| Scientific research has shown that the
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| | results achieved by TM are 3 times
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| most beneficial meditation technique is
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| | greater than those achieved by the
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| Transcendental Meditation (TM). The
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| | relaxation response technique, as shown
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| striking reduction of stress and anxiety
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| | by further research (Journal of Clinical
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| caused by TM are 3 times greater than the
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| | Psychology, 45, 1989; and Journal of
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| effect caused by most meditation and
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| | Social Behavior and Personality, 6,
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| relaxation techniques.Transcendental
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| | 1991).Around 1995, Dr. Deepak Chopra
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| Meditation has been taught by Maharishi
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| | created the Primordial Sound technique,
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| Mahesh Yogi since 1958. The first
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| | that is very similar to Maharishi's
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| articles about the beneficial effects of
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| | Transcendental Meditation (TM) and can be
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| TM were published around 1970 on
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| | considered as much as effective.
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| important magazines and scientific
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| | Unfortunately Maharishi's TM and Chopra's
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| journals such as- Science (167, 1970),-
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| | technique are very expensive: the price
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| American Journal of Physiology (221,
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| | of TM is prohibitive (US$2500.00).
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| 1971) and- Scientific American (226,
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| | Chopra's technique is expensive also
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| 1972).The basic research was conducted by
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| | (starting at US$325).Further on, a
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| two medical doctors from Harvard
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| | mystical atmosphere has been sorrounding
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| University, Herbert Benson and Robert
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| | the TM technique for years, and the
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| Wallace. This research was made on dozens
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| | Maharishi organization deals with several
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| of American people who used to practice
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| | peculiar and weird projects that stun
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| this technique regularly. These people
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| | common people. This has prevented TM to
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| were of any race, sex, age, job, and with
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| | be appreciated as it deserves.
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| different personal political or religious
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| | Transcendental Meditation is a simple,
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| belief.Later, a lot of research was made
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| | precious, effective technique that can
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| about this technique by several doctors
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| | help anybody to be more intelligent and
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| and scientists, who wrote several
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| | creative, to live better and to reduce or
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| articles on important scientific journals
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| | remove stress, anxiety and other
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| such as- International Journal of
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| | disorders.That's why former TM teachers
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| Neuroscience,- Psychosomatic Medicine,-
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| | have started teaching this precious
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| Electroencephalography and Clinical
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| | technique for less. For example check the
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| Neurophysiology,- Journal of Clinical
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| | websites: (TM Independent UK) and more
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| Psychiatry,- Journal of Clinical
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| | information: Bio:
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| Psychology,and many more.Dr. Benson never
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| | F.Coppola, Ph.D. in Physics at Pisa
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| practiced this technique himself (Dr.
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| | University (Italy), has been practicing
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| Wallace did). Dr. Benson created his own
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| | Transcendental Meditation (TM) since 1983
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| relaxation technique, that is described
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| | and advanced techniques (such as
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| in his book The relaxation response
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| | TM-Sidhis) since 1989. He has studied
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| (HarperCollins, 1975, 2000), a
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| | brain wave modifications during TM
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| best-seller that sold 5 millions of
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| | sessions and collaborated in the creation
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| copies since 1975. Dr. Benson claims that
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| | of a new mental exercise, the Natural
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| his technique achieves the same results
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| | Stress Relief technique.
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| as Maharishi's TM. However, the actual
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