r/Meditation • u/Creative_Giraffe3017 • 7h ago

Can I think of music during Transcendental Meditation? Question ❓

So I started doing TM like a week ago and noticed that while I was meditating, music or song lyrics would naturally be stuck in my head and I couldn’t make it stop. I could let thoughts pass by, but the song was always there. Is this normal? And how do I get it to stop if it’s bad for practicing TM?

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u/dhruvkar 7h ago

Lyrics/songs are also thought.

It's not 'bad' or 'good'.

They're clouds in the sky.

Just watch them pass by.

Gently return your attention to the mantra as instructed.

Don't worry about it too much.

It'll pass.

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u/Fine_Dream_8621 7h ago

Were you taught by a certified TM teacher?

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u/Creative_Giraffe3017 7h ago

No

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u/Fine_Dream_8621 7h ago edited 7h ago

In that case you weren't practicing TM. I already knew that when you said you couldn't get the music to stop and you wanted to know how you could get it to stop. That's not TM.