This is the story of how Transcendental Meditation was founded. It began in the 1950s when Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, an Indian spiritual teacher, introduced the practice of Transcendental Meditation to the Western world. Through his teachings, Maharishi developed a system of meditation that
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The Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique is that associated with Transcendental Meditation, developed by the Indian spiritual figure Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It uses a private mantra and is practised for 20 minutes twice per day while sitting comfortably with closed eyes. TM instruction encourages students to be not distracted by random thoughts which arise and to easily return to the mantra once aware of them.