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Founder of the Transcendental Meditation program

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• Easy to learn
• Enjoyable and effortless…
• Not a belief—but a technique
• Natural—in accord with Natural Law
• Unique—unlike all other meditations
• Practical—benefits all aspects of life

The TM technique twice daily:
A preparation for more dynamic, fulfilling activity.

Developing Full Mental Potential
Transcendental Meditation in the classroom:
“One of the Year’s
Best ideas.”
—New York Times Magazine

—Oracle at Delphi
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Go back into yourself, for truth dwells deep within you.
—St. Augustine
The self is a “kosmos,” beyond the
“boundaries.”
—Walt Whitman

Enlightenment
Described throughout the ages in similar, universal terms:
• An uninterrupted state of heightened wellbeing
• Freedom from suffering
• An abundance of intelligence and creativity so immense that problems cannot overshadow life
• Living in perfect harmony with one’s surroundings —a deep, intimate unity with the cosmos

Enlightenment
• Why is this greater potential of life not the primary concern of education and psychology?
• Why is it not more commonly understood?
• What has it not been the object of scientific study?

Enlightenment
Because there has not been a systematic, reliable means to experience it…

TM

Conscious Mind
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Source of Thought
10% Mental Potential
Unconscious Mind

Conscious Mind
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Source of Thought

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Fully Awake,
Self-Referral
Consciousness
Pure Consciousness

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Problem solving, concentration
Beta
Busy, active mind
Alpha
Reflective, restful
Theta
Drowsiness
Delta
Sleep, dreaming

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

Increased EEG Coherence
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)

Front
Middle
Alpha Coherence Maps
Eyes Open Eyes Closed TM Practice
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.

High levels of EEG coherence measured during Transcendental Meditation are significantly correlated with higher creativity, greater efficiency in learning new concepts, more principled moral reasoning, higher verbal intelligence (IQ), less neuroticism, higher academic achievement, clearer experiences of Transcendental Consciousness, and greater neurological efficiency (faster spinal reflex recovery).
References: International Journal of Neuroscience 13: 211–217, 1981; 15: 151–157, 1981

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Source of Thought
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Unconscious Mind

Conscious Mind
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Source of Thought
15% Mental Potential
Unconscious Mind

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50% Mental Potential
Unconscious Mind

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Unconscious Mind

Conscious Mind 100% Mental Potential O
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Pure Consciousness — “Unbounded” Awareness

Scientific Research Findings:
• Increased creativity
The Journal of Creative Behavior
• Improved memory
Memory & 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

Scientific Research Findings:
• 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-hemispheres
Psychophysiology
• Improved mental health
Anxiety, Stress & Coping: An International Journal
• Holistic improvement in intellectual performance
Intelligence

Statistical meta-analysis of all available research (42 independent study results) indicated that practice of Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation Program increased self-actualization 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.

Every experience you have changes your brain.

Nothing changes it like transcending.

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.
- Stephen W. Hawking

SLAC
Stanford Linear Accelerator
European
Center for
Nuclear
Research

Greater orderliness of brain functioning
Reference: Psychosomatic Medicine 46: 267, 276, 1984
The orderliness of the Unified Field — seen as increased brainwave coherence

Discovery of the 4th State of Consciousness
• Reductions in breath rate—deep state of rest
25%

Discovery of the 4th State of Consciousness
• Reductions in breath rate—deep state of rest
• Reduced blood lactate
20%

Discovery of the 4th State of Consciousness
• Reductions in breath rate—deep state of rest
• Reduced blood lactate
• Significant increases in basal skin resistance
70%

Discovery of the 4th State of Consciousness
• Reductions in breath rate—deep state of rest
• Reduced blood lactate
• Significant increases in basal skin resistance
• EEG: restful alertness
ALPHA
POWER

Discovery of the 4th State of Consciousness
• 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

Discovery of the 4th State of Consciousness
• 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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• Harvard Medical School
• Stanford Medical School
• Yale Medical School
• UCLA Medical School
• University of Virginia Medical Center
• University of California, Irvine
• Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles
• University of California at San Francisco Medical School
• University of Chicago Medical School
• University of Southern California Medical School
• University of Michigan Medical School
• University of Hawaii
• Howard University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
• University of Iowa
• The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

www.AsktheDoctors.com

“ … the single-most effective program to reduce stress.
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“… a deep state of rest that refreshes mind and body — improving sleep, medical expenses.
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“ High blood pressure is increasing creativity and intelligence, and reducing anxiety.
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— Steele Belok, M.D.
Harvard Medical School daily practice of the TM technique.
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— Kulreet Chaudary, MD,
Medical Director of Neurology,
Scripps Memorial Hospital
— Gary Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine faculty.

"Adding Transcendental Meditation is equivalent to adding a second antihypertensive agent to one's current regimen, only safer and less troublesome."

Hospital Admission Rates

Scientific Research Findings:
• 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

Scientific Research Findings:
• 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 functioning
American Psychologist
• More stability of autonomic nervous system
Psychosomatic Medicine

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.

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Growth of
Consciousness
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Sat Chit Ananda
Growth of
Invincibility

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.

Scientific Research Findings:
• 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

Scientific Research Findings:
• 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

Collective Consciousness

“ What's needed really is a higher level of consciousness.
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—Al Gore

What is higher consciousness?
• Not just becoming more aware of a particular problem
• It is a holistic growth of CONSCIOUSNESS itself
• One becomes more awake —broader comprehension, increased EEG coherence,
• Resulting in a more global, universal outlook

Scientific Research Findings:
• Increased EEG coherence
International Journal of Neuroscience
• Broader comprehension
Perceptual and Motor Skills
• Increased creativity
The Journal of Creative Behavior
• Increased intelligence
Higher Education Research and Development
• Improved problem solving ability
Scientific Research: Collected Papers, Vol.1
• Integration of left- and right-hemispheres
Psychophysiology

Scientific Research Findings:
• Decreased anxiety
Journal of Clinical Psychology
• Reduced hostility
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
• Improved relationships
Anxiety, Stress and Coping
• Healthier response to stress
American Psychologist
• Decreased neurosis
Japanese Journal of Industrial Health
• Increased leadership behavior
Career Development International
• Greater appreciation of others
Perceptual and Motor Skills

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

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.

Increased Harmony in World Consciousness
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).

“The efficacy of group TM practice 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

Negotiations
Destructive weaponry

Since 1000 BC:
• 8000 peace treaties
• Lasting on average of nine years

United Nations —1945:

Palestine
North Korea
Cambodia
Zimbabwe
Angola
Israel
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Sierra Leone
Vietnam
Zaire Iraq
Rwanda
Azerbaijan
Colombia
Yugoslavia
Algeria
Somalia
Indonesia
Czechoslovakia
Burma
Soviet Union
United Nations —1945:

Sri Lanka
Palestine
North Korea
Egypt
Angola
Sierra Leone
Vietnam
Zaire Iraq
Azerbaijan
Algeria
Indonesia
Somalia
Croatia
Czechoslovakia
Burma
Soviet Union
United Nations —1945:

Palestine
India
North Korea
Egypt
Peru
Iran
Azerbaijan
Chile
Colombia
Pakistan
Yugoslavia
Sudan
Algeria
China
Indonesia
Hungary
United Nations —1945:

India
North Korea
Cambodia
Guatemala
Angola
Zimbabwe
Laos
Lebanon
Iran
Azerbaijan
Chile
Colombia
Haiti
Sudan
Algeria
China
Indonesia
Somalia
Hungary
Nicaragua
Jordan
Indonesia
United Nations —1945:

North Korea
Yemen
Guatemala
Angola
Zimbabwe
Laos Israel
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Thailand
Iran
Azerbaijan
Chile
Colombia
Haiti
Algeria
Uganda
Indonesia
Somalia
Nicaragua
United Nations
Jordan
—1945: Indonesia
150 major wars

UN Charter:

Insanity:
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
—Albert Einstein

“Problems are not solved on the level of the problem.
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— Maharishi
"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of consciousness that created them.”
— Einstein

“Water the roots.”

Scientific Research Findings:
• 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:
• 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

“Life is here to enjoy. Tell everyone — nobody has to suffer anymore.”
— Maharishi

TM
P R O G R A M
Step 1: Introductory Lecture
A vision of all possibilities through the Transcendental
Meditation program (1 hour)
Step 2: Preparatory Lecture
The mechanics and origin of the TM technique (1 hour)
Step 3: Personal Interview
Interview with a certified teacher of the TM program, following the Preparatory Lecture (10-15 minutes)

Four Days of Instruction
TM
P R O G R A M over four consecutive days:
Step 4: Personal Instruction
Learning the TM technique (1-2 hours)
Step 5: First Day of Checking
Verifying the correctness of the practice, further instruction
(1-2 hours)
Step 6: Second Day of Checking
Understanding the mechanics of the TM technique based on personal experiences (1-2 hours)
Step 7: Third Day of Checking
Understanding the growth of higher states of consciousness (1-2 hours)

Course tuition
Standard fee: $2000
Full-time students: $1000
Married couples: $3000
Children under 18: $500*
TM
P R O G R A M
*Children must learn within one month of parents to receive discounted rate
Low interest student loan for the TM course is available from CitiAssist • Course credit is available from Maharishi University of Management • MUM is accredited by the North
Central Association of Schools and Colleges

Conscious Mind
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Source of Thought
10% Mental Potential
Unconscious Mind