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href=\"https:\/\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/\">Deutsch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\" class=\"has-text-align-right has-link-color wp-elements-12d6dfc5fb8cce08b3b965806f796aba wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-base-color\">Where it comes from<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Transcendental Meditation<\/strong> stems from <br>the Vedic tradition of ancient India, <br>dating back to prehistoric times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-custom-pale-background-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1454fb31 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The word \u201cVeda\u201d means knowledge, and this tradition involves the passing down of knowledge from teacher to disciple over countless generations. This uninterrupted tradition of knowledge has developed a variety of methods which allow the occurrence of inner experiences on a repetitive basis. Adi Shankara, an extraordinary exponent of the Vedic tradition, commonly dated around 500 AD, founded four teaching centres, one in each corner of India. He then appointed his closest disciples to lead these teaching centres. They and their successors were subsequently titled Shankaracharya.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-custom-pale-background-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1454fb31 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was a close disciple of Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, the Himalayan teaching centre, from 1941 to 1953. Maharishi spread the technique, which he called Transcendental Meditation, throughout the world because it refines mental activity in a completely natural, effortless way and opens pure consciousness to direct experience, regardless of the cultural background or belief of the person meditating. Maharishi developed a standardised teaching method that allowed the training of thousands of authorised TM teachers. Around 12 million people have learnt the technique of TM worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-custom-pale-background-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-custom-banner-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-68d1bdde wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swami Brahmananda Saraswati<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">1868 &#8211; 1953. Shankaracharya&nbsp;of the&nbsp;Jyotir Math, called &#8216;Guru Dev&#8217; by his disciple,  Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"357\" data-attachment-id=\"6309\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/en\/where-it-comes-from\/sddefault-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sddefault-1.jpg?fit=639%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"639,357\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"sddefault-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sddefault-1.jpg?fit=639%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sddefault-1.jpg?resize=639%2C357&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6309 size-full\" style=\"object-position:49% 41%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sddefault-1.jpg?w=639&amp;ssl=1 639w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sddefault-1.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-custom-pale-background-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-custom-banner-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-68d1bdde wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maharishi Mahesh Yogi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">1917 &#8211; 2008. Founder of Transcendental Meditation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"444\" data-attachment-id=\"1149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/en\/where-it-comes-from\/maharishi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maharishi-e1686134531193.jpg?fit=1496%2C648&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1496,648\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Maharishi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maharishi-e1686134531193.jpg?fit=1024%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maharishi-e1686134531193-1024x444.jpg?resize=1024%2C444&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1149 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maharishi-e1686134531193.jpg?resize=1024%2C444&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maharishi-e1686134531193.jpg?resize=300%2C130&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maharishi-e1686134531193.jpg?resize=768%2C333&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tm-zentralschweiz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maharishi-e1686134531193.jpg?w=1496&amp;ssl=1 1496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-custom-pale-background-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-custom-banner-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-68d1bdde wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr Tony Nader<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Born 1955. 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