When transcendental meditation first burst onto the scene back in the 1960s, the Beatles were the highest-profile people to travel to India to learn about what it could offer. After meeting and learning meditation from the late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Beatles remained passionate devotees. Recently, the two remaining Beatles, Paul and Ringo, performed a special concert that raised funds to bring Transcendental Meditation to students.
Now, a Beatles endorsement does not an instant hit make. Transcendental Meditation remains a controversial topic, as allegations of cult status have lingered. While the topic will be debated back and forth for a long time to come, you can learn all about the history of transcendental meditation. If you happen to listen to the Beatles while you read, well, all the better.
The concert with Paul McCartney in NYC to raise money to teach Transcendental Meditation to at-risk children was a big success. I attended the show and it was a very inspiring evening with fantastic music! If anyone is interested, they can click on my name above and read my article “How to Learn Transcendental Meditation”. Peace!
Thanks for this great article on Transcendental Meditation and the Paul McCartney concert. I was at the concert and it was beyond expectation - simply wonderful. And in support of the great cause to bring Transcendental Meditation to “at-risk” children in schools. I have been doing TM for many years and know first-hand of its great effect in reducing stress. Well done David Lynch, and thanks to all involved.
Practicing TM Technique is the best decision I ever made. Thankfully the value of it is no longer just a matter of opinion. I looked into it and found out the 350 peer-reviewed research studies were conducted on over 10,000 subjects who were practicing the TM technique. These studies included numerous randomized controlled trials, along with eight meta-analyses of 597 separate studies on the effects of meditation. The studies were conducted at Harvard Medical School, Yale Medical School, Stanford Medical School, University of PA, University of Kentucky, and more than 200 other independent institutions, and were done by 360 scientists from 29 countries. All total, over 30,0000 subjects (participating in TM, other techniques or controls) were involved in the hundreds of research studies on TM. The majority of these studies compared TM to other practices or control groups. This is rigorous science that’s able to separate the wheat from the chaff. My thanks to all involved.
Its good to take time out of one’s busy life to focus on something else. One can do that with exercise or TM. Thanks for sharing this and the comments that followed!