COHESIVE, CO-ORDINATED, INTEGRATED,

CONSORTED, ORDERLY & TOTAL BRAIN FUNCTION

(NEURO-PHYSIOLOGICAL REFINEMENT)

WAKEFULNESS

WAKEFULNESS

ENLIGHTENMENT
TM, TM-SIDDHI AND YOGIC FLYING ARE ALL OFF SHOOTS OF
CONSCIOUSNESS-BASED TECHNIQUES - TM IS THE PRACTICAL ASPECT
OF SCIENCE OF CREATIVE INTELLIGENCCE (MARCH 2019)
 QUANTUM THEORY

QUANTUM IS THE SMALLEST INDIVISIBLE UNIT IN

WHICH WAVES ARE EMITTED OR ABSORBED.

A QUANTUM OF MIND/BODY UNIT IS AN IMPULSE OF

INTELLIGENCE.

FEELINGS, EMOTIONS, DESIRES, INSTINCT, DRIVES,

INTENTIONS, IDEAS, NOTIONS, CONCEPTS, LIKES,
DISLIKES, PREJUDICES, THESE ARE ALL QUANTUM
UNITS OF THE MIND/BODY CONNECTIONS.

THEY CONSTANTLY SHAPE THE RHYTHM AND TEXTURE

OF BOTH THE MIND/BODY.
 Professor Frederick Travis, PhD
Director, Center for Brain, Consciousness & Cognition
Maharishi University of Management
Fairfield, Iowa USA
What exactly is Transcendental Meditation?
The first thing to know about the Transcendental Meditation program of Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi is that it's easy to learn and enjoyable to practice.
FIT 4LIFE ANCIENT, NATURAL MENTAL TECHNIQUE TO
ENJOY THE FULL POTENTIAL OF +LIFE - GROUND STATE
 KNOWN
PHYSICAL
Hypothesized Memory Processes:
Encoding, Consolidation & Retrieval

83%

11%

3.5%

2.5% +
Role of Pre & Subconscious
Minds
VERBAL TO NON-VERBAL LEVELS OF SUBTLE, SUBTLER AND
SUTTLEST LEVELS OF MIND
10%
“HOW WE REACT TO STRESS IS BASED ON THE BRAIN'S RESPONSES TO
STRESS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND THAT AFFECTS THE REST OF THE BODY
- THE CARDIO-VASCULAR SYSTEM, THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, AND ALL
ORGANS IN THE BODY.
FOR REGULAR MEDITATORS A SENSE OF CALM EFFECTIVENESS ENTERS THE MIND,
AND SLOWS DOWN THOUGHTS AND PHYSICAL RESPONSES IN A WAY THAT LEADS
TO MORE EFFICIENT PROCESSING, WHICH PAVES THE PATH FOR
” INNOVATIVE — EVEN UNEXPECTED — OUT OF BOX SOLUTIONS.” -
COHERENCE BETWEEN FRONT AND BACK OF BRAIN WAVES DURING 10
SECONDS OF TM (ALPHA-1 8 – 10 HRZ PER SECOND)
 HUMAN Vs ANIMATES

(FUNDAMENTAL
BASIS OF
HUMANITY)
 During the TM technique, the brain's responses to
stimuli are more widely distributed across the cortex,
indicating greater participation of the whole brain.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
 TIME

MOVEMENTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

30-50 MS TO REACH THE BRAIN

150 MS TO PROCESS
250 MS FOR CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE
MASKING
150 MS
 INTENTION, IMAGINATION, INTUITION, BELIEF,
THOUGHT, EMOTIONS AND VISUALISATION

BULLS EYE
EVERY TIME
OLIVARY NUCLEI - REMOTE CONTROL
Your Brain is a River,
Not a Rock

70% of connections change

every day….
 The Hippocampus
• The Hippocampus
Plays an important
role in consolidating
information from
short-term memory
into long-term
memory and retrieves
them when necessary
 The Amygdala
• The Amygdala is
responsible for
determining what
memories are stored
and where the
memories are stored in
brain & responsible for
emotional memories
Highest Focused • Zen
Attention • Compassion
COGNITIVE CONTROL Meditation
Gamma (20-50 Hz)

Open • Zazen
Monitoring • Mindfulness
• Vipassana
Theta (6-8 Hz)

Automatic Self- •Transcendental

Transcending Meditation
• Qicong
Lowest
Alpha1 (8-10 Hz)
Travis and Shear, 2010, Consciousness and Cognition, 19:1110-1119.
Highest Focused • Zen
Attention • Compassion
ENERGY CONSUMPTION Meditation
Gamma (20-50 Hz)

Open • Zazen
Monitoring • Mindfulness
• Vipassana
Theta (6-8 Hz)

Automatic Self- •Transcendental

Transcending Meditation
• Qicong
Lowest
Alpha1 (8-10 Hz)
Travis and Shear, 2010, Consciousness and Cognition, 19:1110-1119.
 • Zen
• Compassion
Highest Meditation
Focused •Qigong
Attention •Diamond Way
Buddhism
EFFORT USED • Vipassana

• Zazen
Open • Mindfulness
•Sahaja Yoga
Monitoring •Qigong
(meditation)
•Kriya Yoga
•Yoga Nidra

Automatic Self- •Transcendental

Meditation
Transcending • Two Case studies:
Expert Qigong and
Mindfulness

Lowest
Delta 0-4 Hz Deep sleep. During waking, if brain
is strongly inhibited.
Theta1 4-6 Hz Dreaming
Theta2 6-8 Hz Memory processes and general
internal processes
Alpha1 8-10 Hz Inner wakefulness –higher cerebral
metabolic rate (paradoxical alpha)
A Hypometabolic Physiological State

Alpha2 10-12 Hz Brain modules primed but not

active (idling)—lower CBR (SELF-
REALISATION)
Beta1 16-20 Hz General processing
Gamma 20-50 Hz Focused processing
 Frequency Cognitive Processes
(cycles/sec or Hz)
1-3 Delta Restoration during deep sleep.
Delta is also seen during waking
when brain areas are strongly
inhibited from firing.
4-5 Theta1 Drowsiness and dreaming

5-7.5 Theta2 Inner mental processes such as

during a memory task

8-10 Alpha1 Inner wakefulness (Seen during TM)

A Hypometabolic Physiological State
10-12 Alpha2 Brain modules primed to be used in a
task, but currently are quiet (Seen
during eyes-closed rest)
SELF-REALISATION (ATMA)
16-20 Beta1 Ongoing processing of experience

20-50 Gamma Strong focus or concentration (Seen

right now in your brain…)
RESTFUL ALERTNESS (ALPHA-1)
(rCBF) To PRE-FRONTALCORTEX increases and simultaneously THALAMUS &
AMYGDALA are DE-ACTIVATED with less and lesser supply of blood. - “RESTFUL
ALERTNESS”
Is TM a Philosophy?
Transcendental Meditation is not a Philosophy -- it's a simple, mental technique.
EEG signatures can provide the scientific proof of FOURTH STATE OF
CONSCIOUSNESS. And Transcendental Meditation is a scientific technique
because it is universally applicable, repeatable, and verifiable by anyone,
anywhere.

ALPHA – 1 (8-10 Hz)

 APLHA–1 ACTIVITY
THE SIGNATURE FOR TM IS ALPHA RAYS – JUST LIKE SAMADHI.

A STATE OF VERY HIGH AMPLITUDE ALPHA COHERENCE.

HERE IS THE PICTURE OF WHOLE BRAIN WITH ALPHA

COHERENCE , DURING TRANSCENDENCE THERE IS SOMETHING
UNIQUE AS IN FOR SAMADHI.

THE TOTAL BRAIN EXPERIENCES THE TRANSCENDING AND THE

WHOLE BRAIN FUNCTIONING IN A CONCERT, IN A HIGHLY
INTEGRATED, COHESIVE, CONSORTED, HIGHLY CO-ORDINATED,
AND IN SYNCHRONIZING FASHION.

(RESTFUL ALERTNESS)
COHESIVE, CO-ORDINATED, INTEGRATED, CONSORTED, TOTAL AND
ORDERLY BRAIN FUNCTION (NEURO PHYSIOLOGICAL REFINEMENT)

THE HYPO-METABOLIC PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE AND PSYCHO-

PHYSILOGICAL QUIESCENSE IS CALLED ENLIGHTENEMENT
 Increased EEG Coherence

EEG coherence during the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique: brainwaves rise up and down together—
maintaining a stable phase relationship—indicating that the whole brain is highly correlated. This integrated state of brain
function corresponds to the subjective experience of heightened wakefulness or restful alertness. Research shows that the
TM technique cultures the brain to behave more coherently and efficiently overtime, as seen in a person’s
improved response to stimuli—with better performance on spatial and memory tasks, creativity scores, and
reaction time tests. Such findings are not reported from other meditation practices. References: International
Journal of Psychophysiology, 116, 1519-38 (2006); Biological Psychology, 61, 293-319 (2002)
 Alpha Coherence Maps

Front

Middle

Eyes Open Eyes Closed TM Practice

References: International Journal of Psychophysiology, 116, 1519-38 (2006); Biological Psychology, 61, 293-319
(2002); Consciousness and Cognition, 8(3), 302-18 (1999); Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 35
(1973); International Journal of Neuroscience 14: 147–151, 1981.
Eight Years TM Practice
Front

Center

Back

TM Eyes Open
Travis, 1991
 WHEN BHAKTI &
SHRADDA ENTERS

FOOD ) IT AS PRASAD
HUNGER ) “ FAST
WATER ) “ AMRIT
MUSIC ) “ KIRTAN
HOUSE ) “ TEMPLE
ACTIONS ) “ SERVICES
WORK ) “ KARMA
TRAVEL ) “ PILGRIMMAGE
MAN ) “ HUMAN
THE GRETEST OF ALL VIRTURES, HIGHEST OF ALL
AUSTERITIES & SIMPLEST OF ALL PURIFICATIONS
IS MEDITATION.
MEDITATION PROVIDES RESTFUL ALERTNESS
FROM “MILIEU INTERIOR” AND WAKEFULNESS.
MEDITATION IS THE GROUND STATE, WHICH
PAVES THE PATH FOR HIGHER LEVELS OF
“CONSCIOUSNESS”.
“DHYANAMOOLAM IDAM JAGAT”
WATER THE ROOT TO ENJOY THE FRUIT !!!
 In one stroke of Transcendental Meditation, the mind and body are
regenerated, revitalized, rejuvenated and enlivened. Then you can
play tennis, work in the garden, read a book, or go fishing, because
you enjoy it, and not because you are trying to cope with an ever-
increasing amount of stress in life.

MEDITATION IS ONLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE

FORM OF RELAXATION. IT NOT ONLY
RELAXES BODY AND MIND
BUT ALSO ENLIVENS
NATURAL HEALING
FROM CELLULAR LEVEL NURISHES BODY &
MIND WITH VITAL ENERGY, PEACE & HAPPINESS
 FULFILLMENT
WHEN THE HEART IS BLOSSMED
WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF INNER HAPPINESS
AND THE INTELLECT IS SATISFIED
FOR ALL ITS INTELLECTURAL, INQUISITIVE
DOUBTS AND INQUIRIES
THEN KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & WISDOM
COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER
THEN FULFILLMENT RESULTS.
 ENLIGHTENMENT
ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT A HYPNOSTIC STATE OF SELF-
DELUTION OR SELF-DENIAL.

THE STATE OF ENLIGHTENMENT REPRESENTS THE

ULTIMATE DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT WE ORDINARLY
CONSIDER TO BE THE MOST VALUABLE QUALITIES OF LIFE.

IT IS SOMETHING REAL, NATURAL AND TANGIBLE AND

DEVELOPS SYSTEMATICALLY AND IN CONTINUOUS AND
PROGRESSIVE MANNER ON THE BASIS OF NEURO-
PHYSIOLOGICAL REFINEMENT OR PURIFICATION.
… MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI
ABSENCE OF TIME, SPACE, BODY SENSE AND CAUSATION …… PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
AHAM BRAHMASHMI
 PRINCIPLES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
As we move from one state of consciousness to another our
knowledge of ourselves and the world changes.

Our Biology changes, actual Physical biology also changes.

Our Perception of what we See and Hear, Touch and Taste

changes, our Cognition changes, our Mood and Feelings
change.

Remember two principles:

1) Knowledge is different in different states of consciousness.

2) Reality is different in different states of consciousness.
----Dr. Deepak Chopra
(PRAJNA)
(VAISVANARA)
(TAIJASA)
(TURIYA)
ABSENCE OF TIME, SPACE, BODY SENSE AND CAUSATION … PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
Conscious Mind

O
O
10% Mental Potential

O
O
90% Sub-conscious Mind

O
O
O
Source of Thought
Conscious Mind

O
O
15% Mental Potential

O
O
85% Sub-conscious Mind

O
O
O
Source of Thought
Conscious Mind

O
O
50% Mental Potential

O
O
50% Sub-conscious Mind

O
O
O
Source of Thought
Conscious Mind

O
75% Mental Potential

O
O
O
O
O 25% Sub-conscious Mind
O

Source of Thought
 O
Conscious Mind 100% Mental Potential

O O
O
O
O
O

Pure Consciousness “unbounded” Awareness

 RELATIVE STATES
COMMONLY HUMAN BEINGS AND PRIMATES
ARE LIVING IN:

1) WAKING STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS,

2) SLEEPING STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS,
3) DREAMING STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

THESE ARE THE THREE RELATIVE STATES OF

CONSCIOUSNESS
 Action Concrete
Experience
Thinking

CEO

Self-transcending
 INCREASED EEG COHERENCE
EEG coherence during TM: Brainwaves rise up and down
together—maintaining a stable phase relationship—
indicating that the whole brain is highly correlated.

This integrated state of brain function corresponds to

the subjective experience of HEIGHTENED WAKEFULNESS
or restful alertness. (Alpha – 1 = 8-10 Hz)

Research shows that the TM technique cultures the brain

to behave more coherently and efficiently over time, as
seen in a person’s improved response to stimuli—with
better performance on spatial and memory tasks,
creativity scores, and reaction time tests.

SUCH FINDINGS ARE NOT REPORTED FROM ANY OTHER

MEDITATION PRACTICES ACROSS GLOBE.
One stroke of transcendental meditation
“Deeper than the deepest rest” provided by Transcendental Meditation eliminates the build-
up of stress, strain and tension; improves health, develops self-healing response from
cellular level; and provides the basis for more dynamic, productive, satisfying and fulfilling
activity.
“EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS
COSMIC.”
Creating A Higher State of Health:
The Physiology of Enlightenment
 MARATHONER (SEPTUAGENARIAN)
“WALKS THE TALK”

• FLEXIBILITY
• COMPOSURE
• EQUANIMOUS
• STABILITY
• AGILITY
• AMBIDEXTOR SAVYASACHI - “KAVVADI”
• SPEED - 100 Mts. SPRINT - 16”
• STRENGTH - 10 K RUN - 01-00 -25”
• STAMINA (MARATHON) - 20 K WALK 02-35’-45”
• TENACITY
• DETERMINATION
• DELIVERY
 ( YOGA GURU, Prof. Peri Viswanatham I.A) Hata Yoga Expert
Consciousness-Based Athlete, TMer, Siddha, Yogic Flyer, Yoga Sadhaka, Ambidextor and Marathoner.
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 PLATONIC QUALITIES OF SOUL

FREEDOM OF CHOICE
INSPIRATION INTENTION

INSIGHT
CREATIVITY
GUARANTEED

UNLIMITED INTUITION
IMAGINATION
CONCIOUS CHOICE MAKING
WHY TM
BRAIN PLASTICITY
CONSCIOUSNESS
DIFFERENT MEDITATIONS
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