--- In [email protected], "mathatbrahman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --Thanks, there is a distinctive physiology of transcendance, at > http://www.trnsnd.net/warpt.html
Or you can just do a medline search on "transcendental consciousness" OR "pure Consciousness" and see what pops up... > > > - In [email protected], "hyperbolicgeometry" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "hyperbolicgeometry" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Get a synchronistic picture of your psychological state before and > > after meditation. Pics change each minute and are sent in from > around > > the world: > > http://www.humanclock.com > > Click on to the square at top (view the clock); then scroll down to > > where > > it says "random" and click on to it. > > Each minute will have a new pic. > > > > On another topic, some of you may have seen Sri Ravi Shankar and > Dr. > > Herbert Benson on CNN (Shankar came to Atlanta while Benson was at > > Harvard, consulted as an academic "expert".). > > Benson displayed his usual level of ignorance but this is to be > > expected...the average CNN viewer (expect for the Chrstian > > fundamentalists), wouldn't discriminate between various forms of > > meditation/concentration/prayer/breathing exercises. Benson lumps > them > > all together under the rubric of the "relaxation response"; and > > declares them all to be of equal value depending upon which you > prefer > > coupled with your religious or non-religious background. > > I found it interesting that Benson borrowed an important concept > from > > TM (since he was initiated into it long ago): that if you are > > consciously aware of a thought, innocently recognize it without > using > > mental force to manipulate the mind; then allow the next thought to > > enter the mind...something like that (can't remember the exact > words > > Benson used but it had a distinctive TM/MMY flavor). > > Benson has carved out a distinctive academic niche for himself at > > Harvard by declaring his "they're all of equal value" manifesto. I > > suppose that just from a physiological viewpoing, using gross > > parameters of relaxation such as breathing amd heart rate, brain > waves, > > skin response, etc; such forms of meditation/prayers/breathing > > excercise might be somewhat equal with ballpark data; but the > notion > > of "transcendance" hasn't apparently dawned on Benson, > intellectually > > at least. Maybe he's experienced TC but has concealed the fact. > After > > all, he has an academci career to protect and it's risky to > entertain > > ideas far from the mainstream of academia. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
