I haven't practiced mindfulness consistently for any length of time. I also haven't practiced to run marathons, either, so if I comment on marathon training's effects it will be based on reading the research rather than actual experience.
In the case of mindfulness and concentration, I'm simply going by what the scientific research shows is the long-term outcome of practicing such things: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2693686 That study was designed by proponents of the various practices being studied (Alexander was head of teh Psychology Department of MIU, and Langer was a Professor of Psychology at Harvard U., who has published many books and articles and studies on mindfulness) so that every student had similar expectations about what their practice would do for them. If it sounded like I was claiming to be an expert in mindfulness, I apologize. Of course, after 40 years of doing TM, I don't consider myself an expert in TM, either, but then, neither was Maharishi. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > There's nothing wrong with mindfulness practices, but > > given a choice between doing TM twice a day, or doing > > mindfulness practices twice a day, I'd recommend TM. > > Please explain for us how long and how often you > have actually *practiced* mindfulness techniques, > as taught by someone who knows what they're doing. > > If you cannot, then how does what you say above > carry any more weight than saying, "Given a choice > between this thing I've actually practiced and this > other thing that I NEVER HAVE, and in fact have > been systematically taught for decades that it's > BAD, or at the very least 'lesser' than the thing > I've practiced, I'd recommend the ONLY thing I > know diddleysquat about?" > > This is the question you never deal with, Lawson. > > All you do is spout stuff you've been TOLD about > these other techniques. You're a parrot. >
