--- In [email protected], Vaj <vajradhatu@...> wrote: > > > On May 23, 2012, at 7:58 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303565/?tool=pubmed > > > > Interesting that a "TM-like" technique was lumped in with the TM > > evaluation. The abstract for the study claims that the reduction in BP > > reached significance, but doesn't give numbers, so it is impossible to say > > if it did as well as, better, or worse than "real" TM⢠> > > > This is a problem with nearly all meditation research: the training/quality > > of the teachers isn't really considered a factor. One of Vaj's favorite > > Buddhist meditation studies required all participants in the experimental > > group to have their meditation "checked" by a single person, Alan Watts, so > > it seems that, even if some researchers don't admit it explicitly, they're > > aware of the issue. > > > That must have been a real old study as Alan Watts died in the 70�s! > > I think you mean Alan Wallace who was the meditation instructor for the first > Shamatha Project - and yes, he was the meditation instructor for the group. >
Alan Wallace. But, from what I read, even experienced meditators were required to relearn from him before the study started. L.
