--- In [email protected], "John" <jr_esq@...> wrote: > > The actual hopping during the TM-Sidhi program may be > related to the dark energy that scientists have recently > discovered. This energy comes from the vacuum of space > which is fueling the accelerating expansion of the universe.
OK, I stand corrected. There IS something more embarrassing than still trying to use the Beatles to sell TM. It's trying to use this crap. > --- In [email protected], Dick Mays <dickmays@> wrote: > > > > The Review, Vol. 27, #2, October 5, 2011 > > Copyright 2011, Maharishi University of Management > > http://www.mum.edu/TheReview/ > > > > Study Compares Brain Waves of Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi > > Programs > > > > For the first time, a study has been conducted > > that compares the EEG patterns during the > > Transcendental Meditation® technique with the > > patterns during the TM-Sidhi® program. > > > > "The results of this study suggest that practice > > of the TM-Sidhi program stabilizes the experience > > of pure consciousness while it supports the > > ability to think and act within the > > transcendent," said faculty researcher Fred > > Travis. > > > > He found higher alpha1 and beta1 EEG amplitude in > > frontal executive areas during TM-Sidhi practice > > compared to TM practice. Also, eLORETA reported > > sources of activation in right-hemisphere > > object-recognition areas involved in > > specific/holistic representation of words, which > > supports the description of the practice as > > putting one's attention on specific sutras or > > verses. > > > > "We've long understood that the practice of the > > TM-Sidhi program, which is traditionally called > > sanyama, involves both awareness of specific > > sutras and of one's unbounded Self," Dr. Travis > > said. "Now we're able to see that this subjective > > experience is reflected in the activity of the > > brain as measured by EEG." > > > > The specific object-recognition areas that Dr. > > Travis looked at included the right > > parahippocampus gyrus, right fusiform gyrus, > > lingual gyrus, and inferior and medial temporal > > cortices -- areas involved in specific/holistic > > representation of words. > > > > He said that this supports the description of the > > TM-Sidhi program as involving internally directed > > attention in contrast to the process of > > effortless transcending during the Transcendental > > Meditation technique. > > > > Although EEG patterns during Transcendental > > Meditation technique have been extensively > > investigated, this was the first study to compare > > those patterns with those during the practice of > > the TM-Sidhi program. > > > > Dr. Travis's random-assignment study, published > > in the International Journal of Psychophysiology, > > involved 26 subjects who had been practicing the > > Transcendental Meditation technique an average of > > 25.6 years and the TM-Sidhi program an average of > > 19.4 years. > > >
