I’ve been meditating on and off for the better part of 15 years; still it was’t until I read and interviewed Dr. Norman Rosenthal about his book Transcendence in 2011 that I re-immersed myself in the practice of Transcendental Meditation. During that summer, my wife and I were blessed to learn from one of the more remarkable individuals to come into our lives, Bob Roth, who not only taught us the proper technique to practice, but more importantly, left us inspired by the generosity of his example.

“Learning TM is like planting a seed and watering it regularly...” Bob likes to say. “The plant grows. If you want, you can add some fertilizer to the plant after every few month to help the plant grow a bit faster. That is what the advanced techniques are like: adding some strength to the practice so that all the benefits of TM - the growth of the Super Mind - are accelerated.” Fortunately for us, Dr. Rosenthal is sensational teacher, and as you’re about to discover, his latest book takes us on yet another journey to help us understand and internalize our own Super Mind.

Here’s a glimpse of the questions we discuss: