We who practice Transcendental Meditation delight in sharing stories. Stories about the benefits we experience from our practice, stories about participating in large group meditation projects for peace, stories about working on TM-related projects all over the world, stories about teaching TM… and stories about our experiences with Maharishi.

Maharishi began teaching Transcendental Meditation as he grew the TM Movement from its humble beginnings more than seventy years ago to the worldwide phenomenon it is today. Maharishi never wasted a word or a motion. All he did or said was to help us, inspire us, and guide us toward Enlightenment. We believe the stories of how he did this, and how these lessons were learned must be saved and shared.

You are invited to read these stories, submitted to us by your fellow meditators. We hope you will be amused, amazed, and inspired by the wit and wisdom of Maharishi just as the tellers of these tales were amused, amazed, and inspired.

To make navigation of this archive easier, we have divided the stories into categories. At the end of each category, there will be a request for you to contribute your own story of Maharishi, or story of the TM Movement. If it is appropriate, we will add it to the collection.