In this study, 259 male felon parolees of the California Department of Connections who learned the Transcendental Meditation technique while in prison had fewer new prison terms and more favorable parole outcomes each year over a five-year period after release compared to carefully matched controls. The Transcendental Meditation program was shown to significantly reduce recidivism during a period of six months to six years after parole, whereas prison education, vocational training, and psychotherapy did not consistently reduce recidivism.
- Journal of Criminal Justice 15 (1987): 211–230.
- Dissertation Abstracts International 43 (1982): 539B.
- International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 11 (1987): 111–132.
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This study indicates that group practice of the Maharishi Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs improved the quality of life in Israel as measured by improvement on an index consisting of reduced crime rate, reduced traffic accidents, reduced fires, the reduced number of war deaths in Lebanon, increases in the national stock market, and improvements in national mood. The chart above shows the strong correspondence between the number of Transcendental Meditation-SidhiSM program participants in the group in Jerusalem and a composite index of all the above variables.
- Journal of Conflict Resolution 32 (1988): 776–812.
- Dissertation Abstracts International 4 (1988): 2381A.
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On August
10 in Cleveland, John Hagelin met with U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who has
introduced legislation in the House of Representatives calling for the creation of a U.S.
Department of Peace. Hagelin's conversation with Kucinich was videotaped by WISDOM
Television for broadcast later this month on Hagelin's weekly television show.
Statistical
meta-analysis of all available studies (42 independent outcomes) indicated that the effect
of the Transcendental Meditation program on increasing self-actualization is much greater
than concentration, contemplation, or relaxation techniques. Self-actualization refers to
realizing more of one's inner potential, expressed in every area of life: integration and
stability of personality, self-regard, emotional maturity, capacity for warm interpersonal
relationships, and adaptive response to challenges.
- Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 6 (1991): 189–247.
- Journal of Counseling Psychology 19 (1972): 184–187.
- Higher Stages of Human Development: Perspectives on Adult Growth (New York: Oxford University Press, 1990): 286–341.