John Hagelin, Ph.D., National Director, U.S. TM Organization; President, Maharishi International University and International President, Global Union of Scientists for Peace, states that the Transcendental Meditation (TM ®) technique "has a powerful effect on reducing acute societal stress, especially when groups of people practice the advanced TM" Sidhi ® program together. Even a small number of advanced TM practitioners can create a powerful, peaceful impact for entire countries, as this one minute clip with 2.8M Facebook views explains."
Earlier in February he noted, "Extensive, well-controlled research on this Brain-Based Approach to Peace demonstrates that the square root of 1% of a population experiencing and enlivening Transcendental Consciousness through the TM and advanced TM Sidhi programs generates coherence and harmony in collective consciousness. Multiple studies have shown that this effect helps to resolve conflict and improve the quality of life in the population as a whole. This phenomenon is known as the Maharishi Effect, after TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The square root of 1% of Russia's population of 144 million is 1,200; for Ukraine's population of 44 million, it is 700. Our long-term goal is to fully implement these larger groups. The first crucial step is to immediately establish these two core groups of 100 volunteers each. Given compelling evidence from 40 published studies, we believe these two groups will help defuse tensions in the region."
They have raised over $150,000 in their GoFundMe campaign to support this project.
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Today, Hagelin noted: "The Ukrainian group is located in the mountains of western Ukraine, far from military conflicts. The National TMÂ ® Organization in Ukraine is keeping all participants safe and able to practice the TM-Sidhi program comfortably, thereby awakening the deep silence, bliss, and coherence of the field of Transcendental Consciousness for themselves and their country.
Now that military conflict has begun, the need for these groups is more urgent than ever. To ensure permanent peace, we ultimately need groups of 700 in Ukraine and 1,200 in Russia. Before the conflict began, I delivered a letter to President Volodymyr Zelensky offering to partner with him to create a larger group. He expressed genuine interest, but with the onset of war, he is now entirely focused on the survival of his country.
It is my sincere hope and expectation that increasing the numbers in our current peace-creating groups as much as we can will help strengthen Ukrainian coherence, defuse the Russian aggression, and build greater momentum for peace."
Expect the unexpected. Already at least one Russian platoon has surrendered to Ukrainian forces, saying that they did not know they were being sent to kill Ukrainians.
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