Någon liknande ökning har inte kunnat påvisas med andra tekniker för meditation eller avslappning. Så vad är Transcendental Meditation, varför är den metoden annorlunda, och på vilket sätt ökar den nivån av lycka?

På den här sidan kan du läsa:

Verklig meditation är lätt och behaglig och vem som helst kan lära sig
Nyckeln: att vara sig själv
Lycka: målet och vägen
Stress dödar lycka … att transcendera är motmedlet
Lycka: endast en bieffekt av en fullständig omvandling
Gratis informationsföredrag: Kan du avsätta 90 minuter för att få reda på hur allt kan förändras?

Verklig meditation är lätt och behaglig och vem som helst kan lära sig.

““Jag har provat olika meditationer men klarade dem aldrig. Så jag kom fram till att tydligen är jag inte kapabel att meditera … när jag lärde mig TM var det exakt vad jag behövde! Det som överraskade mig mest var att det är det lättaste jag någonsin gjort … jag fick hela min familj att lära sig.”
Cameron Diaz. 

Transcendental Meditation är den mest utövade (6 miljoner utövare), grundligast undersökta (600 studier), och, enligt forskningen, världens effektivaste meditationsteknik.

För den är lätt.

Vem som helst kan lära sig tekniken på några få kvällar, och utövningen tar bara 20 minuter – två gånger om dagen – för att uppnå effekterna. För de flesta är de här 20 minuterna så njutbara att de ser fram mot dem varje dag.

Många föreställer sig att “meditation” är ett eller annat sätt att styra sinnet, kanske med någon sorts koncentration (på ett ljud, andningen, eller ”att vara i nuet”), med syfte att nå en viss avslappning. För att arbeta upp förmågan att koncentrera sig brukar det behövas mycket träning med hård disciplin, och det är inte speciellt behagligt.

TM-tekniken återupptäcktes för 60 år sedan när en ung indisk vetenskapsman, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, insåg att verklig meditation inte alls handlar om att styra sinnet. Han utarbetade ett sätt att lära människor sätta igång ett fullständigt ansträngningslöst och enkelt förlopp, där sinnet av sig själv går till ett tillstånd av inre stillhet. Vi ska förklara hur det fungerar.

Nyckeln till lycka: att vara sig själv.

När uppmärkssamheten är riktad utåt, mot det vi ser, gör eller tänker, flyttas den bort från oss själva. ”Jaget” förlorar bokstavligen sig själv i världen omkring sig.

Men om vi kunde föra sinnet till ett tillstånd där det inte finns några varseblivningar, inga göranden och inga tankar, men ändå vara fullt uppmärkssamma – då kan vårt medvetna ”Jag” erfara sig själv, ett tillstånd av ren inre stillhet, rent ”varande”.

Att verkligen vara sig själv är en kraftfull upplevelse som kan skapa djupgående förändringar i nästan alla livets uttryck. Dessvärre låter de flesta hela livet passera utan att någonsin ha den upplevelsen, för de vet inte hur det skulle gå till.

How do we bring the mind to a state of pure silence? Not seeing or doing anything is easy, just sit on a chair and close your eyes, but how can we have no thoughts? We can’t force the mind not to think. The more we try not to think the more we are actually thinking.

The trick is not to try, but to let it happen naturally. Being yourself is a state of coming home for the mind, and coming home is the most enjoyable state there is. Actually, the mind is already genetically programmed to come home. There’s no need to control, it will go there by itself if it only has the chance.

Happiness: The goal and the way.

All 8 billion human beings on this planet are different, but there is one thing we all have in common: we all want to be happy. Happiness is like gravity for the mind, and the mind will be spontaneously drawn to any enjoyable experience. The state of being yourself – coming home – is the most enjoyable state there is for the mind, and the mind will be drawn to this experience more than anything else.

All we have to do is put the mind in the right direction and then allow this natural process to take place. That means that we don’t try to control or concentrate the mind. This requires a specific technique, which is called the Transcendental Meditation technique. Once this technique is taught correctly there are only 2 requirements for it to work:

1. You can think a thought.
2. Your mind is looking for happiness.

So unless you’re the only person in this world who wakes up with the thought: “I hope I’m going to be really unhappy today”, you can be pretty sure that it will work. Even people with the most busy minds, who think they will never be able to quieten their minds, usually experience a deep silence and inner happiness within the first few sittings after learning the TM technique.

This simple formula is why Transcendental Meditation is the most successful meditation technique in the world. Happiness is both the goal and the way.

Stress kills happiness…TM is the antidote

“No other ‘stress management technique’ has anywhere close to TM’s amount of hard data in support of its claims to reduce stress.”
Norman Rosenthal, MD, U.S. National Institutes of Mental Health

When we are stressed, the brain starts producing stress hormones and will shut down the production of our happiness hormones, so it’s natural that we don’t feel happiness under stress. Under chronic stress the brain is trained to permanently reduce or shut down our serotonin production, leading to all kinds of problems, such as  depression, anxiety, emotional instability, migraines, insomnia, Alzheimer’s, eating disorders, addictions etc. Not being happy is just not good for our health.

When the mind spontaneously goes to a state of complete inner silence through TM practice, the body will follow. It will spontaneously come into a very deep state of relaxation as well, far deeper than even deep sleep.

This graph from a Harvard Medical School research study shows that during TM the body comes into a state of rest that is twice as deep as even the deepest rest during sleep (here measured by reduced oxygen consumption). More than 30 studies around the world have confirmed this deep rest during TM practice.Ref.American Psychologist, 1987, 42: 879-881.

This deep rest activates a powerful inner healing power, where the body will spontaneously remove any tensions (stress) it has accumulated. This is what automatically happens during sleep: we recover from the tensions of the previous day. The problem is that the rest during sleep simply doesn’t go deep enough to remove all the tensions we accumulate in our busy lives, especially the deep-rooted traumatic stresses.

Sometimes, the results can be most dramatic with those who need it most. Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) is generally considered incurable, yet a recent study with US Iraq War veterans showed a 50% reduction in PTSD and depression after only 8 weeks of TM practice.Ref.Military Medicine, june 2011 The results were so impressive that CNN did a feature on it on US Veteran’s Day. Watch the CNN video

In a study done in Vietnam war veterans, the TM group saw such significant reductions (in PTSD, anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc.) that after only 3 months of practice 70% of the war veterans required no further treatment. They showed a much higher stress-resistance as well. The control group that received standard psychotherapy showed no improvement.Ref.Journal of Counseling and Development 64: 212–215, 1985

Many war veterans have problems that go far deeper than most. If TM can help them – where other approaches have had limited success or failed – it can help anyone.

Stress is the root cause of 90% of all diseases, so teaching people how to remove their own stress is essentially teaching them how to heal themselves. This is why many doctors now advise Transcendental Meditation to their patients.

“The amazing thing about Transcendental Meditation is the very well established research showing the technique impacts things, that we didn’t think were changeable.”
Dr. Oz

“I encourage all my patients to practice Transcendental Meditation. Experience Shows and research confirms, that it is the best vaccine against stress-related conditions. Regular practice keeps you inwardly settled despite being surrounded by chaos.”
Dr. Donn Brennan (MRCGP), General Practitioner

The video below shows several more examples of just how powerful TM can be for those who are suffering from traumatic stress. It also shows why more and more scientists, educators, celebrities and governmental institutions are supporting the TM technique.

Happiness: only one side-benefit of a complete transformation

The ancient texts described how regular experience of “transcending” the finest stages of thought and coming back to yourself is essential, not just to remove stress and improve happiness, but for our full development as human beings. Over 600 studies and 350 scientific publications have confirmed that TM practice doesn’t just improve our health and well being, but even improves our brain functioning, resulting in:

• More emotional stability
• More self confidence
• More energy
• Better relationships
• Improved creativity and intelligence
• Improved memory and concentration

How can I learn?

The Transcendental Meditation technique is individually taught by a professionally trained teacher who is able to lead a person through the experience of transcending in a completely natural way.

This technique is taught step-by-step during four consecutive meetings. This is followed by a detailed support and follow up program over the next six months to ensure the correct practice.

The first step, however, is simply to attend a free info seminar.

Do you have 90 minutes to discover how everything can change

To understand how a simple technique can provide so many benefits, sign up for our free informational seminar. Just fill out the form below. You will be able to:

• Meet a certified TM teacher
• Learn all the benefits 20 minutes twice a day of TM practice can bring
• Ask any question you may have
• Schedule a TM course