Davies & Alexander, 1989a
Davies, J. L.; and Alexander, C. N. The Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field and improved quality of life in the United States: A study of the First World Peace Assembly, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1979. Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1983.
The collective practice of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field by a group of approximately 2,500 individuals in the U.S.A. was found to result in a holistic improvement in the quality of life throughout the nation, as reflected by reductions in violent crime, motor vehicle fatalities, air transport fatal accidents, and fatalities from accidents, suicides and homicides, and by improvements in important national economic indicators.
- Year
- 1989
- Publication type
- Collected Papers
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 4, pp. 2549–2563
- Section
- Quality of Life
Findings (8)
Sociological—Reduced Crime
Decreased Violent Crime (USA, 1979)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Decreased Violent Crime (Massachusetts, USA, 1979)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Sociological—Reduced Accidents
Decreased Motor Vehicle Fatalities (USA, 1979)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Decreased Air Transport Fatal Accidents (USA, 1979)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Decreased Motor Vehicle Fatalities (Massachusetts, USA, 1979)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Decreased Air Transport Fatal Accidents (New England, USA, 1979)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Sociological—Improved Quality of Life
Decreased Number of Fatalities from Accidents, Suicide, and Homicide (USA, 1979)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Sociological—Improved Economy
Rise in Stock Market Indices (USA, 1979)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Authors
- Charles N. Alexander, PhD
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
- John L. Davies, MAPsS
Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia