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TABLE XI: COMPARISON BETWEEN VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDITATION
#
FORM
DOGMA
GURU?
DISCIPLINE
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.