Transcendental Meditation: Revised and Updated Edition

Look at the original TM theories. No help in learning how to do TM which requires connecting with a "teacher" in your area. Some contacts offered.

The energy field that surrounds us and is ours is living and reacting to consciousness.In order to experience it practically, it is necessary to reduce the level of noise in the body. Scientific evidence of this has been presented from peer-reviewed journals, indicating that it is serious evidence.

The whole book is just a long, infomercial for TM (Courses for which cost thousands of dollars). No practical information about how to do it.

This is a very thorough introduction to the Transcendental Meditation technique. It doesn't promise to teach you to meditate so I don't know what all the complaints about that are. If you want the benefits that come from the TM technique, you have to learn it properly, from a trained teacher in a series on meetings and personal instruction. Its impossible to learn the real TM technique from a book.This book does save you the first step of going to learn TM, the Introductory lecture. You can go directly to step 2, the Preparatory Lecture. And then decide if you want the benefits and learn the technique.If you don't want to buy the book, you can read it online at [...] But its nice to have around so you can read it anywhere and look clearly at the research. Meditation techniques are very different with very different results. The scientific research is clear that other techniques do not bring the wide range of benefits that come with the TM technique. So don't think that reading a book called "how to meditate" is going to give you the proven benefits of the TM program, shown by 600 scientific studies. It won't give you the free lifetime follow-up that comes with TM instruction either.So if you want to learn some sort of "meditation" from a book, don't buy this book.If you want a thorough introduction to the most effective and scientifically-proven stress reduction and self-development technique, you can't go wrong buying this book. Then go to the TM program center and take advantage of the free Preparatory Lecture. You'll have all you need to make a wise decision about whether or not you want to go ahead and learn.

I thought that a book titled Trancendental Meditation would explain how to do just that. Instead, it was just a sales pitch for some sort of school where they want more money. I am so dissapointed in myself for being a sucker and shelling out $10 for this book. The author is a huckster, and I have no one to blame but myself for not reading the reviews. I guess this is one of the problems that has risen out of buying books electronically. If I could give less that 1 star, I would. Times are tough right now, and I don't have $10 to just throw arround. I guess the only good that can come out of it is if I stop one person from buying this book.

Nice book but very old(decades) , there has been lots of new scientific evidence after the publshing of this book which you can find in other books on TM like Transcendence and the book on TM by Jack Forem.Bob(Robert) Roth should bring out a new revised edition of this CLASSIC adding his rich experience with the David Lynch Foundation and Celebrities who he taught TM in the last Decade.

I thought this book would be more of a how to book. It is very good at describing real life experiences and the benefits.

I was extremely disappointed with this book. The title is very misleanding - A new introduction to Maharishi's Easy, Effective and Scientifically Provern technique, etc.It is is filled with endorsements from people who have studied TM. It tells me nothing about the practice of TM, or how I can learn TM, etc. As one reviewer mentioned, it is a brochure advertising TM and contains 90% endorsements from practitioners, and lists TM centers where you can learn TM for quite a high price. I am sorry I bought it and I think the title should be changed to: "Where to go to learn TM."Into the trash it goes!

Just a sales book for a training program...Would have expected at least some sort of basic techniques guidelines within the book

it doesnt explain the theory! just a promotional book.

TM has changed my life, Love so much.

The book arrived earlier than the date given. It was in great condition. Very informative book. A great introduction to Transcendental Meditation.

This book Does not teach TM. Just large ad to pay over $1000 to a instructor to learn TM. Very misleading.