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Page 1: THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION Scientific Research on the Effects of Consciousness-Based Education Sample Findings

THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Scientific Researchon the Effects of

Consciousness-BasedEducation

Sample Findings

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THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

More than 600scientific research studies

on the technologies of Consciousness-Based

Education

have been conducted atover 250 universities and

research institutesin 33 countries.

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THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Scientific papers are reprinted from

the research journals in 7 volumes:

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THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

The research studiesshow holistic enrichment

of all areas of life—mind, body, behavior, and society.

This development resultsspontaneously

from experiencing the basis ofall thought and action,

Transcendental Consciousness, from where life is fully in harmony

with all the laws of nature.

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THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Maharishi Technologyof the Unified Field

Discovery of the Unified Field of All the Laws of Nature

Electronicand NuclearTechnologies

Electro-magnetism

WeakInteraction

StrongInteraction

Gravitation

Electro-WeakUnification

GrandUnification

Unification of the Fou r Fundamental Forces of Nature

Super Unification

OBJ ECTIVE

MaharishiTechnologyof theUnified Field

TOTAL POTENTIAL OF NATURAL LAW

OF ALL THE LAWS OF NATURE

Direct Experience of the Unified Field

TRANSCENDENTALMEDITATION

SUBJ ECTIVE APPROACH

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Experience ofTranscendental Consciousness

is associated with aunique physiological state

of restful alertness,

and promotes thedevelopment of

total brain functioning.

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0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

p < .01

TranscencentalMeditation

Controls

Increased CalmnessTHROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: Physiology & Behavior 35: 591–595, 1985.

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Increased Wakefulness

0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

p < .01

TranscendentalMeditation

Controls

THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: Revue d'Electroencephalographie et de Neurophysiologie Clinique 4: 445-453, 1974.

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Increased EEG Coherence

0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

p < .05

TranscendentalMeditation

Controls

THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: International Journal of Neuroscience 14: 147-151, 1981.

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Development of wakeful,coherent brain functioning

supports improved intellectual and

academic performance.

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PracticalIntelligence

Creativity FieldIndependence

MentalEfficiency

.1

.2

.3

0

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

AbstractIntelligence

p < .0001 p < .0001 p < .0001 p < .0003 p < .001

Holistic Improvement in Intellectual Performance

THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: Intelligence 29: 419–440, 2001.

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0

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

p < .02

AfterTranscendental

Meditation

Before

Improved Post-Graduate Academic PerformanceTHROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: British Journal of Educational Psychology 55: 164–166, 1985.

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Growth oftotal brain functioning

also promotesfreedom from stress,

development of personality, and more

positive behavior.

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THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

TranscendentalMeditation

-.8

-.6

-.4

-.2

-.0

Concentration or Contemplation

OtherTechniques

p < .001

Decreased Anxiety

THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: Journal of Clinical Psychology 45: 957–974, 1989.

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1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

-0.2

-0.4

TranscendentalMeditation

ControlUniversity

ControlUniversity

ControlUniversity

p = .0000002

Increased Self-DevelopmentTHROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17: 93–121, 2005.

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0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

0

p < .001

TranscendentalMeditation

Controls

Increased Tolerance in Secondary School Students

THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: Dissertation Abstracts International 38(7): 3372B–3373B, 1978.

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Improved Behavior in School

SuspensionDays

-.8

-.6

-.4

-.2

-.0

AbsenteeClass Periods

RuleInfractions

p < .05 p < .03 p < .04

THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1: 10, 2003.

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THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATIONGrowth of

physiological balancethrough the technologies of

Consciousness-Based Education

supports more healthy behavior and better

health, throughout life.

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0.0

-0.2

-0.4

-0.6

-0.8

-1.0

TranscendentalMeditation

StandardPreventionPrograms

StandardTreatments

p = .0006

Decreased Cigarette Smoking

THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 11: 13–87, 1994.

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-10%

-5%

0

5%

-15%

BeforeTranscendental

Meditation

AfterTranscendental

Meditation

Decreased Medical ExpensesTHROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: American Journal of Health Promotion 14: 284–291, 2000.

p = .0017

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THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATIONConsciousness-Based

Education systematically develops

more effective actionand inner fulfillment

throughout life.

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TranscendentalMeditation

Controls

Increased Employee Effectiveness

THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

3.0

2.0

1.0

0

-1.0

p < .05

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.50

.25

0

-.25

-.50

p = .004

TranscendentalMeditation

Controls

Increased Satisfaction with Professional and Personal Life

THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION

Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

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Development of total brain functioning for improved mental

clarity,enhanced academic performance

and personal growth;more positive behavior,

and better health;more effective action,and inner happiness;

all are the proven resultsof the TranscendentalMeditation program.

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For any school to see these benefits among its students,

it is only necessaryto add to the schedule

of the school daya “quiet time” period

morning and afternoonin which students practice

the TranscendentalMeditation program.

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THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATIONSchools and universitiescan be centers of

coherence and harmonyfor the whole

society,even the whole

nation.

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Maharishi Technologyof the Unified Field

Discovery of the Unified Field of All the Laws of Nature

Electronicand NuclearTechnologies

Electro-magnetism

WeakInteraction

StrongInteraction

Gravitation

Electro-WeakUnification

GrandUnification

Unification of the Fou r Fundamental Forces of Nature

Super Unification

OBJ ECTIVE

MaharishiTechnologyof theUnified Field

TOTAL POTENTIAL OF NATURAL LAW

OF ALL THE LAWS OF NATURE

Direct Experience of the Unified Field

TRANSCENDENTALMEDITATION

SUBJ ECTIVE APPROACH

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THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATIONResearch studies using

rigorous methods of time series analysis have repeatedly found

a measurable influence ofreduced turbulence in society and

improved quality of life

during periods whenlarge groups of participants

in the advanced TM-Sidhi programwere established.

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THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATIONTHROUGH TM-SIDHI YOGIC FLYING

p < .005p < .025

-2

0

-4

-6

CanadaU.S.A.

Improved National Life:Decreased Fatalities

References: Social Indicators Research 22: 399–418, 1990; Psychological Reports 76: 1171-1193, 1995.

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-.15

0

.15

.30

-.30

.45

.60

p = .006

MaharishiEffect

Control

Improved Behavioral Quality of Life in USATHROUGH TM-SIDHI YOGIC FLYING

Reference: Proceedings of the Social Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association: 38–43, 1996.

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By enlivening theUnified Field of Natural Law,

the field ofTranscendental Consciousness,

the life of societyis increasingly in

harmony with natural law,for greater peace,

progress, and prosperity.

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THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATIONGrowth of

enlightened individuals andan invincibly happy society

are the documented results ofConsciousness-Based Education.

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© 2008, Maharishi University of Management, The Netherlands