I started a psychological study on the effects of TM on the average college student. I did a baseline testing, and have recently completed the initial teaching of TM. It's really interesting. I haven't seen any great effects because of the meditation, but it's at least nice to have a little time of just quiet relaxation. Whenever I meditate it feels like my head is expanding. I feel tingly, and it's a nice contrast to the pressure of the finals that I have coming up. I was just wondering if anyone else had gone through TM, or knew anything about it. From what I've heard, TM is really effective at making you more calm and effective. I'll link anything I find online when I look at it.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Meditation in general is an EXCELLENT practice, and I really wish that I could remember to find time to do it more often. (In general, the most I'm able to manage nowadays is a little Tai Chi or some quiet affirmations on my lunch break. But that's my fault, not the fault of the universe.)
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I started doing TM in 1996, and have been doing it on and off since then. I know exactly what you're talking about in terms of the tingly, head expanding thing.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
The phrase seems a little redundant to me. What's transcendental about? Is there such a thing as 'cendental' meditation, which the trans-cendental version is stronger than?
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
I think it's supposed to mean to transcend as in to go across or beyond. I think it just means that you go beyond or deeper than the normal thoughts you have on a regular basis, thus transcending into meditation.
I don't know if that made any sense, but it made sense to me, so that's all that I can ask for.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
He's just being a smart ass, Evie--he's not looking for any actual information.
Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
quote:Originally posted by Evie3217: I think it's supposed to mean to transcend as in to go across or beyond. I think it just means that you go beyond or deeper than the normal thoughts you have on a regular basis, thus transcending into meditation.
I don't know if that made any sense, but it made sense to me, so that's all that I can ask for.
Sounds like the brain shifting from beta to alpha waves if that makes any (more) sense.
However, since I only got 3 hours of sleep and have to go to work soon, where can I find out more about TM? Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
My favorite book on meditation is Some of the Dharma by Jack Kerouac. It also includes quite a bit of information on TM. If you're ever looking for a good book to use as a beginners guide, that would be my suggestion.
Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
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