--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Siddhi means perfection. > > > > > > > > > > http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/siddhi?s=t > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. > > > > > > > > You're going by an online English dictionary's definition of a > > > > technical Sanskrit term? > > > > > > > > > Technical term interpreted for you by who? The guy who told > > > you you could fly? > > > > > > Besides that isn't really the only definition I could find > > > just the one most suited to an emial discussion. I could > > > photograph someothers or scan them and post if you like? > > > > > > > http://dictionary.babylon.com/siddhi/ > > > > > > several different definitions. > > Whatever, I remember the lectures and can't help noticing > it all came to nought.
Except the part about creating a situation where some of the physiological correlates of pure consciousness appear simultaneously with higher levels of brain activation, the purported purpose of practicing the techniques in the first place. > > > > The TM research that everyone likes to malign shows very clearly that TM is > > twice as effective as other forms of meditation and relaxation at > > addressing anxiety. While many people like to point at the meta-analyses > > that say that TM research sucks, they miss the important point that > > according to those same meta-analyses, ALL meditation research, without > > fail, sucks. > > > > > > Probably because it's an old type of coping mechanism, > > > pleasant to do but not worth the effort compared to > > > other techniques of self development if you have a particular > > > complaint to address. > > > > > > > > > > Or not. THe studies the US military are conducting will provide some pretty > > interesting data points. > > Or not. Still wont change my experience from actually knowing > many people who have done it for many years and aren't exactly > the best adverts. As I said, a stress reduction technique may not touch symptoms if they don't have anything to do with stress. > > > > THis includes the most recent studies on mindfulness published in the > > > past few days, weeks, months, etc, because those analyses claim that > > > unless you use a true double-blind study performed by only by researchers > > > who have no attachment to the techniques being tested, the study is > > > pretty much worthless. > > > > > > I'm not tub thumping for anything other than common sense. > > > > > > > Common sense is neither, as the saying goes, and common sense doesn't > > predict highly unusual events, by definition. > > Highly unusual things like flying unaided or seeing through > walls? > Or staring at goats, or having a single wave form appear on more than a dozen widely spaced electrodes simultaneously, or... L
