Scientific Research on the
Maharishi Effect

Warming of US-USSR Relations

Research has also verified that the Maharishi Effect has made a significant contribution toward improving the quality of international relations between the United States and the Soviet Union prior to the end of the Cold War (34, 37). For example, one study examined the quality of interactions between the USA and USSR during the period 1979 to 1986, as measured by an independent research organization. This study found that during periods when the size of a group of Yogic Flyers in the United States exceeded approximately the square root of one per cent of the United States population, the positivity of actions of the United States in relation to the USSR increased significantly. During the periods when the size of the group of Yogic Flyers, either in the United States or in other parts of the world, was much higher, the behaviour of the USSR towards the United States also significantly improved (37). (Refer to chart below.)

More Positive US Actions Towards the Soviet Union through the Group Practice of TM-Sidhi Yogic Flying As indicated by time series analysis of an independent data bank, during periods from 1979 to 1986, when the size of a group of participants in the Transcendental Meditation Sidhi Programme in the United States was larger than the square root of one per cent of the US population (a little over 1500 at the time), there was a significant increase in the positivity of actions of the United States towards the Soviet Union, compared to periods when the size of the group was below 1500. Reference: (37).