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289What does the TM experience feel like?Different people describe the experience in different ways%u2014very quiet, deeply peaceful, calm, easy to do, and so on. It varies from person to person and from day to day.But it is important to remember that we do TM for its results in activity, not for any particular experience while we%u2019re meditating.If it%u2019s so easy, why don%u2019t you just give a list of mantras and a few directions and I can learn from a book, or online?It doesn%u2019t work that way%u2014long experience shows that people don%u2019t learn TM successfully from books and recordings. Our experience teaching millions of people confirms that personal dialog between student and teacher is required.The first experience of transcending should be as effortless and innocent as possible, and a certified TM teacher is specially trained to provide this experience for you. This ensures that you get precisely the instruction you need, right when you need it, and the teacher will confirm that you%u2019re doing it right.In addition, when you learn TM from the worldwide TM organization, you will receive lifetime followup with the global network of TM professionals.Where do the mantras come from?They come from the Vedic tradition of great teachers that goes back thousands of years. The nearest teacher to us in this tradition is Maharishi%u2019s teacher, Guru Dev, His Divinity Brahmananda Saraswati, who had the wisdom and insight to revive this great teaching.