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David Lynch's five-decade relationship with Transcendental Meditation represents a unique convergence of artistic vision, scientific inquiry, and humanitarian work. Beginning in 1973, Lynch's practice of TM evolved from a personal tool for managing stress and enhancing creativity into a broader mission to make meditation accessible to people worldwide. Through the establishment of the David Lynch Foundation in 2005, he helped implement meditation programs in schools, veterans' organizations, prisons, and trauma recovery settings. His emphasis on scientific research and practical benefits, rather than spiritual or philosophical aspects, helped establish meditation as a mainstream practice in Western institutions. Lynch's approach to promoting TM was characterized by his insistence on rigorous research validation while maintaining the technique's accessibility. His work through the foundation supported numerous studies examining TM's effects on stress, trauma, cardiovascular health, and cognitive function. In education, he helped develop consciousness-based learning programs and worked closely with Maharishi International University to integrate meditation into academic curricula. Lynch maintained his artistic career throughout this period, creating films that often explored themes of consciousness and reality while advocating for meditation's benefits. Until his passing in January 2025, he continued to influence both the artistic and meditation communities, leaving behind a legacy of institutions and programs that continue to make meditation instruction available to diverse populations worldwide.

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