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How can we begin to understand this remarkable phenomenon? A group of people meditating together can lower crime? Dr. Tony Nader and scientists David Orme-Johnson and Ken Cavanaugh discuss the findings that every individual in the population contributes to national consciousness and, reciprocally, national consciousness influences everyone.
The research is focused on the advanced techniques of Transcendental Meditation and shows how large groups of people practicing this technique have a large positive effect on society, with significant decreases in the national homicide rate, motor vehicle fatality rate, drug-related death rate, violent crime rate, infant mortality rate, and fatality rate for other accidents.
Listen in as they discuss the results and what this could mean for lowering the overall stress of our society and our world.
Watch Part 2 here: youtu.be/gncM4NvXqzg
Links:
Orme-Johnson, D. W., Cavanaugh, K. L., Dillbeck, M. C., & Goodman, R. S. (2022). Field-effects of consciousness: A seventeen-year study of the effects of group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs on reducing national stress in the United States. World Journal of Social Science, 9(2). doi.org/10.5430/wjss.v9n2p1
Dillbeck, M. C., & Cavanaugh, K. L. (2016). Societal violence and collective consciousness: Reduction of U.S. homicide and urban violent crime rates. SAGE Open, April-June, 1-16. doi.org/0.1177/2158244016637891
Cavanaugh, K. L., & Dillbeck, M. C. (2017). The contribution of proposed field effects of consciousness to the prevention of U.S. accidental fatalities: Theory and empirical tests. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 24(1-2), 53–86. doi.org/10.11648/j.jher.s.2017030301.13
Dillbeck, M. C., & Cavanaugh, K. L. (2017). Group Practice of the Transcendental Meditation® and TM-Sidhi® Program and Reductions in Infant Mortality and Drug-Related Death: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis. SAGE Open, January-March, 1-15. doi.org/10.1177/2158244017697164
Cavanaugh, K. L., & Dillbeck, M. C. (2017). Field Effects of Consciousness and Reduction in U.S. Urban Murder Rates: Evaluation of a Prospective Quasi-Experiment. Journal of Health and Environmental Research, 3(3-1), 32-43. sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=344&doi=10.11648/j.jher.s.2017030301.13
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Consciousness Is All There Is | Podcast
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/consciousness-is-all-there-is/id1472371019
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0xeUiVxTJP4kxI5Sb6vnLU?si=ad05aa5763cc48e6
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
01:54 Explanation of Dualism
04:58 Explanation of Monism
14:29 Consciousness is Primary
20:12 Relationship Between Mind and Body
23:59 Individual Influence on Society
29:21 Dr. Orme-Johnson: Field Effects of Consciousness
35:40 Dr. Nader: Summary of Study
41:30 Evidence that Consciousness is All There is
46:01 Influence of Transcending
49:47 Why We Need to Maintain Large Groups
52:12 Cost Effectiveness of Large Groups
54:00 The Square Root of One Percent
1:02:00 Estimated Deaths and Crime Averted
1:14:31 Dr. Nader: Summary of Discussion
How can we begin to understand this remarkable phenomenon? A group of people meditating together can lower crime? Dr. Tony Nader and scientists David Orme-Johnson and Ken Cavanaugh discuss the findings that every individual in the population contributes to national consciousness and, reciprocally, national consciousness influences everyone.
The research is focused on the advanced techniques of Transcendental Meditation and shows how large groups of people practicing this technique have a large positive effect on society, with significant decreases in the national homicide rate, motor vehicle fatality rate, drug-related death rate, violent crime rate, infant mortality rate, and fatality rate for other accidents.
Listen in as they discuss the results and what this could mean for lowering the overall stress of our society and our world.
Watch Part 2 here: youtu.be/gncM4NvXqzg
Links:
Orme-Johnson, D. W., Cavanaugh, K. L., Dillbeck, M. C., & Goodman, R. S. (2022). Field-effects of consciousness: A seventeen-year study of the effects of group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs on reducing national stress in the United States. World Journal of Social Science, 9(2). doi.org/10.5430/wjss.v9n2p1
Dillbeck, M. C., & Cavanaugh, K. L. (2016). Societal violence and collective consciousness: Reduction of U.S. homicide and urban violent crime rates. SAGE Open, April-June, 1-16. doi.org/0.1177/2158244016637891
Cavanaugh, K. L., & Dillbeck, M. C. (2017). The contribution of proposed field effects of consciousness to the prevention of U.S. accidental fatalities: Theory and empirical tests. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 24(1-2), 53–86. doi.org/10.11648/j.jher.s.2017030301.13
Dillbeck, M. C., & Cavanaugh, K. L. (2017). Group Practice of the Transcendental Meditation® and TM-Sidhi® Program and Reductions in Infant Mortality and Drug-Related Death: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis. SAGE Open, January-March, 1-15. doi.org/10.1177/2158244017697164
Cavanaugh, K. L., & Dillbeck, M. C. (2017). Field Effects of Consciousness and Reduction in U.S. Urban Murder Rates: Evaluation of a Prospective Quasi-Experiment. Journal of Health and Environmental Research, 3(3-1), 32-43. sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=344&doi=10.11648/j.jher.s.2017030301.13
Dr Tony Nader | Books
drnaderbooks.com
Dr Tony Nader | Website
drtonynader.com
Dr Tony Nader | Instagram
instagram.com/drtonynader
Dr Tony Nader | Twitter
twitter.com/drtonynader
Dr Tony Nader | YouTube
youtube.com/DrTonyNader
Dr Tony Nader | LinkedIn
linkedin.com/company/dr-tony-nader
Consciousness Is All There Is | Podcast
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/consciousness-is-all-there-is/id1472371019
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0xeUiVxTJP4kxI5Sb6vnLU?si=ad05aa5763cc48e6
SoundCloud:
soundcloud.com/drtonynader
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
01:54 Explanation of Dualism
04:58 Explanation of Monism
14:29 Consciousness is Primary
20:12 Relationship Between Mind and Body
23:59 Individual Influence on Society
29:21 Dr. Orme-Johnson: Field Effects of Consciousness
35:40 Dr. Nader: Summary of Study
41:30 Evidence that Consciousness is All There is
46:01 Influence of Transcending
49:47 Why We Need to Maintain Large Groups
52:12 Cost Effectiveness of Large Groups
54:00 The Square Root of One Percent
1:02:00 Estimated Deaths and Crime Averted
1:14:31 Dr. Nader: Summary of Discussion
