Why I Chose Transcendental Meditation
I had been reading about meditation for a couple of years and even tried to learn it from a book. In the Summer of 1974 I decided I needed to attend a class. There happened to be a TM Centre on Dublin's northside where I lived.
I went to an introductory presentation on Transcendental Meditation, felt it made fairly good sense and decided to learn a few weeks later.
At the time I wondered whether I would get value for my money. I have been practising it regularly and receiving its benefits for 37 years. It is the best investment I have ever made.
About My Transcendental Meditation Practice
I immediately became so fascinated by the potential for development of individual and collective consciousness through Transcendental Meditation that I trained to become a TM teacher in 1975 and 1978. This happened primarily as a result of personal growth from my own practice of the technique and the clarity and coherence of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's understanding of consciousness.I was riveted and very intellectually stimulated by his very clear expositions on the subject.
I practise TM every day. I still love the routine of doing it before the day's work and then again at the end of the working day. I particularly like when my wife and I do our TM together.
It is a very simple experience and happens more or less by itself. It is not always the same. Sometimes I am very settled and other times not so. But this makes no difference to the effect of the technique. The mind is enlivened and the body rested afterwards. I enjoy doing TM and the added depth it has brought to my life.
Advice
- Find a certified teacher of Transcendental Meditation.
- Attend an introductory presentation on the technique.
- Examine the research on TM. If you are satisfied with what you hear and feel, learn to practise the technique as soon as you can.
- I learned it when I was 18 years of age and wished I had done so when I was 13/14.
- Many of those whom I have instructed wish they had learned earlier in their lives.
