Vaj: > Are you referring to the Shamatha Project? > Apparently there's no scientific research on the Shamantha Project that has been published in peer-reviewed journals.
Besides, "shamantha" is just another variant on TM, similar to Tibetan Dzogchen. So, any scientific discoveries would probably tend to support TM research. "Wallace details the movements through the meditative stages of samatha practice. Initially, one begins with an object of focus and ultimately ends up with an objectless meditative awareness, which connects one to the ground of all conscious activity..." Wallace's Contemplative Science: http://tinyurl.com/6fpvdk3