This is all so interesting, and - as always - I love your enthusiasm! For your interests and evidence. As someone who learned meditation through John Kabat Zinn's MBSR book "Full Catastrophe Living," I was super curious when I first started to hear about TM in the last few years. (I'm admittedly late to the TM game ha!). But from what I can tell, you must learn it from a certified instructor, which usually costs money. Which is strange because the concept itself - 20 minutes, twice a day, with a mantra - seems like it should be freely accessible. Anything that becomes so branded, as TM has become over the decades, gives me pause, especially in the contemplative practices. Like you, I look forward to replications of these studies! I also wish there was a) less trashing of your beloved DMN, and b) more clarity that a lot of meditation practices aren't trying to erase your mind, but are trying to be "aware" of your mind. Thanks so much, Scott!!
This is all so interesting, and - as always - I love your enthusiasm! For your interests and evidence. As someone who learned meditation through John Kabat Zinn's MBSR book "Full Catastrophe Living," I was super curious when I first started to hear about TM in the last few years. (I'm admittedly late to the TM game ha!). But from what I can tell, you must learn it from a certified instructor, which usually costs money. Which is strange because the concept itself - 20 minutes, twice a day, with a mantra - seems like it should be freely accessible. Anything that becomes so branded, as TM has become over the decades, gives me pause, especially in the contemplative practices. Like you, I look forward to replications of these studies! I also wish there was a) less trashing of your beloved DMN, and b) more clarity that a lot of meditation practices aren't trying to erase your mind, but are trying to be "aware" of your mind. Thanks so much, Scott!!