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Meditate for Peace and Heal the Planet
by Elaine Gavalas

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3 October 2016

Elaine Gavelas, writing for The Huffington Post, reported on a 2016 study published in SAGE Open found group practice of Transcendental Meditation was linked to decreased homicides and violent crime in the U.S. during the 2007-2010 study period. Scientists theoretically predicted that the square root of 1% of the U.S. population (about 1,725 people) meditating together would create a nationwide positive effect.

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Researchers found there was an 18.5% drop in violent crime nationwide at the end of the study. Statistical and independent analyses showed the rising trend of U.S. homicides during 2001-2006 was reversed during the 2007-2010 study period. Other variables were ruled out such as the economy, demographics, and law enforcement.

Click here to read the abstract of the study, ''Societal Violence and Collective Consciousness'' by Dr Michael Dillbeck and Dr Kenneth Cavanaugh

It is a joy for Global Good News service to feature this news, which indicates the success of the life-supporting programmes Maharishi has designed to bring fulfilment to the field of world peace.

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