On Jun 9, 2009, at 5:23 AM, sparaig wrote:
While I still believe that this price is 10X too
high, given the current "market price" for meditation
instruction in America, I praise David Lynch both for
his dedication and for his efforts to make TM more
affordable. My conversations a few years ago with
the woman who was his long-time personal secretary
convinced me that he is a good-hearted person, and
I have no doubts that he is trying everything he can
to help make something he feels is valuable more
available to young people. It's just a shame that he
has to fight the organization that provides that
"something valuable" to achieve his laudable good
intentions.
Keep in mind that Lynch is a TBer like myself who believes that
TM is unique or durned close to it. While I wouldn't be surprised
if various non-TM teachers offer TM-like techniques to their
students. the quality control just isn't there. Radically different
techniques go by the same name.
At the Harvard conference on meditation last month, Herbert Benson
listed 8 meditation techniques that have the same physiological
signature:
Vipassana Meditation
Mantra Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation
Transcendental Meditation
Breath Focus
Kripalu Yoga
Kundalini Yoga
Repetitive Prayer
So much for "uniqueness", huh?
The uniqueness lie is a marketing myth used by disreputable and
biased TM researchers to push their product. Apparently they're the
only ones who believe this. Other researchers know better than to
accept such BS. The independent research "Meditation: In Search of a
Unique Effect" put this and a number of other TM research untruths to
rest way back in the 80's!
