Maharishi

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In this short talk, part of an interview recorded in 1975, Maharishi defines what makes TM so effective. It’s a point he stressed many times – TM works because it relies solely on the natural tendency of the mind. Once it knows how to – and this is the crucial point – once it knows how to, the mind will settle down into silence, into what Maharishi calls a state of least excitation of consciousness. See video post

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Total knowledge – Maharishi says – is available through Transcendental Meditation. What does this mean?

by Martin Creese June 22, 2010
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Even before he first came to London, Maharishi had a broad vision. His goal was to give universal access to what he later came to call total knowledge. Maharishi’s innovation was to make the means of achieving this goal simple, easy and effortless. This involved redefining the techniques of meditation so that they could be integrated into the lives of people… Read more



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