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Some decades ago, Transcendental Meditation became popular as millions of people worldwide followed the techniques of this mantra meditation. This meditation technique was introduced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India during the mid 50s. Many individuals got hooked with this technique since they were looking for ways to relieve themselves from the grind of daily living.
The TM website asserts that meditation is effective when done for 15-20 minutes, mantra should be uttered while eyes are closed. Remarkably, there have been claims that repetitive practice of TM daily would yield supernatural powers that made people curious. Not only common people like students started practicing Transcendental Meditation but famous people like Hollywood celebrities and world leaders as well. Most of the followers of this meditation technique came from the United States. After a few years, the TM institute schooled thousands of people in a higher level known as Sidhi to gain advanced skills like levitation. There were also intriguing claims from TM believers that the technique produced a peace-inducing field which was refuted by some articles on epilepsy.
The roots of Transcendental Meditation could have been influenced by Hinduism. Certain mantra words are believed to have been part of the Tantric tradition according to a new age writer named Williamson while other experts trace back the mantras from the old Vedic tradition in ancient India. Mahareshi Yogi, the late founder of TM, taught his believers that some words or thoughts are important since they possess powers which can only be revealed through meditation. Furthermore, he advised people that such thoughts have power especially when they become mantras such as oooommm. Mainly, this is the underlying concept behind Transcendental Meditation. For this reason, many individuals became practitioners of meditation hoping that they would acquire positive energy vibrations.
Many scientists and academician doubt TM’s claimed results since there is not much scientific research to support the claims. Indeed, TM is still popular since many loyal followers attest to have derived health benefits from TM that calm both body and mind.