Where did the TM program come from?

The Transcendental Meditation technique is based on the oldest continuous tradition of knowledge in human history, the Vedic tradition of enlightenment in India. The Vedic knowledge has been handed down by Vedic masters from generation to generation for thousands of years.
About 50 years ago, Maharishi — the representative in our age of the Vedic tradition — introduced Transcendental Meditation to the world, restoring the knowledge and experience of higher states of consciousness at this critical juncture in time for humanity.When we teach the Transcendental Meditation technique today, we maintain the same procedures and effectiveness as the teachers of thousands of years ago.