transcendental meditation
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation
transcenden′tal medita′tion
n.
单词 | transcendental meditation |
释义 | transcendental meditationTranscendental MeditationTranscendental Meditationtranscenden′tal medita′tionn. transcendental meditationtranscendental meditationtranscendental meditationTranscendental MeditationTranscendental Meditation,service mark for a meditation technique and program founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and based on Vedic philosophy. Stressing natural meditation and the mental and physical benefits and personal development that could be achieved, Transcendental Meditation is said to help individuals achieve a higher level of consciousness. Brought by Maharishi from India to the West in 1959, Transcendental Meditation was a distinct subculture within the 1960s youth movement, attracting actress Mia Farrow, cultural philosopher Marshall McLuhan, and the Beatles, and continues to have many practitioners. See also meditationmeditation,religious discipline in which the mind is focused on a single point of reference. It may be a means of invoking divine grace, as in the contemplation by Christian mystics of a spiritual theme, question, or problem; or it may be a means of attaining conscious union ..... Click the link for more information. . BibliographySee A. Campbell, Seven States of Consciousness (1973); R. Roth, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Transcendental Mediation (1987); D. Chopra, Return of the Rishi (1991). transcendental meditationtranscendental meditationtrans·cen·den·tal med·i·ta·tion (TM),(tranz'en-den'tal med'i-tā'shŭn),Transcendental Meditationtranscendental meditationA form of meditation developed in the 1950s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, which consists of silently repeating a mantra for 10 to 20 minute sessions. Transcendental meditation has changed in philosophy from being mystical and believed to serve as a vehicle for achieving nirvana and the extinction of the ego, to being a popular modality believed to enhance mental and physical well-being, personal development and social advancement.trans·cen·den·tal med·i·ta·tion(TM) (tranz'ĕn-den'tal med'i-tā'shŭn) |
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