TM Talks
Personal Growth
October 13, 2024
A Beautiful Life, Free from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | 51:24
Adam Delfiner, Ph.D., describes his journey in overcoming obsessive-compulsive disorder, his passion for research on how developing consciousness can improve mental wellness, and his dedication to helping others overcome mental health challenges. He discusses his development of LikeHearted, an AI-driven holistic mental wellness app.
Helping Others
October 6, 2024
Highlights of the September 12, 2024 Meditate America Gala, Part 2 | 54:27
Bob Roth, David Lynch Foundation CEO, talks about the Meditate America initiative and shows more excerpts from the Gala in New York City. Highlights include co-host and actor Hugh Jackman’s interview with Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.R.R., a Harvard and MIT-trained physician and neuroscientist, and the leader of the global TM organizations.
Helping Others
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.
Business
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.
Helping Others
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.
TM in the News
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.
Better Health
August 18, 2024
A Key to Success at Work and at Home I 45:28
Nationally recognized medical researcher and professor of medicine, Patty J. Lee, M.D., discusses her remarkable career and rich family life. She talks about the advantages of having a family of regular meditators and the benefits of her TM practice for her success and well-being. Her career led to discoveries that developed new paradigms in understanding immune signaling, an important component of the immune system.
Helping Others
August 4, 2024
Meditate America: Transforming the Nation from Within | 42:59
Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, shares exciting news about “Meditate America,” the Foundation’s national public health initiative, which has already launched in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. He announces details of the grand celebration to be held on September 12, 2024, hosted by actor Hugh Jackman and live-streamed globally from Lincoln Center in New York City.
Better Health
July 28, 2024
Creating a Sustainable Fitness Program: Connecting Your Exercise to Your True Nature (Part 2) | 54:43
Suzanne Brue, fitness consultant and best-selling author, is back by popular demand to elaborate on “The 8 Colors of Fitness” for creating an exercise program that we’ll never quit. She also discusses how the expansion of consciousness through the TM program spontaneously leads us to choose evolutionary habits in every area of life. This encore episode originally aired March 5, 2023.
The Arts
July 21, 2024
Bringing Spirituality to Filmmaking | 52:28
Colin Denhart is an award-winning independent filmmaker, TV producer, and songwriter from the Midwest who shares the story of his rise in the film and music industry and how his TM and TM-Sidhi® practice has catapulted his creative success. He also discusses how he has incorporated his interest in spirituality into horror films.
Maharishi
September 5, 2021
Historic Video: Buckminster Fuller and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | 51:58
R. Buckminster Fuller discusses his perspective on the importance of Maharishi’s teaching of the TM technique for the progress of Western society at their 1971 talk at the University of Massachusetts. Bob Roth, David Lynch Foundation CEO, and TM Talks host Mario Orsatti share video highlights of this significant meeting.
Better Health
February 12, 2023
Solving the Nation’s Mental Health Crisis for Children and Adults | 54:10
William Stixrud, Ph.D., is a clinical therapist, neuropsychologist, and Asst. Prof. of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine. He discusses the causes of our current mental health crisis, and how daily practice of the TM technique can play a key role in reversing this trend by developing the consciousness of students, parents, and teachers.
Creativity & the Arts
February 8, 2025
Remembering David Lynch (Part 1) | 50:41
On January 15, 2025, David Lynch—filmmaker, painter, photographer, musician, singer, sound designer, actor, and philanthropist—passed away. An international celebration of his life was streamed live to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. In this talk, we hear personal stories of some of those who worked closely with Mr. Lynch at the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace.
Better Health
September 27, 2020
What Is Immune Regenerative Medicine, and Can TM Practice Be Useful in Recovery? | 51:24
Dipnarine Maharaj, M.D., a pioneer in Regenerative Medicine, Founder/Medical Director of South Florida Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Institute, and widely published in leading medical journals, discusses his pioneering work and the potential of TM practice to strengthen the immune system.
The Arts
August 6, 2023
Ringo Starr on Cultivating Enlightenment and Peace for the Individual and the World | 51:43
In video excerpts from an interview with Ringo Starr, Bob Roth, and interviewer Matt Whyte on the podcast Sing for Science, Sir Richard Starkey MBE, aka Ringo, talks about meeting TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the 1960s and learning the TM technique. He also discusses his upbringing in Liverpool in the 1950s and being saved by music and the gift of meditation.
Creativity & the Arts
August 3, 2025
Living With All Your Heart | 53:20
Frederica von Stade is widely regarded as the pre-eminent lyric mezzo-soprano of her generation and is celebrated for her brilliant performances all over the world. She has been described by The New York Times as “one of America’s finest artists and singers.” Some highlights of her music career include singing at the White House four times, for four U.S. Presidents, and starring in a gala staged for the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Helping Others
March 28, 2021
The Role of TM for Those in Government and Business | 50:40
Susan Molinari, a five-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1989–1999), talks about her decades of experience as a leader in government, non-profit organizations, and the private sector, and the importance of daily TM practice for government and business leaders.
Maharishi
September 25, 2022
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Nature of Music and the Role of the Musician | 55:01
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi talks about how music expresses the creative intelligence of nature, why we’re attracted to music, and the important role musicians play in society. Lea Cho, an accomplished musician and Director of Programs and Special Projects at the David Lynch Foundation, joins host Mario Orsatti to discuss this historic talk. This encore episode first aired on December 19, 2021.
Maharishi
January 7, 2024
Maharishi on the Art of Right Decision-Making (Part 2) | 53:40
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi explains how expansion of awareness during TM practice produces broader comprehension, resulting in spontaneously right decisions. Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, and host Mario Orsatti discuss more highlights from this classic 1972 talk, from an MIT symposium on the Science of Creative Intelligence. This encore episode originally aired on March 14, 2021.
Personal Growth
June 30, 2024
One Woman’s Journey to Better Health and Inner Peace | 48:34
Teacher and coach Debbie DeMarco Bennett discusses improvements in her mental and physical health, overcoming borderline personality disorder, and coping with multiple sclerosis. She describes the many benefits she has found from her TM practice, including her first-ever experience of inner peace and why she recommends the TM technique to her clients worldwide.
Education
September 19, 2021
Philosophy of Science: Discovery of Wholeness in the Parts | 48:43
Eric Scerri, Ph.D., noted historian and philosopher of chemistry, discusses the importance for science to have a holistic understanding of the parts it studies, and how that applies to life in general. A UCLA faculty member and the founder and editor-in-chief of Foundations of Chemistry, Dr. Scerri was a participant in the PBS documentary The Mystery of Matter.
Maharishi
February 19, 2023
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Mechanics of Success | 53:04
TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi discusses how to achieve success by enlivening all the laws of nature in our consciousness, and answers questions on the nature of success and competition. 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. This encore episode first aired on February 6, 2022.