From PeacefulWarriors.net: Proof That Group Meditation Can Change The World
February 4, 2015

“Meditation has the potential to literally transform the world.  In 1978, what is known as the “Maharishi Effect” took place when a group of 7000 individuals over the course of 3 weeks were meditating in hopes of positively effecting the surrounding city.  They were able to literally transform the collective energy of the city which reduced global crime rates, violence, and casualties during the times of their meditation by an average of 16%.  Suicide rates and automobile accidents also were reduced with all variables accounted for.  In fact, there was a 72% reduction in terrorist activity during the times at which this group was meditation.

Almost 50 studies have been done further confirming the benefits of global meditation and it’s direct impact on everything in the world, even so far as to have the results published in the Journal of Crime and Justice in 1981.  We know meditation has endless health and psychological benefits, but it is now being explored by politics and sociology because of its undeniable energetic impact.

For example, a day-by-day study of a two-month assembly in Israel during August and September of 1983 showed that, on days when the number of participants at a peace-creating assembly was high, the intensity of an ongoing war in neighboring Lebanon decreased sharply.  When the number of participants was high, war deaths in Lebanon dropped by 76%.

When the study was repeated in Wales, they got amazing results. In 1987 Merseyside had the third highest crime rate of the eleven largest Metropolitan Areas in England and Wales; by 1992 it had the lowest crime rate. 40% below levels predicted by the previous behavior of the series. There were 255,000 less crimes in Merseyside from 1988 to 1992 than would have been expected had Merseyside continued to follow the national crime trend.”

“Results like these lead us to see personal meditation is powerful beyond what we understand from our everyday perspective.  It drives home the awe-inspiring fact ‘thoughts are things.’  When we think a thought, it is a form of fine vibrational matter contributing to the creation of all that we experience.  These effects are powerful and life changing for individuals and when people come together and use intention to direct their mental energy towards a collective vision, the results are LITERALLY world-changing. “
Earth We Are One, June 24, 2015 

“I think the claim can be plausibly made that the potential impact of this research exceeds that of any other ongoing social or psychological research program.  It has survived a broader array of statistical tests than most research in the field of conflict resolution.  This work and the theory that informs it deserve the most serious consideration by academics and policy makers alike.”
David Edwards Ph.D., Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin.

Given these tremendous results, what can meditation do for your health, wellness and fulfillment as a spiritual being having a human experience on planet earth?

Tune in tomorrow for more meditation benefits.

blessings,
🙂 Lee
The MEGA Coach

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