--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 1, 2008, at 11:39 AM, ruthsimplicity wrote: > > > Is there anyone here besides me who has actually read original TM > > research studies? Anyone here with enough science background, and > > importantly statistical methods education, to understand what you are > > reading? Does anyone here understand that there are serious bias > > issues regarding research conducted, designed or supported by > > insiders? > > > Yes. > > And even if you weren't a scientist/statistician you could wade > through the previously posted U. of Alberta study to see he specifics > in regards to health claims, esp. re: bias. The article on > Neuroscience and Meditation in the Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness > is also rather honest on meditation research in general, but also on > the specious claims of the TMO.
But do NOT, whatever you do, read any TMO responses to these "studies."
