--- In [email protected], Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: [...] > I'm glad you brought up shamatha too Willy since TM is a form of > shamatha. There's a big upsurge in interest in that form of > meditation as well, esp. since the guys and gals in the Shamatha > Project were regularly transcending for hours at a time, and emerging > refreshed.
The physiological correlates for "pure consciousness" during TM practice are reasonably well-documented. Since the research you have been citing for the Buddhist meditators eschews alpha coherence and TM-style breath suspension (the afore- mentioned correlates) as unworthy of consideration, I have to conclude that there are other physiological correlates being found for transcending that you and the researchers consider more important markers. Do you know what those markers are? I can't find any published research on the physiological correlates of transcending for hours at a time. Thanks. lawson
