624: Transcendental Meditation and Consciousness with Tony Nader
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Lucas Rockwood
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🗓️ 12 June 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Transcendental meditation is arguably the most popular meditation technique in the world, and the TM organization has funded the bulk of published literature on meditation worldwide. This is in no small part due to its celebrity clients like the Beatles, David Lynch, and Jerry Seinfeld, but also because people find the practice extremely practical and their long term adherence is much higher than to other techniques. Transcendental Meditation involves 20 minutes of mental repetition of a meaningless word, like “som” twice daily. And as simple as this sounds, for millions of people, this is life changing. My guest on this week’s show is a long-time TM practitioner, teacher, and author.
Listen and learn:
- How meditation can shape consciousness
- Why TM has captured so many people even decades after its founding
- How simple tools can have profound effects
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ABOUT OUR GUEST
Dr. Tony Nader is a neuroscientist and leader of the Transcendental Meditation movement. Dr. Nader has authored several books, including the forthcoming, Consciousness Is All There Is.
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| 0:00.0 | Transcendental meditation is arguably the most popular meditation technique in the world and the |
| 0:06.6 | TM organization has funded the bulk of published literature on the subject. |
| 0:10.9 | This is in no small part due to its celebrity clients people like the Beatles |
| 0:14.7 | David Lynch and Jerry Seinfeld but also because people find the practice itself |
| 0:19.3 | practical and adherence meaning follow-through is much higher with TM than other techniques, at least that's been my experience. |
| 0:26.0 | TM involves 20 minutes twice daily, and it's a JAPA or a mantra meditation practice. |
| 0:32.0 | You might repeat a meaningless word like the word |
| 0:36.2 | Somme, SOM in your head for 20 minutes twice daily. As simple as this sounds, for millions of people, |
| 0:42.4 | it's really life changing, and my guess on this |
| 0:44.6 | week's podcast is a longtime practitioner, teacher, and author. |
| 0:48.7 | Just a side note here, this is not necessarily an endorsement of T.M. |
| 0:53.0 | It is a recommendation, however, to try different things. |
| 0:56.0 | T.M. can be a lifesaver for one, |
| 0:58.0 | and it might actually induce anxiety in other people, |
| 1:00.0 | like any mind-body technique you want to find the one that works for you. |
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