The Maharishi Effect - Unbelievable Yet True

Send us Fan MailIn 1976 a group demonstrated  that one percent of the population can reduce violent crime using only meditation. In their first experiment they were able to reduce violence by an average of 16%. The experiment has been repeated more than 50 times -and have consistently resulted in an unexplainable drop in violence, in the location focused on.  On tis episode I explore The Maharishi Effect. Support the show and unlock bonus episodes for $5+ patrons: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheSoulPodSHOW NOTESReference Material:·         Thesis: An Investigation Into Field Effects of Consciousness from the Perspectives of Maharishi's Vedic Science and Physics -Kurt Warren Kleinschnitz·         Article: Washington crime study shows 23.3% drop in violent crime trend due to meditating group·         Can group meditation reduce violent crime? Surprisingly, the data suggests yes: New study·         This article has graphs showing the broad range of things that appeared to be altered by the Maharishi Effect.·         Follow-up study suggests group meditation reduced murder rates in large US citiesQuotes:“There was a little hill behind the house. You climbed it, and there was the whole sky from horizon to horizon. A hundred and eighty degrees of brute inexplicable mystery. It was a good place for just sitting and saying nothing.” ― Aldous Huxley  “A great unification is now taking place between science and spirituality. The most advanced discoveries of modern science are rising to reaffirm the timeless wisdom of the great religious and spiritual traditions of every culture.” -John Hagelin“I think the claim can be plausibly made that the potential impact of this research exceeds that of any other ongoing social or psychological research program. It has survived a broader array of statistical tests than most research in the field of conflict resolution. This work and the theory that informs it deserve the most serious consideration by academics and policy makers alike.”—David Edwards, Ph.D., Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin        Social Media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/soulpodstudio X @SoulPodcastShowCheck Out The Soul Pod Video Channels: The SoulPod on Rumble The SoulPod on YouTubeCoaching - For free 30 minute Discovery Call https://www.stacey-wheeler.com/ Support the showHas the show made a difference for you? Click this link for ways you can support the show.