[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. https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhusten/2011/06/27/archives-decides-at-last-minute-not-to-publish-a-scheduled-paper/#72ab14a1669d https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhusten/2011/06/27/archives-decides-at-last-minute-not-to-publish-a-scheduled-paper/#72ab14a1669d Note that the majority of actual references to articles published (at bottom of page linked to) are over 30 years old and from the 70's and 80's—a very different time. I certainly don't disagree that TM is good for stress relief and the myriad of associated illnesses. But, of course, one doesn't need research to register personal benefits. I am for anything that changes anyone's life for the better. And, I never weigh in on it's efficacy for achieving "enlightenment" and other examples of living in harmony with the universe and all it's realms and "planes." ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/research.html#video=10XeslMRbiw https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/research.html#video=10XeslMRbiw https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhusten/2011/06/27/archives-decides-at-last-minute-not-to-publish-a-scheduled-paper/#72ab14a1669d https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhusten/2011/06/27/archives-decides-at-last-minute-not-to-publish-a-scheduled-paper/#72ab14a1669d ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/research.html#video=10XeslMRbiw https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/research.html#video=10XeslMRbiw
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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 word of mouth as a catalyst. The research is therefore becoming irrelevant. Besides, its of very low quality.
[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 1986 to 52.1% during 2006 to 2009.[16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_cessation#cite_note-ReferenceA-16 The most frequent unassisted methods were "cold turkey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_turkey";, a term that has been used to mean either unassisted quitting or abrupt quitting [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_cessation#cite_note-ReferenceA-16 and "gradually decreased number" of cigarettes, or "cigarette reduction".[17] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_cessation#cite_note-17 The tweet is meaningless without understanding the details. Fifty percent of all smokers? By age? By gender? How is "quit rate" defined? What kind of therapy are we talking about? Group? Nicotine replacement? Other? I'll stop here and leave you guys to it. For those that do, I have no idea how you swallow this stuff without questioningI'm guessing it takes a TM Village. :) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : https://twitter.com/TMhome_com/status/918833955750547460 https://twitter.com/TMhome_com/status/918833955750547460
[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 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 movements" or in another interview I read with him personally "minority religions." In this case, it would seem that the TM org would qualify as a "religion" with Melton. As an aside, I think this is the basis for how the chanting pundits are allowed into the U.S.—under the category of "religious workers." FFL had a long discussion on this some time ago (when the the pundits organized a protest). ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : 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 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 working definition of a cult is a group that you don't like, and I say that somewhat facetiously, but at the same time, in fact, that is my working definition of a cult. It is a group that somebody doesn't like. It is a derogatory term, and I have never seen it redeemed from the derogatory connotations that it picked up in the sociological literature in the 1930s." (1). Yes, in society today, mostly a pejorative term. The dictionary defines the word more objectively and comprehensively. Using David Orme-Johnson's definition of "It is a group that somebody doesn't like," the TM org could easily be called a cult by those who don't like it! So could so many other things, no? That definition is his own personal definition and not one supported by the dictionary. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/IsTMaCult/index.cfm http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/IsTMaCult/index.cfm
[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 movements" or in another interview I read with him personally "minority religions." In this case, it would seem that the TM org would qualify as a "religion" with Melton. As an aside, I think this is the basis for how the chanting pundits are allowed into the U.S.—under the category of "religious workers." FFL had a long discussion on this some time ago (when the the pundits organized a protest). ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : 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 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 working definition of a cult is a group that you don't like, and I say that somewhat facetiously, but at the same time, in fact, that is my working definition of a cult. It is a group that somebody doesn't like. It is a derogatory term, and I have never seen it redeemed from the derogatory connotations that it picked up in the sociological literature in the 1930s." (1). Yes, in society today, mostly a pejorative term. The dictionary defines the word more objectively and comprehensively. Using David Orme-Johnson's definition of "It is a group that somebody doesn't like," the TM org could easily be called a cult by those who don't like it! So could so many other things, no? That definition is his own personal definition and not one supported by the dictionary. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/IsTMaCult/index.cfm http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/IsTMaCult/index.cfm
[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 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 working definition of a cult is a group that you don't like, and I say that somewhat facetiously, but at the same time, in fact, that is my working definition of a cult. It is a group that somebody doesn't like. It is a derogatory term, and I have never seen it redeemed from the derogatory connotations that it picked up in the sociological literature in the 1930s." (1). Yes, in society today, mostly a pejorative term. The dictionary defines the word more objectively and comprehensively. Using David Orme-Johnson's definition of "It is a group that somebody doesn't like," the TM org could easily be called a cult by those who don't like it! So could so many other things, no? That definition is his own personal definition and not one supported by the dictionary. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/IsTMaCult/index.cfm http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/IsTMaCult/index.cfm
[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 working definition of a cult is a group that you don't like, and I say that somewhat facetiously, but at the same time, in fact, that is my working definition of a cult. It is a group that somebody doesn't like. It is a derogatory term, and I have never seen it redeemed from the derogatory connotations that it picked up in the sociological literature in the 1930s." (1). Yes, in society today, mostly a pejorative term. The dictionary defines the word more objectively and comprehensively. Using David Orme-Johnson's definition of "It is a group that somebody doesn't like," the TM org could easily be called a cult by those who don't like it! So could so many other things, no? That definition is his own personal definition and not one supported by the dictionary. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/IsTMaCult/index.cfm http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/IsTMaCult/index.cfm
[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
