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Case report on transcendental meditation (TM)
Case report on transcendental meditation (TM)

Author(s): Torben Larsen
Subject(s): Individual Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Behaviorism
Published by: MedCrave Group Kft.
Keywords: meditation; illumination experience; limbic system; unfoldment of creativity; stress management;

Summary/Abstract: This case report on Transcendental Meditation covers 56 years, from its introduction in 1967 until today. It is divided into 3 main parts. Already in 1968, at the age of 22, this peak event, under the form of a meditative illumination completely took me by surprise and changed my life. A few days later, when I felt like a “person from Mars in disguise” started Phase 1: Rehabilitation, a state psychiatrists characterize as borderline psychotic. In my case, I adapted independently to the new situation by the following decisions. Firstly, I changed my career scenario from finance to health economics to get a long-term option to understand illumination in a secular positivist way. Secondly, I managed to do my graduate thesis in Sociology instead of economics. My thesis was on Human Relations Management (HRM), which enabled me to develop an acceptable vocabulary on modern “soft” values related to my illumination experience. Phase 2: Confirmation of my creativity, dating from 1991, when I was awarded the 3rd Prize in a prestigious Danish competition in health economics. The overall neurodynamic learning is that meditative in-depth-relaxation has been crucial in replacing my natural limbic defense mechanism with falsified cognition.

  • Issue Year: 14/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 88-90
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: English
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