Why is the mantra secret in transcendental meditation
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- Why is the mantra secret in Transcendental meditation?
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In today’s video, we are going to talk about what the mantra is in Transcendental meditation, and why it is better to keep it secret.
Transcendental meditation was brought to the west in the 1950s by Maharishi and the practice became very popular after a number of celebrities including the Beatles swore by it.
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I appreciate your explanation. I was a teacher of TM back in the 1970s. TM is a good technique but the mantras are chosen by the age of the person. Nothing spiritual about it. I remember my own disappointment in 1972 when Maharishi told me the mantras and the ages face to face in Fiuggi, Italty. Mantra secrecy and allocation are a business strategy.
There's about a dozen and a half TM mantras and some have changed over the years.
Thanks for your honesty, l learnt TM in 1986, i fell out with the organisation, saw through the deceptive Mahesh Prasad, but returned to just using the technique whenever I felt I needed it.
The mantras themselves are very spiritual being Sanskrit names of God.
@@garygrunstein634 the mantras are bheeja mantras or codewords for Hindu dieties.
My own mantra was for the goddess Lakshmi, so whilst repeating it over and over I am invoking the powers of that god. This is not as the TM organisation sell it to you as a meaningless sound.
One of the advanced techniques add 'namah' after the mantra which translates to, l bow down.
If Maharishi only knew what has cometh of the spiritual TM practice he founded in 1950's and how it's been monetized/ commercialized, he'd totally be rolling in the grave! It was not his intention to charge exorbitant fees in the form of thousands of euros and back then, fees were much less and only meant to be donations to faciliate world tours of TM teachers as they spread the techqnique to those that wouldn't otherwise have access ~. Which is most definitely not the equivalent of building business empires and castles in central London and NYC!
Thank you for that video! I have had amazing TM episodes with OMs (primordial, universal mantra) or Gauranga mantra (sang as GoooRaaaAnnnGaaa). No need to pay for anything. Meditation should be taught for free to all.
You’re very welcome 😊
That's great
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There are two other reasons for not speaking your mantra out loud.
First is because the mantra will develop a fixed point. As long as it is only a sound in your head, as time goes by, it will stretch and shrink, get higher or lower take a crescendo or a diminuendo, and so on. If you actually say it out loud, you will create a reference point. It will become fixed in it’s properties and you will always have that sound that you once spoke out loud as an echo in your memory and that will stop the mantra from evolving in harmony with your mind.
Second is a kind of Wittgenstein reason. Words create realities. As long as nobody actually calls you an idiot, you can go on believing that they imagine that you are clever. As soon as the word “idiot” is spoken out loud, you suddenly really know what the person is thinking, and the word can never be unspoken again. Words (and mantras) have 2 phases, the unspoken phase, when they are not interacting with our physical world, and the spoken phase, which is like a little crystallisation, it will fix a small part of our world forever in a particular way. Well. That might be true, and then again might not. But it’s my opinion for what it’s worth.
thanks for your input
You explained it best, thanx.
@@ceciliapena3294 Actually that thing about the mantra sound staying in your memory and stopping the mantra from freely developing: That was told to me at my initiation in 1970 when I asked my teacher about why we should keep it secret. It seems like this knowledge somehow got lost in the intervening years.
That's deep man. Probably the single most enlightened explanations of the mantra I've heard.
I had to read this a few times but ty, it's all starting to make better sense to me.
Great stuff. I was initiated into TM over 43 years ago by a teacher who was trained directly by the Maharishi. I would like to share a few observations after these many years. First, meditation is a process that evolves over time. There is no 'end point' or 'end game' per se - just evolution. When I learned TM as a 19 year old freshman in January of 1977, I had very little spiritual grounding. I did not keep the practice going. In fact, it was another 35 years later that I finally picked the practice up as an essential part of my life. Before that, I would start for a few months and then it would just drop off. Of course, the 'process' was happening even in the years that I was too undisciplined to meditate. Be gentle with yourself and know if you are directed to TM, it is a life transforming process that continues on and on - even when you are not practicing. Of course, the benefits flow far faster and greater when you practice, but it's not all or nothing. I do lots of magical/spiritual practices today, but TM is still my 'go to' technique. It's simple and very effective, and efficient.
thanks for sharing Stephen :)
How you make your TM ? It’s with Mantra ?
Wow ! Quite an identical story like mine. 😊
Same here started Tm in 79 things started to happen then stopped for a while but now for some unknown reason I being drawn back into again and am quite excited this is what I need right now and is great that TH-cam is around learn from other peoples experiences
Me, began in 1982, picked up a used book “Centering” which gave me a method of progressive body relaxation with a 5-5-5 breathing cycle. Only a few days into practicing at least 1x a day for 45-60 minutes, I astral projected and it freaked me out so much that I couldn’t get the same vibe back for myself. But my mind & heart & soul recently whispered in my ear to begin anew & so I find you today.🙏 I had to slog through a crap ton of absolute shiite vids on TM that were like 5 minutes long or even 1:41 min, & I’m like what knowledge can those unfortunate a$$ 🤡’s share or IMPART in 2 minutes. Sorry, it was frustrating me!😂 Glad to check you out.☮️
Thank You!! I'd considered taking a TM course, was really excited at 1st, but then heard some misinformation that had me questioning..also was concerned about the cost. It's WONDERFUL of you to share what you have learned & remove some myths & misinformation.
I have listened to about 6 or so of your meditations so far. I love them! Having a sound/vibration that has no meaning to put my attention on instead of words has worked well!
Thank You Thank You!
Also I appreciate your openness, & willingness to share about anxiety, depression, loneliness & building a community of people all wanting to Feel Better! You are making a difference in this World & I hope everyone contributes to you. I appreciate saving $1000!
(That being said I do appreciate many people are being helped for FREE by the David Lynch Foundation; people that can afford to pay; that money gets used to teach others for free veterans, at risk kids in schools with high crime rates etc.
you're very welcome :)
Dear Raphael, I have been a TM teacher for almost 40 years. I am satisfied with your explanation. Good luck! Greetings from Croatia!!!
Hvala :) my wife is Croatian
@@raphaelreiter I'm interested in hearing what your overall take is on it now? And what do you think of the David Lynch Foundation? Edit: Just watching your video "Is TM a scam" which pretty much answers the question :) But I'll leave my comment here anyway. It seems like big business. And they're adamant that it HAS to be taught by an instructor. And if their imperative and their mission is to spread TM to as many people as possible, why would they sue someone for teaching it?
Original comment: Maybe I'm way off the mark, but it just strikes me that there's no real need for TM teaching/training, it seems like something that could be given away for free (?) But maybe it developed the way it did because initially, somebody had to teach it (no youtube in the 50s...), they needed to make a living too. And it grew to where people are still charging money to teach it because they can; but they have to deceive people a little bit to do that.
Do you think that's fair to say? It just seems a bit suspicious that they are happy to maintain the mystery behind the mantra and keep people believing that they *need* a teacher to give them a mantra, when that's not necessary at all. And it sounds like you felt a little bit conned after finding out about the real source of the mantras? Would you pay for the class again, knowing the mantra is just taken from a preset list?
I really like David Lynch and he strikes me as a true believer. But looking at the website for the David Lynch Foundation, I can't help but think... 1) At face value it resembles the website of any other shady self-help scheme and 2) Again, it just seems like maybe they're charging money for something that could be given away for free.
And I don't know if that's right or wrong! But if there's elements of deceit and pseudo-religious-spirituality to it, I think that's shady.
But at the same time, maybe David Lynch himself just truly believes in it and he thinks this is a good way to spread TM to as many people as possible.
I don't know.... it seems like a legitimate technique that's been corrupted. Like, a really good product being sold through multi-level marketing - still a great product, but the way it's being sold isn't right.
But maybe I'm wrong, it's just the impression I get.
What’s your opinion about finding a mantra?
As always thank you for your work. I've been wondering and searching about TM for years not understanding why it's such a secret and costs so much for training. Seemed like only the Rockstar were doing it because it was so expensive. This really helped me understand a bit more, I appreciate that. You're a great human. Like the hair too :)
Lots of love for you, Raphael. I listen to your meditations daily here in Brazil. Keep changing your and our lifes.
Thank you, I will
Just so that people know. My mantra was whispered into my ear by my TM instructor and I repeated it back to him so that he knew I got it. I have never repeated it to another person. I would venture to say that mantra has been given to another person. Repeating that mantra is really no different than focusing on the in and out breath. It's simple a mental focal point. It's only "special" if you label it as such. It is only special to me in that the experience of receiving it was special at the time. TM is not about labeling and is a method by which you transcend mental labels. The transcendent state that may be reached using this technique can be reached in a number of ways using portals. The breath is one, so is nature. The transcendent state is your natural state. It is who you are. It is the real you prior to all the conditioning we get in this lifetime; until we don't.
SPOILER: this video doesn't explain why the mantra is secret, just tells you it's secret because it's secret and the fact that it's secret makes sense, but gives no rational explanation
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Thank you!
The mantra is 'secret' because it's different for each person and it is considered a highly personal and spiritual thing to each individual person not that it's being kept a secret from those on the outside kind of secret 😂😘 hope this helps❤
The enlightened beautifully spiritual TM people, before the course, make you sign a document in which you commit not to reveal the mantra. That's it, no spiritual reason given, pure commercial crap
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Thank you for explaining this. You gave a wonderful explanation to something that I have always questioned. It always made me leery of TM. I like things to be honest and open. Thank you so so much my friend!
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thank you for your video. I really apprecaite your talking and speaking and explaining so simply.
You’re very welcome
I have been listening 2-4 x a day for the past 4 days and I just have to say YOU ARE AMAZING! And thank youuuuuuuuu❤️❤️
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Thank you for doing a video on this.
You’re welcome Robert ! :)
This was such a great listen as I inch closer to my TM workshop June 15. Your explanation in regards to mantra secrecy makes perfect sense and has helped clarify it. Big thanks :-)
You're very welcome :) have fun at the workshop, your life is about to change!
@@raphaelreiter I know it will be profound, can't wait to start and am seriously considering becoming an instructor. Thanks for the response :-)
th-cam.com/video/WCHRlBOpk00/w-d-xo.html
@@raphaelreiter Did they make you remove the video?!
riddersjc yes. Got a letter from their lawyers. But it’s ok we will do some other just as good if not better meditations. Sounds good ?
Thank you for this explanation Raphael. I am excited to begin this journey. I hope your journey of healing is still going well ❤
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Thanks very much! You explained it simply yet well done - what and how mantra works and what it is really like to be in transcendental meditation! This is a great learning.
Wonderful!
I enjoyed your openness. You are very articulate. Allow yourself to meditate whenever you can. Try not to limit yourself to only one school. Learn from them all. Ultimately meditation is a personal practice. You may find that your own experience may lead you to be a good guide or translator in your own right. You have a gift
Thanks so much :-)
Thank you for this. Much peace and love to you.
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You mentioned depression and sickness early in the presentation. I invite you to consider the term 'dis-ease'
Thank you for sharing your knowledge🕉️
love it. thanks!
Love this thank you brother 🙏🏼♥️🌞
You’re very welcome Ben ! :)
This could explain why I flipped out once meditating, because I had a fan running in the background, and I felt like i was going to be launched into outerspace?!
hahah ! yes maybe ! very probably in fact :)
During the TM, I have problem with my jaw. I have so much tention on my jaw and sometimes, it helps bring me in to deeper state. But after 2 weeks, I have pain on my jaw and thus I cannot concentrate in my consciousness well. I did not have this kinds of problem from the first time but I do have more tension and pain on my jaw when I have more powerful pressure on my head(with deeper diving and concentration). Could you give me some useful tips for solving it?
Hey Paul
I know what you mean I had the same.
First of all how are you sitting ? Where are you sitting ?
Have you seen my meditation for healing video? I focus a bit on the jaw. It’s a very common problem I might do a video specifically on the jaw.
But yeah make sure you are sitting in a good position with a good posture. Don’t focus on the concentration. Just think the mantra as effortlessly as possible.
@@raphaelreiter I sit on my sofa with leaning my back very comfortably. I did not watch the video yet. I will check and just try to follow only the mantra and less make try to concetrate as your advice. Thanks! :)
Please check with a good doctor. You may have some growth or disease in there.
The ethereal can also give you a mantra, which is what just happened to me recently. Though it's not out of the realm of possibility that it came from my mind, with the instant benefits I saw from it, I can't help but think it's actually special, whether it's a placebo or not. I tell you when I used it, I immediately noticed my body going into a calm. My body kept putting out sighs of relief...pretty crazy stuff...the crazy thing about all that is the synchronicity that came along with it....so yea, apparently, I'm supposed to start TMing now...We'll see where it goes from here I guess
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I love the idea of TM, I really do. It seems like an amazing self-help tool for clarity, anxiety/depression relief or whatever.
The thing is...its totally ruined by the paywall. The type of relief TM promises shouldn't be behind paid classes. The fact that it is behind that makes it seem less valid and more cult-like. Similar to Scientology (even though TM probably is a legitimate self help technique).
TM gives off a huge pyramid scheme vibe due to the monetary ask. Make this info available to the public or else it will keep getting written off by the general public as a scam to take advantage of people.
I agree... This video was posted some time ago... I have learned a lot about that organisation since then, and including on my mantra, etc. Its definitely not something I support.
thank goodness it's free online! you can look up what your mantra would have been based on your age, how old are you?
18-19 ieng
ieng
20-21 iem
iem
22-23 ienga
ienga
24-25 iema
iema
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shirim
30-34
shiring
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kirim
40-44
kiring
45-49
hirim
50-54 hiring
hiring
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hiring
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sham
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@@raphaelreiter Dude you might want to look up Farias's meta-analysis of reports of adverse effects of meditation, TM and other mantra meditations some of the worst potential side effects of all the meditations, which doesn't surprise me becasue I think they also really alter your state of conciousness and all medicines have side effects, right? if it works it's going to have the potential to do harm, but it's definitely something to be wary of with depression because it can make depression worse (and of course it can also make it better or not impact it). Also if you have any history of psychosis in your family, it's a serious risk with mantra meditation, but it always seems to happen to people who do it for hours on end, shorter meditations seem lower risk
This is a shame! What you describe/observe here is not at all what it is. I stumbled across the TM teacher serving a large part of the UK, including where I live. I was so lucky to discover this as she is only 10 minutes drive away from my house. I contacted her because I needed "something" that would help me. I had had a horrific couple of years and wasted hundreds of pounds on therapists who were, in the end, useless. The cost of learning and becoming initiated into TM is based on your income, i.e. what you can afford. I had split up with my husband and lost my Dad as well as other close family and friends. On top of this there were a whole load of other sad situations affecting me and my life and indeed my peace. I was at my lowest and due to the situation I found myself in, I really couldn't afford to pay. My husband had been the earner and I the full time carer of my disabled son. It's a long story I guess, so the long and the short of it is... I contacted this wonderful teacher and she offered me an Incredible financial option. I, of course was extremely grateful and humbled and we soon got together and continued with my teachings and initiation.... All without me parting with a single penny. I honestly do not know what would've happened to me (and my son) if I hadn't happened upon this wonderful lady and incredible opportunity. I am 6 months down the road now and have so much to be excited about, thanks to TM and a wonderful teacher.I have learned so much and the light at the end of the tunnel is definitely not another train ... Jai Guru Dev 🙏❤️
I couldn't agree with you more! Echoing every word or what you wrote.
Thank you so much for this information. I'm going through the same situation 🙏🙏 coming thru the other side.
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I saw TM mantra by age on line. I had training when I was young. It makes you peaceful. Do I need a new mantra now that it’s been over 20 years?
You can continue using your old one :)
same for me - I got TM for free in my school in India in 1983 when these guys had come there from the US. So it seems they put their money to some altruistic use and I am grateful for that. I agree - it makes you peaceful. I started just few months back - the same old mantra.
This is the top complaint I see about TM. That TM has not room, guidance or path to grow, improve or evolve as other meditation practices. People who do TM will often say it's the same as the day they started decades ago.
@@TechnicFlow thats because the other practices take years to get anywhere and with TM you are there at the depths right away! there is research to back this up at truthaboutTM.org
@@-tamara your absolutely right mate, I learnt the technique 35 years ago, it was helpful for a while but then became sketchy, I think most people I knew that learnt around that time felt the same. I knew of a couple that learnt yogic flying in 1980 and guess what........ They're still only hopping! Waiting still for take off!
Thank you so much, comrade!
No worries!
Hi Raphael, i hope you are doing well.Your videos are really amazing, thank you a lot. I would like to ask you for something. Since mantra can ba a meaningless word, can i invent a word by myself and use it through meditation?
Sure :-)
Thank you
A sound is a vibration even silence
Very great video though!! Thank you!
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I have many questions about my TM experience and other meditation experiences. Can i, by any chance ask you some questions that you can help? Thank you in advance
Hi Roy sure. Ask any questions you want :)
Jerry Jarvis initiated me in 1968. His wonderful wife Debbie taught us yoga asanas that same weekend in July to get us ready for ROUNDING at our first weeklong retreat at Squaw valley in August. I spent the next seven years attending retreats all over CA before starting a family. I still meditate twice daily and I must say it is always such a joy. Living in transcendence is the fulfillment of creation. Sat Chit Ananda and all glory to JGD
thank you for sharing
You are amazing. Thank you
You are so welcome
Thank you for sharing🙏
My pleasure Terry
Thank You 🙏
You’re welcome :-)
Why do they charge so much for an infinite resource that has the power to help people around the world? Everyone needs good meditation techniques and most of the world couldn't afford these lessons without years of savings (most of the world doesn't even make what minimum wage in the US makes in a week in months.). If you try to teach these techniques for free they try to shut you down. To me, the TM organization seems likes one of the scummiest organizations on the planet. They're more scummy than that that pharma company that gouged the prices of AIDS medication because the medicine here is an infinite resource.
I understand paying the instructor for the their time and charging for becoming an instructor but not the prices they want.
SySnacc I know what you mean.... I think they do use the money to teach tm in impoverished areas though through the dl foundation... but yeah it’s a bit strange that it’s so costly I totally agree. I’m actually thinking more and more about starting a new TH-cam channel to teach the whole techniques myself
th-cam.com/video/WCHRlBOpk00/w-d-xo.html
Then do it yourself. Go to school in your room and make up your degree, for free. and then benefit from the free education that you did. Money is exchange for value. Go get free food. It is worth it!
@Sajid Abdurrahman How do you define "too much"? Most of those other organizations you mention have little if any effect on society. TM has had a lot of effect in many aspects. Health, education, rehabilitation, business, science. Without a structured organization, that takes $$$, very little gets done. But it "feels" good to talk about. If you really like free, then go ahead and get your free stuff. I have noticed that free stuff often is wanted but not appreciated. Most that get some type of meditation free, don't continue. Remember free relates to little to no value.
No one will ever be able to reason with me why meditation should not be taught for free or donation only. I'll stick to my free Vipassana meditation retreats that are offered around the world. Meditation is medicine and to put it behind a barrier that only middle-income people can afford is disgusting and no better than pharmaceutical companies that charge gouge medicines.
Hi Raphael I have just completed a paid for TM course and have only been meditating for a few days. At this point I do not know if any benefits described in the course are working with me, I feel pretty much the same no change in clarity, feeling fulfilled etc. Please if you may answer, Do you believe this method to be a scam and of no benefit in me continuing? Research has proved very mixed feelings and views? Thank you for your time 🙏
Hi, my opinion is that this organisation itself is a scam. The mantras are Hindu gods and the whole thing is very religious. I suggest you read the book TMDeception by an ex TM teacher or watch the documentary titled “David wants to fly”
if anyone wants a nice mantra, try inhaling on “I am not the body” and exhaling on “I am not even the mind”
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Too long
But I’ve thought about those phrases before
Therefore I think if I try that it will take me to the thoughts I was able to come up with during that period
Lol sometime I used “what am I?” And lol the only thing that opened up was all my fears and insecurities lol 😂
It was like pictures and each picture had stood for an insecurity I definitely knew
Thank you l have struggled for seventy years alcoholism depression losing my family because of my actions desperately looking for peace
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Hi Raphael, I was introduced to TM when I was a teen. But I never really took it seriously until now, many years later, am enjoying and noticing how helpful it is. My question to you is, is there a number of times you can meditate in a day? Whenever you feel the need for it ? …. Or should it be only twice? In a day. Thanks in advance for your reply.
as much or as little as you want / feel. trust your instincts
@@raphaelreiter great ! That’s helpful. There have been times an extra session helped. Appreciate the reply 🙏
Dear Sir, Thanks. I plan to use this video. I have a friend, this idea may help them. Peace.
Also: If you read this, I love you.
You’re welcome 😉
I made up my own mantra. Works great. Start with OM and then add some gibberish that feels good to you but means nothing. You don't tell anyone your mantra because you don't want the slightest hint of judgement placed upon your choice of gibberish. Judgement of your mantra would be damaging at a quantum level, and could hold you back from transcending.
Haha
I heard when creating a mantra, you should add Om at the end of the word not at the beginning.
I knew that there has to be an Om inside... now .. lets get down to business :) i wonder how long usually it takes for a person to feel mantra working , i have many many combinations to test :D
@@lukaszpajak1935 Om is a recluse mantra, and Maharishi came into the world to teach a technique for those who are active in the world. It's a bad idea to use a recluse mantra. And besides. The TM mantra is chosen for the individual so as to be in tune with that person. Mantras are not universal.
hi, you don't have to make up your own, there are lots of lists of the official ones online, they are just based on age and the year that the teacher was trained, they have nothing to do with your personality or anything like that
here's a sample list with ages
18-19 ieng
ieng
20-21 iem
iem
22-23 ienga
ienga
24-25 iema
iema
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shirim
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shiring
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kirim
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kiring
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hirim
50-54 hiring
hiring
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hiring
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sham
60
shama
Hey Raphael, I'm here because someone just told me over the phone that TM can only be learned in person (of course this person was a paid teacher). So I started researching and naturally started with TH-cam. So in your opinion is this true and do you really need a teacher to give you your "secret" mantra?
I honestly dont believe it is necessary. You can do our guided meditations here for free, or you can also sit down for a few minutes and enjoy the power of your breath. Let me know what you decide :)
Because they want your money ...so they say you need a personal mantra that only they can give you its money making for them
I just read that someone named David Lynch did EEG experiments with different mantras .. and he used an random German word and it gave more EEG results
This is my first time looking into Mantra. You answered a lot of questions. Is there a book that is easy to learn ?
Dan Palates to learn tm? No unfortunately. This week end I will post a guided meditation that uses some of its principles
Thank you. Nicely explained
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Yes it's a secret... and if you give people money, they'll share it with you.
It’s not really a secret
Great video! I think if someone ever asks me for my mantra, I'm just going to make one up-LOL!!
You should! ❤️
Tip!
In Africa country like kenya it costs 200 dollars only,same practice different place!
Good tip ! But the travelling there might be expensive haha
Peace and blessings, Raphael. I just want to pass on my thoughts on the TM mantras. I was initiated in Transcendental Meditation in 1973, by Bill Duke, who was taught TM by founder, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, in India, I believe, in the '60s. I also read in books, that the mantra has no real meaning. However, based on my personal experience, I believe what is actually meant by (having no meaning) is, the mantra has no useful meaning for the world of the five senses, however, in the world of the conscious and subconscious, the mantra, or high vibrations of the sound, acts as an anchor that attaches the conscious mind to the subconscious mind, thereby making the conscious and subconscious one. You can consciously see into the subconscious mind as the mantra, acting as a hook, pulls the conscious mind deeper and deeper into the subconscious mind until it reaches the source of all thinking, Beyond which, there are no more thoughts. They do not exist beyond this realm as you transcend towards the highest state of consciousness, where you are conscious of nothing but pure consciousness itself. No thoughts, no gender, no-body, no ego, only conscious of being conscious. Pure I AM consciousness. That was my experience on the first meditation, guided by Bill Duke. It was utterly amazing. Words cannot describe my personal experience, as it relates to my inner experience on the way to being in what I call, "The Secret Place Of The Most-High". It was pure bliss. So, the Mantra is a high vibrational anchor. I believe I was blessed to have experienced on my first TM meditation attempt, this ultimate state of bliss. Truth is, in all these years afterwards, I have yet to experience it to that degree again. Again, the mantra is an anchor to pull the conscious mind deep into the subconscious. The mantra is only useful in the inner life. It has no meaning, otherwise, in the world of the five (5) senses.
thanks for sharing
Wowwww interesting
Thank you 🙏
thanks for your words. i was also initiated in |1973, and jumped to siddhis TM in order to become TM teacher. mantras have meaning i learned 15 years later in 1990, when i discovered that pantajali power aforisms were mantras and mine was a power word to become so so small that you could travel anywhere. i experienced that before i did again in as part of the siddhis TM.
That was a decent explanation of how a mantra (TM or otherwise) has power in the mind, to change your state of consciousness, you explain it clearly and minus the TM psycho babble.
You were extremely lucky to experience such a deep transcendental experience on your initiation, I had a similar experience, years after quitting TM and in an almost surreal situation where I sat with an Indian yogi gentleman, who asked me if he could 'try and make me see something'. I was cynical but what occurred would take a lot of words to explain as you already know. I emerged from that meditation after 30 minutes in, what seemed, completely new surroundings and a new lighter mind!
My advice to anyone who is thinking about TM is don't pay for a technique (unless you have a lot of spare cash), just learn the basic technique, the add on and advanced techniques are just to suck you in to a money go round, more importantly DO NOT practice twice a day everyday, only use meditation when you feel at times it may be beneficial.
Vibrate Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah 🙏🧙♂️🙏 I hope you understand vibrations!!! Hall - eh - lu - yah as vibratory as possible! And remember... it's all mental 👌 #heavymental
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I didn't catch the title of the book you talked about at the end?
@kris13iam Strength in Stillness
Hey my friend I’m about to start my TM soon so I found a video I was wondering about the same thing like you did years ago when you first started but I’m confused about something you said the video that it’s important to keep it secret but now in the comments, I’m reading that it’s not so important that you actually can make your own. Could you please just clarify that?
When I first did the tm course I was told I was given a secret mantra that was personal and I was gullible enough to believe it at the time. I have since then found my mantra online it’s just according to age and gender. This is an old video right after I did the course. I don’t regret it because there is no point but I would not do it again. Check out my newer content and maybe try these meditations. They are free and secular.
@@raphaelreiter thank you brother im just afraid i may not be able to do it right but i will try! Yes i found them online and i was wondering if they were true thank you
Thank you🙏
Frida Laufer you’re welcome Frida !
I was lucky enough to be offered a free training after losing my job. I was so grateful to the organization for offering that to me. The org has also offered TM training to students in some rough areas (I was living in LA at the time and I learned that many students in south central LA had learned the technique for free as well.) So if you can afford the course you really help to provide opportunities for others who cannot afford it or even for children to learn the benefits of TM. I haven't practiced regularly for years but I'm starting again. I'm amazed and relieved that I still remember the mantra I was given.
Just recently TM has been showing up for me. So I took a free course to see what it was about where if you sign up and pay a fee you will learn a secret mantra and that will help in the of process of experiencing the state of being of just being. I agree with you that its a key but do we really need keys to connect with being?
No you don’t need all this
@@raphaelreiter thank you!
Wonder which Beatles mantra was “ I am the Walrus” 😂 Great video buddy very informative and you dont even have a frigging add in your video 👍🏻
I see what you did there. Ha.
Haha
Thanks Vanilla goose ! Like your name. Sounds surprisingly tasty
Raphael Reiter Lol i figured out a good way of picking a name for playstation network or w.h.y , a Flavour and Animal it works great 👍🏻 Like Barbacuedog or spicy dinosaur etc keep that to yourself though as seeing some awful names while gaming gives me a giggle 🤭
Haha. 🤐
I heard when creating a mantra, you should add "Om" at the end of the word not at the beginning. Does it matter?
I had never heard that. This doesn’t apply to all mantras.
Thank you very much!😘
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My mind has a tendency to attach meaning to my mantra. I'll say oh this sounds a bit like that word, or I'll see the word spelled out in my mind, or it'll be a color. When that happens should I change the mantra or are there ways of dealing with it?
That happened to me at the beginning. My mantra resembled a word in french. Little by little the mantra took over and the meaning became irrelevant. But I understand it can be distracting. Have you tried the latest guided meditation on the channel ? I use a deep white noise to follow there. Try it and let me know if it works better
just don´t mind. It will change in time. It´s not important.
Thanks for sharing your journey.
you're very welcome :)
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I'm sure another reason why they tell you not to share your mantra is probably bc lots of people are given the same one. :D If you want your mantra to be 100% personalized, you should come up with it yourself. Just make up a 3-syllable word that means nothing and reminds you of nothing. Vibrationally speaking, it's best if it ends in "om". THEN you'll know your mantra is unique and no one else knows it! :P
Yes!
When life holds no secrets in truth coming from our divinity.... a lie too make manifest with secrets to create an idolised theatre playing out a false sense of power...... creating pedestals serves to supporting the state of separation..... we each and all have entitlement, evolving towards our right too freedom, owning greatness with the pool of inner worth.... meditation doesn't choose, it is for all to enter to experience knowing all that comes from the true moment.✋️🌞🤚
love it
Nice
Hi Raphael - it's 4 years after the video. How is it going now with you?
I have since then preferred to meditate with a vibration and have found out some things that have put me off TM. I don't regret doing the course, but I wouldn't do it or advise to anymore.
@@raphaelreiter Thank you for your honest and prompt reply. Was more inquiring about your emotional wellbeing: are you doing okay now?
Great video. Thank you 😀What is the name of the book?
I'm so glad I found your channel, thank you so much for sharing...new follower here! My personal mantra was chosen according to my Ayurvedic astrology chart. I also love your background music, may I ask who is it?
Thanks, and welcome!
Thank you for the video man, saved me a $1,000.
Cooooool
@@RWP108 Well, in Germany i got turned away simply because I can't afford it. I am a student and for me they still charge something close to 600€ which is something like 706,58 US-Dollar (just googled it). It is so toxic that a meditation practise is nothing more than a bought product.
The funny thing is: If I want to pay in instalments they add some interest. Like wth?
@@RWP108 Can't get anywhere near there. A friend of mine recommended me this because this method really helped her and she thought it may help me as well.
It was just so destroying to see that they only take interest in you as long as you have money to pay them.
@@RWP108 Well, it's a course which is several days long (4 if i am not wrong), i can't afford to stay there for this period of time, going there and back isn't even an option. (And then there's still the course fee.)
I'm a lowly university student. My options are quite limited.
The first rule of TM mantra club is that you do not talk about TM mantra club, the second rule is...
Haha
Malarkey
What music is playing in the background?
oh thats a long time ago, i cant remember to be honest!
david lynch made a video in which, a person performs TM with a *german word mantra* results were even better than traditional TM technique.
Any sound or word works just as well if not better
Doesn't 'Om' work like a mantra? It means nothing to me but the vibration I feel when I practice.
yes it does, absolutely. It needs to be repeated
Good, now I can make up my own mantra! Thank you
Haha - you don’t understand that mantra is not the only part of tm.
th-cam.com/video/WCHRlBOpk00/w-d-xo.html
I found you this evening and did a first real meditation. Thank you!
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My mantra is unfortunately the same as the main character in a book I love so their is an immediate link 😩
You can change it of course :) it’s not set in stone. With time I find that the mantra takes over previous meanings as you stick with it twice a day every day
2 year before you started..any results for TM ?
I have changed the practice to suit me better since then :-)
I TYPE EVERYTHING IN UPPER CASE EASIER TO READ.. AND THEN WITH E-MAILS I PUT IT IN LARGE SIZE...AND SOMETIMES IN COLOR...IT'S SORT OF FUN...THANKS FOR REPLYING.....
Ok :)
Because it’a ridiculous. My mantra was “hiring”. But it was wrong … the teacher gave me the wrong mantra. Mine should have been “giring”. I found out after the mantra list had been leaked.
Yes me too
This guy def loves jaquette potatoes lololol just like Cookoo!! 1st season of Cookoo was so dope!
It's secret kind of. I mean thousands of others are using the same sounds. You don't want to go discussing it with friends and family maybe because so many ways those sounds can take on meanings as you relate them to people or conversations, life events etc. I heard my original given sound used on a show called Knifes Out. Clearly the writers or the actor had heard it from somewhere. I thought it would screw me up at first but it didn't. I might think about that a time or two during my practice but that doesn't seem to affect things in a negative way. Also I have and App on my Phone that I use mostly in the afternoon called Giant Mind, which is a pretty good way to learn VM or TM if you can not find or afford a teacher. On the app they just use Ahhhumm . Dose not seem to matter to my brain.
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You seem like an awesome guy
:-) thanks
th-cam.com/video/WCHRlBOpk00/w-d-xo.html
Thank u ❤️
You’re welcome 😊
Jai Sri Rama. Mantra, a sound, a vibration of wakeful conscience descends naturally to silence, its source,
transcendent consiouness.
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Can you explain why transcendental meditation has different mantra why not only one mantra ?…
To sell more courses to more people I guess
I am finding this TM to be so interesting and resonate with me. Now about this mantra this, if all answers are within, why not ask your own self about the mantra when you meditate? I am sure the Unified Energy Field within will answer you and now that's a secret. Because it between you and your own SELF. Namaste 🙏🏿❤️
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This the best comment on here. Thats exactly what I'm going to do. Thanks for the insight. 👍
@@alegriart that's a nice reply thank you 🙏🏾
@@jenster29 thank you and you are welcome. I have been trying and got my mantra 🙏🏾
I learned TM a long time ago, only cost $165.00 at the time. It is a good way to meditate but at this point way way too expensive. Giving ones attention to a mantra and ignoring all other thoughts works well for many people. Simply find a mantra that is agreeable to you or simply use Om. If this doesn't work well, try using a youtube video of OM or another mantra and see if that helps you keep your attention on the mantra. Raphael, do you have any-other videos where you discuss TM ? Thanks for the video.
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Can you please give me a mantra that i can use?
You can use any word. The actual mantra is insignificant. In tm they are names of deities - you can google that. But I recommend just using a simple word
I want learn tm meditation pllz telle how to do that I m from India n I m not good in English
Subscribe to the channel there’s a lot of content coming up that will help you.
@@raphaelreiter ok but pllz telle how to do meditation
@@darlyneengelman5097 I search already pllz tell me right way
@@darlyneengelman5097 without teacher how I learn tm ?? If u have any idea pllz tell me
@@darlyneengelman5097 thank u very much sir can other type of meditation have some benefits ??
The music in this video is distracting and makes it difficult to really hear you. But thank you for making your videos. I appreciate you very much. Love and light to you.
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Art of living course , isn’t it, really good to do that course.
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I'm 74 years old and back in the early 70's I was given a mantra that I still remember, but never used. Was wondering if it is still powerful or doable for meditation so to speak?
Yes you can use your old mantra. You can also join us for vibrational meditations. We basically just replace the mantra with vibrations. Have fun ! I’m always here to help
you can go for checking at any TM center or even a refresher course and your mantra stays the same and is still good
My mantra is what is given by Paramahansa Yogananda : God Christ Gurus and also the Christs prayer : Christe eleison (Christ have mercy). PS not a secret feel free to use. God is universal.
Thanks for sharing I’m sure some of my viewers will appreciate it :)
Doesn’t make sense to keep it secret, unless you want to harm the growth human consciousness or are happy with the state the earth is in?
well i dont think a mantra has that much power...
Sound or frequencies can help or hurt any life form. MOST sounds in nature resonate to our optimal health while MOST man made sounds don’t.
So a mantra that mimics sounds of nature and resonates with you, can have profound power. If there is a single, optimal frequency for human kind, I’d want it to be shared!
So I can’t find my own mantra alone? I must teacher to choose mantra for me?
Thats what they teach. if you look on the internet, you can find it
@@raphaelreiter where? 🤯
I havnt practiced in50 yrs but i remember my mantra
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@@LawsonEnglish thanks ill try.
I visited the TM headquarters in my city of residence in Malaysia.
And there, I was given the whole power point pitch (the background, the guru, etc ) , and then I was told My mantra could be unlocked for the low low price of 1600 bucks!
Well, okay I guess they are running a business and have to pay rent. But why Not convey this info over the many emails and messages of inquiry which preceded this presentation.
I didn’t have that kind of money to spare and would have not wasted their time or mine, if I knew in advance.
Where I am from MLMs use this tactic a lot. Anyhoo, I have nothing against mediation and love the simple videos on TH-cam. :)
But at that moment in time when it was pitched that way, made me a bit uncomfortable. Like ‘hey, the only thing standing in the way of enlightenment is You not willing to go into a bit of debt’.
Hi Chrissy, please see my more recent videos. This is an old video. There are many other ways that you can meditate, for free. We meditate every day on this channel, this is a good starting point. I looked up years later, and found that my mantra that I paid a lot for was indeed only based on my year of birth. Save your money and focus on what really matters. Love
I've said it before and I'll say it again. ANYTHING truly spiritual should never be for a price. Our own existence the is entry fee my friends...
Yes, that is all well and good, but then, how do we put food on the table? Do we respond to our bills with: I wont pay today because I am a meditation teacher, but I will send you good vibes?
I teach meditation for FREE every single day on this channel. However, I do count on the generosity of some to make small donations and members of my live meditation streams so that I am not too much at a loss.
I agree that you dont need to pay for your spiritual journey, but your guide (and his or her family need to eat too)
Each year the teachers are taught a different list but they will give you your mantra based on the year you were born and it will be the same for everyone else they teach who was born in that year. This information comes from former high up teachers and people born into TM who ascended through the ranks, it is not outsider information:
AGE MANTRA
0-11
eng
12-13 em
em
14-15 enga
enga
16-17 ema
ema
18-19 ieng
ieng
20-21 iem
iem
22-23 ienga
ienga
24-25 iema
iema
26-29
shirim
30-34
shiring
35-39
kirim
40-44
kiring
45-49
hirim
50-54 hiring
hiring
55-54
hiring
55-59
sham
60
shama
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I'm a TM teacher and you, I'm talking to you reading this message, here is your secret mantra: "poopiroopi". Make sure you don't share this with anyone 🧙🏼♀️
Thanks so much! love the popopiroopi mantra, it works wonders on me, especially in the morning!
Name of the book you are holding
im not sure which one you mean
I feel the background sound of the video a little disturbing
Yeah that was an old video :) needed a good learning curve. Thanks for the feedback !
I got a massive anxiety attack and had to pause it and I don't think I will turn in back on .