Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

4 papers found

• 1987· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 5
  Alexander, C. N.; Larimore, W. E.; Dash, P.; Titus, B.; and Israelson, L. Distinguishing between Transcendental Meditation, sleep and other forms of rest according to electrophysiological criteria. Findings presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA, May 1987.

  A quantitative meta-analysis of 11 studies indicates that the state of restful alertness produced through the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique is clearly distinct from napping and sleep according to EEG criteria.

  • Electroencephalographic: EEG Differentiation between the Transcendental Meditation technique and Napping
• 1988· Journal of Conflict Resolution· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 4
  Orme-Johnson, D. W.; Alexander, C. N.; Davies, J. L.; Chandler, H. M.; and Larimore, W. E. International peace project in the Middle East: The effect of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field. Journal of Conflict Resolution 32: 776–812, 1988.

  The collective practice of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field by a group of experts, numbering approximately the square root of one per cent of the Israeli population, was found to lead to improvements in the quality of life both within the nation and in neighboring Lebanon. This was reflected in decreased war deaths and decreased intensity of fighting in Lebanon; increased economic prosperity as shown by rises in the Tel Aviv stock market; decreased crime; increased positivity in the national mood; and, in Jerusalem where the group was located, decreased automobile accidents, crime, and fires.

  • Sociological—Improved Quality of Life: Increased Positivity in National Mood (Israel, 1983)
  • Sociological—Reduced Crime: Decreased Crime (Israel, 1983)
  • Sociological—Improved Economy: Rise in Stock Market Index (Israel, 1983)
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• 1989· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 3
  Alexander, C. N.; and Larimore, W. E. Distinguishing between Transcendental Meditation and sleep according to electrophysiological criteria. Department of Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and The Analytic Sciences Corporation, Reading, Massachusetts, USA, 1981.

  More powerful statistical re-analyses of the data of Pagano et al. (1976) revealed significant differences in the EEG distributions of the Transcendental Meditation technique and `napping'. Other studies indicating similar differences are discussed.

  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: EEG Differentiation between Transcendental Meditation and Napping
• 1989· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 4
  Dillbeck, M. C.; Larimore, W. E.; and Wallace, R. K. A time series analysis of the effect of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field: Reduction of traffic fatalities in the United States. Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, and Scientific Systems, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1984.

  The collective practice of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field by a group numbering the square root of one percent of the population of the U.S.A. was found to result in decreases in national traffic fatalities.

  • Sociological—Reduced Accidents: Decreased Motor Vehicle Fatalities (USA, 1982)