[FairfieldLife] Re: the quality of research on TM

It's important to look deeper. Here is the reality of one of the studies. What is claimed as "published" was apparently, from what I could find, a one-page pdf of the study that they hoped to have published and had published online ahead of time.

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[FairfieldLife] Re: the quality of research on TM

The important point is: are more people practicing TM due to the research? I'd bet that among the newcomers in the US, not a single new TM practitioner started due to the research. I'd also wager that nobody on this forum that practices TM started because of the research. More likely, it was

[FairfieldLife] the quality of research on TM

https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/research.html#video=10XeslMRbiw https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/research.html#video=10XeslMRbiw

[FairfieldLife] Re: [twitter]TM and smoking!

"FACT: 50% of smokers quit smoking 2 years into #TranscendentalMeditation https://twitter.com/hashtag/TranscendentalMeditation?src=hash. That's 3 x higher quit rate than with therapy." H.from Wikipedia In the U.S., for example, the rate of unassisted quitting fell from 91.8% in

[FairfieldLife] [twitter]TM and smoking!

https://twitter.com/TMhome_com/status/918833955750547460 https://twitter.com/TMhome_com/status/918833955750547460

[FairfieldLife] Re: is TM a cult?

When I was on the ayurveda table and getting a basti for the first time the idea" is this a cult" came to mind.

[FairfieldLife] Re: is TM a cult?

And another correction: In this case, it would seem that the TM org and/or MMY followers would qualify as part of a "religious movement" with Melton. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : About J. Gordon Melton's work as a cult apologist (according to this

[FairfieldLife] Re: is TM a cult?

About J. Gordon Melton's work as a cult apologist (according to this article): http://www.apologeticsindex.org/m06.html http://www.apologeticsindex.org/m06.html His views are that organizations such as Scientology, Children of God, Jonestown, etc. are not cults but rather "new religious

[FairfieldLife] Re: Did Satan Create Catholicism?

Having worked in the corporate world for decades, I came to realize that corporations function much like cults as well.

[FairfieldLife] Re: is TM a cult?

Correction: The definition David Orme-Johnson has adopted from J. Gordon Melton (his own personal definition). ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From your link: The word “cult” has many meanings, but in recent decades it has often been used with a negative

[FairfieldLife] Re: is TM a cult?

From your link: The word “cult” has many meanings, but in recent decades it has often been used with a negative connotation to point out a group that others would like to see removed from society. This use of the term is expressed by the prominent religious scholar J. Gordon Melton: "My

[FairfieldLife] is TM a cult?

http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/IsTMaCult/index.cfm http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/IsTMaCult/index.cfm

[FairfieldLife] Well: aho bata, bala-bharata!

Force India (bala-bharata??) 6th and 8th in Formula 1 US race: https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2017/races/975/united-states/race-result.html https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2017/races/975/united-states/race-result.html