English undergrad

One of the conferences i attended was titledtranscedental meditation and the internet: Two approaches to omniscience, their expression in, and effect on literature. I figured it would be the most interesting out of all of the choices, and it sounded like something i would like to learn more about. There were few people who attended a couple grad students with some undergrads as well. The presentation itself was not exactly what i had expected, a little unorganized and nothing very formal about it, seemingly just thrown together. But luckily there were two people there who were there to bring their own views upon the situation. Initially i didnt follow anything the presenter was saying, but when they got into conversations about it there were very interesting views brought about. For instance transcedental meditation is just taking yourself away from this sometimes stressful anxiety filled life. What is the difference between that and going onto the internet and looking something up, and then following links, and before you know it you've been on the internet for 3 hours. They compared this to a form of meditation, because in a way it takes you out of reality in a sense.