1. The Transcendental Meditation® Program For Full Development of Life
Introductory Lecture
Welcome
The Transcendental Meditation® Program
For Full Development of Life
© 2008 Global Country of World Peace
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3. Founder of the Transcendental Meditation program
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Founder of the Transcendental Meditation program

9. The TM technique is: Easy to learn Enjoyable and effortless…
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

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

11. “Water the root—enjoy the fruit.”

12. Benefits for:
Mind
Body
Behavior/relationships
Environment

13. Developing Full Mental Potential
Transcendental Meditation
in the classroom:
“One of the Year’s
Best ideas.”
—New York Times Magazine TM
NEW RESEARCH on the TM technique for full development of life.

14. Know Thyself. Go back into yourself, for truth dwells deep within you.
—Oracle at Delphi
Go back into yourself,
for truth dwells
deep within you.
—St. Augustine
What lies behind us
and what lies before us
are small matters compared to
what lies within us.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson
The self
is a “kosmos,”
beyond the
“boundaries.”
—Walt Whitman

15. Enlightenment An uninterrupted state of heightened well-being
Described throughout the ages in similar, universal terms:
An uninterrupted state of heightened well-being
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

16. 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?

17. Enlightenment Until now.
Because there has not been a systematic, reliable means to experience it…
Until now.

18. TM: How it works…

19. O O O O O Source of Thought Conscious Mind O 10% Mental Potential
Unconscious Mind O O O O
Source of Thought

20. O
Conscious Mind O O O O O O
Source of Thought

21. O O O O Conscious Mind O Pure Consciousness Fully Awake, Self-Referral

22. Transcending…

23. Gamma Beta Alpha Theta Delta Problem solving, concentration
Busy, active mind
Reflective, restful
Drowsiness
Sleep, dreaming
The human brain emits faint electrical impulses that can be measured and recorded by EEG (electroencephalographic) monitoring devices. An EEG measurement identifies wavelengths (or frequencies) of brainwaves.

24. 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.

25. Increased EEG Coherence
High EEG coherence is seen during restful alertness.
Here we see the electrical activity from 11 points of the brain during transcending.
Top and bottom of this chart are the front left and front right parts of the brain.
Notice how the signals between pairs of sensors are rising up and down together. This is called coherence. Coherence means that two parts of the brain are talking to each other—are functionally linked.
This is global coherence.
The brain as a whole is more wakeful, is more lively.
Alpha EEG as a carrier wave for higher processing and higher EEG frequencies. The more coherent the alpha carrier wave, the more efficient the person would respond—better performance on spatial tasks, memory tasks, creativity scores and paired reaction time tasks.
Frontal alpha coherence is not reported in other meditation practices.
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, (2006); Biological Psychology, 61, (2002)

26. Alpha Coherence Maps Front Middle Eyes Open Eyes Closed TM Practice
The same subject is shown, with eyes closed before learning TM, and then 3 months later during TM practice.
Eyes Open
Eyes Closed
TM Practice
References: International Journal of Psychophysiology, 116, (2006); Biological Psychology, 61, (2002); Consciousness and Cognition, 8(3), (1999); Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 35 (1973); International Journal of Neuroscience 14: 147–151, 1981.

27. 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

28. O O O O O Source of Thought Conscious Mind O 10% Mental Potential
Unconscious Mind O O O O
Source of Thought

29. O O O O O Source of Thought Conscious Mind O 15% Mental Potential
Unconscious Mind O O O O
Source of Thought

30. O O O O O Source of Thought Conscious Mind O 50% Mental Potential
Unconscious Mind O O O O
Source of Thought

31. O O O O O Source of Thought Conscious Mind O 75% Mental Potential
Unconscious Mind O O
Source of Thought

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

33. Benefits for the Mind
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

34. Benefits for the Mind
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

35. Tom, here are some points from Skipﾕs paper that you can use. ﾊ
Tom, here are some points from Skipﾕs paper that you can use.ﾊ* Self actualization means full development of the individual self.* It is the most validated measure in modern psychology of psychological health.* Maslow and other Humanistic Psychologists have conjectured that transcendental experiences promote self-actualization and psychological health.* Research has confirmed that:1) ﾊtranscendental experiences through the TM t have distinct psychophysiological correlates;2) systematic culturing of these experiences through TM results in measurable changes both during and after meditation;3) through this systematic transcendence, TM develops self-actualization more rapidly that other forms of relaxation and meditation not specifically directed towards (or as efficient in) producing transcendence (as has been shown by this meta-analysis); and4) processes of development will ﾒunfreezeﾓ in subpopulations, such as prison inmates and drug abusers, whose development has been arrested or impaired, as evidenced by reduced psychopathology and enhanced psychological health.ﾊ
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.

36. Every
experience
you have
changes
your brain.

37. Nothing
changes
it like
transcending.

38. Total Brain Functioning

39. nature

40. 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

42. SLAC
Stanford Linear Accelerator
European
Center for
Nuclear
Research

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

45. “The individual is cosmic.”

46. Creating A Higher State of Health: The Physiology of Enlightenment

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

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

49. the 4th State of Consciousness
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%

50. the 4th State of Consciousness
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

51. the 4th State of Consciousness
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:

52. the 4th State of Consciousness
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:
• 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

53. the National Institutes of Health
Research funded by
the National Institutes of Health

54. Independent Research Conducted at Medical Schools Nationwide
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

55. of Physicians Practicing the
American Association
of Physicians Practicing the
Transcendental
Meditation Technique

56. “…the single-most effective program to reduce stress.”
—Steele Belok, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
“…a deep state of rest that refreshes mind and body—improving sleep, increasing creativity and intelligence, and reducing anxiety.”
—Nancy Lonsdorf, MD
“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.
“…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 56

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

59. Hospital Admission Rates

61. Benefits for the body 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

62. Benefits for the body 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

64. 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.

66. Inner Happiness
Harmonious Relationships

67. O O O O Growth of Consciousness Growth of Invincibility O
Inner happiness O O O
Sat Chit Ananda

68. 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.

69. 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.

70. Reduced Use of Cigarettes

71. Improved Social Behavior
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

72. Improved Social Behavior
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

73. Creating World Peace

74. = unit of world peace

75. Collective Consciousness

76. Creating Global Citizenship
“What's needed really is
a higher level of consciousness.”
—Al Gore

77. Creating Global Citizenship
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

78. Creating Global Citizenship
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

79. Creating Global Citizenship
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

82. The formula for world peace
“In the vicinity of yoga (unified consciousness)
hostile tendencies are eliminated.”
—Maharishi Patanjali

84. 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 < ). 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: , 1999).

85. 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.

86. in World Consciousness
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): , 2003).

87. “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

88. Negotiations
Destructive weaponry

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

90. United Nations—1945:

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

92. United Nations—1945: Iraq Vietnam Israel North Korea Brazil Bosnia
Palestine
North Korea
Ethiopia
Cambodia
Egypt
Grenada
Zimbabwe
Angola
Israel
Bolivia
Sri Lanka
Sierra Leone
Afghanistan
Vietnam
El Salvador
Zaire
Iraq
Rwanda
Albania
Azerbaijan
Brazil
Colombia
Algeria
Yugoslavia
Bosnia
Somalia
Indonesia
Croatia
Burma
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
United Nations—1945:

93. Central African Republic
Palestine
Burundi
North Korea
Peru
India
Ethiopia
Cambodia
Egypt
Grenada
Zimbabwe
Chad
Angola
Israel
Bolivia
Sri Lanka
Dominican Republic
Sierra Leone
Ireland
Afghanistan
Vietnam
El Salvador
Argentina
Iran
Zaire
Iraq
Comoros
Rwanda
Albania
Azerbaijan
Chile
Colombia
Pakistan
Sudan
Algeria
Yugoslavia
China
Congo
Somalia
Hungary
Indonesia
Central African Republic
Burma
Czechoslovakia
Burkina Faso
Ecuador
Soviet Union
United Nations—1945:

94. Iran Korea United Nations—1945: Iraq Vietnam India Laos Israel Chile
Burundi
North Korea
Peru
India
Ethiopia
Cambodia
Guatemala
Zimbabwe
Angola
Laos
Israel
Lebanon
Bolivia
Sri Lanka
Dominican Republic
Sierra Leone
Ireland
Afghanistan
Vietnam
El Salvador
Argentina
Iran
Zaire
Iraq
Comoros
Libya
Rwanda
Azerbaijan
Chile
Haiti
Colombia
Korea
Sudan
Algeria
Yugoslavia
China
Somalia
Hungary
Indonesia
Nicaragua
Burma
Kenya
Jordan
Czechoslovakia
Indonesia
Soviet Union
United Nations—1945:

95. Iran Serbia Korea United Nations—1945: 150 major wars Iraq Vietnam
North Korea
Ethiopia
Cambodia
Yemen
Guatemala
Zimbabwe
Angola
Laos
Israel
Lebanon
Sri Lanka
Sierra Leone
Ireland
Afghanistan
Vietnam
Thailand
Argentina
Serbia
Iran
Zaire
Iraq
Libya
Rwanda
Azerbaijan
Chile
Haiti
Colombia
Korea
Algeria
Yugoslavia
Uganda
Somalia
Indonesia
Nicaragua
Burma
Kenya
Jordan
Czechoslovakia
United Nations—1945:
Indonesia
Soviet Union
150 major wars

96. UN Charter:
“Wars begin in the minds of men, and it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.”

97. The root cause of war:

98. The root cause of war:
rising tensions in collective consciousness

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

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

101. “Water the roots.” HEALTHCARE CRISIS GLOBAL WARMING POLITICAL UNREST
POVERTY
“Water the roots.”

103. Creating National Invincibility

105. Benefits for Society 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

106. Benefits for Society 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

107. Life Supported by Natural Law

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

109. TM The First Seven Steps 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)

110. TM The First Seven Steps
P R O G R A M
Four Days of Instruction 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)

111. TM Course tuition P R O G R A M Standard fee: $2000
Full-time students: $1000
Married couples: $3000
Children under 18: $500*
*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

112. O O O O O Source of Thought Conscious Mind O 10% Mental Potential
Unconscious Mind O O O O
Source of Thought