‘Through the window of science we see the dawn of the Age of Enlightenment.’ —Maharishi

The following findings are a brief summary of the hundreds of scientific papers, relevant to the field of industry, published in Scientific Research on Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme: Collected Papers—Volumes 1–6 [over 5,000 pages; Volume 7 is in press]. More than 600 scientific studies, conducted at over 250 independent research institutions in 33 countries, objectively document the benefits of Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme, and prove their extraordinary value to actualize the highest Vedic ideals of life, bringing fulfilment to the individual and to all areas of society. (Refer to: www.tm.org/research/508_studies.html)

These studies are a record of the historic transformation of time, from the scientific age to the Age of Enlightenment, brought about by Maharishi’s teachings, which have opened the gates of enlightenment for millions of people, leading to the establishment of an ideal quality of life for the whole world—Heaven on Earth.

 

A Brief Summary of Results

An analysis of findings which indicate a wide range of benefits
for every field of industry, by opening human awareness to
the infinite Creative Intelligence inherent within the Unified Field,
through Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme

[The numbers within parentheses after each finding refer to the numbers of the
original research studies as printed in the six volumes of the Collected Papers.].


Increased Organizational Ability

  • Greater Organizational Ability (Vol. 2: 164)

  • Increased Time Competence: Increased Ability to Think and Act Efficiently in the Present (Vol. 1: 69, 70, 76, 94; Vol. 2: 151, 153, 155)

  • Greater Decision-Making Ability (Vol. 2: 164)

  • Increased Morale, Increased Facilitative Leadership, and Increased Influence in Decision Making (Vol. 5: 388)

  • Increased Productivity and Performance in Business: Increased Efficiency and Productivity (Vol. 1: 96, 97; Vol. 5: 399)


Increased Intelligence and Creativity

  • Enhanced Creativity (Vol. 1: 62, 63, 103; Vol. 2: 150; Vol. 3: 257, 260; Vol. 4: 294, 304, 305; Vol. 5: 392, 395)

  • Increased Resourcefulness (Vol. 2: 150, 153)

  • Increased Innovation (Vol. 1: 62)


Optimizing Brain Functioning

  • Increased Orderliness of Brain Functioning (Vol. 1: 1–4, 14–18, 20, 102; Vol. 2: 115, 117, 121; Vol. 3: 205, 210, 211, 213, 215, 217, 218, 224; Vol. 4: 294–296)

  • Correlations Found in Subjects Practising Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme:

    • Between Duration of Practice of Transcendental Meditation and High EEG Coherence (Vol. 4: 296)

    • Among High EEG Coherence, High Levels of Creativity, Neurological Efficiency, and Experience of Transcendental Consciousness (Vol. 1: 21)

    • Among High EEG Coherence, Experiences of Higher States of Consciousness, Quality of Experiences of the TM-Sidhis, and High Levels of Creativity (Vol. 1: 102; Vol. 3: 216)

    • Between Increased Frontal EEG Coherence and Increased Creativity (Vol. 4: 294)

    • Between Flexibility of Concept Learning and Both High EEG Coherence and Neurological Efficiency (Vol. 3: 219)

    • Between Neurological Efficiency and Both High EEG Coherence and Superior Academic Performance (Vol. 3: 230, 231)

    • Between High EEG Coherence and Superior Performance in Mathematics (Vol. 3: 221)

    • Between High EEG Coherence and Greater Moral Maturity, Greater Intelligence, Superior Academic Performance, and Lower Neuroticism (Vol. 4: 294)

    • Between High EEG Coherence and Both High Levels of Principled Moral Reasoning and a Unified Cosmic Perspective on Life (Vol. 3: 223)

    • Between High EEG Coherence and More Ideal Social Behaviour (Vol. 4: 297)

    • Between High EEG Coherence and Superior Performance on Age-Related Psychological Variables (Vol. 3: 225)


Increased Clarity of Thinking and Perception

  • Increased Field Independence, Indicating Broader Comprehension and Increased Ability to Focus Attention (Vol. 1: 51, 52, 103; Vol. 3: 255, 257, 259; Vol. 4: 307; Vol. 5: 384, 389)

  • Increased Mental Clarity and Wakefulness (Vol. 2: 147)

  • Faster Processing of Cognitively Complex Information (Vol. 5: 374)

  • Greater Vigilance and Capacity for Selective Attention (Vol. 3: 251; Vol. 4: 300)

  • Reduction of Ageing Effects as Assessed by Perceptual-Motor Speed Correlated with Number of Months Practising the TM-Sidhi Programme (Vol. 3: 257; Vol. 5: 392, 393)


Increased Energy and Dynamism

  • Increased Readiness for Activity (Vol. 2: 147)

  • Increased Alertness (Vol. 1: 29; Vol. 2: 164; Vol. 5: 381)

  • Increased Energy and Enthusiasm (Vol. 4: 316; Vol. 5: 399)

  • Greater Physical Well-Being (Vol. 4: 308)


Increased Efficiency

  • Increased Productivity (Vol. 1: 96, 97; Vol. 5: 399)

  • Greater Ability to Achieve More with Less Effort (Vol. 2: 164)

  • Fewer Accidents (Vol. 3: 239)


Increased Job Satisfaction

  • Decreased Desire to Change Jobs (Vol. 1: 96)

  • Improved Relationships at Work and Improved Personal Relationships (Vol. 5: 399)

  • Improved Relations with Supervisors (Vol. 1: 96, 97)


A Unique State of Deep Rest during Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation
Technique to Neutralize Stress Caused by Routine Work

  • The Experience of Pure Consciousness Found to Be Associated with High EEG Coherence; Marked Reductions in Respiration Rate, Heart Rate, and Metabolic Rate; Periodic Natural Breath Suspension; Absence of Spontaneous Skin Resistance Responses; High Basal Skin Resistance (Vol. 1: 7; Vol. 3: 197, 205, 213, 218; Vol. 4: 293; Vol. 5: 358)


Increased Freedom from Stress

  • More Effective Interaction with the Environment: Improved Resistance to Stress (Vol. 1: 25–28; Vol. 2: 123; Vol. 5: 370)

  • Maintenance of a Relaxed Style of Physiological Functioning outside of the Practice of Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation Technique (Vol. 1: 6, 18, 30; Vol. 3: 197; Vol. 5: 356, 358, 359)

  • Greater Physiological Calmness during Task Performance (Vol. 2: 122; Vol. 5: 372, 399)


Creating Unbounded Awareness—
To Neutralize the Boundaries Caused by Routine Work

  • Experience of Pure Consciousness during the Practice of Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation Technique (Vol. 1: 2, 7, 8, 21, 102; Vol. 3: 197, 205, 213, 216, 218, 258)

  • Growth of Experiences of Higher States of Consciousness (Vol. 1: 7, 19, 99–104; Vol. 3: 216, 258, 284; Vol. 4: 312; Vol. 5: 395, 397)

  • More Frequent Experiences of Higher States of Consciousness (Vol. 5: 397)


Growth of Personal Integration and Fulfilment

  • Increased Self-Actualization: Increased Integration, Unity, and Wholeness of Personality (Vol. 1: 64, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 94; Vol. 2: 139, 144, 151, 153, 155; Vol. 3: 239; Vol. 5: 395)

  • Greater Ability to Bring the Inner Self to Healthy Expression (Vol. 2: 141)

  • Increased Psychological Health as Indicated by Unifying Ability, Autonomy, Intrinsic Spirituality, Creativity, Directedness, Well-Being, and Integration of the Personality: Higher Growth Rate Longitudinally on Several Indicators of Psychological Health (Vol. 5: 395)


Reduction in Negative Personality Characteristics

  • Decreased Anxiety (Vol. 1: 33, 35, 61, 62, 68, 71, 72, 74, 75, 78, 81, 84, 88–90, 92, 93, 95; Vol. 2: 125, 133, 138, 143, 145, 148, 150, 153, 154, 157, 160; Vol. 3: 234, 238, 243, 268, 273, 275, 278, 280, 281, 284, 288, 290; Vol. 4: 308, 310, 311, 313, 314, 316; Vol. 5: 370, 399)

  • Decreased Tension (Vol. 1: 65, 77, 81; Vol. 2: 157, 161; Vol. 3: 277, 281, 284, 290; Vol. 4: 308; Vol. 5: 399)

  • Decreased Depression (Vol. 1: 65, 67, 74, 77, 78, 95; Vol. 2: 143, 147, 150, 158; Vol. 3: 238, 239, 268, 273, 277, 290; Vol. 4: 308, 313)

  • Decreased Need for Tranquillizers (Vol. 2: 150, 163; Vol. 3: 238, 239, 243, 247, 267)

  • Decreased Use of Alcohol (Vol. 1: 73, 80, 83–85, 95; Vol. 2: 126, 150, 153, 162, 163; Vol. 3: 239, 247, 282, 287; Vol. 4: 313; Vol. 5: 399)


Improved Social Relationships

  • Greater Respect for the Views of Others (Vol. 2: 164)

  • Improved Relationships at Work and Improved Personal Relationships (Vol. 5: 399)

  • Greater Tolerance of Authority (Vol. 2: 138)

  • Greater Family Health (Vol. 5: 400)


Growth of Perfect Health

  • Lower Health Insurance Utilization Rates: Significantly Fewer Hospital In-Patient Day; Fewer Outpatient Visits; Fewer In-Patient Admissions for All Major Categories of Disease (Vol. 5: 378)

  • Improved Health of the Immune System: Increased Resistance to Disease (Vol. 1: 2, 39; Vol. 3: 237–239; Vol. 5: 378, 379)

  • Improved General Health (Vol. 1: 2, 40–42, 44, 95; Vol. 2: 125–127, 150, 153, 157, 160; Vol. 3: 232, 238, 239, 241, 243, 247, 278, 280, 290; Vol. 4: 300, 314; Vol. 5: 377–380, 399)


Reversal of the Ageing Process

  • Benefits for the Elderly Demonstrating Reversal of Ageing: Increased Longevity; Increased Cognitive Flexibility; Increased Learning Ability; Improvements in Self-Reported Measures of Behavioural Flexibility and Ageing; Improved Mental Health; Reduction of Blood Pressure to More Ideal Levels; Feeling Better and More Relaxed after Practice of the Transcendental Meditation Technique (Vol. 4: 300; Vol. 5: 380)

  • Younger Biological Age Compared with Population Norms (Vol. 3: 242, 245, 246)

 

This study conducted by the Japanese Institute of Industrial Health found that industrial workers at Sumitomo Heavy Industries who learnt the Transcendental Meditation Programme showed reduced physical complaints after five months in comparison to control workers. Reference: Japanese Journal of Industrial Health 32: 656, 1990.

 

Executives and other employees at two work sites in the automotive industry showed improved health, as measured by self-report of physical and mental health including severity and frequency of health complaints, after three months of regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation Programme, in comparison to controls from the same work sites. Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

 

Employees who learnt Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation Programme showed improved job performance, in comparison to control subjects. Reference: Academy of Management Journal 17: 362–368, 1974.

 

A study of executives and workers in the automotive industry found that after three months of regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation Programme, employees showed increased effectiveness, in comparison to controls from the same work sites. Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

 

A study of executives and workers in the automotive industry found that after three months of regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation Programme, employees showed increased occupational coherence, as assessed by seven job-related measures, in comparison to controls from the same work sites. Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

 

Employees who learnt Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation Programme showed increased job satisfaction, in comparison to control subjects. Reference: Academy of Management Journal 17: 362–368, 1974.

 

A study of executives and workers in the automotive industry found that after three months of regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation Programme, employees showed improved relationships at work and improved personal relationships, in comparison to controls from the same work sites. Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

 

After three months of regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation Programme, employees showed increased physiological calmness, as assessed both during rest and during task performance, in comparison to controls from the same work sites. Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

 

After three months of regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation Programme, employees showed decreased physiological stress (reduced skin conductance) during performance of a task, in comparison to controls from the same work sites. Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

 

A study of executives and employees in the automotive industry found that after three months of regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation Programme, employees showed decreased cigarette consumption and decreased liquor consumption, in comparison to controls from the same work sites. Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

 

Managers at a medical equipment company who learnt the Transcendental Meditation Programme, in contrast to matched controls, showed more healthy behaviour after three months, as measured by reduction of alcohol consumption and more healthy and regular habits of exercise, diet, and sleep. Reference: Dissertation Abstracts International 57(6): 4068B, 1996.

 

A study conducted at Sumitomo Heavy Industries by the Japanese National Institute of Industrial Health found that workers who learnt the Transcendental Meditation Programme fell asleep more easily at night, in comparison to control workers. Reference: Japanese Journal of Public Health 37 (10 Suppl.): 729, 1990.

 

After three months of regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation Programme, employees showed increased job satisfaction, in comparison to controls from the same work sites. Reference: Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal 6: 245–262, 1993.

 

Employees who learnt Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation Programme showed decreased desire to change their job, in comparison to control subjects. Reference: Academy of Management Journal 17: 362–368, 1974.

 

In Conclusion

Maharishi spoke the following words over forty years ago. The truth of these words is reflected for all times in the vast body of scientific research conducted on Maharishi’s Vedic Science and Technology since then:

‘Generation after generation man is born anew. Each generation gives rise to new aspirations in life and brings a new quest for fulfilment. Each man needs sound physical and mental health, greater ability in action, a greater capacity to think clearly, increased efficiency in work, and more loving and rewarding relationships with others. He needs enough vitality and intelligence to satisfy the desires of his mind and bring contentment to his life. We have seen that all this can be gained through the regular practice of Transcendental Meditation.

‘… A new humanity will be born, fuller in conception and richer in experience and accomplishments in all fields. Joy of life will belong to every man, love will dominate human society, truth and virtue will reign in the world, peace on earth will be permanent, and all will live in fulfilment in fullness of life in God Consciousness.’

Science of Being and Art of Living—Transcendental Meditation
[374-page publication]

 

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