--- In [email protected], "Bill (William)Simmons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Robert Gimbel <babajii_99@> > wrote: > > > > Maharishi Maheshi Yogi's life work; > > Has culminated in this theory, > > It's called 'The Maharishi Effect'. > > It says; > > That TM meditators, have an effect; > > When in transendental deep meditation- > > That effects the rest of the population; > > (Yes, I know this sounds absurd) > > > Robert, interesting theories and given that these theories are the > culmination of MMY's life work. Is it safe to say Fairfield itself > being the home of the TM movement, the univeristy and so many Tm > meditators is a community in a state of bliss. Does Fairfield enjoy a > 0% crime rate. 0 % domestic disputes and a 0% incidence of the > various other types of social problems that plague other communities > with a fraction of the population of meditators. > > Yes Robert to use your own words this does sound absurd. > > If MMY can bring peace to a community with (I think I saw a claim of > 1% of the population meditating). Then given Fairfields pop. of a > mere 10,000 people there must be zero reportable incidences in your > community with such a large population of TM meditators,,,how could > it possibly be anything but,,,it is afterall a culmination of MMY's > life work. > > Does Fairfield have a zero percent crime rate,,,oh hell lets just say > a zero percent VIOLENT crime rate??? >
Whether or not the Maharishi Effect exists is an interesting question. Another interesting question is where you get the idea you express above? http://www.mum.edu/library/abstracts/kleinschnitz "The Maharishi Effect is the phenomenon of improved societal trends resulting from the practice of the Transcendental Meditation program or group practice of the TM-Sidhi program by a small fraction of a population." To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
