You always talk about Transcendental Meditation but there are lots of different types of meditation. What’s so special about TM? Is it really as easy as you say it is? Ultimately, is meditation really necessary? Why can’t I just close my eyes and relax and get the same result?

Here is how it works: Inside every human being is an ocean of pure, vibrant consciousness. When you “transcend” in

What is Vedic Science?

Vedic science—the science of consciousness—studies the laws of nature, the constitution of the universe, and how it all unfolds. In Vedic science, this ocean of pure consciousness is called Atma, the Self. “Know thy Self.” Well, how? You don’t know yourself by looking in the mirror. You don’t know yourself by sitting down and having a talk with yourself. But it’s there,

Your book is titled “Catching the Big Fish.” What’s behind this title? What does Big Fish mean to you?

Ideas are like fish.

If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper.

Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure. They’re huge and abstract. And they’re very beautiful.

I look for a certain kind of fish

How long have you been practicing Transcendental Meditation?

I have never missed a meditation in thirty-three years. I meditate once in the morning and again in the afternoon, for about twenty minutes each time. Then I go about the business of my day. And I find that the joy of doing increases. Intuition increases. The pleasure of life grows. And negativity recedes.

The thing about meditation