For those with a basic laymans understanding of quantum physics, it may come as no

surprise that the simple act of meditation can have quantum results that affect not only
the meditator, but his or her surrounding community and the world as a whole.
In 1978 a study was conducted on a group of meditators and as a result the Maharishi
Effect was discovered. 7,000 people meditated with the intention of having a positive
effect on the surrounding city for 3 consecutive weeks. As a result of their intentional
and collective meditation efforts, the collective energy of the city was totally

transformed. In fact the meditation effort was so powerful it reduced global rates of
crime, violent acts, and deaths by an average of 16%. There was also a reduction in the
amount of suicides and car accidents and this was with all variables being accounted
for. To top it off, there was a 72% reduction in terrorist activity during the meditation
project.
Since this time more than 50 studies have been done to test the validity of the Maharishi
Effect and the results have confirmed the direct impact global meditation has on the
world. These studies are so clearly indicative of the power of meditation to transform
global energy patterns that results have been published in the Journal of Crime and
Justice.
According to peacefulwarriors.net, For example, a day-by-day study of a twomonth assembly in Israel during August and September of 1983 showed that, on days
when the number of participants at a peace-creating assembly was high, the intensity of
an ongoing war in neighboring Lebanon decreased sharply. When the number of
participants was high, war deaths in Lebanon dropped by 76%.
When the study was repeated in Wales, they got amazing results. In 1987 Merseyside
had the third highest crime rate of the eleven largest Metropolitan Areas in England and
Wales; by 1992 it had the lowest crime rate. 40% below levels predicted by the previous
behaviour of the series. There were 255,000 less crimes in Merseyside from 1988 to
1992 than would have been expected had Merseyside continued to follow the national
crime trend.
Results like these would lead us to see that personal meditation is powerful beyond what
we even understand from our everyday perspective. It helps to drive home the aweinspiring fact that truly thoughts are things and when we think a thought, it is a form of
fine vibrational matter that is contributing to the creation of all that we experience.
These effects are powerful and life changing for individuals but when people come
together and use intention to direct their mental energy towards a collective vision, the
results are LITERALLY world-changing.
I think the claim can be plausibly made that the potential impact of this research
exceeds that of any other ongoing social or psychological research program. It has
survived a broader array of statistical tests than most research in the field of conflict

resolution. This work and the theory that informs it deserve the most serious
consideration by academics and policy makers alike.
David Edwards Ph.D., Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin.
Sources: peacefulwariors.net,

Gia a day ago

Do we have sources on who actually conducted these studies? Or the studies

themselves? Is there any hard data to be looked at? The link to the source
article at the bottom of this article does not provide any further information, and
a quick Google search ("Maharishi 1978 study" "Global Maharishi Effect 1978
data" etc) doesn't SEEM to yield any immediate or reliable results, so I'm curious
to know where this information is actually coming from.
Seems a little irresponsible to essentially copy the same information
from peacefulwarriors.net without really offering any further information,
especially when peacefulwarriors.net doesn't provide any concrete information
itself.
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Stephen Snively Gia

16 hours ago

Krisanaprakornkit,
T.; Krisanaprakornkit, W.; Piyavhatkul, N.; Laopaiboon, M. (2006).
Krisanaprakornkit, Thawatchai, ed. "Meditation therapy for anxiety
disorders". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1): CD004998.
doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004998.pub2. PMID 16437509. The
small number of studies included in this review do not permit any

conclusions to be drawn on the effectiveness of meditation therapy for

anxiety disorders. Transcendental meditation is comparable with other
kinds of relaxation therapies in reducing anxiety
Ospina MB, Bond K, Karkhaneh M; et al. (June 2007). "Meditation
practices for health: state of the research". Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full
Rep) (155): 1263. PMID 17764203. Scientific
research on meditation practices does not appear to have a common
theoretical perspective and is characterized by poor methodological
quality. Firm conclusions on the effects of meditation practices in
healthcare cannot be drawn based on the available evidence.
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peggy sue Gia

19 hours ago

Most of this research can be attributed to physicist John Hagelin. The

following is a sort of "pitch page" for TM--but the 90 minute Soundcloud
at the bottom of the page might contain additional info. I cite this all the
time in my graduate psychology work. With the pharmaceutical
companies holding the cards on neurological research, however, it is
imperative these studies be properly (and frequently)
cited. http://www.tm.org/blog/researc...