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Will meditating increase your intelligence?

Mary Swift
Last updated: 2022/11/06 at 1:16 PM
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It was once thought that our level of intelligence remained static throughout  life.

However, there is now strong evidence that we can raise our intellectual capacity — and that meditation may be one of the most efficient ways of doing that.

meditation higher intelligence research w2Decide for yourself: here’s the recent scientific research on meditation and intelligence.

Meditation and intelligence: implicit evidence

Scientific studies have shown that Transcendental Meditation improves the functions enhancing one’s intellectual abilities. Transcendental Meditation helps to relieve stress and improve overall well-being. It would therefore not be surprising if it also generated better cognitive performance.

But are there scientific studies which have focused directly on Transcendental Meditation and increase in levels of intelligence?

Meditation and intelligence: explicit evidence

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Intelligence Quotient or IQ is one of the oldest and most well-known measures of human intelligence. Though its accuracy and relevance is today widely debated, “IQ” remains the catch word for intellectual ability. One interesting fact about IQ is that according to longitudinal studies, intelligence has arguably been rising over time in Western societies. This gradual increase of 3 points per 10 years on the IQ scale (with the starting point back in 1930’s) is known as the Flynn effect.

Most of research on intelligence has been conducted on young people – kids in their early childhood, students at schools and universities. Here are few of the most recent results.

INTELLIGENCE AMONG CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

A 45-week study with 25 experimental and 25 controls among elementary school students found increases in principal components of self-concept, analytical ability, and general intellectual performance among experimental participants (analysis of covariance). The practice of Transcendental Meditation was found to accelerate natural developmental consolidation of awareness at a deeper level – the thinking level versus the perceptual level. Go to full academic article

INTELLIGENCE RISE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Another research paper compared intelligence levels as measured with different tests and inventories (Test for Creative Thinking-Drawing Production (TCT-DP); Constructive Thinking Inventory (CTI); Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT); State and Trait Anxiety (STAI); Inspection Time (IT); and Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFIT). It analyzed three studies on 362 high school students at three different schools in Taiwan.

In conclusion, the scientists reported that regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation produced significant effects on all variables compared to no-treatment controls. Here’s the article with more detailed results

HIGHER INTELLECTUAL ABILITES IN MEDITATING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

A third longitudinal study investigated for 2 years running the effect of participation in a special university curriculum, whose principal innovative feature is twice-daily practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. The intelligence measures were based on Cattell’s Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFIT) and Hick’s reaction time, correlating with general intelligence. The research results indicated a clear improvement on both scales for those 45 college students who were regularly practicing Transcendental Meditation. Go to full academic article

In conclusion

It seems a fair bet that Transcendental Meditation — if practiced regularly, 2 times 20 minutes per day — will open up your intellectual and cognitive capacities. Science says it in its neutral academic language, and statements from practitioners confirm it from a first-hand perspective. So…

…dive within and discover your true potential!

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Mary Swift September 26, 2022
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