Looks like a good article to me. Where are the errors?
--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > http://www.dailyemerald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/11/10/437313e2094 fc > > Meditation movement lacks proper credentials > Editorial > By Emerald editorial board > November 10, 2005 > A sold-out crowd packed into 150 Columbia Tuesday night to hear famous > filmmaker David Lynch speak. Perhaps they came to learn about the meaning of his > dark films, but Lynch primarily used his time to promote the controversial > practice of Transcendental Meditation. > A practitioner of TM for 32 years, Lynch wants to raise billions of dollars > to teach it to any child in America who wants to learn it. Like many TM > proponents, Lynch, accompanied by two âexperts,â described TM as a way to usher in > world peace and achieve greater personal effectiveness. Lynch and his comrades > couched the practice in scientific terms. > But they didnât give the audience the whole story. > Now famous as the Beatlesâ one-time guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi founded TM in > India in 1958 as the outgrowth of a Hindu spiritual movement. Since then, > more than 6 million people have learned TM, according to the organizationâs Web > site. Learning the technique costs $2,500. > At first, TM practitioners meditate for about 20 minutes twice daily with > their eyes closed, repeating a syllabic phrase or âmantraâ to reach âpure > awarenessâ and rid themselves of conscious thought. > We donât dispute the fact that meditation in general can be calming and > beneficial. Yet we raise questions consumers should seriously consider before > purchasing this commodity as a means to attain peace. > First, we question the high cost. During his speech, Lynch said people who > really want peace will find the money to pay for TM classes. Some advocates say > the cost ensures the TM movement will persevere and grow, and that the price > wouldnât seem outrageous if we lived in a culture that values meditation. Yet > people can learn many types of meditation for free from books and classes. > Proponents claim the TM mantras are more effective than repeating secular sounds, > but some books on meditation say otherwise. > We also question the scientific merits of TM. Advocates claim a multitude of > scientific studies validate the physiological benefits of TM. Many of these > studies, however, are conducted at the organizationâs own Maharishi University > of Management and they are not necessarily published in peer- reviewed journals. > Any scholars thinking about trying TM should check out these scientific > claims, especially those that suggest TM is different from other forms of > meditation. We also cannot find any credible evidence to support the claim that TM > creates peace by âradiating an influence of harmony to your surroundings.â In > light of the recent heated debate over the scientific merit of Intelligent > Design, TM should come under equally rigorous investigation. > People with certain religious beliefs should also investigate the religious > roots of TM. Although advocates claim it is simply a âmental techniqueâ and > not a religion or philosophy, historical facts clearly show TM is rooted in > Hinduism; the mantras people repeat during TM are the names of Hindu gods. > Moreover, the movement lost a 1979 suit after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled TM > was based on religious concepts and shouldnât be taught in schools. TM has been > presented in a secular package to appeal to Westerners. > Millions of people like Lynch have found TM to be a satisfying and worthwhile > purchase, as demonstrated by their longtime commitments to the practice. > However, we hope listeners at Lynchâs recent speech take the initiative to > investigate the statements made by this salesman of pseudo-science and evaluate > whether they belong in an academic setting like this University. We think they donâ > t. > Meditation movement lacks proper credentials > Post your feedback on this topic here > Date > Subject > Posted by: > 11/10/2005 > TM like all forms of meditation, is... > Gary Bazdell > 11/10/2005 > I happened to love the lecture, yet i... > Seth Callaway > 11/11/2005 > Dear Editor, I appreciate serious,... > Bob Roth > 11/11/2005 > Most of the scientific studies on the... > Richard Dalby > 11/11/2005 > If meditation does help people with... > Jerry Cook > 11/11/2005 > This writer missed the point. What... > Sam Katz > 11/11/2005 > Reading the feedback posts, I think a... > kunda > 11/11/2005 > By the nature of a credible news... > Ron Fried > 11/11/2005 > what is the deal with you "editorial... > Jim > Feedback will open in a new window. > ------------------------ 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/
