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The Effects of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field

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  • David W. Orme-Johnson
  • Charles N. Alexander
  • John L. Davies

    (Maharishi International University, University of Maryland)

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This article replies to a methodological criticism of Orme-Johnson et al., (1988). The original study reported that participants in the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and TM-Sidhi program located in Jerusalem significantly reduced tension in “collective consciousness†and behavior as measured by decreased conflict in Lebanon and improvement on several social indicators in Israel. Specification of the independent variable on the basis of political boundaries rather than geographical distance alone was shown to be consistent with both theory and forty other studies. It is explained how “reverse causation†cannot account for observed effects. Also, reanalyses show that the results are robust across fourteen alternative transfer function models. Using a purely objective criterion for model selection, the Akaike Information Criterion, the optimal model yields the most significant result ( t =5, p

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  • David W. Orme-Johnson & Charles N. Alexander & John L. Davies, 1990. "The Effects of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 34(4), pages 756-768, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:34:y:1990:i:4:p:756-768
    DOI: 10.1177/0022002790034004009
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    1. Michael Dillbeck, 1990. "Test of a field theory of consciousness and social change: Time series analysis of participation in the TM-Sidhi program and reduction of violent death in the U.S," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 22(4), pages 399-418, June.
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