015

Revitalize Your Meditation with a TM Refresher Course 

TM Refresher Courses provide the  knowledge and experience necessary to re-establish easy, effortless TM practice. Contact your local TM Center to find out when the next one will be held. You’ll find answers to all your questions, enjoy a group checking, and review the mechanics of correct TM practice.

Maharishi

September 7, 2021

Harmony of Differences and Waves of Bliss—the Most Highly Evolved State of Human Existence | 24:08

In this historic talk from 1970, TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi explains the growth of the ultimate state of enlightenment: “Unity dominates in perception, in thinking, in action, and this is what is called behaving in Unity—walking and talking and perceiving, experiencing all in terms of Unity.”

Enlightenment Series

July 9, 2021

Landmark Study on Neurophysiological Evidence of Cosmic Consciousness

Renowned TM researcher David Orme-Johnson, Ph.D., interviews Lynne Mason, Ph.D., about her groundbreaking sleep research on TM practitioners who experience “witnessing” (inner awareness) during deep sleep, a signature phenomenon of Cosmic Consciousness.

Enlightenment Series

July 9, 2021

When Our Heart Expands to Maximum Value, We See the World in All Its Glory | 24:13

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi explains the difference between the fifth state of consciousness, Cosmic Consciousness, and the sixth state, Glorified Cosmic Consciousness, also sometimes referred to as God Consciousness. Why does it have this name—and what does love have to do with it?

Maharishi

June 11, 2021

The Time-Tested Formula to Develop Cosmic Consciousness—Rest and Activity | 16:31

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi explains the role of action in developing Cosmic Consciousness. The regular alternation of deep rest during TM practice with activity during the day stabilizes unbounded awareness as a permanent experience, even when we’re engaged in the boundaries of dynamic activity.

Better Health

May 11, 2021

Exploring the Connectome: A New Approach to Integrative Medicine | 19:41

There’s an urgent need for effective alternative approaches to health care in a post-pandemic world. Mind-body medical professionals join hands to create a new model that incorporates the four domains of health in the connectome, “health artisanry,” and more.

Science & Research

April 3, 2021

Nature or Nurture—or Both? Simple Answers to the Big Questions in Life | 18:44

Is our health, happiness, and success determined by DNA or by upbringing? Dr. Tony Nader talks with Bob Roth about epigenetics, and how the effects of transcending allow us not only to live healthier, happier lives now, but can also be passed on to the next generation.

“If we expose our system to this profound rest every day at the same time, then the cycle of rest and activity and freshness gets established. All effort should be made to be regular in meditation.” —Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Personal Growth

11 Ways to Enjoy Your TM Practice on Vacation

Personal Growth

Welcome to Maharishi Yoga Asanas

Science & Research

20 Tips for TM Twice a Day

Better Health

How Is TM Different from Mindfulness, in Practice and Effects?

Better Health

The Benefits of Regular, Twice-Daily Meditation

Enlightenment Series

Cosmic Consciousness—Living the Fullness of Inner Silence and Bliss 24 Hours a Day

Personal Growth

20 Places to Meditate on the Go

Helping Others

Celebrating 50 Years of Teaching TM in African American Communities, 1969–2019

Creativity & the Arts

Continuous Creation

Artist Kuno Vollet creates iconic objects with fullness of emptiness at their center: “TM influenced my art from the beginning, because you have to be so relaxed, not tense, when you do your work… I get into a deeper and deeper state, and it’s just a flow, where there is no disturbance. The art is just being created.”

My Story

Trekking 1000s of Miles with TM

“After a very demanding and exhausting day, nothing is better than knowing that once I sit down to meditate, I will be reinvigorated and any negatives of the day will melt away,” writes Ted Stekkinger.
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