Introductory Lecture Welcome The Transcendental Meditation Program

Introductory Lecture Welcome The Transcendental Meditation ® Program For Full Development of Life © 2008 Global Country of World Peace TM, Transcendental Meditation, and Maharishi are registered or common law trademarks registered by Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corporation and used under sublicense

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Founder of the Transcendental Meditation program

The TM technique is: ® • • • 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

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

“Water the root—enjoy the fruit. ”

Benefits for: • Mind • Body • Behavior/relationships • Environment

Developing Full Mental Potential Transcendental Meditation in the classroom: “One of the Year’s Best ideas. ” —New York Times Magazine TM SEARCH NEW RE hnique tec on the TM velopment for full de of life.

Know Thyself. —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

Enlightenment Described throughout the ages in similar, universal terms: • An uninterrupted state of heightened wellbeing • 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

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?

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

TM: How it works…

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

Transcending…

Gamma Problem solving, concentration Beta Busy, active mind Alpha Reflective, restful Theta Drowsiness Delta Sleep, dreaming

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.

Increased EEG Coherence 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, 1519 -38 (2006); Biological Psychology, 61, 293 -319 (2002)

Alpha Coherence Maps Front Middle Eyes Open Eyes Closed TM Practice References: International Journal of Psychophysiology, 116, 1519 -38 (2006); Biological Psychology, 61, 293 -319 (2002); Consciousness and Cognition, 8(3), 302 -18 (1999); Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 35 (1973); International Journal of Neuroscience 14: 147– 151, 1981.

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

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

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

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

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.

Every experience you have changes your brain.

Nothing changes it like transcending.

Total Brain Functioning

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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

SLAC Stanford Linear Accelerator European Center for Nuclear Research

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

“The individual is cosmic. ”

Creating A Higher State of Health: The Physiology of Enlightenment

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

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

Discovery of the 4 th State of Consciousness • Reductions in breath rate—deep state of rest • Reduced blood lactate • Significant increases in basal skin resistance 70%

Discovery of the 4 th 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

Discovery of the 4 th 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: 1751 -1754

Discovery of the 4 th 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: 1751 -1754 • 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: R 89–R 92, 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

Research funded by the National Institutes of Health

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

American Association of Physicians Practicing the Transcendental Meditation Technique www. Askthe. Doctors. com

“…the single-most effective program to reduce stress. ” “…a deep state of rest that Belok, M. D. —Steele Harvard refreshes mind and body— Medical School “High blood pressure is “…the improving sleep, most effective reduced even after a few increasing creativity and program for promoting months of twice-daily healthintelligence, and reducing health practice of the TM anxiety. ” -care utilization and technique. ” medical expenses. ”Lonsdorf, MD —Nancy —Kulreet Chaudary, MD, Medical Director of Neurology, Scripps Memorial Hospital —Gary Kaplan, M. D. , Ph. D. New York University School of Medicine faculty.

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

Hospital Admission Rates

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

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

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.

Inner Happiness Harmonious Relationships

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

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.

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.

Reduced Use of Cigarettes

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

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

Creating World Peace

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Collective Consciousness

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

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

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

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

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

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 <. 00002). 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: 153 -201, 1999).

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.

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): 283 -302, 2003).

“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

Negotiations Destructive weaponry

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

United Nations— 1945:

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

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

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

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

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

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. ”

The root cause of war:

The root cause of war: rising tensions in collective consciousness

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

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

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

Creating National Invincibility

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

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

Life Supported by Natural Law

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

The First Seven Steps TM 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 with a certified teacher of the TM program, following the Preparatory Lecture (10 -15 minutes)

The First Seven Steps Four Days of Instruction over four consecutive days: Step 4: Personal Instruction TM P R O G R A M 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)

TM P R O G R A M Course tuition 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 Citi. Assist • Course credit is available from Maharishi University of Management • MUM is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges

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