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85What are the benefits of the TM program?TM is great for our mind, our body, how we relate to other people, and even world peace.All these positive changes make us more stable, more able to adapt to change, better at shaking off whatever is not good for us, better at dealing with what%u2019s new for us, and more able to grow quickly toward the person we want to be. These powerful changes are summarized in Maharishi%u2019s %u201cFundamentals of Progress%u201d: stability, adaptability, purification, integration, and growth.As we explore TM%u2019s effects, we will see how it fulfills each of these fundamentals on the level of the body (physiological), the mind (psychological), for the society as a whole (sociological), and for the environment (ecological). OK, how will TM help my mind?Rest is the basis of all our activity. The clarity of our thinking depends on how rested we are. Success depends on the quality of our thinking. Clear, direct thoughts are the basis of effective, rewarding actions. Psychologists estimate that we use from 5%u201315% of our mental potential. This means we are only 5%u201315% effective and only 5%u201315% fulfilled.If a machine functioned at only 5%u201315% efficiency, we would work diligently to improve it%u2014yet many of us have had to accept limitations in our personal lives because there didn%u2019t seem to be any practical technique to improve our own mental efficiency.When we practice TM, we connect with the quiet, efficient creative intelligence at the basis of our thinking. Over time, with regular TM, the stress and fatigue that cloud our mind and interfere with good judgement are healed by the profound rest TM provides.