Fulfilling the Goal of Education
through the
TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION and
TM-SIDHI Programme

After one year of practice of the Transcendental Meditation Programme, elementary school students showed significant gains on the lowa Tests of Basic Skills, a nationally standardised test (ref. 1). A second study showed significant gains in high school students (grades 9–12) on the lowa Tests of Educational Development (ref. 2). A third study (ref. 3) found that the length of time students had been practising the Transcendental Meditation Programme was significantly correlated with academic achievement, independent of student IQ scores.

References:

1. Education 107 (1986): 49–54.
2. Education 109 (1989): 302–304.
3. Modern Science and Vedic Science 1 (1987): 433–468.

 

Statistical meta-analysis of all available studies (42 independent outcomes) indicated that the effect of the Transcendental Meditation Programme on increasing self-actualisation is much greater than concentration, contemplation, or relaxation techniques. Self-actualisation refers to realising more of one's inner potential, expressed in every area of life: integration and stability of personality, self-regard, emotional maturity, capacity for warm interpersonal relationships, and adaptive response to challenges.

References:

1. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 6 (1991): 189–247.
2. Journal of Counseling Psychology 19 (1972): 184–187.
3. Higher Stages of Human Development: Perspectives on Adult Growth (New York: Oxford University Press, 1990): 286–341.

Conclusion

By providing the experience of Transcendental Consciousness, the Unified Field of Natural Law, the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programmes unfold the latent genius of every student. As one's mind becomes alert and comprehensive, increasingly thought and action are nourishing and progressive for oneself and others, and one makes fewer and fewer mistakes in life—spontaneously one lives more in harmony with Natural Law.