1. Scientific Research on the Effects of
Consciousness-Based Education
Sample Findings

2. More than 600 scientific research studies on the technologies of Consciousness-Based Education
have been conducted at
over 250 universities and
research institutes
in 33 countries.

3. Scientific papers are reprinted from the research journals in 7 volumes:

4. This development results spontaneously from experiencing the basis of
The research studies show holistic enrichment of all areas of life— mind, body, behavior, and society.
This development results
spontaneously
from experiencing the basis of
all thought and action,
Transcendental Consciousness,
from where life is fully in harmony
with all the laws of nature.

5. Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field
Discovery of the Unified Field of All the Laws of Nature

6. total brain functioning.
Experience of Transcendental Consciousness is associated with a unique physiological state of restful alertness,
and promotes the
development of
total brain functioning.

7. Increased Calmness Controls Transcencental Meditation
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION 1 % 7 5 % p
< . 1 5 %
Individuals practicing the Transcendental Meditation Technique showed significantly increased skin resistance during the practice, in contrast to controls sitting with eyes closed. Skin resistance is an electrophysiological measure of calmness or restfulness. 2 5 % %
Controls
Transcencental
Meditation
Reference: Physiology & Behavior 35: 591–595, 1985.

8. Increased Wakefulness
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION
2.0
1.5
1.0
p < .01
Those who practiced the Transcendental Meditation technique displayed electroencephalographic (EEG) indications of increased wakefulness during the practice, in contrast to controls resting with eyes closed.
0.5
Controls
Transcendental
Meditation
Reference: Revue d'Electroencephalographie et de Neurophysiologie Clinique 4: , 1974.

9. Increased EEG Coherence
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION
2.5
2.0
1.5
p < .05
1.0
After two weeks of practice of the Transcendental Meditation program, individuals showed significantly increased EEG coherence during the practice, in contrast to their own eyes-closed control condition before they learned Transcendental Meditation. The frontal area of the brain, where coherence was measures in this study, is the executive control center of the brain; its proper functioning is crucial to planning, clarity of thought processes, and physiological and mental balance.
0.5
Controls
Transcendental
Meditation
Reference: International Journal of Neuroscience 14: , 1981.

10. Development of wakeful, coherent brain functioning
supports improved intellectual and academic performance.

11. Holistic Improvement in Intellectual Performance
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION . 8 . 7 . 6 . 5 . 4 . 3
Three randomized controlled studies found that, in contrast to controls, secondary and professional students who learned the Transcendental Meditation technique showed significant improvement in five measures of intellectual functioning; they also showed decreased anxiety. . 2 . 1
Creativity
Field
Practical
Mental
Abstract
Independence
Intelligence
Efficiency
Intelligence p
< . 1 p
< . 1 p
< . 1 p
< . 3 p
< . 1
Reference: Intelligence 29: 419–440, 2001.

12. Improved Post-Graduate Academic Performance
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION 1 % 8 % 6 % p
< . 2 4 %
Master degree engineering students who learned the Transcendental Meditation program showed improved performance on their standard examinations after six months, compared with randomly assigned controls. 2 %
Before
After
Transcendental
Meditation
Reference: British Journal of Educational Psychology 55: 164–166, 1985.

13. Growth of total brain functioning
also promotes
freedom from stress, development of personality, and more positive behavior.

14. Decreased Anxiety THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION Transcendental
Concentration or
Other
Transcendental
Contemplation
Techniques
Meditation - . - . 2
A statistical meta-analysis of 146 independent study results found that the Transcendental Meditation program is significantly more effective in reducing trait anxiety than procedures of concentration or contemplation, or other techniques. - . 4 - . 6 - . 8 p
< . 1
Reference: Journal of Clinical Psychology 45: 957–974, 1989.

15. Increased Self-Development
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION
Transcendental
Meditation 1 . . 8 . 6 . 4
University students who were practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program increased significantly on self-development (ego-development) when measured after graduation, in contrast to control students at three other universities who were not participating in this program.
Control
Control
Control . 2
University
University
University . - . 2 p = . 2 - . 4
Reference: Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17: 93–121, 2005.

16. Increased Tolerance in Secondary School Students
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION 2 . 1 . 5 p
< . 1 1 .
Secondary students who learned the Transcendental Meditation program showed increased tolerance after 14 weeks, in contrast to control students. . 5
Controls
Transcendental
Meditation
Reference: Dissertation Abstracts International 38(7): 3372B–3373B, 1978.

17. Improved Behavior in School
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION
Absentee
Rule
Suspension
Class Periods
Infractions
Days - .0
-.2
-.4
Adolescent children were randomly assigned to either learn Transcendental Meditation or participate in a health education control group. After four months, the students practicing the Transcendental Meditation program showed decreased absenteeism, decreased school rule infractions, and decreased suspension days.
-.6
-.8
p < .05
p < .03
p < .04
Reference: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1: 10, 2003.

18. supports more healthy behavior and better health, throughout life.
Growth of physiological balance through the technologies of Consciousness-Based Education
supports more healthy behavior and better health, throughout life.

19. Decreased Cigarette Smoking
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION
Standard
Standard
Prevention
Transcendental
Treatments
Programs
Meditation . - . 2 - . 4
A meta-analysis of all research studies on the Transcendental Meditation program related to cigarette smoking, in comparison to meta-analyses of standard treatment and prevention programs for smoking, found a significantly greater reduction of cigarette use among those who learn the Transcendental Meditation technique, even though this technique does not involve any guidance about change in lifestyle or habits. - . 6 - . 8 p = . 6 - 1 .
Reference: Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 11: 13–87, 1994.

20. Decreased Medical Expenses
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION
After
Transcendental 5 %
Meditation
Before
Transcendental
This study measured annual percentage change in inflation-adjusted government payments for physicians' services over 14 years among 1,418 people in Quebec, Canada, who learned the Transcendental Meditation program in comparison to 1,418 controls randomly selected from individuals of the same age, gender, and region. Before learning the Transcendental Meditation program there was no significant difference in annual change between the two groups, with a slightly greater increase among the group that would later begin the program. After learning the Transcendental Meditation program, individuals showed a statistically significant average annual decline of 13.8 per cent, relative to controls, in payments for physicians' services. - 5 %
Meditation - 1 % - 1 5 % p = . 17
Reference: American Journal of Health Promotion 14: 284–291, 2000.

21. Consciousness-Based Education systematically develops
more effective action
and inner fulfillment
throughout life.

22. Increased Employee Effectiveness
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION p
< . 5
A study of executives and workers in the automotive industry found that after three months of regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation program, employees showed increased effectiveness, in comparison to controls from the same work sites.
Controls
Transcendental
Meditation
Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

23. Increased Satisfaction with Professional and Personal Life
THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION . 5 . 2 5
Controls
A study of executives and workers in the automotive industry found that after three months of regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation program, employees showed increased job satisfaction, in comparison to controls from the same work sites.
Transcendental
Meditation - . 2 5 p = . 4 - . 5
Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

24. more positive behavior, and better health;
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 results
of the Transcendental
Meditation program.

25. For any school to see these benefits among its students,
it is only necessary
to add to the schedule
of the school day
a “quiet time” period
morning and afternoon in which students practice
the Transcendental
Meditation program.

26. Schools and universities can be centers of coherence and harmony
for the whole society,
even the whole nation.

27. Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field
Discovery of the Unified Field of All the Laws of Nature
As described earlier, the Unified Field of Natural Law is that field which connects everyone and everything in nature. When a group of sufficient size is enlivening the field of Transcendental Consciousness, the Unified Field of Natural Law, then the complete orderliness of that field is radiated throughout the whole society.

28. large groups of participants in the advanced TM-Sidhi program
Research studies using rigorous methods of time series analysis have repeatedly found a measurable influence of reduced turbulence in society and improved quality of life
during periods when
large groups of participants
in the advanced TM-Sidhi program
were established.
Can possibly mention--The size of the group required to create this influence of orderliness in society is found to be the square root of one per cent of the population. So for a city of one million population, that means a group of at least 100 participants. For a country of 25 million, that means a group of at least 500 participants. Or for a country of 100 million population, the size of the required group is at least 1,000.

29. Improved National Life: Decreased FatalitiesH R O U G H T M - S I D H I Y O G I C F L Y I N G
U.S.A.
Canada - 2
Weekly fatalities (homicides, suicides, and auto accidents) decreased significantly in the United States and in Canada during periods when the size of a group of participants in the Transcendental Meditation Sidhi program at Maharishi University of Management in the U.S. exceeded the square root of one per cent of the national population. The same result was found for Canada when the size of the group exceeded the square root of one per cent of the Canadian population. - 4 - 6 p
< . 2 5 p
< . 5
References: Social Indicators Research 22: 399–418, 1990; Psychological Reports 76: , 1995.

30. Improved Behavioral Quality of Life in USAG H T M - S I D H I Y O G I C F L Y I N G . 6 . 4 5 p = . 6 . 3
During periods when the size of a group of participants in the Transcendental Meditation Sidhi program exceeded the square root of one per cent of the national population, there was a significant improvement in a comprehensive quality of life index comprising behavioral variables (reduction in the total of homicides, suicides, motor vehicle fatalities, deaths due to other accidents, notifiable diseases, alcohol consumption, and cigarette consumption), controlling for changes in national economic trends (unemployment). . 1 5
Control
Maharishi - . 1 5
Effect - . 3
Reference: Proceedings of the Social Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association: 38–43, 1996.

31. the life of society is increasingly in harmony with natural law,
By enlivening the Unified Field of Natural Law, the field of Transcendental Consciousness,
the life of society is increasingly in
harmony with natural law,
for greater peace,
progress, and prosperity.

32. Growth of enlightened individuals and an invincibly happy society
are the documented results of
Consciousness-Based Education.

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