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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 ►

Maharishi

February 20, 2022

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Key to Maximum Success and Fulfillment | 55:30

TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi explains that human beings can experience both silence and dynamic activity at the same time, and activity supported by infinite silence has maximum success. Lea Cho, an accomplished musician and Director of Programs and Special Projects at the David Lynch Foundation, joins host Mario Orsatti to discuss this talk.

Individual & Society

February 13, 2022

The Importance of Individual Development in International Development | 57:29

Oren Whyche‑Shaw, President Joseph Biden’s nominee for U.S. Director of the African Development Bank, discusses her career in international development and growing efforts to bring resources to the African continent. She also talks about the importance of her TM practice for her work and personal life.

Better Health

January 23, 2022

Driven to End Drug Addiction | 53:44

Kelvin O. Lim, M.D., Prof. and Research Vice Chair in Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, discusses his research on neuromodulation and neuroimaging to help those with schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, and addictions. He also talks about how daily TM practice has impacted his professional and personal life.

Individual & Society

January 16, 2022

Climate Change and Consciousness: Policy, Technology, and Social Coherence | 47:54

Robert C. Stowe, Ph.D., Co‑Director of the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, discusses climate change policy and how raising individual and collective consciousness can contribute to implementing policies needed for this global challenge. He also talks about key technologies to reduce emissions.

 

Vedic Knowledge

January 2, 2022

The Treasure within Us: Discovering the Core Message in the World’s Spiritual Traditions | 50:03

Craig Pearson, Ph.D., author of The Supreme Awakening: Experiences of Enlightenment Throughout Time, illuminates descriptions of extraordinary wakefulness and bliss, to uncover the core teaching of great religions and wisdom traditions. This encore episode originally aired December 27, 2020.

The Arts

December 12, 2021

Music, Meditation, and the Flow of Consciousness | 49:29

Ed Sarath, Jazz artist and professor, shares his music, reflects on the impact of TM on his work and life, and talks about the inspiration of TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s unique approach to Vedic wisdom. He is Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan, and his books include Black Music Matters: Jazz and the Transformation of Music Studies.

Better Health

December 14, 2020

5 Tips for Your Mental Survival—Webinar Replay

With a worldwide health crisis, anxiety and fear are an issue for many. In a recent Facebook LIVE talk, Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R., head of the worldwide TM organizations, walks us through the simple steps we can take in our daily lives to find balance and growth during times of change and uncertainty.

TM in the News

May 25, 2016

American Institute of Stress: TM Heals PTSD | 7:47

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic at Fort Gordon, Georgia, offers the TM® technique to Service Members and veterans.

Podcasts

February 15, 2019

Live Longer, Live Better: World-Class Scientists Explain How | 40:07

Norman Rosenthal, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical School, and Pamela Peeke, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, share their findings on healthy living with Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch FoundationSM.

Better Health

April 14, 2020

New Initiative to Provide the TM Technique to Medical Workers Battling COVID-19 | 2:09

As announced on Good Morning America, the U.S. TM organization and the David Lynch Foundation (DLF) will help health workers reduce anxiety, boost resilience, and heal trauma. “Our doctors, nurses, and other providers are on the front lines in a life-or-death battle against a pandemic threatening the very life of society,” says Stuart Rothenberg, M.D., Medical Director of the DLF Center for Health and Wellness.

Better Health

February 28, 2020

Reducing Veteran Suicides from 21 to Zero Per Day

The David Lynch Foundation inaugurated its campaign to reduce the high rate of veteran suicides by alleviating PTSD with the evidence-based TM technique on April 2, 2020. The “21 to None” campaign is going strong, although the New York City event to launch this effort with Jon Bon Jovi and Jake Gyllenhaal and honor meditating U.S. military leaders was cancelled due to the Coronavirus health crisis.

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?

“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

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