--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > > > > Similarly, the initial claim > > > > that TM produces a unique state of consciousness > > > > different from sleep has been > > > > refuted by several EEG meditation studies > > > > that reported sleep-like stages during this > > > > technique with increased alpha and then > > > > theta power > > > > Of course nobody ever claimed TM produces a unique > > state of consciousness different from sleep > > *throughout the meditation period*. That "sleep-like" > > stages may occur during TM says nothing whatsoever > > about whether TM produces a unique state of > > consciousness different from sleep, let alone > > *refutes* that claim. > > > > This has also been pointed out repeatedly to Vaj. > > Well, R. Keith Wallace's original PhD thesis from 1970 > suggested this, but the claim hasn't been made in decades > that I am aware of.
Ahem. Just a sampling from various TM org websites: http://www.tmscotland.org/stress-transcendental-meditation.html "Many scientific research studies have clearly shown that the level of rest gained during Transcendental Meditation is deeper than sleep or any other form of relaxation..." http://www.maharishividyamandir.com/Transcendental%20Meditation.jsp "The first ever scientific research on TM was conducted by Dr. Robert Keith Wallace of U.S.A. who declared that during TM-the mind remains fully alert but the body goes to deep rest-deeper than sleep." http://www.tmcityandeastlondon.com/articles/does-meditation-help-handle-stress/ "The profound state of rest gained when practising Transcendental Meditation deeper than sleep is very good for your body." http://www.tm.org/blog/people/reduce-stress/ "The role of the Transcendental Meditation technique is to provide deep rest to the nervous system, deeper than sleep." That's a random sampling from over 18,000 hits on Google for the combination of "TM" AND "deeper than sleep". If I search for "TM" AND "different from sleep" I get 1600 hits, most from official TM sources. If I search for "TM" AND "different than sleep" I get 6820. The point being that once a buzzphrase has entered the TB TM lexicon, you just can't get rid of it. NO ONE CARES whether what is being said is true, only that it can be used to sell more TM.
