An Introduction to Transcendental MeditationTM is a programme for the Development of Consciousness...

An Introduction toAn Introduction to

Transcendental MeditationTM is a programme for the Development of Consciousness which, in the UK, is available only from Maharishi Foundation®, registered educational charity number 270157

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Maharishi Mahesh YogiMaharishi Mahesh YogiFounder of Founder of

Transcendental MeditationTranscendental MeditationTM

Maharishi introduced Transcendental Meditation to the world more than 50 years ago, giving to millions of people the means to systematically develop higher states of consciousness and bring life in harmony with Natural Law. Maharishi offers enlightenment to every individual and invincibility to every nation – Heaven on Earth.

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Step 1 Introductory Lecture (1 hour)A vision of all possibilities through

Transcendental Meditation – mind, body, relations, world

Step 2 Preparatory Lecture The mechanics and origin of TM (1 hour)

Step 3 Personal Interview (10-15 minutes)Interview with a certified teacher of TM, following the Preparatory Lecture

continued…

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Four days of instruction over

four consecutive days ––

Step 4 Personal Instruction (1-2 hours)Learning Transcendental Meditation

Step 5 First Day of Checking (1-2 hours)Verifying the correctness of the practice; further instruction

Step 6 Second Day of Checking (1-2 hours)Understanding the mechanics of TM based on personal experiences

Step 7 Third Day of Checking (1-2 hours)Understanding the growth of higher states of consciousness through regular practice

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Transcendental Transcendental Meditation isMeditation is

TM benefits all aspects TM benefits all aspects of lifeof life

The Kingdom of Heaven is Within

You—Jesus Christ

Go back into yourself, for truth

dwells deep within you

—St. Augustine

Talents develop in quiet places,

character in the full current of

human life—GoetheFirst, Know

Thyself—Socrates

He who has that knowledge which is

Self-knowing will know himself

—Plato

Your Self is a sun with a thousand rays

—Picasso

Developing Full Mental PotentialDeveloping Full Mental Potential

TMNEW RESEARCH on the

TM technique for full

development of life.

Transcendental Meditation

In the classroom:

““The missing link The missing link to a successful to a successful

life.”life.” – David Lynch, film

director

Monday, April 6, 2009

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr promote

Transcendental Meditation for pupils

Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on stage in New York

Monday, April 6, 2009

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr promote

Transcendental Meditation for pupils

Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on stage in New York

““Fulfilment is natural to Fulfilment is natural to life” life”

TM –TM – How it works… How it works…

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10% Mental Potential

Unconscious Mind

Source of Thought

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Pure Consciousness

Conscious Mind

Fully Awake, Self-Referral

ConsciousnessTMTM

Transcending is the Transcending is the key…key…

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Gamma

Beta

Alpha

Theta

Delta

Problem solving,concentration

Busy, active mind

Reflective, restful

Drowsiness

Sleep, dreaming

The Human Brain

…total functioning capability

Typical EEG Tracings

A typical EEG tracing is a rapidly changing composite or combination of different brain waves moving up and down at different rates—some slow, some fast. During ordinary waking consciousness, EEG patterns are complex, scattered and disorderly.

EEG coherence during the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique: brainwaves rise up and down together—maintaining a stable phase relationship—indicating that the whole brain is highly correlated. This integrated state of brain function corresponds to the subjective experience of heightened wakefulness or restful alertness. Research shows that the TM technique cultures the brain to behave more coherently and efficiently overtime, as seen in a person’s improved response to stimuli—with better performance on spatial and memory tasks, creativity scores, and reaction time tests. Such findings are not reported from other meditation practices. References: International Journal of Psychophysiology, 116, 1519-38 (2006); Biological Psychology, 61, 293-319 (2002)

Increased EEG Coherence during TM

FrontFront

MiddleMiddle

Alpha Coherence Maps

Before TM, Eyes Open After 3 months of TM

References: International Journal of Psychophysiology, 116, 1519-38 (2006); Biological Psychology, 61, 293-319 (2002); Consciousness and Cognition, 8(3), 302-18 (1999); Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 35 (1973); International Journal of Neuroscience 14: 147–151, 1981.

Before TM, Eyes Closed

High levels of EEG coherence measured during Transcendental Meditation are significantly correlated with higher creativity, greater efficiency in learning, improved moral reasoning, higher IQ, less neuroticism, higher academic achievement, and greater efficiency of brain functioning. References: International Journal of Neuroscience 13: 211–217, 1981; 15: 151–157, 1981

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experienceyou have changes

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Benefits for the MindBenefits for the Mind

• Increased creativityThe Journal of Creative Behavior

• Improved memoryMemory & Cognition

• Increased IQ Personality and Individual Differences

• Improved perception Memory & Cognition

• Faster reaction time Personality and Individual Differences

• Increased intelligence Higher Education Research and Development

• Increased field independence Perceptual and Motor Skills

Benefits for the MindBenefits for the Mind

• Improvement in academic skills British Journal of Educational Psychology

• Improved concept learning Journal of Clinical Psychology

• Improved problem solving ability Scientific Research: Collected Papers, Vol.1

• Integration of left- and right-hemispheresPsychophysiology

• Improved mental health Anxiety, Stress & Coping: An International Journal

• Holistic improvement in intellectual performance Intelligence

Statistical meta-analysis of available research (42 independent studies) indicated that Transcendental Meditation increased self-actualisation by about three times as much as procedures of contemplation, concentration, or other techniques. Reference: Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 6: 189–248, 1991.

nature Orderliness – Orderliness – IntelligenceIntelligence

is seen everywhereis seen everywhere

in Naturein Nature

“The whole history of

science has been the

gradual realisation that

events do not happen in an

arbitrary manner, but that

they reflect a certain

underlying order . . .”

– Stephen W. Hawking

SLACStanford Linear Accelerator Center

EuropeanCenter for NuclearResearch

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–––– –––– TOTAL NATURAL LAWTOTAL NATURAL LAW –––– ––––

The orderliness of the Unified FieldThe orderliness of the Unified Field——

reflected as increased brainwave reflected as increased brainwave coherencecoherence

Reference: Psychosomatic Medicine 46: 267, 276, 1984

Greater orderliness of Greater orderliness of brain functioningbrain functioning

““The individual is The individual is cosmic.”cosmic.”

Human potential is infiniteHuman potential is infinite

Better Health through TMBetter Health through TMThe Physiology of Enlightenment

• Reductions in breath rate—deep state of rest

25%

• Reductions in breath rate—deep state of rest

• Reduced blood lactate

20%

• Reductions in breath rate—deep state of rest

• Reduced blood lactate

• Significant increases in basal skin resistance

70%

ALPHAPOWER

• Reductions in breath rate—deep state of rest

• Reduced blood lactate

• Significant increases in basal skin resistance • EEG: restful alertness

• Reductions in breath rate—deep state of rest

• Reduced blood lactate

• Significant increases in basal skin resistance

• EEG: restful alertness Scientific American 1972; 226:84-90; Science 1970; 167:1751-1754

• Reductions in breath rate—deep state of rest

• Reduced blood lactate

• Significant increases in basal skin resistance

• EEG: restful alertness Scientific American 1972; 226:84-90; Science 1970; 167:1751-1754 • Decreased plasma cortisol

• Increased muscle relaxation

• Natural suspension of respiration

• Increased blood flow to the brain

• EEG coherence—holistic brain function American Journal of Physiology 235: R89–R92, 1978; International Journal of Neuroscience 14: 147–151, 1981; Hormones and Behavior 10: 54–60, 1978; Journal of Applied Physiology 56: 607–612, 1984; Physiology & Behavior 35: 591–595, 1985

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$24 Million in TM Research by the $24 Million in TM Research by the US National Institutes of HealthUS National Institutes of Health

“…the most effective program for promoting health and reducing health-care utilization and medical expenses.”

—Kulreet Chaudary, MD, Medical Director of Neurology, Scripps Memorial Hospital

“…the single-most effective program to reduce stress.”

—Steele Bellok, M.D. Harvard Medical School

“High blood pressure is reduced even after a few months of twice-daily practice of the TM technique.”

—Gary Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D. New York University School of Medicine faculty.

“…a deep state of rest that refreshes mind and body—improving sleep, increasing creativity and intelligence, and reducing anxiety.”

—Nancy

Lansdorf, MD

Hospital Admission RatesHospital Admission Rates

Hospital Admission RatesHospital Admission Rates

Those who had been regularly practicing the Transcendental Meditation Program showed younger biological age, with a greater reduction in biological age the longer they had been participating in the Program. Reference: International Journal of Neuroscience 16: 53–58, 1982.

Health benefitsHealth benefits

• Reduction of Atherosclerosis Stroke

• Increased longevity International Journal of Neuroscience

• Quicker recovery from stress Psychosomatic Medicine

• Reduction of high cholesterol Journal of Human Stress

• Improvements in bronchial asthma Clinical Research

• Decreased insomnia Journal of Counseling and Development

Health benefitsHealth benefits

• Improved heart function The American Journal of Cardiology

• Improved neuromuscular function Perceptual and Motor Skills

• Reduced blood pressure Hypertension Archives of Internal Medicine

• Calmer style of physiological functioningAmerican Psychologist

• More stability of autonomic nervous systemPsychosomatic Medicine

Social Social RelationsRelations

GrowingHappiness and

Harmony

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Inner happiness Inner happiness

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Patients suffering from post-traumatic stress problems who learned the Transcendental Meditation Program showed significant reduction in depression after four months, in contrast to others who were randomly assigned to receive psychotherapy. Reference: Journal of Counseling and Development 64: 212–215, 1985.

A statistical meta-analysis of 146 independent study results found that the Transcendental Meditation Program is significantly more effective in reducing trait anxiety than procedures of concentration or contemplation, or other techniques. Reference: Journal of Clinical Psychology 45: 957–974, 1989.

Reduced Use of Cigarettes

Improved social Improved social behaviourbehaviour

• Reduced hostility Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

• Improved relationships Anxiety, Stress and Coping

• Improved self-esteem British Journal of Psychology

• Healthier response to stress American Psychologist

• Decreased neurosis Japanese Journal of Industrial Health

• Decreased depression Journal of Counseling and Development

Improved social Improved social behaviourbehaviour

• Decreased alcohol use Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

• Increased job satisfaction Academy of Management Journal

• Improved job performance Academy of Management Journal

• Increased leadership behavior Career Development International

• Decreased use of drugs International Journal of the Addictions

• Greater appreciation of others Perceptual and Motor Skills

Towards World Towards World PeacePeace

= unit of world peace

Collective Collective ConsciousnessConsciousness

TM raises collective TM raises collective consciousness… consciousness…

• TM develops the full value of

mind – intelligence – consciousness• TM releases stress and strain and improves

health of body and mind• TM allows us to naturally become more kind

and compassionate – improves relationships• TM brings peace to individual and society

–––– –––– PEACE ONLY HEREPEACE ONLY HERE –––– ––––

“In the vicinity of yoga (unified consciousness) hostile tendencies are eliminated.” —Maharishi Patanjali

Maharishi’s Group for a Maharishi’s Group for a Government reduces crime Government reduces crime and violence in Washington and violence in Washington DCDC

In this carefully controlled experiment, the coherence-creating group increased from 800 to 4,000 over the two-month period. Although violent crime had been steadily increasing during the first five months of the year, soon after the start of the study, violent crime (measured by FBI Uniform Crime Statistics) began decreasing and continued to drop until the end of the experiment (maximum decrease 23.3%), after which it began to rise again. The likelihood that this result could be attributed to chance variation in crime levels was less than two parts per billion (p < .000000002). The drop in crime could not be attributed to other possible causes, including temperature, precipitation, weekends, and police and community anti-crime activities (Social Indicators Research 47: 153-201, 1999).

A day-by-day study of a two-month assembly in Israel during August and September of 1983 showed that, on days when the number of participants at a peace-creating assembly was high, the intensity of an ongoing war in neighboring Lebanon decreased sharply. When the number of participants was high, war deaths in Lebanon dropped by 76%. (p<.0001). [The mathematical expression p<.0001 indicates that, as a result of standard mathematical analysis, the likelihood that this result could be attributed to chance variation in levels of fighting was less than 1 in 10,000. This amounts to a much higher confidence level than is typical in the social sciences.] Reference: Yale University Journal of Conflict Resolution 32: 776–812, 1988.

The global influence on terrorism of three large coherence- creating assemblies was studied retrospectively through an analysis of data compiled by the Rand Corporation. The data revealed a 72% reduction in worldwide terrorism during the three assemblies taken together, as compared to all other weeks during a two-year period. Each assembly had approached or exceeded the participation threshold (8,000) predicted to create a global influence of peace. The study ruled out the possibility that this reduction in terrorism was due to cycles, trends, or drifts in the measures used, or to seasonal changes (Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 36 (1-4): 283-302, 2003).

72% 72% reduction in reduction in global global terrorism terrorism through TM through TM and TM-and TM-SidhiSidhiprogrammeprogramme

“The efficacy of TM and the TM- Sidhi programme to reduce crime and war has been more extensively studied and rigorously established than any phenomenon in the history of social science.

It is a scientific fact.” — Dr. John Hagelin

The conventional approach of negotiations

and destructive

weaponry

Since 1000 BC, there have been 8000 peace treaties, lasting an average of nine years

Angola

Algeria

Burma

Colombia

Zaire

Indonesia

IsraelAfghanistan

Azerbaijan

Cambodia

Czechoslovakia

Iraq

North Korea

Rwanda

Yugoslavia

Vietnam

Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka

Somalia

Soviet Union

Sierra Leone

Palestine

Angola

Algeria

Burma

Colombia

Zaire

Indonesia

IsraelAfghanistan

Azerbaijan

Cambodia

Czechoslovakia

Iraq

North Korea

Rwanda

Yugoslavia

Vietnam

Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka

Somalia

Soviet Union

Sierra Leone

Palestine

El Salvador

EthiopiaGrenada

Albania

Bolivia

Bosnia

Brazil

Croatia

Egypt

Angola

Algeria

Burma

Colombia

Zaire

Indonesia

IsraelAfghanistan

Azerbaijan

Cambodia

Czechoslovakia

Iraq

North Korea

Rwanda

Yugoslavia

Vietnam

Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka

Somalia

Soviet Union

Sierra Leone

Palestine

El Salvador

EthiopiaGrenada

Albania

Bolivia

Egypt

Argentina

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Comoros

Congo

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Hungary

India

IranIreland

Pakistan

Peru

Sudan

Angola

Algeria

Burma

Colombia

Zaire

Indonesia

IsraelAfghanistan

Azerbaijan

Cambodia

Czechoslovakia

Iraq

North Korea

Rwanda

Yugoslavia

Vietnam

Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka

Somalia

Soviet Union

Sierra LeoneEl Salvador

Ethiopia

Bolivia

Argentina

Burundi

Chile

China

Comoros

Dominican Republic

Guatemala

Haiti

Hungary

India

Indonesia

IranIreland

Jordan Kenya

Korea

Laos Lebanon

Libya

Nicaragua

Peru

Sudan

The root cause of war:

The root cause of war:

Rising tensions in collective consciousness

ONLY A NEW SEEDONLY A NEW SEEDWILL YIELD A WILL YIELD A NEW CROP ––NEW CROP ––

“Problems cannot be solved at the same level of consciousness that

created them.” —Einstein

ENVIRONMENT

HEALTHCRISIS

CRIME &VIOLENCE

ECONOMYFAILING

EDUCATION

POLITICALUPHEVAL

ProblemsProblems Problems

Invincibility to Every Invincibility to Every NationNationCOHERENCECOHERENCE

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–––– –––– INVINCIBILITY ONLY HERINVINCIBILITY ONLY HERE ––––E ––––

Scientific Research Findings

World PeaceWorld Peace

• Decreased Terrorism Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

• Improved Quality of City Life Journal of Conflict Resolution

• Decreased Crime Rate in Cities Journal of Crime and Justice

• Decreased Violent Crime, Wash., DC Social Indicators Research

• Decreased Crime in Capital Cities The Journal of Mind and Behavior

Scientific Research Findings

World PeaceWorld Peace

• Improved National Life –– Decreased Fatalities Social Indicators

• Improved Quality of Life in Israel Journal of Conflict Resolution

• Reduction of Armed Conflict Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

• Increased Progress Towards Peace Journal of Social Behavior

• Reduction of International Conflict Journal of Conflict Resolution

Enlightenment for Enlightenment for the Individualthe Individual

••Peace and InvincibilityPeace and Invincibility

to Every Nationto Every Nation

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PPEACEEACE

Fulfilling the needFulfilling the needof the timeof the time

••Life in harmony with Life in harmony with

Natural LawNatural Law

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PPEACEEACE

““Now we have the total Now we have the total knowledge of Natural knowledge of Natural

Law Law at our disposal to create at our disposal to create

Heaven on Earth.” Heaven on Earth.” – – MaharishiMaharishi

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Conscious Mind

10% Mental Potential

Unconscious Mind

Source of Thought

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TMTM

OOOOOOO

Conscious Mind

Source of Thought

TMTM

OOOOOO

Pure Bliss Consciousness

Conscious Mind

Mind, Body, Behaviour and Environment Supported by Total Natural Law –More happiness,energy, peaceand fulfilment

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Step 2: Preparatory LectureStep 2: Preparatory Lecture

• The Mechanics of Transcendental Meditation

• The Tradition from which TM comes

Thank you!Thank you!

The TM-Sidhi programme and Yogic FlyingThe TM-Sidhi programme and Yogic Flying