Peter Russel's book has become the key work to a completeunderstanding of TM. The first part deals with the technique itself: itsorigins and how it works. Scientific studies into TM indicate that itproduces a state of profound rest, by a process exactly opposite to thatby which the body accumulates stress and tension. The implications ofTM for improving health, clarity of mind, creativity and personal stabilityin everyday life are considered in detail. In the second part of the book, Peter Russell looks closely at how higher states of consciousnessdevelop and how our perception and relationship with the rest of theworld change as a result