What Doctors and Scientists Say About Transcendental Meditation Research:

"If TM were a new drug conferring this many benefits, it would be the biggest, multi-billion-dollar block-buster drug on the market."
—Norman E. Rosenthal, MD, Bestselling author and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine, 20-year Senior Researcher at the National Institutes of Health

"If you're on medication for cholesterol, we hope you can get 30

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Myth #2: Meditation and relaxation practices are all the same and produce the same effects

The scientific literature on meditation shows that not all meditation practices produce the same effects. Different types of meditation practices engage the mind in different ways and employ a variety of methods for different results. 

For example, numerous independent scientific studies have found consistent distinctions between the Transcendental Meditation technique and other practices on

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Is TM the only way to transcend?

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No, but surely it's the easiest and most reliable. Scientific studies show that

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Three categories of meditation techniques

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Transcendental Meditation technique:

12 Scientific Research Findings That Distinguish the TM Program

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Alternatives to Transcendental Meditation

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How does the Transcendental Meditation technique differ from lower-cost

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Neurofeedback Transcendental Meditation

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Holosync “binaural beat” meditation CDs

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The Transcendental Meditation technique and the Relaxation Response

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 The so-called "relaxation

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The Transcendental Meditation technique and contemplation/contemplative meditation

Contemplation practices typically use either controlled focus or open monitoring, depending on whether one is focusing deeply on a particular idea or meaning (controlled focus) or employing “free association” (a form of open monitoring).

Contemplative practices tend to keep the mind active and involved in the realm of thinking, meaning and ideas. This can be valuable for gaining insight during

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The Transcendental Meditation technique and guided meditation

In guided meditation — also called guided visualization, guided imagery, or guided relaxation — a speaker offers instruction or suggestion aimed at guiding the listener into a meditative state (such practices can also be self-guided). Depending on the particular type of practice, these approaches can employ either controlled focus or open monitoring.
This approach to meditation can create

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But TM is so simple — can it take you to higher states of consciousness?

The Transcendental Meditation program is designed for full awakening of human potential. The TM technique comes from the most long-standing tradition of meditation on earth, the Vedic tradition of India. After being long lost to society, the practice was revived by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and introduced to the modern world in 1955. The TM technique is considered by many to be the quintessential

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More on the AHRQ report and health research on meditation

The most comprehensive of the "no benefits" reviews is the AHRQ paper (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). Experts in meditation research note that the review is methodologically flawed, laden with errors and grossly amiss in its conclusions.

Faulty research design: Scientists who conduct research on exercise, meditation or other behavioral health modalities have developed

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What's so special about the Transcendental Meditation mantras?

Harmonizing, life-supportive effect: Different sounds affect us in different ways (think of a mother’s lullaby or a bugle reveille). The Vedic Tradition of meditation, as revived by Maharishi, is a science of consciousness that thousands of years ago established a systematic, comprehensive knowledge of mantras and their effects. Specific sounds were known for producing positive, soothing

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Aren’t all forms of meditation 'transcendental?'

If by transcendental one means a practice that systematically takes attention beyond the surface, active levels of the mind to finer and deeper levels until the faintest impulse of thought is left behind and what remains is pure awareness—the state of restful alertness—then no, all forms of meditation are not designed or intended for this specific meditative process.

The variety of meditation

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Myth #1: Meditation is difficult and it takes a long time to get results.

The Transcendental Meditation technique is easy to learn and practice — in fact, effortlessness is the key to its effectiveness — and most people report benefits right from the start.
The simple form of meditation known today as the TM technique had been long lost to society, even in India. The technique was revived by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who established its practical benefits on the

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Is TM just another "mantra" meditation?

“Mantra” meditation and the Transcendental Meditation technique


The Transcendental Meditation technique is a unique form of meditation — characterized by its authenticity, effortlessness, and wide range of holistic benefits. It is different in many ways from common "mantra" practices...


There are many forms of “mantra” meditation — traditional japa, Christian centering prayer, Deepak Chopra’s

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Does Transcendental Meditation Differ From Zen?

Zen meditation and other concentration techniques

Classic examples of concentration or controlled focus techniques are found in the venerated traditions of Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, Yoga and Vedanta, though many types of meditation involve attempts to control the mind or to keep attention focused in a particular way. By holding awareness on an object of meditation — such as one’s breathing,

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How is Transcendental Meditation different from mindfulness?

Mindfulness meditation, often associated with Vipassana, is generally considered to be a practice of "open monitoring" — watching thoughts, perceptions or sensations come and go without judging or holding on, practiced to gain insight and equanimity.

However, there are various forms of mindfulness meditation and Vipassana, practiced in different ways. Some practices referred to as ‘mindfulness’

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