Structuring Invincibility for the Nation
and Peace in the Family of Nations

More than 600 scientific research studies have been conducted during the past forty-two years at over 200 independent universities and research institutes in 30 countries. Studies have been published in many major scientific journals.

These studies have validated the profound benefits of the Transcendental Meditation Programme for the individual and for every area of society, including health, education, business, industry, rehabilitation, defence, agriculture, and government.

Individual Benefits for Participants
in the PREVENTION WING of the Military

Scientific research demonstrates that the individuals who participate in the PREVENTION WING of the military will grow in alertness and clarity of mind, good health, effectiveness of behaviour, and ability to recover from stress. The following are sample research findings. The scientific journal references (in parentheses) are listed at the end of this section.

Creating Invincibility for the Nation:
Collective Benefits of the
PREVENTION WING of the Military
for the Nation and World

Nearly fifty scientific studies have consistently demonstrated that a sufficient-sized group of participants in Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme create an influence of coherence and integration in the whole society, known as the Maharishi Effect.

These research studies, published in major research journals in the behavioural and social sciences, have used the most rigourous research methods and statistical procedures available in the social sciences.

The Maharishi Effect in society is parallel to the Meissner Effect in Physics—an influence of internal coherence is created in society, on the basis of which the society becomes invulnerable to disordering influences and creates an influence of harmony that extends beyond its borders.

The following are sample findings of research on the Maharishi Effect that demonstrate this influence within the nation and outside its borders:

Sample Studies Demonstrating
Increased Coherence Within the Nation

Studies on the Maharishi Effect repeatedly demonstrate that the rate of civil crime and violence within society drops significantly immediately after a group of experts in Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme, exceeding the square root of one per cent of the population, is brought together for twice-daily practice.

Research also shows that during periods in which the number of experts in Maharishi’s TM-Sidhi Programme is sufficient to create the Maharishi Effect, economic indicators improve, as measured by such variables as reduced inflation and unemployment; and quality of life improves, as demonstrated by studies that combine many social variables into one overall quality of life index.

Sample Studies Documenting
Reduction of Regional and International Conflict

In 1978 Maharishi implemented a ‘World Peace Project’, in which 1,400 experts went to five trouble-spot regions (Southeast Asia, Middle East, Iran, Zimbabwe [then Rhodesia], and Nicaragua) to reduce violence through collective practice of the TM-Sidhi Programme. An extensive analysis of international relations and conflict data from an independent research group (the Conflict and Peace Data Bank of the University of Maryland) showed that during the three months of the project there was a significant reduction of hostile acts and increase in cooperative events in these trouble spots. A similar significant improvement was also found worldwide, since these were the main locations of regional and international conflict at the time.

Research studies have also repeatedly confirmed the Global Maharishi Effect. During periods of ten days to three weeks in which the number of TM-Sidhi Programme Yogic Flyers gathered together approached or exceeded the square root of one per cent of the world’s population—about 7,000 people—there was an immediate improvement in global social trends, including improved international relations and reduced incidence of terrorism.

Scientific Research References

Securing Invincibility for the Government

Ultimate Defence Strategy

Maharishi’s Course on Supreme Military Science