Of course, the only research on TM they cite in that book is from 25 years ago, so one assumes that they are also quoting the descriptions of pure consciousness in the research done 25 years ago.
L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@...> wrote: > > > On Aug 1, 2011, at 11:50 AM, Xenophaneros Anartaxius wrote: > > > > Show me the research on pure consciousness found during mindfulness. > > > > First of all you need to define the signature of pure > > consciousness. Scientists in the TMO think this is a real state, > > but I am not sure other researchers agree that this is a definite > > discrete state of consciousness. > > Exactly. When neuroscientists in the Cambridge Handbook of > Consciousness commented on TM researchers descriptions of "Pure > Consciousness", they 'pined "these descriptions might best be > interpreted as metaphysical assertions rather than first-person > descriptions" and hit the nail right on the head. > > They could just have well called it Pussy Willowness or some other > specious special buzz-phrase. It's only meaningful to the > indoctrinated. See "it's happening RIGHT HERE" (points to squiggle). > > Oh, yeah, uh huh. Wow. >
