Editor’s note: Dr. David Orme-Johnson is one of the principal researchers on the Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) technique worldwide, with over 100 scientific publications in books, collections, and peer-reviewed journals. He has presented TM research in over 56 countries, for scientific conferences, high-ranking government officials, and the United Nations. His website, TruthAboutTM.org, is the go-to resource…

“On the surface, ‘know your self’ means know your qualities… but ‘know thy self’ took on a completely new meaning with Transcendental Meditation: Know your self to be wholeness, know your self to be the source of everything, to be the unified field of natural law.” —Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R. When Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Founder…

This article is part 3 in Dr. David Orme-Johnson’s series on the Scientific Quest for Enlightenment. What happens to our brains when we practice Transcendental Meditation and transcend? Do we experience a new state of consciousness that’s different from waking, dreaming, or sleeping? If so, how does that help us realize our highest human potential?…

Editor’s note: We’re grateful to Dr. Pearson for permission to reprint excerpts from “Reviving an Ancient Tradition of Human Development,” Chapter 2 of The Supreme Awakening, which is now available as an ebook for Kindle. Many thousands of years ago in the Himalayas of India, a remarkable research program took place. It did not involve study of…

This talk was presented at the First International Symposium on the Science of Creative Intelligence, which was held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, on July 19, 1971. Dr. Max Raines, Professor of Higher Education, Michigan State University, was symposium chairman. In response to a question on the relationship between creativity and suffering, Maharishi cited…

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi unveils the journey of life, from the manifest world of diversity to the unified field of life deep within each of us: the state of Being. The following excerpts, from the opening of Maharishi’s definitive work, published in 1963, explain the foundational principles of the Science of Being. Future articles…

Imagine you’re a student again. What if you could start every school day with clarity? What if you could begin your classes feeling completely grounded and focused? What if you could tackle new subjects using more and more of your individual potential? At Maharishi School—where the Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) technique is the cornerstone of a unique…

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to meditate in a large group of, say, a 1,000 people? In Europe, TM meditators have been doing just that for the past year. Now, U.S. meditators have experienced this for themselves and are asking for more. On May 7, from Alaska to Florida and Bermuda…

This morning I picked up and opened a life-changing book that I first read 45 years ago. It brought back a flood of memories about how I discovered and learned the Transcendental Meditation® technique. There was no TM Center in Oregon back in 1971. Luckily, two friends insisted that I attend a TM introductory lecture with…