Question
Mr. Spector, Are you familiar with Holosync, which is supposed to synchronize the two brain hemispheres using binaural tones to put the user into different stages of meditation? What is your opinion of this or other similiar ways of meditating? Any benefits? Thank You.
P.S. Can you e-mail me a mantra with your answer, if you wish. I was ahead of the wave and read about TM many years ago and was fascinated, In this rural area, we have only recently had yoga classes start up!!
Answer
Carol , Thank you for your question.
No, I have not heard of the system you describe.
I am only familiar with Transcendental Meditation, which I teach.
Let me describe Transcendental Meditation in detail. Perhaps that will answer your question.
Most meditation techniques operate on one of two principles: concentration or contemplation.
Concentration is forcing the mind to be devoid of thoughts, or to have one specific thought only. This is doomed to failure because it doesn't take account of how the mind works (the mind is naturally full of thoughts). It also prevents transcending thought to experience the source of thought, which is unbounded blissful awareness.
Contemplation is thinking about some subject, such as God. Again, there is little opportunity here for transcending.
Transcendental Meditation uses a special sound (mantra) to lead the mind naturally in the direction of the source of thought, effortlessly. Although the mantra is a simple sound, the technique for using it is subtle and requires instruction.
You learn TM in a 4-day course. You can get complete information at http://www.tm.org.
I can explain the technique in detail, but it isn't possible for you to learn over the Internet (the first instruction would be to close your eyes, but then how could you read further?). TM cannot be learned from a book for the same reason.
Practicing TM is an experience, one of increasing bliss, intelligence, and creativity. Learning TM is also an experience. A very beautiful one.
David Spector
