On Apr 18, 2008, at 12:06 AM, sparaig wrote:
Hmmm. The segment I watched seemed quite fair and balanced. I don't
see why Vaj is
touting it as the total refutation of all things TM.
Well I'm not touting it as that. It merely counters the TMO BS on the
unified field and the fact their research is exaggerated on the
conclusions and really actually not that significant.
BTW, Peter Canter, the guy she quoted saying that TM research was
inconclusive, has said
exactly the same thing about mindfulness meditation, in a study
published 4 months ago.
Well unfortunately you didn't see the rest of the show which goes on
after the TM segment to show research on depression and Mindfulness
Based Cognitive Therapy, the science on the thickening of the cortex
in meditators, Richie Davidson's research, etc. Much Mindfulness-
based research is relatively new so there is a phase in research
where pilot studies are performed but the research should continue to
move forward into more serious research which would then utilize more
controls and more sophisticated study designs.
