Orme-Johnson, Cavanaugh, et al., 1989
Orme-Johnson, D. W.; Cavanaugh, K. L.; Alexander, C. N.; Gelderloos, P.; Dillbeck, M.; Lanford, A. G.; and Abou Nader, T. M. The influence of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field on world events and global social indicators: The effects of the Taste of Utopia Assembly. Department of Psychology and Department of Management and Public Affairs, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, and Department of Nutrition and Food Service, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1984.
The collective practice of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field by one group of 7,000 experts-the square root of one percent of the world's population-assembled at Maharishi International University, U.S.A., was found to create coherence in the entire world consciousness, leading to an improved quality of life throughout the world. This was reflected in increased progress by heads of state in reversing negative trends and accelerating positive trends; increased harmony in international affairs; increased worldwide economic prosperity, as expressed in the simultaneous rise of stock markets in many different countries; decreased traffic fatalities; decreased air traffic fatalities; increased creativity, as measured by increased numbers of patent applications; decreased incidence of infectious diseases; and decreased crime.
- Year
- 1989
- Publication type
- Collected Papers
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 4, pp. 2730–2762
- Section
- Quality of Life
Findings (8)
Sociological—Reduced Violent Conflict
Increased Harmony in International Affairs—Increased Progress towards Peaceful Resolution of Conflict (Worldwide, 1983–1984)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Sociological—Improved Quality of Life
More Positive, Progressive Statements and Actions of Heads of State and Greater National and International Support for Their Policies and Leadership (Worldwide, 1983–1984)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Decreased Incidence of Infectious Diseases (USA and Australia, 1983–1984)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Sociological—Improved Economy
Rise of the World Index of Stock Prices and Simultaneous Increases in the World’s Major Stock Market Indices (Worldwide, 1983–1984)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Increased Creativity as Measured by Increased Patent Applications (USA; Australia; South Africa; and United Kingdom, 1983–1984)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Sociological—Reduced Accidents
Decreased Air Traffic Fatalities (Worldwide, 1983–1984)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Decreased Traffic Fatalities (USA; South Africa; and States of Western Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria, Australia, 1983–1984)
TM-Sidhi program · Longitudinal within group · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Sociological—Reduced Crime
Decreased Crime (State of Victoria, Australia; Washington, DC, USA; and Karachi, Pakistan, 1983–1984)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Authors
- Charles N. Alexander, PhD
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Kenneth L. Cavanaugh, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Paul Gelderloos, drs
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Michael C. Dillbeck, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Audri Gordon Lanford, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- T. M. Abou Nader, MD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA