CHALMERS, R. A.; CLEMENTS, G.; SCHENKLUHN, H.; and WEINLESS, M., eds.1989. Scientific research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation andTM-Sidhi program: Collected papers, vol. 4. Vlodrop, the Netherlands:MVU Press.
The Studies in the First Two Sections Document Changes during the Practiceof the Transcendental Meditation Technique Unless Otherwise Stated.
A: Metabolic, Biochemical, and Cardiovascular Changes
291. JEVNING, R.; WILSON, A. F.; O'HALLORAN, J. P.; and WALSH, R. N.Forearm blood flow and metabolism during stylized and unstylized statesof decreased activation. American Journal of Physiology 245 (Regulatory,Integrative, and Comparative Physiology 14): R110- R116, 1983.
Indication of Deep Rest: Decreased Oxygen Consumption in Muscle Tissue.Reduction in Biochemical Index of Stress: Decreased Arterial Lactate Levels.
292. JEVNING, R.; WILSON, A. F.; PIRKLE, H.; O'HALLORAN, J. P.; and WALSH,R. N. Metabolic control in a state of decreased activation: modulation ofred cell metabolism. American Journal of Physiology 245 (Cell Physiol.14): C457-C461, 1983.
Fundamental Change in Cellular Metabolism: Reduced Glucose Metabolismin Red Blood Cells. Normal Arterial Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressures.Reduction in Biochemical Index of Stress: Reduced Spontaneous Skin ResistanceResponses.
293. WOLKOVE, N.; KREISMAN, H.; DARRAGH, D.; COHEN, C.; and FRANK, H.Effect of Transcendental Meditation on breathing and respiratory control.Journal of Applied Physiology: Respiratory, Environmental and ExercisePhysiology 56(3): 607-612, 1984.
Decreased Minute Ventilation (Decreased Tidal Volume); Increased BasalSkin Resistance; Periodic Breath Suspension; Changes in Chemical and NeuralControl of Breathing.
B: Electroencephalographic Changes
294. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; WALLACE, R. K.; DILLBECK, M. C.; ALEXANDER,C. N.; and BALL, O. E. Improved functional organization of the brain throughthe Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field as indicated by changes inEEG coherence and its cognitive correlates: A proposed model of higher statesof consciousness. Departments of Psychology and Biology, Maharishi InternationalUniversity, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A.; Department of Psychology and SocialRelations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; and Departmentof Education, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. Paper presentedat the American Psychological Society Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California,U.S.A., September 1981.
Increased Orderliness and Integration of Brain Functioning: IncreasedEEG Coherence. Correlations between Increased Frontal EEG Coherence andIncreased Creativity; Correlations between Changes in EEG Coherence andIncreased Grade Point Average, Increased Verbal Intelligence, DecreasedNeuroticism, and Enhanced Principled Moral Reasoning.
295. MISZCZAK, J., and ACHIMOWICZ, J. Hybrid analysis of spontaneousbrain activity in different states of conscious experience. Military Instituteof Aviation Medicine, Warsaw, Poland. Results presented at the 5th AnnualMeeting on EEG and Clinical Neurophysiology, Esztergom, Hungary, 1-9 October1982.
Increased Orderliness and Integration of Brain Functioning: SynchronizedHigh Amplitude Frontal EEG Theta Activity.
296. NIDICH, R.; NIDICH, S. I.; ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; and WALLACE, R.K. EEG coherence and the length of practice of the Transcendental Meditationprogram. Departments of Education, Psychology, and Biology, Maharishi InternationalUniversity, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1983.
Correlation between Length of Time Practicing Transcendental Meditationand EEG Alpha Coherence.
297. NIDICH, S. I.; NIDICH, R., ABRAMS, A.; ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; andWALLACE, R. K. Frontal lobe functioning: EEG coherence as a predictor ofhighly pro-social behavior in subjects practicing the Transcendental Meditationand TM-Sidhi program. Departments of Education, Psychology, and Biology,Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1982.
Correlations between High Frontal EEG Coherence and Highly Pro-SocialBehavior.
C: Health
298. ALLEN, C. P. Effects of Transcendental Meditation, electromyographic(EMG) biofeedback relaxation, and conventional relaxation on vasoconstriction,muscle tension, and stuttering: A quantitative comparison. Doctoral dissertation(abstract), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A., 1979. DissertationAbstracts International 40: 689B.
Decreased Stuttering.
299. TABOGI, S. Effetti indotti dal programma di Meditazione Trascendentalesulla tolleranza glicidica. Unpublished doctoral dissertation (abbr.), Facultyof Medicine and Surgery, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, 1983.
Improved Blood Sugar Homeostasis as Measured by Oral Glucose ToleranceTest.
300. ALEXANDER, C. N.; DAVIES, J. L.; NEWMAN, R. I.; and CHANDLER, H.M. The effects of Transcendental Meditation on cognitive and behavioralflexibility, health, and longevity in the elderly: An experimental comparisonof the Transcendental Meditation program, mindfulness training, and relaxation.Department of Psychology and Social Relations and Graduate School of Education,Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., and Macquarie University,North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 1983.
Benefits for the Elderly: Increased Longevity; Increased Cognitive andPerceptual Flexibility; Increased Behavioral Flexibility; Increased LearningAbility; Improved Mental Health and Sense of Well-Being; More Ideal Levelsof Blood Pressure.
D: Motor and Perceptual Ability
301. SCHWARTZ, E. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation programon strength of the nervous system, perceptual reactance, reaction time,and auditory threshold. Master's thesis (abbr.), Department of ExerciseScience, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1979.
Increased Sensitivity, Strength, and Flexibility of the Nervous System;Improved Auditory Thresholds; Faster Reactions at High and Low Levels ofStimulation; Decreased Perceptual Reactance.
302. FRANCE, R. An investigation into the effects of Transcendental Meditationupon hearing threshold. North Staffordshire Polytechnic, Stoke on Trent,Staffordshire, England, 1983.
Improved Auditory Thresholds; Decreased Heart Rate.
A: Intelligence, Learning, and Academic Performance
303. ALEXANDER, C. N.; KURTH, S. C.; TRAVIS, F.; WARNER, T.; and ALEXANDER,V. K. Cognitive stage development in children practicing the TranscendentalMeditation program: Acquisition and consolidation of conservation. Departmentof Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts,U.S.A.; Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Department ofPsychology and Department of Management and Public Affairs, Maharishi InternationalUniversity, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A.; and Department of Psychology, YorkUniversity, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1979.
More Rapid Cognitive Growth and Consolidation in Pre- and Primary SchoolChildren Vital for Academic Achievement and General Cognitive Development:Superior Performance and Consolidation on Piagetian Conservation Tasks ofIncreasing Cognitive Difficulty Indicative of Mastery of Concrete OperationalSkills.
304. BAER, N.; NIDICH, S.; and ABRAMS, A. A comparative study of MaharishiInternational University and two small private colleges on perceived personalgrowth, perceived academic atmosphere, and general quality of life. Master'sthesis, Department of Education, Maharishi International University, Fairfield,Iowa, U.S.A., 1981.
Benefits of Maharishi's Integrated System of Education Perceived by Studentsat Maharishi International University: Better Academic Atmosphere; GreaterExpectation to Gain Higher Degrees; Greater Motivation to Learn; GreaterEnjoyment of School; Greater Mental Stability and Sense of Personal Security;Greater Sense of Control over Direction in Life; Greater Clarity of PersonalValues; Greater Sensitivity to Other's Needs and Feelings; Greater Mentaland Physical Relaxation; Better State of Physical Health.
305. WRYCZA, P. J. Some effects of the Transcendental Meditation andTM-Sidhi program on artistic creativity and appreciation. Doctoral thesis(summary), School of Modern Languages and European History, University ofEast Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, England, 1982.
Enrichment of Creativity and Appreciation in Artists.
306. KEMBER, P. The Transcendental Meditation technique and academicperformance: A short report on a controlled longitudinal pilot study. Findingspublished in British Journal of Educational Psychology, 55: 164-166,1985. (Abstract)
Benefits for Graduate Students: Improved Academic Performance.
307. DILLBECK, M. C.; RAIMONDI, D.; ASSIMAKIS, P. D.; ROWE, R.; and ORME-JOHNSON,D. W. The longitudinal effects of the MIU curriculum on intelligence andfield independence. Department of Psychology and Office of Evaluation, MaharishiInternational University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1984.
Benefits of Maharishi's Integrated System of Education for Students atMaharishi International University: Increased Intelligence; Increased FieldIndependence.
B: Development of Personality
308. TöRBER, S.; MERTESDORF, F.; and HIESEL, E. Effects of TranscendentalMeditation on mood and bodily sensations. Diplomarbeit of first author (abbr.),University of Cologne, Cologne, W. Germany, 1976.
Less Nervousness (Less Psychosomatic Disturbance)6; Less Aggressiveness(Greater Self-Control, Greater Emotional Maturity); Less Depression (GreaterContentment, Greater Self-Confidence); Less Irritability (Greater Calm inFrustrating Situations, Greater Tolerance); Greater Placidity (Greater Self-Assuredness,More Good Humor, Less Tendency to Procrastinate); Less Inhibition (GreaterNaturalness, Greater Spontaneity, Greater Self-Sufficiency); Less Neuroticism(Greater Emotional Stability, Less Tension); More Relaxation; More Activation;More Elation; Less Anxiety; Less Fatigue; Less Physical Tension; Less PhysicalWeakness; Increased Physical Well-Being.
309. NIDICH, R., and NIDICH, S. I. An empirical study of the moral atmosphereat Maharishi International University/ University High School. Departmentof Education, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A.,1983.
Benefits of Maharishi's Integrated System of Education for Students atMaharishi International University High School: Increased Moral Maturity;High Level of Moral Atmosphere.
310. JEDRCZAK, A.; COX, D.; and CUNNINGHAM, C. Pilot testing of subjectspractising the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program: Neuroticism,anxiety, well-being, and the capacity for absorbing experiences. Departmentof Psychology, MERU Research Institute, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England,and Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London, England,1982.
Greater Well-Being; Greater Sensitivity--Greater Ability to Focus Intentlyand Greater Responsiveness. Lower Anxiety; Lower Neuroticism.
311. EPPLEY, K. R.; ABRAMS, A.; and SHEAR, J. The effects of meditationand relaxation techniques on trait anxiety: A meta-analysis. Also publishedin Eppley, K.R., Abrams, A.I., and Shear, J. (1989). Differential effectsof relaxation techniques on trait anxiety: A meta-analysis. Journal ofClinical Psychology, 45(6), 957-974.
Decreased Trait Anxiety: Greater Benefit from Transcendental Meditationthan from Other Meditation Techniques and Relaxation Procedures as Demonstratedby Meta-Analysis.
312. ALEXANDER, C. N.; ALEXANDER, V. K.; BOYER, R. W.; and JEDRCZAK,A. The subjective experience of higher states of consciousness and the MaharishiTechnology of the Unified Field: Personality, cognitive, perceptual, andphysiological correlates of growth to enlightenment. Harvard University,Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Maharishi International University, Fairfield,Iowa, U.S.A.; and MERU Research Institute, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England,1984.
Growth of Higher States of Consciousness. Experiences of Higher Statesof Consciousness Correlated with: Better Self-Concept (Greater Self-Actualization,Greater Internality of Locus of Control); Greater Creativity (Greater Fluency,Flexibility, and Originality); Profound Physiological Rest (Episodes ofSpontaneous Breath Suspension during Transcendental Meditation); GreaterNeurological Integration (High EEG Alpha and Theta Coherence); Greater NeurophysiologicalEfficiency (Faster H-Reflex Recovery); Superior Cognitive, Perceptual, andMotor Skills (Superior Perceptual Speed, Motor Speed, Psychomotor Speedand Flexibility, Nonverbal Intelligence, and Visual Memory); Less Symptomsof Stress (Lower Anxiety, Aggression, Depression, Introversion, and Neuroticism);Greater Capacity for Absorbing Experiences. (The correlates of higher statesof consciousness summarized in this paper are drawn from both new experimentalfindings and the results of other studies reported in the volumes of thisseries.)
A. Rehabilitation
313. BROOKS, J. S., and SCARANO, T. Transcendental Meditation in thetreatment of post-Vietnam adjustment. Journal of Counseling and Development64: 212-215, 1985.
Improvements in Post-Vietnam Adjustment Problems: Decreased Post-VietnamStress Disorder; Decreased Anxiety; Decreased Depression; Decreased AlcoholConsumption; Decreased Insomnia; Improved Employment Status; Decreased FamilyProblems.
314. GORE, S. W.; ABRAMS, A.; and ELLIS, G. The effect of statewide implementationof the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field in the Vermont Departmentof Corrections. Institute for Social Rehabilitation, Burlington, Vermont,U.S.A., 1984.
Rehabilitation of Prisoners: Decreased Sleep Disturbance (Decreased Awakeningsper Night, Decreased Time to Sleep Onset, Improved Quality of Sleep); DecreasedParanoid Anxiety; Increased Internality of Locus of Control; Decreased Hostility;Greater Control of Anger. Benefits for Correctional Staff: Decreased SleepDisturbance; Decreased Hostility; Decreased Paranoid Anxiety.
B. Quality of Life
315. ARON, E. N., and ARON, A. Transcendental Meditation program andmarital adjustment. Psychological Reports 51: 887-890, 1982.
Greater Marital Satisfaction: Greater Marital Adjustment.
316. MARCUS, S. V. The influence of the Transcendental Meditation programon the marital dyad. Doctoral dissertation, California School of ProfessionalPsychology, Fresno, California, U.S.A. Dissertation Abstracts International38(8): 3895-B, 1977.
Benefits for Married Couples: Decreased Nervousness (Increased Composureand Relaxation); Increased Sociability, Energy, and Enthusiasm; IncreasedAbility for Spontaneous Expression of Warmth and Affection; Increased Abilityto Be Sympathetic, Compassionate, and Understanding; Increased Ability toBe Objective, Fair-Minded, and Reasonable; Increased Tolerance and Acceptanceof Others; Increased Self-Discipline; Decreased Impulsiveness (IncreasedEmotional Maturity); Decreased Proneness toward Anxiety.
Findings Reflecting Growth of Coherence in Collective Consciousness onCity, State, Provincial, National, and International Levels
317. LANDRITH III, G. S., and DILLBECK, M. C. The growth of coherencein society through the Maharishi Effect: Reduced rates of suicides and autoaccidents. Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A.,1983.
Improved Quality of City Life: Decreased Automobile Accident Rate; DecreasedSuicide Rate (Cities, U.S.A., 1973-I977) .
318. DILLBECK, M. C.; LANDRITH III, G.; and ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. The TranscendentalMeditation program and crime rate change in a sample of forty-eight cities.Findings previously published in Journal of Crime and Justice 4:25-45, 1981.
Improved Quality of City Life: Decreased Crime Rate (Cities, U.S.A.,1973-1978).
319. DILLBECK, M. C. The Transcendental Meditation program and a compoundprobability model as predictors of crime rate change. Maharishi InternationalUniversity, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1978.
Improved Quality of City Life: Decreased Crime Rate (Cities, U.S.A.,1974-1976).
320. DILLBECK, M. C.; LANDRITH III, G. S.; POLANZI, C.; and BAKER, S.R. The Transcendental Meditation program and crime rate change: A causalanalysis. Department of Psychology, Maharishi International University,Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A.; Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, andCorrections, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.A.;and Department of Educational Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown,West Virginia, U.S.A., 1982.
Decreased Crime Rate (Cities and Metropolitan Areas, U.S.A., 1973-1978).
321. DILLBECK, M. C.; FOSS, A. P. O.; and ZIMMERMANN, W. J. Maharishi'sGlobal Ideal Society Campaign: Improved quality of life in Rhode Islandthrough the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. Maharishi InternationalUniversity, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., and MERU Research Institute, Mentmore,Buckinghamshire, England, 1983.
Improved Quality of Provincial Life as Measured by an Index Including:Total Crime Rate, Mortality Rate, Motor Vehicle Fatality Rate, Auto AccidentRate, Unemployment Rate, Pollution, Beer Consumption Rate, and CigaretteConsumption Rate (Rhode Island, U.S.A., 1978).
322. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; DILLBECK, M. C.; BOUSQUET, J. G.; and ALEXANDER,C. N. An experimental analysis of the application of the Maharishi Technologyof the Unified Field in major world trouble spots: Increased harmony ininternational affairs. Department of Psychology, Maharishi InternationalUniversity, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1979.
Increased Harmony in International Affairs (Worldwide, 1978); Improvementsin Domestic Affairs and International Relations for Major Trouble-Spot Countries(1978); Decreased War Deaths [Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe), 1978].
323. DAVIES, J. L., and ALEXANDER, C. N. The Maharishi Technology ofthe Unified Field and improved quality of life in the United States: A studyof the First World Peace Assembly, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1979. MacquarieUniversity, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, and Harvard University,Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1983.
Improved Quality of National Life: Decreased Violent Crime; DecreasedMotor Vehicle Fatalities; Decreased Number of Fatalities from Accidents,Suicide, and Homicide; Decreased Air Traffic Fatal Accidents; IncreasedConfidence, Optimism, and Economic Prosperity: Rise in Stock Market Index(U.S.A., 1979). Improved Quality of Provincial Life: Decreased Motor VehicleFatalities; Decreased Violent Crime (Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1979); DecreasedAir Traffic Fatal Accidents (New England, U.S.A., 1979).
324. RABINOFF, R. A.; DILLBECK, M. C.; and DEISSLER, R. Effect of coherentcollective consciousness on the weather. Departments of Physics and Psychology,Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1981.
Support of Nature for Coherence Creating Group: More Moderate WinterTemperature during Construction of Maharishi International University'sFirst Golden Dome (Iowa, U.S.A., 1979-1980).
325. BURGMANS, W. H. P. M.; BURGT, A. T. VAN DER; LANGENKAMP, F. P. T.;and VERSTEGEN, J. H. Sociological effects of the group dynamics of consciousness:Decrease of crime and traffic accidents in Holland. Maharishi College ofNatural Law, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 1982.
Improved Quality of National Life: Decreased Crime (Holland, 1979 and1981); Decreased Automobile Accidents with Injury (Holland, 1979)
326. DILLBECK, M. C.; CAVANAUGH, K. L.; and BERG, W. P. VAN DEN. Theeffect of the group dynamics of consciousness on society: Reduced crimein the Union Territory of Delhi, India. Maharishi International University,Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A.; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington,U.S.A.; and Maharishi European Research University, Seelisberg, Switzerland,1983.
Improved Quality of Provincial Life: Decreased Crime (Delhi, India, 1980-1981).
327. DILLBECK, M. C.; LARIMORE, W. E.; and WALLACE, R. K. A time seriesanalysis of the effect of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field:Reduction of traffic fatalities in the United States. Maharishi InternationalUniversity, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., and Scientific Systems, Inc., Cambridge,Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1984.
Improved Quality of National Life: Decreased Motor Vehicle Fatalities(U.S.A., 1982).
328. LANFORD, A. G. Reduction in homicide in Washington, D. C. throughthe Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field, 1980-83: A time series analysis.Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1984.
Improved Quality of City Life: Decreased Homicide (Washington, D. C.,U.S.A., 1981-1983).
329. LANFORD, A. G. The effect of the Maharishi Technology of the UnifiedField on stock prices of Washington, D.C. area based corporations, 1980-83:A time series analysis. Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa,U.S.A., 1984.
Improved Quality of City Life: Increased Confidence and Economic Prosperity:Rise in Value of Corporate Stocks (Washington, D. C., U.S.A., 1981-1983).
330. BERESFORD, M. S., and CLEMENTS, G. The group dynamics of consciousnessand the U.K. stock market. MERU Research Institute, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire,England, 1983.
Improved Quality of National Life: Increased Confidence, Optimism, andEconomic Prosperity: Rise in Stock Market Index (United Kingdom, 1982-1983).
331. ABOU NADER, T. M.; ALEXANDER, C. N.; and DAVIES, J. L. The MaharishiTechnology of the Unified Field and reduction of armed conflict: A comparative,longitudinal study of Lebanese villages. American University of Beirut,Beirut, Lebanon; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; andMacquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 1984.
Improved Quality of Community Life: Cessation of Attack on a Communityand Protection from Ongoing Armed Conflict in the Surrounding Area (Lebanon,1982-1984).
332. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W., and GELDERLOOS, P. The long-term effects ofthe Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field on the quality of life inthe United States (1960 to 1983). A version: ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; GELDERLOOS,P.; and DILLBECK, M. C. The Effects of the Maharishi Technology of the UnifiedField on the U.S. Quality of Life (1960-1984) was published in SocialScience Perspectives Journal , 2(4), 127-146, 1988.
Improved Quality of National Life as Measured by an Index Including:Crime Rate, Percentage of Civil Cases Reaching Trial, Rate of InfectiousDiseases, Infant Mortality Rate, Suicide Rate, Cigarette Consumption, AlcoholConsumption, Gross National Product, Patent Application Rate, Number ofDegrees Conferred, Divorce Rate, and Traffic Fatalities (U.S.A., 1976-1983).
333. 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. Journalof Conflict Resolution, 32(4): 776-812, 1988.
Improved Quality of National Life as Measured by Composite Indices ComprisingData on War Intensity in Lebanon, Newspaper Content Analysis of IsraeliNational Mood, Tel Aviv Stock Index, Automobile Accident Rate in Jerusalem,Number of Fires in Jerusalem, and Maximum Temperature in Jerusalem; SignificantImprovement in Each Variable in the Index (Israel, 1983). Decreased WarDeaths (Lebanon, 1983).
334. DILLBECK, M. C.; MITTLEFEHLDT, V.; LUKENBACH, A. P., CHILDRESS,D.; ROYER, A.; WESTSMITH, L.; and ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. A time series analysisof the relationship between the group practice of the Transcendental Meditationand TM-Sidhi program and crime rate change in Puerto Rico. Maharishi InternationalUniversity, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., and Maharishi International Caribbean,Fajardo, Puerto Rico, 1984.
Improved Quality of Provincial Life: Decreased Crime (Puerto Rico, U.S.A.,1984).
335. ALEXANDER, C. N.; ABOU NADER, T. M.; CAVANAUGH, K. L.; DAVIES, J.L.; DILLBECK, M. C.; KFOURY, R. J.; and ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. The effect ofthe Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field on the war in Lebanon: A timeseries analysis of the influence of international and national coherencecreating assemblies. Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa,U.S.A., and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts,U.S.A., 1984.
Improved Quality of National Life: Increased Progress towards PeacefulResolution of Conflict and Decreased War Intensity; Decreased War Deathsand War Injuries (Lebanon, 1983-1984); Increased Confidence and EconomicProsperity: Improved Foreign Exchange Rate (Lebanon, 1984).
336. CAVANAUGH, K. L.; ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; and GELDERLOOS, P. The effectof the Taste of Utopia Assembly on the world index of international stockprices. Department of Management and Public Affairs and Department of Psychology,Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1984.
Increased Global Confidence, Optimism, and Economic Prosperity as Measuredby Rise of World Stock Index and Simultaneous Increase in Major Stock MarketIndices (Worldwide, 1983-1984).
337. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; CAVANAUGH, K. L.; ALEXANDER, C. N.; GELDERLOOS,P.; DILLBECK, M.; LANFORD, A. G.; and ABOU NADER, T. M. The influence ofthe Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field on world events and globalsocial indicators: The effects of the Taste of Utopia Assembly. Departmentof Psychology and Department of Management and Public Affairs, MaharishiInternational University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., and Department of Nutritionand Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts,U.S.A., 1984.
Global Taste of Utopia: Increased Harmony in International Affairs--IncreasedProgress towards Peaceful Resolution of Conflict; More Positive, EvolutionaryStatements and Actions of Heads of State and International Support for TheirPolicies and Leadership; Increased Confidence, Optimism, and Economic Prosperityas Measured by Rise of World Stock Index and Simultaneous Increase in MajorStock Market Indices; Decreased Air Traffic Fatalities (Worldwide, 1983-1984);Decreased Traffic Fatalities (U.S.A.; South Africa; States of New SouthWales, Victoria, and Western Australia, Australia, 1983-1984); DecreasedCrime (State of Victoria, Australia; Washington, D.C., U.S.A.; and Karachi,Pakistan, 1983-1984); Decreased Incidence of Infectious Diseases (U.S.A.and Australia, 1983-1984); Increased Creativity as Measured by IncreasedPatent Applications (U.S.A., Australia, South Africa, and United Kingdom,1983-1984).
Papers 338 to 355 review the application of the Transcendental Meditationand TM-Sidhi program in the areas of health, education, development of personality,rehabilitation, and quality of life.
A: Health
338. WERNER, O. Das Programm der Transzendentalen Meditation in der Medizin.Schweizerische Ärztezeitung (39): 1722-1726, 1978.
The author discusses the benefits of the Transcendental Meditation programin general medical practice and shows that it represents a major breakthroughin the field of health.
339. WERNER, O. Perfect health through enlightenment. In XlVth InternationalCongress of Internal Medicine Abstracts, Rome, Italy, October 1978,pp. 370-371. Amsterdam: Excerpta Medica.
The Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program is presented as thedirect means to perfect health for both the individual and society.
340. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; WALLACE, R. K.; DILLBECK, M. C.; and KAY (ROSENBERG),N. Recent biochemical and physiological research on the Transcendental Meditationand TM-Sidhi program: Clinical and epidemiological applications. Centerfor the Study of Higher States of Consciousness, Maharishi InternationalUniversity, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A. Paper presented at the American PsychiatricAssociation, 132nd Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 17 May 1979.
This paper provides an extensive discussion of electrophysiological andbiochemical research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program,including some interesting findings on EEG coherence not previously reportedin the literature.
341. BLICHER, B.; BLONDEAU, F.; CHOQUETTE, C.; DEANS, A.; DROUIN, P.;GLASER, J.; and THIBAUDEAU, P. Méditation Transcendantale revue dela littérature scientifique. Le Médecin du QuébecI5(8): 46-66, 1980.
The Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program is found to resultin a coherent state of neurophysiological functioning which is maintainedduring activity. This forms the basis for optimal human performance andthe development of higher states of consciousness as described in the VedicLiterature.
342. GUGLIELMI, I. Meditazione Trascendentale: Ricerche sui cambiamentifisiologici e clinici. Bergamo, Italy: Edizioni Walk Over Srl,1978.
The Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program is found to have profoundbenefits for the prevention and cure of illness and the promotion of perfecthealth for both the individual and society.
343. HUYNH, N-N. Elimination du stress par la technique de MéditationTranscendantale. Doctoral thesis (abbr.), Faculty of Dental Surgery, RenéDescartes University, Paris, France, 1981.
A review of research demonstrates that the Transcendental Meditationtechnique is an effective means of eliminating stress. This effect is shownto be of great importance in the field of dental and oral health.
344. RASMUSSEN, S. G.; JENSEN, M. R.; and RODENBERG, J. Præsentationaf en sundhedsmodel. Ugeskrift for L¦ger 145(24): 1900-1902,1983.
This paper presents the Transcendental Meditation program as the meansfor developing a state of perfect health, thereby bringing fulfillment tothe medical sciences.
B: Education
345. RAIMONDI, D., and DILLBECK, S. L. Maharishi International University'seducational index: Psychophysiological assessment of holistic development.Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A. Paper presentedat the 89th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association,Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., 26 August 1981.
This paper discusses a unique method of student assessment being pioneeredat Maharishi International University, which includes an evaluation of thepsychophysiological correlates of the growth of higher states of consciousness.The findings of the student assessment program indicate that the TranscendentalMeditation and TM-Sidhi program not only makes an important contributionto the realization of traditional academic goals but also promotes a holisticdevelopment of the student's life.
346. DILLBECK, M. C., and DILLBECK, S. L. The Transcendental Meditationand TM-Sidhi program: An educational technology for the development of theknower. Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1983.
This paper presents the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programas a scientifically validated educational technology for the full developmentof the knower, which has been successfully implemented at all levels ofeducation. Furthermore, the application of this technology in educationalinstitutions is found to contribute directly to the quality of life of thewhole society.
347. DILLBECK, S. L. Maharishi's integrated system of education: Offeringexcellence in American education. In Proceedings of the hearing beforethe Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities of the Committee on Laborand Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, FirstSession, on Examination of the Report of the National Commission on Excellencein Education, 22 September 1983, pp. 522-531. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GovernmentPrinting Office, 1984.
The Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field is found to fulfill thehighest goals of education by bringing life in alliance with the total potentialof natural law. Research on the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Fieldand experience of its application at all levels of education have shownthat unified field based education not only fosters academic excellence,but also unfolds the full potential of individual and collective life.
C: Psychological Development
348. NIDICH, S. I., and ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. Kohlberg Stage 7, naturallaw, and the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. In Proceedingsof the International Symposium on Moral Education, University of Fribourg,Fribourg, Switzerland, 3 September 1982.
This paper discusses how the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programbrings fulfillment to the ideal of a 'cosmic perspective', as expressedin Kohlberg's Stage 7, and shows that the psychophysiological basis of thisstate can now be clearly understood in the light of the scientific researchon the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program.
349. DILLBECK, M. C. Testing the Vedic Psychology of the Bhagavad-Gita.Psychologia 26: 232-240, 1983.
Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program is foundto provide experimental evidence for the Vedic description of human psychologyand the growth of higher states of consciousness, as contained in the Bhagavad-Gita.In particular, the known effects of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhiprogram are shown to verify three concepts that are central to the VedicPsychology of the Bhagavad-Gita: the existence of the experience of transcending;the growth of the qualities of enlightenment as a result of this experience;and the nature of the transcendent as a universal 'field' of consciousness.
D: Rehabilitation
350. DEVAKAR. Correctional technique--A fresh approach through SCI. Departmentof Social Work, Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Paperpresented at the Third All India Penological Conference, Lucknow, UttarPradesh, India, 22-24 November 1975.
The author discusses insights from the Science of Creative Intelligenceinto the problem of criminal behavior, and proposes the application of itspractical aspect, the Transcendental Meditation program, as a solution tothe current crisis in criminal correction.
351. ARON, A., and ARON, E. N. The Transcendental Meditation program'seffect on addictive behavior. Addictive Behaviors 5: 3-12, 1980.
This paper reviews research showing that the Transcendental Meditationprogram is effective in counteracting a wide variety of addictive behaviors.The authors locate the basis of this effect in the comprehensive physiological,psychological, and social benefits which have been found to result fromTranscendental Meditation.
352. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. Prison rehabilitation and crime prevention throughthe Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. In Holistic approachesto offender rehabilitation, ed. Leonard J. Hippchen, Chapter 15, 346-383.Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas Publishing, 1981.
The first part of this paper summarizes research on the TranscendentalMeditation program in prisons and presents an overview of the physiological,psychological, and sociological findings in terms of the growth of stabilityand adaptability. The second part presents the perspective of the Scienceof Creative Intelligence on law, justice, and rehabilitation.
353. DILLBECK, M. C., and ABRAMS, A. I. The application of the TranscendentalMeditation program to corrections and crime prevention. Maharishi InternationalUniversity, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A. Paper presented in part at the Academyof Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A., 26March 1982.
The paper reviews research demonstrating that the Transcendental Meditationand TM-Sidhi program produces consistent beneficial effects for both criminalrehabilitation and crime prevention.
E: Quality of Life
354. ARON, A., and ARON, E. N. The Transcendental Meditation programfor building family strengths: Blueprint for invincibility. Department ofPsychology, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A.Paper presented at the National Symposium on Building Family Strengths,University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A., 4 May 1978.
This paper presents the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programas a means to strengthen family life by developing higher states of consciousnessfor the individual and creating an influence of coherence and harmony inthe social environment.
355. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W., and DILLBECK, M. C. A proposal to establisha U.S. Academy of Peace. In Proceedings of the hearing before the Subcommitteeson International Security and Scientific Affairs and on International Operationsof the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on PostsecondaryEducation of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives,Ninety-Seventh Congress, Second Session, on bills H.R. 5088 and H.R. 6182,21 July 1982, pp. 241-250. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government PrintingOffice, 1982.
This proposal presents the group practice of the Transcendental Meditationand TM-Sidhi program as the practical technology for creating coherencein national and world consciousness, thereby establishing a permanent stateof social harmony and world peace.