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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 ►

Individual & Society

September 29, 2024

Highlights of the September 12, 2024 Meditate America Gala, Part 1 | 53:11

Bob Roth, David Lynch Foundation CEO, talks about and shows highlights of the Meditate America Gala at New York City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. Co-hosted by actor Hugh Jackman, the event kicked off the national TM initiative that began on September 15 and is significantly expanding the number of people learning the TM technique throughout the country.

Videos

September 22, 2024

Saving Lives and Lands with the Bambi Bucket and Other Inventions | 1:01:41

Don Arney is an inventor and businessman whose unique approach to solving problems has resulted in inventions used around the globe. His most widely adopted invention, the Bambi Bucket, is used in aerial firefighting and has helped save millions of hectares of forest and many lives. He was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2017, in the National Building Museum in Washington.

TM.org

September 15, 2024

Transforming the Lives of Women and Girls in Uganda and around the World | 47:40

Leslee Goldstein, Ph.D., talks about her passion for working with impoverished women, particularly in developing countries. She discusses her research on mothers and daughters in Kampala, Uganda, and the wonderful changes that occurred when they learned the Transcendental Meditation technique.

Enlightenment

September 8, 2024

Dr. Tony Nader Talks about the Goal of Transcendental Meditation—Unity Consciousness | 54:23

Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, discusses video excerpts of Dr. Tony Nader talking about the ultimate goal of TM—Unity Consciousness. Dr. Nader is a medical doctor and neuroscientist trained at Harvard and MIT, as well as a scholar in modern science and Vedic wisdom. He is the head of the international Transcendental Meditation organizations.

Business

September 1, 2024

Enlightening Oneself and Inspiring Others | 50:12

Derrick Ades, Executive Vice President of the commercial real estate company CBRE, discusses his experience with the Transcendental Meditation technique. He also talks about the challenges of his career in a Fortune 500 company and the value of his daily TM practice while working in New York City during and after the intensely stressful COVID-19 pandemic.

The Arts

August 25, 2024

Music and Silence in the Life of a Composer | 54:51

Award-winning composer Joanne Metcalf talks about how the TM and TM-Sidhi programs have impacted her work and enriched her life. Her compositions have been performed and broadcast in more than 30 countries by leading musicians, including the Hilliard Ensemble and three-time Grammy winner The Crossing. She shares two pieces of her choral music, which is acclaimed for its evocative lyricism.

Education

June 27, 2017

Global Peace Summit Offers Solutions to Terrorism

We need new solutions to rising terrorism. In Kiev, 600 scientists and leaders explore innovative, evidence-based approaches to preventing war, achieving national security, and promoting regional and global peace.

Personal Growth

September 7, 2018

Discovering the Love We Dream about, within Ourselves | 2:11

Enjoy this recent video, with over 500,000 views, from the head of the worldwide TM® organizations, Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R., and expand the way you see yourself and the world.

Creativity & the Arts

August 1, 2019

Bill Hader on SNL, Anxiety, and His TM Practice | 5:24

The Emmy-winning comedian and Barry co-creator and star talks about how he overcame his panic attacks and freed up his creativity, in an on-stage interview at David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption.

Vedic Knowledge

November 9, 2017

The Ultimate Reality That Unites Us All | 4:36

In a world polarized by differences, understanding the core unity of life is more urgent than ever. In this award-winning talk, quantum physicist John Hagelin brilliantly reveals the science of this fundamental truth.

Better Health

December 8, 2017

How to Keep Your Microbiome Healthy—Meet Your 1 Trillion Microbes Working Hard to Prevent Illness

Neurophysiologist and researcher Robert Keith Wallace, Ph.D., demystifies the latest science on the microbiome, and explains how Maharishi AyurVeda® can help protect your gut.

David Lynch Foundation

February 3, 2018

Military Medicine: New Study Shows Veterans Gain Dramatic Relief from PTSD Symptoms | 4:06

For veterans from Vietnam to Afghanistan, 80 percent dropped below the PTSD threshold after just 30 days of TM practice, according to a new pilot study published in Military Medicine.

Better Health

December 8, 2017

How to Keep Your Microbiome Healthy—Meet Your 1 Trillion Microbes Working Hard to Prevent Illness

Neurophysiologist and researcher Robert Keith Wallace, Ph.D., demystifies the latest science on the microbiome, and explains how Maharishi AyurVeda® can help protect your gut.

Education

December 7, 2017

2017 Benefit Celebrations Bring the Gift of Inner Peace to Those in Need | 26:15

At this time of unusual social challenges, TM Centers across the country are stepping up to support their local scholarship funds, and with the David Lynch FoundationSM, are bringing the Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) technique to thousands more.

Vedic Knowledge

November 9, 2017

The Ultimate Reality That Unites Us All | 4:36

In a world polarized by differences, understanding the core unity of life is more urgent than ever. In this award-winning talk, quantum physicist John Hagelin brilliantly reveals the science of this fundamental truth.

Maharishi

November 9, 2017

The Body Is Made of Consciousness | 13:17

Maharishi: “Unity Consciousness means consciousness in multiple ways and consciousness in its unified state… Consciousness and physiology together is total life.”

Vedic Knowledge

November 9, 2017

Mind over Aging: 10 Steps to Living a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life | 18:33

Renowned cardiologist and expert in integrative medicine Dr. Robert Schneider distills 10 ancient rejuvenation practices, confirmed by modern science, to help us live longer, healthier, more self-actualized lives.

TM in the News

October 3, 2017

His Invention Saves Lives, Wildlife, and Millions of Acres in 115 Countries | 9:04

National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee Don Arney credits TM in the innovation process that led him to invent the famous Bambi Bucket.®

“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

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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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