A neurologist’s first blog post

04/14/2010

Though blog etiquette might not demand it, I think it best to start with a brief introduction to the blogger. I did my undergraduate work at Cornell University in the early 1970s, and this is where I first discovered… Read more

David Lynch Interviews Paul McCartney About Transcendental Meditation (Part 1)

04/08/2010

David Lynch sat down, individually, with Paul and with Ringo for a quiet talk, on camera, about their 40-plus year Transcendental Meditation practice, about their meetings with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and how Maharishi and meditation have influenced their lives. Read more

Father Len Dubi: How TM Enriches my Religious Life (Part 1)

04/08/2010

I went to church in Chicago a few weeks ago to interview two highly respected Christian clergy, each of whom have been practicing Transcendental Meditation for over 30 years. Read more

World peace from the quantum level: Dr. John Hagelin and David Lynch

04/08/2010

Recently I met with award-winning film director David Lynch at a conference about consciousness, creativity, and meditation. We got talking about world peace — how everyone wants it but no one believes we’ll ever get it… Read more

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Helping African American women with diabetes

04/08/2010

African American women with diabetes greatly reduced their stress levels and improved their condition of “dyslipidemia” through the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique, according to a first-ever study we presented during the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting and Exposition in Philadelphia last November. Read more

Laozi – “His mind becomes as vast and immeasurable as the night sky”

04/08/2010

The wise seer Laozi lived in the capital city and served as the keeper of the archives at the royal court. As a man of great wisdom, he attracted many people, who gathered around him and considered him their teacher. But he was not pleased by the moral decay of the city and the kingdom. So he decided to leave. Read more

David Lynch Foundation: Teaching meditation to at-risk girls

04/08/2010

At 6:00 am on February 18 I walked out of my home in the midst of a tough winter in the Midwest. It was dark and frigid, three degrees to be exact. I pushed a few last belongings into every spare inch of my little green Corolla, blasted the Read more

Maharishi: A rare glimpse into the message of meditation from 40 years ago

04/08/2010

There are literally tens of thousands of hours of audiotape and videotape footage of Maharishi speaking: on the unbounded nature of human consciousness, on the wide-ranging benefits and subtle mechanics of the Transcendental Meditation technique, on the unity of life that underlies within both man and nature. Read more

New research on the “meditating brain”

04/08/2010

Newly published research indicates that the Transcendental Meditation technique activates the brain’s natural “ground state.” A special issue of Cognitive Processing, which is dedicated to the “Neuroscience of Meditation and Consciousness,” featured the results of a randomized, controlled study conducted at American University in Washington, D.C. Read more