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Celebrating the Dawn
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the TM Technique

Epilogue By Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Written By Robert Oates, Jr

Publisher: Putnam Date Published: 1976 ISBN: 0399118152

In 1975, Robert Gates was privileged to accompany Maharishi on a world tour and had the unique opportunity to record this first close-up look at the man who brought the Transcendental Meditation technique to Western society. The result is "an action portrait of knowledge," complemented with taped interviews, teachings and over thirty photographs of Maharishi and the tour.

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"We now have it within our power to end suffering in the world in this generation."
-Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

The Transcendental Meditation technique has long been widely accepted as a means of relaxation. Now Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has announced the dawn of the age of enlightenment: a whole new definition of the possibilities of human life.

Maharishi teaches that it is possible through the Transcendental Meditation technique to attain a state of perfect physical and mental health in which a person's mind and nervous system can function at full potential. In clear, simple language, he tells how the regular practice of TM not only dissolves stress and tension but also can lead to a natural state of permanent happiness amidst dynamic and effective action.

Parts II and III of the book relate Maharishi's major concepts to the large mass of independent scientific research on the TM technique and provides a stimulating confirmation of Maharishi's teachings through a "symposium " of experts from outside the Transcendental Meditation Program.

About the Author

Bob Dates, Jr., graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California and holds an M.A. in American History from UCLA. Thirty-three years of age, he has been the editor and/ or author of five previous books. For the past three years he has worked full-time as a teacher of the TM technique.

"For me, as a teacher of the Transcendental Meditation technique, it has been both a privilege and a pleasure to work on this book. It is the first one to appear about Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the first one to present his basic teachings in an interview format.

Only a few years ago, the wide-ranging physical, mental and emotional benefits of the TM technique might have seemed hard to believe. By now, however, scores of research studies have shown that the technique not only brings relief from stress and tension, but also leads to progressive evolution in every aspect of life (see a summary of the published research on page 150).

It is time to hear what Maharishi means when he says we are now entering the Dawn of the Age of Enlightenment." -Robert M. Oates, Jr.