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TABLE XI: COMPARISON BETWEEN VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDITATION
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FORM
|
DOGMA
|
GURU?
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DISCIPLINE
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OBJECTIVES
|
PARTICIPANTS
|
.
|
Therapy*
|
Rogers, Maslow
|
therapist
|
none
|
personal growth
|
adults
|
4.62
|
Nichiren Shoshu
|
Lotus Sutras
|
hierarchy
|
meditation
|
growth and happiness
|
youth
|
4.63
|
TM
|
none
|
none
|
meditation
|
creative intelligence
|
youth and adult
|
4.64
|
Psychocatalysis
|
none
|
none
|
meditation
|
growth and happiness
|
adults
|
4.65
|
Arica
|
none
|
none
|
40 day train.
|
human development
|
adults
|
4.65
|
Zen
|
none
|
necessary
|
strict
|
higher self-realization
|
adults
|
4.67
|
Vedanta
|
Hindu texts
|
necessary
|
strict
|
samadhi
|
adults
|
4.68
|
Integral Yoga
|
Aurobindo
|
necessary
|
strict
|
mystic experience
|
adults
|
.
|
Mysticism
|
(various)
|
necessary
|
strict
|
mystic experience
|
adults
|
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*While representative, this table does not include
a complete listing of all forms of meditation. It does include those Bill
Zika was able to investigate personally for his M.A. thesis. Important
examples, such as Psychosynthesis, have been omitted.