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Science of Being and Art of Living: Transcendental Meditation Paperback – November 1, 2001

by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (Author)
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The definitive guide to transcendental meditation, from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, guru to The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and more

**RE-RELEASED IN 2016**

In the newly updated printing of this unabridged classic, which has reached millions of readers, Maharishi unfolds his vision for "a new humanity developed in all life's values - physical, mental, material, and spiritual."
 
Soon after Maharishi began his world tours in 1959, his students urged him to commit his great teaching to paper. By 1963 he had completed this fascinating book, which presents what Maharishi calls the Science of Being as the systematic investigation into the ultimate reality of the universe. Like other sciences it begins its investigation from the gross, obvious level of life, and delves more deeply into the subtle levels of the experience of nature. The Science of Being, however, eventually transcends these subtle regions, and reaches the transcendental field of eternal Being.
 
Like other sciences, the Science of Being includes a practical technology — the Transcendental Meditation technique — which is the “technology of consciousness” for directly experiencing the field of Being, the transcendental field of existence, the inner Self of everyone. Through the Transcendental Meditation technique any individual can easily harness the unlimited treasures of this field of Being — infinite happiness, energy, creativity, intelligence, and organizing power — bringing maximum success and fulfillment to daily life. This development of full human potential is elaborated in the second half of the book on the Art of Living.

Re-released in 2016, this printing of Science of Being and Art of Living features a comprehensive Afterword by Dr. Bevan Morris, International President of Maharishi Universities of Management, giving a full retrospective on Maharishi's contributions during his more than 50 years of teaching.
 
This book gives an excellent introduction to the Transcendental Meditation technique and explains that the practice of this meditation is learned through personal instruction from a certified teacher.  (Worldwide contact information for certified teachers is provided.)
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  1. Print length
    400 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Plume
  4. Publication date
    November 1, 2001
  5. Reading age
    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    5.34 x 0.94 x 8.04 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0452282667
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0452282667
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"A comprehensive introduction to [Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's] thought."—Los Angeles Times

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Born in 1918, MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI was the founder of Transcendental Meditation. He achieved fame in the West in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as guru to the Beatles, the Beach Boys and other celebrities. Science of Being and Art of Living remains the definitive introduction to the practice of transcendental meditation. Since it was first published in 1963, the book has sold more than 1.1 million copies in the U.S. alone.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Plume; Reissue edition (November 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0452282667
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0452282667
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.34 x 0.94 x 8.04 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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The 👀 are the 🪟 to the soul
There are enough reviews about the content of this book, but not one that I could see about the quality of this 📖. From a photographer’s perspective the cover photo photo or image is too dark. Maharishi’s pupils have been reproduced to death, literally in the sense his 👀 look like tiny, light-colored dots. This is like reproducing a photograph from the printed photo instead of the original file or negative film. I chose to pay extra for a hard copy assuming it would be published with the original cover image from its premier print run.
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kyle joseph
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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Life altering, informative, and beautifully written!
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Peter Vito
5.0 out of 5 stars The book really explains what we're doing in meditation
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2017
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I've been meditating for 8 years and am only JUST reading this book now. I can only read small doses, 10-15 pages because the material is very dense and I've been reading it just prior to my morning meditation. It puts me in a good space going in. The book really explains what we're doing in meditation and what the processes are that are taking place and it's very inspiring because your "furthering" you're own agendas; personal, professional and spiritual. This knowledge is not "essential" to getting the benefits, the same way understanding how digestion works is not essential to the absorption of nutrients but, if you have that knowledge in increases your awareness of WHY you meditate so that even if you don't "feel like it", you're inspired to do it anyway. This isn't a problem I have but I've heard some people practiced and then just stopped. That seems very strange to me, I can't imagine ever stopping.
The information has also lead me to question alot of things about my meditation, things that I hope to get answered the next time I get "checked". I don't know if the conversation on BEING, which is essential for all the remaining chapters, will be accessible to non meditaters. I'm not being “elitest”, I just know that I struggled with it initially and Being, as I understand it, is only really accessible in the state of transcendence OR if you've been meditating sufficiently that your consciousness has been infused with the state of being (I'm not there). I would question if someone not familiar with TM could grasp BEING in a meaningful way. I could definitely be wrong.

3YEAR UPDATE: So I’ve met people who are not Transcendental Meditation practioners, but who follow other spiritual practices and I suspect, on some level and to some degree, the idea at least of BEING is not solely the province of TM meditators. Silly me.
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Martina
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
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Exactly like I hoped it would be
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Afro Blue
4.0 out of 5 stars Maharishi
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2012
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Ive bought this book some years ago, when i had a steady job and got paid trough a bank account, ive bought many books that i didnt had a chance to read until now that i have more free time.

THis is the book im reading now and i find it really inspirational, i used to have preconsived ideas about this kind of stuff and never really took it seriusly, but now i can really relate to all it reads here.

I remember i bought this book because david lynch talked about how he now practice the trascendental meditation, he said that before this it was hard to feel inspired without mariguana, now he is all about meditation.

Im really enjoying it, and although its a bit techinical its great to read.
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Matt Hannigan
5.0 out of 5 stars Very worthwhile reading.
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2019
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This book gave me the best explanations for a number of questions I've had for a long time. It is very worthwhile reading.
You have to read this book very "engaged". That is, summarizing to yourself to see if you really get the concepts, thinking of real-life examples where you have or have not seen these ideas, looking up new words, and drawing pictures/diagrams of the ideas. Otherwise, if you read it like a college student, to pass a paper test, it will seem like "fluff" to you. The book is 300 pages and it took me 30 days to read it in my spare time.
This book does not give you the TM technique. You have to go to a TM center and learn the technique in person. I learned the TM technique from a TM center in July 2019. I did the technique for 45 days, and did not have a good experience with it. But I still enjoyed and recommend the book. And I will probably give the TM technique a second try.
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Sonya Mullenix
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2023
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Great book
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Jackye Chan
3.0 out of 5 stars The 👀 are the 🪟 to the soul
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2021
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There are enough reviews about the content of this book, but not one that I could see about the quality of this 📖. From a photographer’s perspective the cover photo photo or image is too dark. Maharishi’s pupils have been reproduced to death, literally in the sense his 👀 look like tiny, light-colored dots. This is like reproducing a photograph from the printed photo instead of the original file or negative film. I chose to pay extra for a hard copy assuming it would be published with the original cover image from its premier print run.
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Jackye Chan
3.0 out of 5 stars The 👀 are the 🪟 to the soul
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2021
There are enough reviews about the content of this book, but not one that I could see about the quality of this 📖. From a photographer’s perspective the cover photo photo or image is too dark. Maharishi’s pupils have been reproduced to death, literally in the sense his 👀 look like tiny, light-colored dots. This is like reproducing a photograph from the printed photo instead of the original file or negative film. I chose to pay extra for a hard copy assuming it would be published with the original cover image from its premier print run.
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Galia M
5.0 out of 5 stars That's the real meditation and yoga guide :)
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2023
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Thank you for reissuing and selling it :)
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Vipin K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Art of Living
Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2022
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Honestly, it unfolds "Art of Living".
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Saurabh Mundhra
5.0 out of 5 stars Qualty
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Good
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Luis Octavio Barocio Gonzalez
5.0 out of 5 stars Un verdadera joya
Reviewed in Mexico on December 5, 2019
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Una joya de libro
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RochelletheRabbit
5.0 out of 5 stars The Science of Being and the Art of Living by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Reviewed in Australia on January 11, 2024
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The book is excellent - I read it years ago. I purchased it for a friend and I'm delighted to note that there are updates, including references to scientific research
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BACh
5.0 out of 5 stars Importante quanto il vangelo.
Reviewed in Italy on March 19, 2016
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Senza offesa nè mancanza di rispetto per i fedeli, ma io considero questo libro un'opera necessaria ed imprescindibile da leggere e conoscere come lo è il Vangelo per i cristiani. Ci sono delle cose che sembrano ovvie ma il tutto è da leggere e capire. Ci sarebbe anche da praticare la meditazione trascendentale che il Maharishi è il fondatore o il divulgatore.
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