Burgmans et al., 1989
Burgmans, W. H. P. M.; Burgt, A. T. van der; Langenkamp, F. P. TH.; and Verstegen, J. H. Sociological effects of the group dynamics of consciousness: Decrease of crime and traffic accidents in Holland. Maharishi College of Natural Law, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1982.
The collective practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program was found to result in improvements in the quality of national life in Holland, as reflected in reductions in national rates of crime and traffic accidents with injury.
- Year
- 1989
- Publication type
- Collected Papers
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 4, pp. 2566–2582
- Section
- Quality of Life
Findings (2)
Sociological—Reduced Crime
Decreased Crime (Holland, 1979 and 1981)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Sociological—Reduced Accidents
Decreased Traffic Accidents with Injury (Holland, 1979 and 1981)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Authors
- W. H. P. M. Burgmans, drs
Maharishi College of Natural Law, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- A. T. van der Burgt, drs
Maharishi College of Natural Law, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- F. P. Th. Langenkamp, kand cult anthropol
Maharishi College of Natural Law, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- J. H. Verstegen, kand biol kand psych
Maharishi College of Natural Law, Rotterdam, The Netherlands