--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], Peter <drpetersutphen@> wrote:
> [...]
> > The problem is with the word "efffort." It implies a
> > focused trying which is not how you do TM. I think a
> > better word would be "intent."
>
> And even that isn't always necessary--perhaps never necessary.
There was a '76 paperback called "The Relaxation
Controversy" (specifically about Benson's method
vs. TM) by journalist Martin Ebon (who did a
number of such books on TM that were more accurate
than most by non-TMers) which included an interview
with Charlie Donahue. Quote:
"One thing about TM that is terribly subtle and
difficult to get across, is that the mechanics of
our meditation method are nonintentional. You
cannot characterize [TM] by some rule that's
consistently applied....[With Benson's technique]
there is the consistent application of a rule,
[whereas with TM] you just don't have such a rule.
...[We have] an explanation as to why {TM] cannot
be intentional....Transcending means experiencing
without an object [or] attention-free consciousness.
In order to experience attention-free consciousness,
we cannot engage in manipulating attention. The
kind of attention that's a prerequisite for any
consistent application of a rule is disallowed."
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