Transcendental Meditation

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In an effort to determine whether it is harmful or beneficial to someone who practices transcendental meditation, this paper presents an evaluation of both the favorable and unfavorable views of the practice. In particular, the paper looks at the history of transcendental meditation, describes its approach to intelligence, explains how one learns transcendental meditation and discusses the supposed benefits and criticisms of this form of meditation.

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"Transcendental Meditaion is learned from an instructor and beginners may want to practice meditating on their own with the help of one of Mahashi's many books or video tapes. Instructors can be located and all Mahashi's literature can be bought on the official Transcendental Meditation website. The movement has phone numbers listed in most cities in the United States. The Mahashi Universities and their extensions at centers have libraries of literature for further study. Transcendental Meditation is open to everyone from every background and encourages using their techniques to enhance one's own religion."

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