transcendental meditation
above-sensory meditation, method of physical relaxation and spiritual enlightenment
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation or TM is the trademarked name of a
meditation technique introduced in 1958 by
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The Transcendental Meditation technique is practiced for twenty minutes twice a day while sitting with the eyes closed, enabling the mind to "transcend" to a quieter state. The technique is said to be effortless, not involving concentration or contemplation. Research has been done on the effects of this meditation technique on mind and body, ranging from investigating its effects on cardiovascular disease to studying the physiological and psychological correlates of "higher states of consciousness" which practitioners say result from its practice. The technique is said to have been taught to over six million people worldwide. The Transcendental Meditation technique is the experiential aspect of
Maharishi Vedic Science.
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Transcendental meditation
transcendental meditation
TM. A mental technique used to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and improve quality of life.
TM-Sidhi(R) (TM-Sidhi program, Transcendental Meditation Sidhi program, yogic flying)
A "natural extension" of Transcendental Meditation. TM-Sidhi is one of the two most important techniques of Maharishi Ayur-Ved. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi founded TM-Sidhi in 1976. It allegedly promotes the ability to think and act from the "Unified Field of Natural Law" ("the transcendental consciousness of everyone").
Transcendental Meditation(R) (TM(R))
One of the two most important techniques of Maharishi Ayur-Ved. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi founded TM in 1957 and introduced it in the United States in 1959. TM is an alleged means of experiencing "pure awareness." It involves sitting comfortably, with eyes closed, for 15 to 20 minutes twice a day while one mentally repeats a mantra. In TM, a mantra purportedly is a "thought-sound" that has a "known" vibratory effect but does not have a designative meaning. The TM teacher supposedly chooses a mantra suitable for the initiate.