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In 1975, Maharishi inaugurated
the dawn of a new era, proclaiming that 'through the window
of science we see the dawn of the Age of Enlightenment'.
Scientific research found that in
cities and towns all over the world where as little as one per
cent of the population practises the Transcendental Meditation
Technique, the trend of rising crime rate is reversed,
indicating increasing order and harmony. Research scientists
named this phenomenon of rising coherence in the collective
consciousness of the whole society the Maharishi Effect,
because this was the realization of Maharishi's promise to
society made in the very early days of Maharishi's Movement
(started in Madras, India in 1957).
The Maharishi Effect
establishes the principle that individual consciousness affects
collective consciousness. Nearly 50 scientific research studies
conducted over the past 25 years verify the unique effect and
wide-ranging benefits to the nation produced by the Maharishi
Effect. These studies have used the most rigorous research
methods and evaluation procedures available in the social
sciences, including time series analysis, which controls for
weekly and seasonal cycles or trends in social data. (Refer to:
Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation
Programme—Collected Papers 98, 166, 317-320, 331, and 402.)
Research shows that the influence
of coherence created by the Maharishi Effect can be
measured on both national and international levels. Increased
coherence within the nation expresses itself in improved
national harmony and well-being. In addition, this internal
coherence and harmony generates an influence that extends beyond
the nation's borders, expressing itself in improved
international relations and reduced international conflicts. |
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In 1976, with the introduction of
the more advanced TM-Sidhi Programme including Yogic Flying, a
more powerful effect of coherence in collective consciousness
was expected. The first major test of this prediction took place
in 1978 during Maharishi's Global Ideal Society Campaign in 108
countries: crime rate was reduced everywhere. (Refer to:
Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation
Programme—Collected Papers 321-323, 325-330, 332-335, and
401-410.)
This global research demonstrated
a new formula: the square root of one per cent of a population
practising Transcendental Meditation and the TM-Sidhi Programme,
morning and evening together in one place, is sufficient to
neutralize negative tendencies and promote positive trends
throughout the whole population. |
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Research has shown that groups of individuals practising Yogic
Flying—all enjoying very high brainwave coherence—create
coherence in collective consciousness, and generate a unifying
and integrating effect in the life of society. This results in a
decrease of negative trends throughout society—such as crime,
accidents, and sickness —and an increase in positive social,
economic, and political trends. Scientific studies on this
phenomenon have demonstrated that a group of at least 7,000
individuals practising Yogic Flying can produce this
coherence-creating effect on a global scale, reducing violent
and negative trends worldwide.
Research studies have repeatedly confirmed the Maharishi
Effect on a global scale. For example, during assemblies of
ten days to three weeks in which the number of individuals
practising the TM-Sidhi Programme of Yogic Flying approached or
exceeded the square root of one per cent of the world's
population—about 7,000 people—global social trends improved
immediately, including improved international relations as
measured by reduced international conflict and reduced incidence
of terrorism. (Refer to: Scientific Research on Maharishi's
Transcendental Meditation Programme—Collected Papers
335-337, 410, and 411.)
The secret of the Global Maharishi Effect is the
phenomenon known to Physics as the 'Field Effect', the effect of
coherence and positivity produced from the field of infinite
correlation—the self-referral field of least excitation of
consciousness—the field of Transcendental Consciousness, which
is basic to creation and permeates all life everywhere.
Through the Maharishi Effect, Extended Maharishi
Effect, and Global Maharishi Effect, with positive
trends and harmony rising in individual and national life, the
problems of the nation will disappear, as darkness disappears
with the onset of light. |
EEG Research Locates the
Seat of the Maharishi Effect in the Coherently
Functioning Brain Physiology of the Individual
The
Maharishi Effect,
like the phenomenon of the Meissner Effect in Physics,
establishes the principle that individual consciousness affects
collective consciousness. A universal principle in Nature is
that internally coherent systems possess the ability to repel
negative external influences, while incoherent systems are
easily penetrated by disorder from outside. This principle of
invincibility is clearly illustrated in the Meissner Effect, and
in the functioning of a nation as the
Maharishi Effect.
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References to Scientific
Research on the Maharishi Effect
Over 600 scientific research
studies conducted at more than 200 independent universities and
research institutions in 30 countries have demonstrated the
profound benefits of Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and
TM-Sidhi Programme for all aspects of individual life and the
well-being of society.
These studies have
been documented in over 5,000 pages of Scientific Research on
Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation Programme—Collected
Papers, Volumes 1—5
(Volumes 6—7 are in progress). Following are two of the over
forty scientific research studies conducted todate on the
Maharishi Effect—papers 318 and 333. |
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Cities in which one per cent of
the population were instructed in the Transcendental Meditation
Programme showed decreased crime rate the following year, in
contrast to matched control cities. Reference: Journal of
Crime and Justice 4: 25–45, 1981. |
Cities in which one per cent of
the population were instructed in the Transcendental Meditation
Programme showed a trend of decreased crime rate in subsequent
years, in contrast to matched control cities. Reference:
Journal of Crime and Justice 4: 25–45, 1981. |
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318. DILLBECK, M.C.; LANDRITH III, G.; and ORME-JOHNSON, D.W.
The Transcendental Meditation Program and crime rate change in a
sample of forty-eight cities. Findings previously published in
Journal of Crime and Justice 4: 25-45, 1981.
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Quality of life in Israel improved significantly, as measured by
an index comprising decreased crime, increased Tel Aviv Stock
Exchange index, and improved national mood (analysis of daily
news), when a large group was participating in the
Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme in Jerusalem.
Reference: Journal of Conflict Resolution
32: 776–812, 1988.
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