> > Most TM people are not even aware, that as early as the > > 1980's, major reviews by neuroscientists debunked most > > of the TM Org's research. Remember the old graph that > > showed how TM caused a drop in metabolic rate that was > > greater than sleep? In the 80's they found out how > > Wallace had fudged those findings. It turns out TM is > > basically a controlled form of napping in terms of rest. > > There is no "deep rest" or "deep meditation" about it. > > Judy: > It's really too bad Lawson isn't still around to cite > chapter and verse and nip this kind of crap in the bud. > When he was here, Vaj couldn't get away with making > such bogus claims without challenge. > Lawson got kicked out of FFL by the votes cast by Vaj and Barry - too many facts for them to digest at one time. If Lawson had kept it simple, they might have understood, but they're not here to learn or understand - they're here to spout opinions.
> Wallace didn't "fudge" anything. He did get some > things wrong in this early research, which he > subsequently corrected. You'll notice that when Vaj > wants to badmouth TM research, he'll frequently pick > on the early studies when they were still trying to > figure out how to test this stuff, as if the TM > researchers hadn't gone to great lengths in later years > to refine their methods. >
