One of my favorite testimonials on the Maharishi Effect is: "In the studies that I have examined on [peace-creating groups], I can find no methodological flaws, and the findings have been consistent across a large number of replications. As unlikely as the premise may sound, I think we have to take these studies seriously." Ted Robert Gurr, PhD Emeritus Professor of Government and Politics University of Maryland
Ted Gurr does not practice TM and was the founding director of the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland. He has published quite extensively, and stands by his quote on the Maharishi Effect. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter L Sutphen <drpetersutp...@...> wrote: > > If you know anything about research you will see that almost every single ME > study is deeply flawed which makes the conclusions invalid. The only study > that had any sort of scientific rigor was an Israel study that supported a > very weak ME. > > Peter > > > On Jul 24, 2010, at 9:18 AM, "Buck" <dhamiltony...@...> wrote: > > > Positive influence of group meditations is immediate and profound > > > > Extensive published research shows that coherence and positivity are > > created in collective consciousness when a small number of people practice > > Transcendental Meditation and its advanced Yogic Flying technique together > > in a group. This rise of positivity in collective consciousness reduces > > negative trends, including crime and violence, and improves economic > > trends. > > > > "Rigorous statistical analysis shows that the upsurge of positive trends > > started on the month the Assembly beganâ"July 2006â"when an initial group > > of 1200 experts assembled from across the U.S. and around the world to > > practice these technologies in a group," said Dr. Hagelin, who added that > > when the number of group meditation experts rises from its current average > > of 1850 to the desired level of 2500, America will rise to become a true > > powerhouse of peace. > > > > "Twenty-five hundred is the number required to create a far more profound > > and comprehensive shift in these positive trends away from violence towards > > peace," Dr. Hagelin said. > > > > The Invincible America Assembly has been funded by a grant from the Howard > > and Alice Settle Foundation for an Invincible America. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
