WALLACE, R.K., ORME-JOHNSON, D.W., and DILLBECK, M.C., eds. 1990. ScientificResearch on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation program: Collected papers,vol. 5. Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A.: MIU Press
The Studies in the First Section Document Changes during the Practiceof the Transcendental Meditation Technique Unless Otherwise Stated.
A: Metabolic, Biochemical, and Cardiovascular Changes
356. DILLBECK, M. C., and ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. Physiological differencesbetween Transcendental Meditation and rest. American Psychologist 42:879-881, 1987.
A Unique State of Deep Rest: Meta-Analysis of 31 Studies; Higher BasalSkin Resistance; Lower Respiration Rate; Lower Plasma Lactate. Lower BaselineLevels of Spontaneous Skin Resistance Responses, Respiration Rate, HeartRate, and Plasma Lactate.
357. FARRELL, D. J. The reduction in metabolic rate and heart rate ofman during meditation. Energy Metabolism, Lawrence E. Mount (Ed.),E.A.A.P. Publication # 26, Butterworth & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. Australia.279-282, 1980.
A Unique State of Deep Rest: Reduction in Metabolic Rate; Reduction inHeart Rate.
358. GALLOIS, P. Modifications neurophysiologiques et respiratoires lorsde la pratique des techniques de relaxation. L'Encéphale 10:139-144, 1984.
A Unique State of Deep Rest: Lower Heart Rate; Decreased Breath Rate;Episodes of Spontaneous Respiratory Suspension (Without Compensatory Hyperventil-ation).Increased Alertness: Faster Reaction Time after the Practice. Lower HeartRate outside the Practice.
359. GARNIER, D.; CAZABAT, A.; THÉBAULT, P.; and GAUGE, P. Anexperimental study: pulmonary ventilation during the Transcendental Meditationtechnique--applications in preventive medicine. Summary of a paper thatappeared in Est-Médicine 4(76): 867-870, 1984.
A Unique State of Deep Rest: Lower Oxygen Consumption per Kilo Body Weightduring and outside TM Practice.
360. SHARMA, H. M., and STEPHENS, R. E. The effects of the TranscendentalMeditation and TM-Sidhi program on DNA repair. Presented in part at theFederation of the American Society of Experimental Biologists meeting, St.Louis, Missouri, April 1986.
Unique pattern of DNA Repair.
361. WILSON, A. F.; JEVNING, R.; and GUICH, S. Marked reduction of forearmcarbon dioxide production during states of decreased metabolism. Physiologyand Behavior 41: 347-352, 1987.
Unique State of Deep Rest: Reduced Difference between Arterial and VenousCO2 Content in Forearm Metabolism.
362. JEVNING, R.; WILSON, A. F.; PIRKLE, H.; GUICH, S.; and WALSH, R.N. Modulation of red cell metabolism by states of decreased activation:comparison between states. Physiology and Behavior 35: 679-682, 1985.
A Unique State of Deep Rest: Marked Decline of Red Cell Metabolism.
363. WERNER, O. R.; WALLACE, R. K.; CHARLES, B.; JANSSEN, G.; STRYKER,T.; and CHALMERS, R. A. Long-term endocrinologic changes in subjects practicingthe Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. Psychosomatic Medicine48(1/2): 59-65, 1986.
Increased Endocrinological Efficiency: Long-Term Reduction in Basal Levelsof Pituitary Hormones (TSH, Growth Hormone, and Prolactin), with Maintenanceof Adrenal and Thyroid Hormone Levels.
364. JEVNING, R.; WELLS, I.; WILSON, A. F.; and GUICH, S. Plasma thyroidhormones, thyroid stimulating hormone, and insulin during acute hypometabolicstates in man. Physiology and Behavior 40: 603-606, 1987.
More Efficient Neuroendocrine Regulation: Reduction of Pituitary HormoneTSH with Maintenance of Thyroid Hormones and Insulin Levels. Lower BaselineTSH Levels in Long-Term TM Participants.
365. WALTON, K. G.; FRANCIS, D.; LEROM, M.; and TOURENNE, C. Behaviorally-inducedalterations in human urinary 5-hydroxyindoles. Transactions of the AmericanSociety for Neurochemistry 14: 199, 1983.
Neurotransmitter Modulation: Change in Daily Cycle of Urinary 5-Hydroxyindoles,Metabolites Related to Serotonin.
366. O'HALLORAN, J. P.; JEVNING, R.; WILSON, A. F.; SKOWSKY, R.; WALSH,R. N.; and ALEXANDER, C. Hormonal control in a state of decreased activation:potentiation of arginine vasopressin secretion. Physiology and Behavior35: 591-595, 1985.
Hormonal Growth: Increased Plasma Level of Arginine Vasopressin, Associatedwith Body Fluid Balance and with Learning and Memory.
367. MILLS, P. J.; SCHNEIDER, R.; HILL, D.; WALTON, K.; and WALLACE,R. K. Lymphocyte beta-adrenergic receptors and cardiovascular responsivityin TM participants and Type A behavior. This is a summary of a paper presentedat the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, March, 1987. (Refer also to Psychosomatic Medicine49: 211, 1987, and Journal of Psychosomatic Research 33(6), 1989).
Improved Stress Reactivity: Lower Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Sensitivity;Lower Blood Reactivity to Stress; Lower Resting Blood Pressure; Lower RestingEpinephrine Level.
368. SCHNEIDER, R. H.; MILLS, P. J.; SCHRAMM, W.; and WALLACE, R. K.Luteinizing hormone: a marker for Type A behavior and its modification bythe Transcendental Meditation program? Psychosomatic Medicine 49:212-213, 1987. (Refer also to Neuroendocrinology Letters 9:181, 1987.)
Lower Chronic Stress: Normal Neuroendocrine Reactivity; Meditating TypeA Subjects Showed Healthy Neuroendocrine Pattern.
B: Electrophysiological and Electroencephalographic Changes
369. ALEXANDER, C. N.; LARIMORE, W. E.; DASH, P.; TITUS, B.; and ISRAELSON,L. Distinguishing between Transcendental Meditation, sleep and other formsof rest according to electrophysiological criteria. Summary of a paper presentedat the Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, Chicago, Illinois,May 1987.
EEG Differentiation between Transcendental Meditation and Napping.
370. GAYLORD, C.; ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; and TRAVIS, F. The effects ofthe Transcendental Meditation technique and progressive muscle relaxationon EEG coherence, stress reactivity, and mental health in black adults.International Journal of Neuroscience 46: 77-86, 1989.
Increased Functional Organization of the Brain: Increased EEG Coherenceduring TM Practice. Improved Mental Health; Decreased Anxiety; DecreasedNeuroticism; Faster Recovery from Stress.
371. GAYLORD, C.; ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; WILLBANKS, M.; TRAVIS, F.; RAINFORTH,M.; and REYNOLDS, B. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation programon self-concept and EEG coherence in black college students. Abstract ofpaper presented at the 101st session of the Iowa Academy of Science, StormLake, Iowa, April 1989. Also see abstract insert in Journal of the IowaAcademy of Science 96(1), A31-A32.
Increased Functional Organization of the Brain: Increased EEG Coherenceduring TM Practice. Improved Self-Concept: Increased Self-Satisfaction;Increased Moral-Ethical Self; Increased Social Self; Decreased General Maladjustment;Decreased Personality Disorder.
372. DILLBECK, M. C., and ARAAS-VESELY, S. Participation in the TranscendentalMeditation program and frontal EEG coherence during concept learning. InternationalJournal of Neuroscience 29: 45-55, 1986.
Increased Frontal EEG Coherence during Acquisition of New Information;More Settled Physiological Response during Cognitively Demanding Tasks.
373. MEIRSMAN, J. Neurophysiological order in the REM sleep of participantsof the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programme. Summary of paperpresented at the Sixth Annual International Conference of the Associationfor the Study of Dreams, London, England, July 1989.
Increased Order-Producing Activity of the Brain during Sleep as Indicatedby the Ratio of High Frequency to Low Frequency REM.
374. GODDARD, P. H. Reduced age-related declines of P300 latency in elderlypracticing Transcendental Meditation. Psychophysiology 26: S29, 1989.
Faster Processing of Cognitively Complex Information in the Elderly asMeasured by Event-Related Potentials.
375. TRAVIS, F., and ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. EEG coherence and power duringyogic flying. Abstract of a portion of the first author's doctoral dissertation,Department of Psychology, Maharishi International University, Fairfield,Iowa, 1988. (Refer also to Dissertation Abstracts International 49(8):3493B, 1988. Full paper published in International Journal of Neuroscience,54: 1-12, 1990.)
Increased EEG Coherence at the Moment of Performance of TM-Sidhi YogicFlying.
C: Health
376. GLASER, J. L.; BRIND, J. L.; EISNER, M. J.; DILLBECK, M. C.; VOGELMAN,J. H.; and WALLACE, R. K. Elevated serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfatelevels in older practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhiprograms. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,Washington, D.C., November 1986. (An abstract of these results also appearedin AGE 10(4): 160, 1987.)
Hormone Levels Indicating Younger Biological Age.
377. SMITH, D. E.; GLASER, J. L.; SCHNEIDER, R. H.; and DILLBECK, M.C. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and the Transcendental Meditation(TM) program. Psychosomatic Medicine 51: 259, 1989. (Also, referto AGE 10(4): 160, 1987.)
Lower Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Levels Indicating Less Serious Illnessand Slower Aging.
378. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. Medical care utilization and the TranscendentalMeditation program. Psychosomatic Medicine 49(1): 493-507, 1987.
Lower Health Insurance Utilization Rates: Significantly Fewer HospitalInpatient Days, Outpatient Visits; Fewer Inpatient Admissions for All MajorCategories of Disease.
379. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W., and VEGORS, S. Medical care utilization atMaharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa. Abstract of paper presentedat the 100th Session, Iowa Academy of Science, Ames, Iowa, April 1988. Abstractinsert in the Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 95(1): A56.
Lower Health Insurance Utilization Rates among MIU Faculty and Staff.
380. ALEXANDER, C. N.; LANGER, E. J.; NEWMAN, R. I.; CHANDLER, H. M.;and DAVIES, J. L. Transcendental Meditation, mindfulness, and longevity:an experimental study with the elderly. Summary of paper in the Journalof Personality and Social Psychology 57(6): 950-964, 1989.
Benefits for the Elderly Demonstrating Reversal of Aging: Increased Longevity;Increased Cognitive Flexibility (Including Increased Learning Ability andGreater Perceptual Flexibility); Increased Word Fluency; Improvements inSelf-Reported Measures of Behavioral Flexibility and Aging; Greater Senseof Well-Being; Improved Mental Health; Reduction of Blood Pressure to MoreIdeal Levels.
A: Intelligence, Learning, and Academic Performance
381. DOAN, M. J. Transcendental Meditation program as a prenatal factorin the quiet alert state in normal newborns. Summary of a paper presentedat the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Young Children, Anaheim,California, November 1988.
Increased Quiet Alertness in Newborns of Mothers Practicing the TranscendentalMeditation and TM-Sidhi Program.
382. DIXON, C. A. Consciousness and cognitive development: a six-monthlongitudinal study of four-year-olds practicing the children's TranscendentalMeditation technique. Abstract of Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Psychology,Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, 1989. DissertationAbstracts International, 51 (3) Section B: 1518, 1989.
Accelerated Cognitive Development in Four-Year-Old Children Practicingthe Children's Transcendental Meditation Technique.
383. WARNER, T. Q. Transcendental Meditation and developmental advancement:mediating abilities and conservation performance. Dissertation AbstractsInternational 47(8): 3558B, 1986.
Advanced Cognitive Development in Children.
384. GELDERLOOS, P.; LOCKIE, R. J.; and CHUTTOORGOON, S. Field independenceof students at Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment and a Montessorischool. Perceptual and Motor Skills 65: 613-614, 1987.
Increased Field Independence (Growth of a More Stable Internal Frameof Reference, Increased Perceptual Acuity) in Children.
385. NIDICH, S. I.; NIDICH, R. J.; and RAINFORTH, M. School effectiveness:achievement gains at the Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment. Education107: 49-54, 1986.
Increased Academic Achievement for Both Incoming and Continuing Studentsat Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment.
386. NIDICH, S. I., and NIDICH, R. J. Increased academic achievementat Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment: a replication study. Education109: 302-304, 1989.
Improved Scores on Social Studies, Literary Materials, Reading, QuantitativeThinking, and General Academic Achievement for Students at Maharishi Schoolof the Age of Enlightenment.
387. MUEHLMAN, J. M.; NIDICH, S. I.; REILLY, B.; and COLE, C. Relationshipof the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique to academic achievement.Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-Western Educational ResearchAssociation, Chicago, Illinois, October 1988. (Refer also to Abstractsof Papers of the Annual Meeting of the Mid-Western Educational ResearchAssociation, p. 6, 1988.)
Increased Academic Achievement and IQ as a Function of Number of MonthsPracticing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program in SecondarySchool Students.
388. NIDICH, R. J., and NIDICH, S. I. Improving the social climate ofa Philippine secondary school through the practice of the TranscendentalMeditation program. Summary of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting ofthe Mid-Western Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, October1988. (Refer also to Abstracts of Papers of the Annual Meeting of theMid-Western Educational Research Association, p. 14, 1988.)
Increased Morale, Facilitative Leadership, and Influence in DecisionMaking Concerning Classroom Instruction in Teachers Practicing the TranscendentalMeditation Program.
389. DILLBECK, M. C.; ASSIMAKIS, P. D.; RAIMONDI, D.; ORME-JOHNSON, D.W.; and ROWE, R. Longitudinal effects of the Transcendental Meditation andTM-Sidhi program on cognitive ability and cognitive style. Perceptualand Motor Skills 62: 731-738, 1986.
Increased Fluid Intelligence and Field Independence (Growth of a MoreStable Internal Frame of Reference, Increased Perceptual Acuity) in CollegeStudents.
390. CRANSON, R. Increased general intelligence through the TranscendentalMeditation and TM-Sidhi program. Abstract of a paper presented at the AnnualMeeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, August 1989.
Improvements in General Intelligence and Reaction-Time Measures (Whichare Correlated with Intelligence).
391. KEMBER, P. The Transcendental Meditation technique and postgraduateacademic performance. British Journal of Educational Psychology 55:164-166, 1985.
Enhanced Academic Performance in Postgraduate Students.
392. JEDRCZAK, A.; BERESFORD, M.; and CLEMENTS, G. The TM-Sidhi program,pure consciousness, creativity and intelligence. The Journal of CreativeBehavior 19(4): 270-275, 1985.
Enhanced Creativity and Intelligence.
393. JEDRCZAK, A.; TOOMEY, M.; and CLEMENTS, G. The TM-Sidhi programme,age, and brief test of perceptual-motor speed and nonverbal intelligence.Journal of Clinical Psychology 42: 161-164, 1986.
Reduction of Aging Effects as Assessed by Perceptual/Motor Speed andNon-Verbal Intelligence.
B: Development of Personality
394. GELDERLOOS, P.; GODDARD III, P. H.; AHLSTRÖM, H. H. B.; andJACOBY R. Cognitive orientation toward positive values in advanced participantsof the TM and TM-Sidhi program. Perceptual and Motor Skills 64: 1003-1012,1987.
Orientation toward Positive Values: Better Recall for Positive than NegativeWords; Lower Recognition Thresholds for Positive Words than Negative Words;Differential Recognition Threshold for Positive and Negative Affect TermsCorrelated with the Intensity of the Experienced Positive and Negative Affects;More Positive Appraisal of Others.
395. GELDERLOOS, P. Psychological health and development of studentsat Maharishi International University: a controlled longitudinal study.Modern Science and Vedic Science 1(4): 471-487, 1987.
Student Psychological Development: Increased Psychological Health asIndicated by Unifying Ability, Autonomy, Intrinsic Spirituality, Creativity,Directedness, Well-Being, and Integration of the Personality; Higher GrowthRate on Several of These Indicators.
396. GELDERLOOS, P.; HERMANS, H. J. M.; AHLSTRÖM, H. H.; and JACOBY,R. Transcendence and psychological health: studies with long-term participantsof the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. Journal of Psychology124(2), 177-197, 1990.
Psychological Development: Higher Scores on General Factor of PsychologicalHealth; Higher Growth Rate Longitudinally; Scores on Psychological HealthAssociated with Physiological Indicators of Transcendental Consciousness.
397. GELDERLOOS, P., and BETO, Z. H. A. D. The Transcendental Meditationand TM-Sidhi program and reported experiences of transcendental consciousness.This is a summary of a study that appeared in Psychologia--An InternationalJournal of Psychology in the Orient 32(2): 91-103, 1989.
Experiences of Higher States of Consciousness: More Frequent Experiencesof Transcendental Consciousness.
A: Rehabilitation
398. BLEICK, C. R., and ABRAMS, A. I. The Transcendental Meditation programand criminal recidivism in California. Journal of Criminal Justice 15:211-230, 1987.
Rehabilitation of Prison Inmates: Reduced Recidivism after Release.
B: Quality of Life
399. ALEXANDER, C. N.; SWANSON, G. C.; RAINFORTH, M. V.; CARLISLE, T.W.; and TODD, C. C. The Transcendental Meditation program and business:a prospective study. Paper presented at the 101st Annual Session of theIowa Academy of Science, Storm Lake, Iowa, April 1989. Refer also to abstractinsert in The Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 96: A32, 1989.
Increased Productivity and Performance in Business: Increased Efficiencyand Productivity; Improved Work and Personal Relationships; Reduced Anxiety;Reduced Job Worry and Tension; Improved Job Satisfaction; Improved GeneralHealth; Enhanced Sleep and Reduced Fatigue; Reduced Cigarette and LiquorConsumption; Increased Physiological Stability during Task Performance.
400. CHEN, M. E. A comparative study of dimensions of healthy functioningbetween families practicing the TM program for five years or for less thana year. Dissertation Abstracts International 45(10) 3206B, 1984.
Improved Family Life: Family Health.
The Following Papers in This Section Document the Growth of Coherencein the Collective Consciousness of Cities, States, Nations, and the World.
401. DILLBECK, M. C.; CAVANAUGH, K. L.; GLENN, T.; ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.;and MITTLEFEHLDT, V. Consciousness as a field: the Transcendental Meditationand TM-Sidhi program and changes in social indicators. The Journal ofMind and Behavior 8(1): 67-104, 1987.
Improved Quality of Life in Cities and Territories: Decreased Crime (UnionTerritory of Delhi, 1980-1981; Metro Manila, 1984-1985; Puerto Rico, 1984).Improvements on Monthly Quality of Life Indices in Territories and States:Metro Manila Region, 1979-1981, Including Crime, Foetal Deaths, and OtherDeaths; State of Rhode Island, U.S., 1978, Including Crime Rate, Motor VehicleFatality Rate, Mortality Rate for Other Causes, Auto Accident Rate, UnemploymentRate, Pollution, Beer Consumption Rate, and Cigarette Consumption Rate.
402. DILLBECK, M. C.; BANUS, C. B.; POLANZI, C.; and LANDRITH III, G.S. Test of a field model of consciousness and social change: the TranscendentalMeditation and TM-Sidhi program and decreased urban crime. The Journalof Mind and Behavior 9(4): 457-486, 1988.
Improved Quality of City Life: Decreased Crime Rate (Cities and MetropolitanAreas, U.S., 1973-1979); Decreased Violent Crime (Washington, D.C., 1981-1983).
403. CAVANAUGH, K. L. Time series analysis of U.S. and Canadian inflationand unemployment: a test of a field-theoretic hypothesis. This is a revisedand updated version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the AmericanStatistical Association, San Francisco, California, August 17-20, 1987,and published in Proceedings of the American Statistical Association,Business and Economics Statistics Section (Alexandria, Virginia: AmericanStatistical Association): 799-804, 1987.
Improved Quality of National Life as Measured by a Monthly Index of Inflationand Unemployment (United States and Canada, 1979-1988).
404. CAVANAUGH, K. L., and KING, K. D. Simultaneous transfer functionanalysis of Okun's misery index: improvements in the economic quality oflife through Maharishi's Vedic Science and technology of consciousness.Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Statistical Association,New Orleans, Louisiana, August 22-25, 1988. An abridged version of thispaper appeared in Proceedings of the American Statistical Association,Business and Economics Statistics Section: 491-496, 1988.
Improved Quality of National Life as Measured by a Monthly Index of Inflationand Unemployment (United States, 1979-1988), Controlling for Monetary Growthand the Rate of Change of Crude Materials Prices.
405. CAVANAUGH, K. L.; KING, K. D.; and ERTUNA, C. A multiple-input transferfunction model of Okun's misery index: an empirical test of the MaharishiEffect. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American StatisticalAssociation, Washington, D.C., August 6-10, 1989. An abridged version ofthis paper appears in Proceedings of the American Statistical Association,Business and Economics Statistics Section (Alexandria, Virginia: AmericanStatistical Association): 565-570, 1989.
Improved Quality of National Life as Measured by a Monthly Index of Inflationand Unemployment (United States, 1979-1988), Controlling for the Rate ofChange of Industrial Production, Crude Materials Prices, and a Measure ofthe Money Supply.
406. CAVANAUGH, K. L.; KING, K. D.; and TITUS, B. D. Consciousness andthe quality of economic life: empirical research on the macroeconomic effectsof the collective practice of Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation andTM-Sidhi program. This is a revised version of a paper presented at theAnnual Meeting of the Midwest Management Society, Chicago, Illinois, March1989, and published in R.G. Greenwood (ed.), Proceedings of the MidwestManagement Society (Chicago, Illinois: Midwest Management Society):183-190, 1989.
Improved Quality of National Life as Measured by a Monthly Index of Inflationand Unemployment (United States, 1979-1988), Controlling for Changes inMajor Economic Variables.
407. DILLBECK, M. C. Test of a field theory of consciousness and socialchange: time series analysis of participation in the TM-Sidhi program andreduction of violent death in the U.S. Summary of a paper in Social IndicatorsResearch 22: 399-418, 1990.
Improved Quality of National Life as Measured by a Weekly Index of MotorVehicle Fatalities, Homicide, and Suicide (United States, 1979-1985).
408. ASSIMAKIS, P. D. Change in the quality of life in Canada: interventionstudies of the effect of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program.Abstract published in Dissertation Abstracts International 50(5)Sec. B, p. 2203, November 1989.
Improved Quality of National Life: Improvements on a Weekly Index IncludingMotor Vehicle Fatalities, Homicide, and Suicide (Canada, 1983-1985); Reductionsof Weekly Fatalities Due to Accidents Other than Motor Vehicle Fatalities(Canada, 1983-1985); Improvements on a Monthly Index Including Violent Fatalities(Motor Vehicle Fatalities, Homicide, and Suicide), Cigarette Consumption,and Worker-Days Lost in Strikes (Canada, 1972-1986).
409. GELDERLOOS, P.; FRID, M. J.; GODDARD, P. H.; XUE, X.; and LÖLIGER,S. A. Creating world peace through the collective practice of the MaharishiTechnology of the Unified Field: improved U.S.-Soviet relations. SocialScience Perspectives Journal 2(4): 80-94, 1988.
Improved International Relations: Increased Friendliness in Statementsof U.S. Head of State (1985-1987).
410. DAVIES, J. L., and ALEXANDER, C. N. Alleviating political violencethrough enhancing coherence in collective consciousness: impact assessmentanalyses of the Lebanon war. Summary of a paper presented at the 85th AnnualMeeting of the American Political Science Association, September 1989. (Referalso to Dissertation Abstracts International 49(8): 2381A, 1988.)
Improved Quality of National Life: Reduction of Conflict in Lebanon (IncreasedCooperation, Reduced Level of Conflict, Reduced War Fatalities, and ReducedWar Injuries); Improvement on a Daily Index Composed of All Four of theseVariables (1983-1985).
411. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; DILLBECK, M. C.; ALEXANDER, C. N.; CHANDLER,H. M.; and CRANSON, R. W. Time series impact assessment analysis of reducedinternational conflict and terrorism: effects of large assemblies of participantsin the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. A summary of a paperpresented at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association,Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., August 1989.
Improved International Relations: Reduced Conflict Globally, ReducedTerrorism, and Increase in World Index of Stock Prices, during Three LargeAssemblies of Participants in the Transcendental Meditation and TM-SidhiProgram (1983-1985).
PART IV: THEORETICAL AND REVIEW PAPERS
A: Health
412. WALLACE, R. K.; FAGAN, J. B.; and PASCO, D. S. Vedic physiology.Modern Science and Vedic Science 2(1): 3-59, 1988.
The fundamental principle of Vedic Physiology is that consciousness isthe basis of physiology. This paper outlines and reviews the expressionof consciousness at each level of the physiology and reviews research onphysiological correlates of higher states of consciousness developed throughthe Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program.
413. GLASER, J. L. Maharishi Ayur-Ved: An introduction to recent research.Modern Science and Vedic Science 2(1): 89-108, 1988.
Maharishi Ayur-Ved rasyanas (herbal and mineral preparations) and theMaharishi Panchakarma program of purification procedures have both beenfound to have a wide range of beneficial effects on physical and mentalhealth as indicated by biochemical and clinical studies.
414. JEDRCZAK, A.; MILLER, D.; and ANTONIOU, M. Transcendental Meditationand health: an overview of experimental research and clinical experience.Health Promotion 2(4): 369-376, 1988.
The authors review the large body of research indicating improved individualand collective health through the Transcendental Meditation program andpropose that it be applied on a large scale to improve public health andreduce health care costs.
B: Education
415. DILLBECK, S. L., and DILLBECK, M. C. The Maharishi Technology ofthe Unified Field in education: principles, practice, and research. ModernScience and Vedic Science 1(4): 383-431, 1987.
The authors outline the principles and practical techniques of the MaharishiUnified Field Based Integrated System of Education and review research indicatingthe ability of this system to develop the cognitive, affective, and physiologicalcharacteristics of the student that contribute to successful learning.
416. NIDICH, S. I., and NIDICH, R. J. Holistic student development atMaharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment: theory and research. ModernScience and Vedic Science 1(4): 433-468, 1987.
The authors review research on the success of Maharishi Schools of theAge of Enlightenment in fostering positive educational outcomes and promotingstudent development.
417. DOW, M. A. A unified approach to developing intuition in mathematics.This paper is an abridged version of a paper presented to the Eugene StrensMemorial Conference on Intuitive and Recreational Mathematics and Its History,Calgary, Canada, July/August 1986. The original paper will appear in theproceedings of this conference, edited by Richard K. Guy, to be publishedby the Mathematical Association of America in their series MAA Notes.
This paper describes how the development of consciousness through theTranscendental Meditation program fulfills current needs in mathematicseducation by culturing mathematical intuition.
C: Personality and Development
418. ALEXANDER, C. N.; CRANSON, R. W.; BOYER, R. W.; and ORME-JOHNSON,D. W. Transcendental consciousness: a fourth state of consciousness beyondsleep, dreaming, and waking. This is an abridged version of a chapter whichappeared in J. Gackenbach (ed.), Sleep and Dreams: A Sourcebook,New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 282-315, 1987.
The authors review physiological research indicating that transcendentalconsciousness is a unique fourth major state of consciousness.
419. ALEXANDER, C. N.; DAVIES, J. L.; DIXON, C. A.; DILLBECK, M. C.;OETZEL, R. M.; DRUKER, S. M.; MUEHLMAN, J. M.; and ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. Growthof higher stages of consciousness: Maharishi's Vedic Psychology of humandevelopment. A summary of a chapter appearing in Charles N. Alexander andEllen J. Langer (eds.), Higher Stages of Human Development: Perspectiveson Adult Growth. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.
The authors outline how the experience and understanding of higher statesof consciousness found in Maharishi's Vedic Psychology fulfills the aspirationof developmental psychology to comprehend the full development of humanlife.
D: Rehabilitation
420. DILLBECK, M. C., and ABRAMS, A. I. The application of the TranscendentalMeditation program to corrections. International Journal of Comparativeand Applied Criminal Justice 11(1): 111-132, 1987.
This paper reviews the research on the application of the TranscendentalMeditation program in corrections, including improved mental health andreduced hostility among inmates, and reduced recidivism upon release. Theauthors propose the implementation of the Transcendental Meditation programin correctional settings on a large scale, in order to promote effectiverehabilitation and thereby reduce the substantial financial and human coststo society of incarceration.
421. CLEMENTS, G.; KRENNER, L.; and MÖLK, W. The use of the TranscendentalMeditation programme in the prevention of drug abuse and in the treatmentof drug-addicted persons. Bulletin on Narcotics 40(1): 51-56, 1988.
This paper reviews the results of studies indicating that the practiceof the Transcendental Meditation program reduces substance abuse.
E: Productivity and Quality of Life
422. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W., and DILLBECK, M. C. Maharishi's program tocreate world peace: theory and research. Modern Science and Vedic Science1(2): 207-259, 1987.
This paper reviews Maharishi's theoretical principles of collective consciousnessand the empirical research demonstrating improved quality of life at thecity, state, national, and international levels. The research indicatesthat an influence of peace is created worldwide through the group practiceof the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program by at least 7000 individuals--thesquare root of one percent of the world's population.
F: Maharishi's Vedic Psychology
423. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. The cosmic psyche: an introduction to Maharishi'sVedic Psychology--the fulfillment of modern psychology. Modern Scienceand Vedic Science 2(2): 113-163, 1988.
This paper introduces basic concepts of Maharishi's Vedic Psychologyand compares its major principles to those of twentieth-century psychology.The author concludes that Maharishi's Vedic Psychology fulfills the theoreticaland applied goals of psychology.
424. ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. The cosmic psyche as the unified source of creation:verification through scientific principles, direct experience, and scientificresearch. Modern Science and Vedic Science 2(2): 165-221, 1988.
This paper presents the field of pure consciousness, or cosmic psyche,as the source of all mental and physical phenomena. The qualities of thisfield are verified through several approaches, including direct experienceand scientific research.
425. DILLBECK, M. C. The self-interacting dynamics of consciousness asthe source of the creative process in nature and in human life: the mechanicsof individual intelligence arising from the field of cosmic intelligence--thecosmic psyche. Modern Science and Vedic Science 2(3): 245-278, 1988.
This paper outlines how, from the perspective of Maharishi's Vedic Psychology,the field of pure consciousness sequentially gives rise to the diversityof subjective and objective existence. Research is reviewed indicating thatall levels of subjective life are enriched from their basis, pure consciousness,through the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program.
426. ALEXANDER, C. N., and BOYER, R. W. Seven states of consciousness:unfolding the full potential of the cosmic psyche in individual life throughMaharishi's Vedic Psychology. Modern Science and Vedic Science 2(4):325-371, 1989.
This paper outlines the sequential unfoldment of higher states of consciousnessbrought to light by Maharishi and reviews the scientific research indicatingthe development of higher states through the Transcendental Meditation andTM-Sidhi program.
427. GELDERLOOS, P., and VAN DEN BERG, W. P. Maharishi's TM-Sidhi Program:Participating in the infinite creativity of nature to enliven the totalityof the cosmic psyche in all aspects of life. Modern Science and VedicScience 2(4): 373-412, 1989.
This paper introduces Maharishi's TM-Sidhi program as the technique toenliven the self-interacting dynamics of consciousness in the awarenessof the individual, thereby accelerating growth of higher states of consciousness;it also reviews the scientific research on the TM-Sidhi program.
G: Maharishi's Vedic Science and the Foundations of Mathematics andPhysics
428. WEINLESS, M. The samhita of sets: Maharishi's Vedic Science andthe foundations of mathematics. Modern Science and Vedic Science 1(2):141-204, 1987.
This paper reviews basic concepts of set theory and other foundationalperspectives in mathematics in relation to the central principles of Maharishi'sVedic Science.
429. HAGELIN, J. S. Is consciousness the unified field? A field theorist'sperspective. Modern Science and Vedic Science 1(1): 29-87, 1987.
This paper presents an introduction to unified quantum field theoriesfollowed by a discussion of theory, research, and subjective experiencesfrom Maharishi's Vedic Science, in which pure consciousness is describedas the unified field of all the laws of nature.
430. HAGELIN, J. S. Restructuring physics from its foundation in lightof Maharishi's Vedic Science. Modern Science and Vedic Science 3(1):3-72, 1989.
The author proposes the renaming of the basic forces and particles ofnature in light of their basis in the unified field; he outlines how Maharishi'sVedic Science brings fulfillment to this aspiration, and reviews researchindicating that the unified field can be directly experienced and utilizedby human awareness through the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program.