To a large degree this discussion of the use of the word effortless is one of semantics I can vouch for the observations of above Maharishi used the word effortless repeatedly to describe the TM technique On one or two occasions that I witnessed when pressed by a questioner he admitted that some faintest attention is employed but continued to insist that no effort is involved In the West effort means trying It is not a faint thing such as Maharishi was describing as faintest attention or effortless effort So he used the word repeatedly to signify that no trying to do anything is involved in TM It is a simple easy thing that requires only faint attention no effort This is not a question of academic definitions It is a practical question of how to practice the technique If has some reference about the TM technique specifically then we can examine that in the context of this section and determine if the information is appropriate to add to the article Otherwise this discussion is diverging from what seems to be the main intent of the articleto convey information about the TM technique as seen by it s originator and as instructed to and practiced by those who do the technique