‘Maharishi Effect’: According to doctors and researchers (at the Institute of Science, Technology, and Public Policy) who were involved in 17 studies between 2007-2010, “When the participants in a group equal to or exceed the square root of one percent of the entire population are practicing Transcendental Meditation, (experiencing pure consciousness as a group), the field of pure consciousness is enlivened within the entire population. This positively influence all others in society, leading to a drastic reduction in crime and negative trends within the surrounding community.”
Basically, when 1% of a population is meditating, crime rates within the entire population plummets.
Doctors noted that the reduction in crime (28.4% reduction compared to previous four-year period) could not be explained by factors such as policing, and could not be predicted from baseline trends or seasonal cycles. The researchers were also able to rule out other alternative explanations for the effect such as unemployment or national economic conditions, changes in incarceration rates, police strategy or police technology, urban demographics, police reporting standards, or temperature changes.
The researchers estimated that in the 206 cities involved in the studies, 4,136 murders were averted, as well as an estimated 186,774 violent crimes, 19,435 motor vehicle fatalities, 16,759 accidental deaths, 26,425 drug-related fatalities, and 992 infant deaths. They calculated that the probability that the reduction could simply be due to chance was 1 in 10 million.
A total of eighteen peer-reviewed articles have now been published validating that the ‘Maharishi Effect’ would lead to reduced societal stress, as reflected in reduced crime, violence, accidents, illness, and increased positive trends in society.
In view of these findings, the authors invited governments to implement and evaluate this scientifically validated approach to reducing violence and other negative trends in society.
So far, no government has recognized the validity of these studies.
Resource: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/511271
DIARY OF A MAD EXPAT 