--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mar 9, 2007, at 7:05 AM, sparaig wrote: > > > And of course, we don't know how, if at all, the following relates > > to TM-related > > synchronous alpha waves, but itis interesting to note that research > > published AFTER the > > research cited in the book, but before the book went to press, > > contradicts what the book > > claims. > > > > Shoddy overall, is my impression: they have an agenda and just > > ignore any and all > > research that conflicts with that agenda. This is like the worst > > aspects of TM research, but > > due to the prestige of the researchers, no-one is paying any > > attention to their blatant bias. > > > If they were biased I doubt they'd be so excited about some of the > other forms of meditation they report in the article. It is not just > about one kind or one "brand" of meditation. Seemed a well-rounded > article to me.
Er, nope. They report on one modern TM study and dismiss it completely. There's a 27 year gap between that study and the next-oldest. That's blatant as you can get. > > It's important to understand that in research science, there are > constantly new papers being published which may or may not affect > future opinion. > Er, how could I have missed that? > The latest and greatest research is the Shamatha Project which is > underway with the first retreat as we speak. It should be an exciting > year for meditation research. > Actually, unless the Shamatha Project reveals something entirely different than expected, the latest and greatest research is Fred's ongoing work on the activation of the thalamus.
