--- In [email protected], Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > > 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! >
So, by physiological signature, he was discussing breath suspension of up to 1 minute, 5x during a 10 minute meditation period? Where's the research to back this up? L
