Here, I would like to share my knowledge about TM technique.
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Maharishi states that, “The process of bringing the attention to the level of transcendental being is known as the system of transcendental meditation” (p. 52). In the simple word, Transcendental Meditation is a simple, natural, spontaneous and effortless technique of meditation that can be practiced by any age groups and regardless of any cultural background.
To learn the TM technique, first of all, your teacher will select and give a life supporting sound, also called mantra, to you. Then you should learn the technique to use that mantra, that is, to refine the level of thinking and experience the pure awareness.
Maharishi says that the, “Progress has two feet to walk, one is active that goes ahead and at the same time the next is at rest and support the feet that is active, and again the previous one is at rest and next one is active”. From this what we can say that rest is the basis of action. If we don’t have proper rest then we can’t achieve a lot in our life. It is generally understood that sleep provides the sufficient rest for human body. But it is not always true, in the sleeping state, our body doesn’t have any kind of awareness; it is in dull state. But, practicing TM at least twice a day for twenty minutes each can give you the proper rest because while we are practicing TM, we are transcending our mind to the deeper level of thought and in the process stresses of body gets release and the mind gets restful alertness. This has been proved by lots of scientists from the different great Universities and research centers of all around the world.
Maharishi says that, “the natural tendency of mind is to move toward bliss and the natural tendency of body is to move toward healthiness”. Then, one can think that we don’t need to do anything, mind automatically will move towards happiness. But, it is not the case; there are lots of stress, strain and fatigue in our mind and body which are the obstacle for the mind to go towards the bliss and TM is the technique which removes those blocks and keep our mind restfully alert and body in the deep rest. So that, we are ready for the full days of actions and achievements after practicing TM.
Reference:
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1963 [1995]). Science of being and art of living: transcendental meditation. New York: Plume.