As featured in the September 2009 issue of American Heroes Press Newsletter and published in Military Writers.

Utilizing Powerful Peace-Creating Technologies to Combat Cyber Warfare

By Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Kulwant Singh and Dr. David Leffler

Imagine an approach to peace so powerful that it can prevent cyber warfare, plus all other types of terrorism and warfare.

This approach utilizes large groups of peace-creating experts practicing ancient technologies of consciousness that harness the most powerful level of nature’s functioning – the unified field described by superstring theory. Research published in peer-reviewed journals indicates that such groups can effectively defuse and prevent social problems like crime, war and terrorism.

The report “Tech 2035: Future Technology, Future Power in Asia, and Future Intelligence Challenges” states:

In a world where highly lethal, potentially anonymous weapons can be obtained by almost anyone who wants them, the only effective defense is to detect a pending attack and intervene before it can be carried out. That requires constant, global vigilance as close as possible to the individual level. A single terrorist plot, overlooked, could result not in hundreds or thousands of deaths, but in tens of thousands. An adversary’s capacity for high-tech combat, if underestimated, could cost tens of thousands of battlefield casualties, and perhaps lose a war. [1]

Libertarians argue that such a strategy would interfere with our basic human right to privacy that we value in a free society. The authors concede that the strategy of global vigilance as close to the individual level as possible certainly may prevent attacks. However, it will never stop all of them. History shows that enemies will always find a weakness and exploit it. The serious concerns raised by recent cyber attacks demonstrate that if even one clever individual in a world of six billion people stages just one successful attack, the consequences could be dire. No known global vigilance system will be good enough to filter out this person before he or she does grave harm.

Clearly a new strategy is necessary

Despite our advanced technology and valiant efforts, we struggle to eliminate terrorism by utilizing strategies and tactics that largely ignore terrorism’s fundamental cause. Terrorism, war, conflict and crime are human problems requiring human solutions. The underlying cause of these and other types of social violence is, primarily, accumulated social stress.

Therefore, to eliminate such social problems, we need to reduce collective societal stress. No collective stress means no tension between the United States and other countries, terrorist groups (internal or external), or individual insurgents, therefore, no terrorism. Extensive research [2] indicates that the best way to reduce collective societal stress, and thereby snuff out terrorism and war, is by adopting an ancient strategy: “Avert the danger that has not yet come.” [3] Prevent an enemy for arising. This strategy was known in the Vedic tradition of ancient India, and practical approaches were available to achieve it. This tradition is still alive today.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a well known expert in the Vedic tradition, revived this ancient approach called Invincible Defense Technology (IDT) in a non-religious manner. Although similar technologies in the past were often associated with particular religions, his non-religious version has been quietly and successfully used during the past few decades by members of many faiths to eliminate conflict. By applying this human resource-based technology, which is non-lethal and non-destructive, the US Department of Defense (DoD) and related security agencies could reduce tensions and control terrorism, including cyber warfare.

Presently, the DoD, like other militaries, uses defense systems that are based on chemical technologies, biological technologies and electronic technologies. Cyber warfare is no different because it is based on electromagnetic technologies. The chart below illustrates that invincibility cannot be obtained on this level.

Figure 2

The unified field is much more powerful than all other levels of technologies of defense. Harvard-trained quantum physicist Dr. John Hagelin, who has conducted pioneering research at CERN (the European Center for Particle Physics) and SLAC (the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center) and is responsible for the development of a highly successful grand unified field theory based on the Superstring, explains:

The technology of the unified field…is vastly more powerful than any previous level of defensive technology. The unique power of the unified field and of technologies of the unified field reveals that invincibility in nature is only available at the superunified scale. Figure 2 shows the hierarchical structure of natural law, from fundamentally unified to superficially diverse at the macroscopic levels of nature’s functioning, and reveals that invincibility is not found at any of the more superficial levels of natural law. Invincibility in nature only exists at the level of the unified field. [4]

If the US were to harness the power of the unified field through IDT, the nation would rise quickly towards invincibility. This approach eliminates the enmity of the enemies. With no enmity between them, former enemies become allies, and the nations become invincible because there are no enemies to fight.

A coherence-creating IDT group may be a realistic approach to the goal of national security and invincibility. This group could be comprised of members of the military (a “Prevention Wing of the Military”), a group of civilians, or a group combining the two. For instance, Ecuador’s “Project: Coherence,” introduced by then Vice-Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Villamil, [5] utilized both military and civilian personnel. Coherence-creating groups are trained in the primary techniques of IDT – the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program and its advanced practice, the TM-Sidhi program – and then they regularly practice these techniques together, morning and evening.

According to the research, the size of the group needed to reduce social stress depends on the size of the population, with the minimum number to create clear effects being the square root of one percent of the population. To calculate this number, multiply the population size by 0.01, and then take the square root of this number. For instance, the U.S. has a population of approximately 307 million: 307,271,000 x 0.01 = 3,072,710, and the square root of 3,072,710 is approximately 1,753, so a group of 1,753 IDT experts would theoretically be the minimum size to produce significant reductions in terrorism and conflict in the United States. The group size needed to affect the world is currently about 8,235. [6] However, even larger groups would be safer because engineers who build structures for maximum human safety regularly “over-engineer” their creations out of concern for unanticipated variables. The same rationale holds for engineering a lasting peace particularly in volatile regions like the Middle East.

Invincible Defense Technology experts gathered in Washington, DC, lowering the crime rate 24%

Studies show that when this minimal threshold is crossed, crime goes down, quality of life indices go up, and war and terrorism abate. Scientists named this phenomenon the Maharishi Effect in honor of Maharishi, who first predicted it. For instance, a Maharishi Effect intervention was implemented and studied in Washington, D.C., in 1993. Predictions were lodged in advance with government leaders and newspapers. The research protocol was approved by an independent Project Review Board. Crime fell 24 percent below the predicted level when the coherence-creating group reached its maximum number of participants. Temperature, weekend effects, and previous trends in the data failed to account for the observed changes in crime rates. This research was published in the peer-reviewed journal Social Indicators Research. [7]

How Does Invincible Defense Technology Work?

Over 50 studies have shown that IDT works to lower crime, aggression, war deaths, etc. and to improve the quality of life in society. The causal mechanism has been postulated to be a field effect of consciousness – a kind of spillover effect produced by enlivenment of the unified field by the peace-creating group spilling over into the larger population. Some support for this explanation comes from a study published in the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality. [8] Research on the neurotransmitter serotonin has shown it to be associated with a state of physical and mental well-being. Indications of low levels of serotonin activity correlate with violence, aggression, and negative mood states. The IDT study showed that an increase in the numbers of IDT experts practicing in groups correlated with an increase in serotonin among non-TM-practicing community members several miles away for the group. These results were statistically highly significant and supported a causality model. This finding may offer a plausible neurophysiologic mechanism to explain reduced hostility and aggression in society at large.

The experience of a 4th state of consciousness (transcendental consciousness) in the advanced TM practitioner appears to be associated with an increase in serotonin activity and a decrease in the stress-related hormone cortisol. As far as scientists can speculate, the experience of transcendental consciousness during the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique produces coherence in the brain of the TM practitioners (even more powerfully in a group) and creates an influence that spreads throughout the unified field. Physicists have derived unified field theories indicating that this unified field underlies everything in the material and mental universe. The study suggests that when practitioners of the TM-Sidhi program go deep in meditation in the group, enlivening the experience of transcendental consciousness, there is increased serotonin and EEG coherence not only in each individual in the group but also in the non-TM practitioners outside the group. Serotonin may be materially involved in this increased coherence. This research was referenced in a more comprehensive paper published by the Security and Political Risk Analysis (SAPRA) think tank that puts the findings in a more elaborate context. [9]

On the left, an external magnetic field penetrates an ordinary conductor whose electrons behave in a chaotic or disorderly way.	On the right, the external magnetic field is excluded from the interior of a super-conductor whose electrons function in a coherent collective manner—invincibility.
The Maharishi Effect creates invincible “national armor” that cannot be penetrated by the collective negativity of other countries.

Theoretical physicists allude to the unified field as the basis of all laws of nature. IDT appears to work from this fundamental level. In fact, the Vedic tradition considers this state of transcendental consciousness to be a unified field of consciousness. The Maharishi Effect is observed when the collective consciousness of society is made more coherent through IDT. In 2007, Dr. John Hagelin, Executive Director of the International Center for Invincible Defense in New York City, addressed UN ambassadors, government leaders, and the world press to call for establishing in every country a group of experts in IDT to render every country impervious to attack. “This is science – this is not a fanciful dream,” Dr. Hagelin declared. “I am speaking of a new approach to national security and invincibility that is based on the latest discoveries of quantum physics, physiology, and neuroscience, and which has been validated by extensive published scientific research. This new scientific approach provides a practical, proven solution to the problems of violence and conflict – and ensures that every government can immediately secure the safety and security of its people.” A video of Dr. Hagelin (1:13:00) explaining the scientific research on IDT is available online at: http://www.invincibledefense.org/videos/2007_04_11_hagelin.html. A transcription with full-sized images of this presentation is also available at: https://istpp.org/military_science/Hagelin_military_lecture.html .

Examples

Mozambique used IDT to end its civil war in the 1990s. Recently, civilians in the Netherlands quietly formed a large enough group of IDT experts to achieve the Maharishi Effect. Civilian groups in Bolivia, Trinidad and Tobago, Columbia, and Peru have also taken responsibility for building sufficiently large groups. The United States is very close to maintaining the requisite number of IDT experts through the Invincible America Assembly [10] in Fairfield, Iowa.

The pilot project in Mozambique dissolved after the UN broke up the military as part of the civil war treaty. High school students, who will graduate and move on, make up the bulk of the practitioners in Columbia. Limited economic opportunities in Iowa have hindered the development of a permanent group in the United States. Non-government-funded groups may not be reliable over the long term.

The DoD and related security agencies are responsible for protecting the nation, and are obligated to thoroughly examine realistic, scientifically verified methods for ending war and terrorism. Since they are funded and their personnel are paid to perform their duties, they are not subject to the fluctuations of donors, jobs, graduations, and optional activities. Because the departments are paid to protect the nation, it is entirely appropriate for them to fund and staff “A Group for a Government.”

IDT Group Size vs. Quality of Life in Israel

Daily Time Series of the IDT Group Size and the Composite Quality of Life Index. These two plots show the direct relation between the IDT group size and a quality of life index.

Quality of life in Israel improved and intensity of the conflict in Lebanon decreased in direct proportion to the number of Invincible Defense Technology experts in the coherence-creating group (Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1988, vol. 32, #4, pp. 776-812). Editor’s Note Update: Listen to Huffpost Live TV: A Solution for Terrorism: a televised interview with Dr. John Hagelin, Bob Roth, and Col. Brian Rees, M.D., December 16, 2015 (30:00) for a explanation of the importance of this peer-reviewed research.

A Paradigm Shift, In Progress

Dr. Carla Brown examined bias against the unconventional approach of IDT in her Harvard doctoral dissertation, [11] which explored whether and how members of the Middle East policy community applied truth and utility tests to research findings. The study she used had been published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, showing a dramatic 45 percent reduction in war intensity and 75 percent reduction in war deaths when a critical mass of experts practiced IDT in large groups. Brown found that several respondents in each elite group that she interviewed were likely to examine a similar paper in the future, motivated in part by their examination of the quality of science involved. She also explored how some of her interviewees did not take the effort to examine the research, including some social scientists who were critical of the research. Brown explored means for overcoming barriers to the use of this research, including prejudice. At a time when the research outcomes described are greatly needed, this paper may provide context for those who want to understand their own prejudice or built-in reservations. This paper helps security experts better understand how the barriers to IDT can be addressed and why the technology is difficult for many to accept. Brown’s research was published in the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality. [12]

A prevention-oriented paradigm shift is taking place in the US military. “We believe that preventing wars is as important as winning wars,” [13] according to a new strategy announced by the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in October 2007. This is the biggest revision of US naval strategy in 25 years, focusing more on humanitarian missions and improving international cooperation.

Coauthor Dr. David Leffler, the Executive Director at the Center for Advanced Military Science (CAMS) gave a briefing about Invincible Defense Technology in 2008 as a prevention-oriented Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) strategy at a conference for military and law enforcement-related personnel in Washington, D.C. The conference was sponsored by Marcus Evans Defense, and it was called, “The Fifth Annual Countering IEDs: Assessing the IED Threat and its Evolution on the Battlefield and in the Homeland.” He explained how IDT is the best “left of the boom” strategy. “If an IED attack were placed on a timeline, IDT would be furthest to the left of the boom (explosion) because IDT prevents enemies from arising,” said Dr. Leffler “No enemies, no IEDs.” The presentation was well received and CAMS International Advisor German Air Force Lt. Col. (Ret.) Gunter Chassé has been invited to present on this topic to NATO and EU leaders at the “Countering IEDs Europe” conference in the Berlin, Germany, on 22-22 October 2009. [14]

From the U.S. Army side, Colonel Brian M. Rees, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Corps, US Army Reserve completed his Masters research paper at the US Army War College on the topic of IDT called “The Applications of Strategic Stress Management [SSM] in Winning the Peace.” [15] The paper concluded that “SSM [IDT] has demonstrated efficacy when addressing the nefarious activities of criminals and terrorists, as well as the legal violence of combatants.” Col. Rees has given IDT presentations to the Proteus Management Group at the US Army War College, [16] and the Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. (AMSUS). [17] Dr. Rees and Dr. Leffler recently presented at the International Sociological Association Research Committee 01 Seoul National University & Korea Military Academy International Conference on Armed Forces & Conflict Resolution in a Globalized World. [18] The presentations explained how IDT could help soldiers suffering from stress-related problems like Post-Traumatic Stress and reduce collective societal stress responsible for terrorism and war. At the time of this writing, tensions are high in the Middle East. Even if the leaders of Israel, Lebanon and Palestine do not quickly act to implement IDT, the US government can move in to end conflict, in a non-invasive way. IDT need not be employed in exact proximity of conflict or potential conflict. However, best results occur when the system is deployed within local political boundaries of the prejudiced area(s). Simultaneously, deployment of IDT within more inclusive boundaries (e.g., regional or countrywide) also creates positive effects across the larger boundaries.

IDT achieves best operating characteristics when all participants comprise one group within close association of each other (proximity averaging 1.5 meters between participants). However, positive effects will still be attained when participants operate in several smaller groups. For this reason, sea-based Prevention Wings are theoretically possible. For instance, the US carrier Kitty Hawk (CV-63) supported 1,000 Special Operations Forces on board for its mission in Afghanistan. [19] Therefore, carrier battle groups supporting IDT experts could be deployed to the Persian Gulf to reduce tensions in the entire Middle East (approximate population = 800 million; 1% of population = 8 million; square root of 8 million = 2829 IDT experts needed to achieve the Maharishi Effect.)

It behooves the DoD and related security agencies to apply this scientific research by creating Prevention Wings of the Military and/or other similar coherence creating groups to prevent not only cyberwar, but all war, conflict, crime and terrorism.

Maj. Gen.(Ret.) Kulwant Singh, Ph.D. fought in combat and led India’s fight against India’s intransigent terrorism problem for nearly 30 years. He was awarded the Uttam Yudh Sewa Medal, the second highest decoration for senior officers during operations in Sri Lanka as part of IPKF (Indian Peace Keeping Force). Today he is leading an international group of generals and defense experts that advocates Invincible Defense Technology.

Dr. David R. Leffler served in the U.S. Air Force for eight years and later received his Ph.D. in Consciousness-Based Military Defense. Dr. Leffler contributed to the 171-page report “55 Trends for Cyberwar” presented at “Future of Information Warfare and Information Operations” on 18 March 2009 at the US Army War College. The conference was sponsored by the Joint Information Operations Program Office (JIOPO), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and the National Security Agency (NSA). See: “Terrorism Trends, 54. Militant Islam Continues To Spread and Gain Power ” & “International Exposure Includes a Growing Risk of Terrorist Attack” – “Expert Comments” – “Leffler”

References:

1. http://www.carlisle.army.mil/proteus/docs/centron-future-technology.pdf expired link
2. http://invincibility.org/research.html
3. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. (1996). Maharishi’s absolute theory of defence. India: Age of Enlightenment Publications.
4. https://istpp.org/military_science/Hagelin_military_lecture.html
5. Lieutenant General Jose Villamil with Dr. David Leffler (2003, January 29). Project: Coherence. India Defence Consultants, Available at: https://davidleffler.com/2003/coherence/
6. A “Square Root of One Percent of the Population Calculator” is available at: https://davidleffler.com/sqrt-calc/
7. https://davidleffler.com/2011/sapratableii/#b33
8. Walton, K. G., Cavanaugh, K. L., & Pugh, N. D., (2005) “Effect of Group Practice of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Biochemical Indicators of Stress in Non-Meditators: A Prospective Time Series Study.” Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 17(1), 339-373. For more information, see “Research Relevant to use of the Transcendental Meditation Program in the Military” by Dr. Kenneth Walton.
9. https://davidleffler.com/1999/sapraalternative/
10. https://istpp.org/news/2007_11_ia_assembly.html
11. https://davidleffler.com/2013/dr-carla-linton-browns-harvard-university-doctoral-dissertation-on-attitudes-about-invincible-defense-technology/
12. Brown, C. L. Overcoming barriers to use of promising research among elite Middle East policy groups. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 17(1), 489-546. [Editor’s note update: PDF available by clicking here]
13. New U.S. naval strategy: Preventing wars Maritime officials to focus on humanitarian missions to encourage stability http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21343519
14. Information about the IED conference is available by clicking here. 
15. http://www.istpp.org/military_science/Col_Rees_Masters_Paper.html
16. Rees, B (2006): The application of Strategic Stress Management in winning the peace. Academic Workshop sponsored by: The Proteus Management Group, USA. Hosted by the Center for Strategic Leadership United States Army War College 22-24 August 2006.
    Link: http://www.carlisle.army.mil/proteus/docs/Proteus-Workshop-2006-Report.pdf
17. http://www.amsus.org/convention/PreliminaryProgram2007.pdf
18. Conference description, references, abstracts, paper and Korean translation available by clicking here.
19. Swan, RP and Horres, EJ (2008): Opportunity at Hand: New Roles for Carriers. Proceedings. June 2008 Vol 134/6/1,264 p. 64.

Traduction en Français de “Project Coherence,” publié par India Defence Consultants (Spanish).

QUOI DE NEUF? — L’ANALYSE DES RÉCENTS ÉVÉNEMENTS “LE PROJET COHÉRENCE” – LA DÉFENSE INVINCIBLE -UNE TECHNOLOGIE MISE EN PRATIQUE

New Delhi, 29 janvier 2003

Le Dr. David R. Leffler, un contributeur occasionnel à notre site web, a fait parvenir cet article qui montre le succès de “La Technologie invincible de défense” ou la pratique en groupe de la Méditation Transcendantale© pour prévenir la guerre et les conflits. “Le Projet Cohérence” initié par le Lieutenant-général José Martí Villamil raconte pourquoi et comment il a utilisé “La Technologie invincible de défense ” en Équateur. De plus, cet article présente brièvement la manière dont on planifie de l’utiliser à nouveau dans l’avenir. En fait, le cas de l’Équateur pourrait devenir un modèle à suivre en Amérique du Sud. Son armée a utilisé avec succès la Technologie invincible de défense pour rapidement mettre fin à sa guerre avec le Pérou. Les auteurs de l’article suggèrent que l’Inde pourrait certainement apprendre de l’expérience de l’Équateur et ils affirment que cette technologie dont la ressource est fondée uniquement sur le facteur humain pourrait prévenir toute attaque terroriste sur le territoire de l’Inde.

On suggère aux Forces armées Indiennes qu’elles pourraient aussi utiliser cette “technologie” dans leur perpétuel conflit avec le Pakistan.

Projet: Cohérence

Par le Lieutenant-général José Martí Villamil de la Cadena, Armée Équatorienne (ret.) et le Dr. David Leffler

La prévention est le meilleur moyen d’éviter les problèmes qui viennent avec les guerres et le terrorisme. Chacun sait qu’il est pratiquement impossible de se protéger des attaques terroristes et que l’accumulation du stress social collectif est la source de la guerre et du terrorisme. Afin de maintenir la paix de manière permanente, il faudrait prévenir les conflits à leur source. On pourrait donc éviter la guerre et le terrorisme en réduisant le niveau de stress social par la Technologie invincible de défense.

J’ai été l’instigateur du Projet Cohérence en Équateur, qui fut le test silencieux d’une technologie militaire tout à fait inhabituelle. J’ai été à la fois surpris et privilégié de faire partie de cet événement historique. Mais tout d’abord, je vous demande de revoir avec moi quelques faits de l’histoire Équatorienne.

Il semble que dans toute l’Amérique du Sud, le conflit frontalier qui impliquait le Pérou et l’Équateur ait été le plus persistant de tous. Il fut probablement le plus long et le plus intense conflit de ce genre dans toute l’Amérique du Sud. Plus particulièrement en ce qui a trait à la région de l’Amazone ainsi que des plaines en bordure de l’océan Pacifique.

Il y a même des historiens qui ont retracé les racines du conflit jusqu’à l’époque des Incas. Les changements d’administration territoriale lors de l’époque coloniale avaient engendré de nombreux chevauchements de revendications. Avec l’indépendance, les états ont été formés selon les frontières déjà présentes à ce moment-là. Le Pérou revendiquait sa version du territoire alors que l’Équateur défendait un autre point de vue. Voilà qu’une guerre fratricide éclata avant même que la campagne d’indépendance fut terminée.

Finalement, un traité de paix fut signé et on s’entendit pour déterminer les frontières, mais un grand nombre de conflits éclatèrent dès les années qui suivirent. En 1941, dans le contexte mondial où les forces Alliés combattaient en Europe et ailleurs, un court conflit militaire força l’Équateur à signer le protocole de Rio de Janeiro de 1942. Plutôt que de produire la paix, cela engendra des tensions supplémentaires entre le Pérou et l’Équateur, compliquant les relations diplomatiques et commerciales entre les deux pays. Tout cela se produisit, sans égard pour l’intégration naturelle des deux économies et des similitudes entre les deux cultures. Des confrontations sporadiques continuèrent entre les patrouilles militaires et les postes de surveillances. Dès les premiers jours de décembre 1994, un face à face éclata dans une région frontale controversée dans la jungle et escalada en confrontation majeure. S’ensuivit diverses escarmouches qui avaient le potentiel de se transformer à nouveau en conflit général. À cette époque, j’occupais la position de vice-ministre de la Défense de l’Équateur et c’est à ce moment-là que je reçus une invitation de l’Université Védique Maharishi, située à Vlodrop, en Hollande. C’était pour participer à une conférence militaire internationale. Lors de cette conférence on discuterait l’application d’une nouvelle technologie non conventionnelle de défense préventive, appelée “La Technologie invincible de défense “.

L’invincibilité est une allégation très puissante et je fus intrigué. Je ne me doutais pas que peu de temps après, cette technologie fondée sur la seule ressource humaine allait être utilisée par l’armée Équatorienne et des bénévoles de la société civile, et que le dossier allait prendre le nom de : ” Projet Cohérence “.

La Technologie invincible de défense est basée sur la pratique du programme de Méditation Transcendantale. J’avais moi-même appris la technique de Méditation Transcendantale au début des années 1980. Malgré le fait que je ne l’avais pas pratiquée de manière régulière, j’étais néanmoins le seul militaire de niveau senior qui connaissait cette pratique. L’invitation arrivait au bon moment et cela me surpris. J’avais tout d’abord pensé montrer l’invitation au ministre de la défense mais, le connaissant bien, j’ai senti qu’il ne pourrait pas accepter l’idée de cette Technologie invincible de défense. Même si la pratique de la Méditation Transcendantale ne nécessite aucune croyance religieuse, elle prend son origine dans la tradition védique de l’Inde. Pour cette raison, je craignais qu’on m’accuse faussement d’essayer d’introduire une nouvelle religion. Puisque je croyais que cette invitation m’était bel et bien adressée personnellement, j’ai pris la décision de commencer par consulter mes pairs plutôt que d’aller plus haut dans la chaîne de commande. Finalement, qu’est-ce que j’avais à perdre? J’ai pensé que les buts visés étaient beaucoup plus importants que ma future carrière. Le conflit à la frontière prenait de l’ampleur et c’était devenu impossible de cacher la situation malgré nos efforts pour minimiser l’impact de tout cela.

J’ai alors mentionné l’invitation au chef du commandement unifié, un ami d’enfance et grâce à la confiance qu’il avait en moi, il fut convaincu du projet. Avec son approbation j’ai fait parvenir un message au quartier général de Maharishi. Le communiqué soulignait notre situation précaire et l’impossibilité de participer à la conférence militaire. Je leur avais laissé savoir cependant, que s’ils voulaient nous aider de n’importe quelle façon, nous apprécierions leur aide.

Au début janvier, un professeur arriva, représentant les Universités Maharishi de l’Espagne et des États-Unis. J’ai tout de suite remarqué combien cet homme était non compliqué, serein, amical et agréable. Il a créé une impression favorable avec tout le personnel.

Une fois informé de la grave situation qui prévalait, il nous a demandé de rassembler le plus grand nombre possible de bénévoles pour le projet. Nous avons eu environ six cent bénévoles à Quito, la capitale de l’Équateur et environ trois mille soldats de l’unité de la réserve, dans une autre ville. Le Projet Cohérence était en marche!

De la même façon que la chaleur de la cuisinière fait bouillir l’eau dans un chaudron, ce qui génère de l’entropie qui se répand à tout le contenu, un phénomène semblable se produit avec les passions humaines. La meilleure solution serait de pouvoir éteindre la chaleur de la cuisinière, mais cela n’est pas toujours possible à faire. Dans cette situation, il faut verser du liquide froid sur le contenant, diminuant ainsi la pression et la température, ce qui permet d’engendrer une plus grande cohérence moléculaire. Ainsi on peut avoir un répit, ce qui permet d’agir sur la situation et de choisir des mesures appropriées.

La tâche principale des bénévoles participant au Projet Cohérence était de pratiquer cette méditation en groupe afin de générer une cohérence qui influencerait la situation chaotique, troublée, proche d’une guerre, dans laquelle se trouvait l’Équateur.

On nous a informé que certaines villes Européenne et de l’Amérique du Nord, qui avaient eu de sérieux problèmes sociaux, avaient fait l’expérience de ce programme et obtenu d’excellents résultats pour réduire le crime, la violence et favoriser le progrès et la croissance économique. Ces tendances positives, ainsi que d’autres résultats favorables aux niveaux national ou international, pouvant réduire le terrorisme et la guerre, avaient déjà été documentés dans des journaux scientifiques reconnus, tels le Social Indicators Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, le Journal of Mind and Behavior et le Journal of Crime and Justice.

En dépit de cette recherche scientifique solide et impressionnante, nous n’en croyons pas nos yeux!Selon Maharishi le but de la Technologie invincible de défense est ” de connaître la victoire avant qu’une guerre ne débute “. Maharishi affirme que le meilleur moyen de réaliser cela est de faire qu’aucun ennemi n’apparaisse en tout premier lieu. Mais, dans notre situation, à cause du stress collectif enraciné profondément et historiquement entre l’Équateur et le Pérou, ainsi que de l’environnement explosif et tendu, il n’était plus possible de complètement éteindre le feu des passions violentes. Nous ne pouvions espérer qu’une diminution du stress collectif et une augmentation de la cohérence dans le pays. Notre situation ne nous permettait pas de prévenir la naissance de l’ennemi, car celui-ci nous attaquait déjà, mais d’éviter des confrontations plus larges.

Nos dévoués bénévoles, doux et généreux, répondant à un certain appel intérieur, ont médité régulièrement deux fois par jour, au sacrifice de leur temps libre ou en famille. Mais à la fin, ils ont reçu leur récompense.

Afin d’éviter les jalousies entre les divers groupes de commande, la technique fut présentée comme étant un mécanisme efficace pour lutter contre le stress du combat et le stress dans les sports de haut calibre. De plus, des armées de divers pays l’avait utilisée pour diminuer la fatigue du combat et faciliter la détente respiratoire durant la mise à feu de diverses armes. L’idée fut acceptée et plus de trois mille soldats, des officiers, des cadets et des membres des troupes régulières ont pu méditer ensemble, créant ainsi une formidable vague d’énergie positive qu’on pouvait ressentir à une grande distance.

Voilà la manière dont la cohérence nationale de l’Équateur fut enrichie tout au long du conflit. Le Président du pays a pu prendre des décisions effectives et galvaniser la volonté nationale. Le ministre de la défense et le haut commandement ont gardé la nation bien informée et ils ont travaillé en unisson. Les gradés moyens ont démontré leurs capacités pendant que les petites unités ainsi que les soldats au niveau individuel ont montré une grande force de courage durant les situations de combats.

Ce fut la première fois dans l’histoire moderne récente que l’Équateur n’a pas eu à souffrir d’une retraite. Cela était dû principalement à une vague de patriotisme qui soudainement se souleva du coeur même de l’esprit d’unité qui soudainement prit place en Équateur. Je demeure à ce jour convaincu que le Projet Cohérence par la méditation collective fut un facteur déterminant dans ce changement de situation.

Aujourd’hui l’Équateur a un nouvel ennemi externe, cette fois-ci par l’infiltration d’une violente narco-guerilla, venant de la Colombie. Aussi, la corruption et la pauvreté demeurent. Mais en dépit de ces défis importants, l’avenir semble beaucoup plus clair. Il est important de noter que le commerce et la diplomatie entre l’Équateur et le Pérou n’ont pas cessé de s’améliorer. Les dépenses de la défense nationale n’ont pas diminuées beaucoup, mais elles n’ont pas augmentées non plus. Les deux forces armées sont maintenant sur le point d’engager des manœuvres conjointes pour affronter des menaces communes. Le tourisme a augmenté et les liens culturels se sont améliorés.

L’Équateur a récemment élu un nouveau Président. J’ai confiance qu’une nouvelle démocratie prend forme dans notre pays parce que le Colonel Lucio Gutiérrez semble représenter le désir collectif de voir des changements attendus en Équateur. J’ai l’espoir que son nouveau gouvernement fera le premier pas pour accomplir les changements d’importance que l’Amérique du Sud doit faire. Le Pérou, tout comme d’autres pays tel le Brésil et l’Argentine semblent être très conscients du besoin de changement.

Je travaille présentement avec un groupe international comprenant des généraux et des experts en défense qui plaident pour la Technologie invincible de défense. Notre objectif est double : de mettre en place un nouveau et plus large groupe de cohérence en Équateur, donc plus puissant pour créer une cohérence de société par la méditation et soutenir ainsi le nouveau gouvernement afin de créer les conditions nécessaires pour la croissance économique et le progrès social. Tout cela conduira l’Équateur à sortir de son sous-développement d’ici 2025. Notre stratégie consiste à faire de l’Équateur un pays invincible dans le sens où il n’aura plus d’ennemis. Aucun ennemi, qu’il soit domestique ou étranger, signifie un état sans guerre ni terrorisme. Nous travaillons présentement conjointement avec la nouvelle organisation de Maharishi, le Pays mondial de la paix sur terre (The Global Country of World Peace (http://www.globalcountry.org) qui promeut dans chaque pays le moyen de créer une vraie paix dans le monde entier.

Les citoyens de l’Équateur souhaitent une paix durable, un meilleur gouvernement et un développement plus large. J’ai l’espoir que bientôt ils vont inspirer les autres sur cette même voie du développement, de la justice et du bien-être et qu’ils vont aider à transformer l’humanité pour qu’elle devienne UNE sans peur, sans frontières gardées, sans terrorisme et sans guerre. Voilà pourquoi je suis optimiste que la possibilité de réanimation du Projet Cohérence en Équateur rapprochera à nouveau ceux qui souhaitent encore y participer et qu’elle réanimera l’effet de cohérence par lequel nous atteindrons ces nobles objectifs.

Le Lt. Gén. José Martí Villamil de la Cadena (Ret.) a gradué comme second lieutenant de cavalerie de l’école Équatorienne militaire “Eloy Alfaro” en 1962. Il est un diplômé du Collège ” Interamerican Defense College ” à Washington, D.C., où il a servi plus tard en tant que Chef de la Mission militaire Équatorienne et délégué au Conseil “Inter-American Defense Board “. Il a été Professeur à l’Académie militaire et à l’Institut des hautes études en défense, en plus d’être Associé pour le ” Center for Strategic Studies ” à Londres. Ancien commandant de brigade, il a servit en tant que Chef d’État-major de l’armée et commandant du Centre de direction des opérations, puis de Chef d’État-major du commandement unifié, de vice-ministre de la défense, et de Secrétaire général du Conseil national de sécurité. Il prit sa retraite en avril 1996 et collabore maintenant au journal El Comercio ainsi qu’au magazine économique Gestión. De plus, il sert en tant que sous ministre de la défense pour l’Amérique du Sud dans l’organisation fondée par Maharishi : le Pays mondial de la paix sur terre ” Global Country of World Peace.

Le Dr. David Leffler, a reçu son doctorat sur le thème de la Technologie invincible de défense, à l’institut “Union Institute & University”. Ses antécédents académiques sont les suivants : Baccalauréat en éducation, Maîtrise en Science l’Intelligence créatrice de l’Université de Management Maharishi en Iowa, et maîtrise en éducation de l’Université ” New Mexico State University “. Il fut membre de la U.S. Air Force pendant huit années. Le Dr. Leffler est un membre fondateur du Center for Advanced Military Science (CAMS) à l’Université de Management Maharishi. Il sert aussi au programme de jumelage de la ” Union Institute ” et il est membre du ” U.S. Naval Institute “. Le Dr. Leffler a fait des présentations sur la Technologie invincible de défense à l’Académie des Forces de l’Air de la Russie, à l’Académie des Sciences de Russie, ainsi qu’à d’autres institutions rattachées au domaine de la défense aux Etats-Unis. Le Dr. Leffler vit à Wappingers Falls, New York, USA.

Des Articles publiés sur la Technologie invincible de défense ont déjà parus dans les magazines suivants: Defence India, Defence Review, Indian Armed Forces, India Defence Consultants, Indian Defence Review, Indian Strategic Review, and Security and Political Risk Analysis (SAPRA) Bulletin. Ces articles sont disponibles au lien électronique suivant : https://davidleffler.com

© 2003 David R. Leffler et José Martí Villamil de la Cadena. Tous droits réservés.

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After Mozambique’s civil war, the economy boomed, and the crime rate decreased. President Alberto Joachim Chissano attributed the war’s demise and these other positive trends largely to new human resource technology he called a “new secret weapon.” He and many other military leaders are convinced that these changes occurred from the implementation of this new technology.

Surprisingly, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Mozambique added another duty which involved a human resource-based technology. The Joint Chiefs assured selected military units of the Mozambique Ground, Naval and Air Forces that this radically different approach could unite the national spirit and prevent the civil war from flaring up again. At the same time, the new technology would prevent enemies outside the country from attacking. Even more surprising, the new “weapon” turned out to be a simple meditation technique practiced by groups of soldiers twice daily.

In the beginning, conventional military strategists scoffed at the novel strategy. However, today, due to Mozambique’s success on many fronts, other governments may be attracted to the new strategy. The Mozambique military may have harnessed universal laws of nature. The basic principle is seen in physical systems. Certain “internally” coherent systems have the ability to protect themselves against disruptive influences, while “incoherent” systems are easily penetrated by disorder from the outside.

Invincibility Arises From A Coherent Source One example of such an “invincible shield” is the Meissner Effect (see figure). It takes place at the quantum level of superconductivity. In a superconductor, the coherent functioning of the electrons spontaneously excludes an external, disruptive magnetic field. This system maintains its impenetrable status because no random or chaotic activity can take place within it. Ordinary electrical conductors are not impenetrable because the random activity of incoherent and disordered electrons allows penetration of an external magnetic field. On the left, an external magnetic field penetrates an ordinary conductor whose electrons behave in a chaotic or disorderly way. On the right, the external magnetic field is excluded from the interior of a super-conductor whose electrons function in a coherent collective manner-invincibility. The Maharishi Effect is societal coherence created by Invincible Defense Technology. The Maharishi Effect creates invincible “national armor” that cannot be penetrated by the collective negativity of other countries. Physics Describes the Unified Field Research in theoretical physics during the past decade has led to a progressively more unified understanding of profound and powerful laws of nature, culminating in the recent discovery of completely unified field theories. These theories locate a single field of intelligence at the basis of all matter and force fields in the universe. In this field, all the known fundamental forces of nature (the weak force, the strong force, the electromagnetic force, and gravitation) are unified. Can the Unified Field be Harnessed? Could this field of intelligence be tapped? Modern theorists have long puzzled over consciousness and its relationship to physics. To ancient societies, there was no puzzle: a coherent human mind was able to contact deeper levels of nature-levels that we would now place in the realm of quantum mechanics. Some modern physicists hold that the mind, and/or consciousness, can be located at the quantum mechanical level. If this is correct, then the mind has the ability to connect with more subtle levels of nature. Perhaps this is the secret underlying the technology used by Mozambique’s military. Overcoming an Enemy Through A Technology Of The Unified Field Research conducted by nearly 50 investigators representing 17 universities and research institutes indicates the immense power of the collective mind could be used not only to end a conflict, but also to prevent an enemy from arising in the first place. As unusual as this strategy may seem, a similar approach is gaining momentum in health care. Wise health care providers emphasize prevention-oriented strategies because preventing illness from arising is more cost-effective than to dealing with it once it has arisen. Might it be reasonable for any nation’s military to adopt this strategy to prevent terrorism, war and conflict? The answer now appears to be “yes.” Published scientific research indicates that any military can collectively create harmony and orderliness in society. Society exhibits its own collective spirit-which can have varying degrees of orderliness. Compare the American spirit after Pearl Harbor with the lack of it during the Vietnam conflict. Past experience worldwide shows that the spirit of the people is a powerful strategic asset. Over 50 scientific studies indicate that the approach described above can increase orderliness and harmony in society. The results of these tests are too far-reaching to be explained by field effects associated with any of the four basic forces of nature, leading researchers to conclude that they arise from a more profound level-possibly the unified field of all the laws of nature. Transcendental Meditation The specific meditation techniques applied in Mozambique were the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and TM-Sidhi programmes. These simple, natural mental procedures apparently harness the unified field’s organizing power. The positive effects of these programmes have been documented in over fifty scientific studies. Many have appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals, such as The Journal of Conflict Resolution, Social Indicators Research, International Journal of Neuroscience, The Journal of Crime and Justice, and The Journal of Mind and Behavior. The TM and TM-Sidhi programmes originate in the ancient Vedic tradition of India. More than five million people worldwide have learned it, including members of all religions and walks of life. Practice of the TM programme does not require changing one’s religious beliefs, dress, diet or personal attitude. Over forty years ago, scientist and educator Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who is responsible for reviving the technique, predicted that a small fraction of the population could improve the quality of life for everyone simply by meditating twice a day. The tremendous strategic advantage that could be gained by implementing a unified field based technology to augment existing defence systems should not be overlooked. The 1% And The Square Root of 1% Formulas Over the years, published studies have documented societal changes due to practice of the TM programme. The changes include: reductions in war deaths and improvements in economic conditions, improved quality of life as well as reductions in crime, violence, accidents, and illness. These changes in social indicators all occurred when the number of meditators reached about 1% of the population in the area under study, whether a city, a province, or a nation. The studies involving participants in the more advanced TM-Sidhi programme showed similar results when only approximately the square root of 1% of the population were practicing the technique together in one place. In the early 1980’s, research revealed that coherence-creating groups collectively practicing the TM-Sidhi programme in Israel and other countries reduced the war deaths in Lebanon by 71%, war injuries by 68%, and the level of conflict by 48%, and cooperation among antagonists rose by 66%. Quality of life in Israel, including intensity of the conflict in Lebanon, improves in direct proportion to the number of participants in the coherence-creating group. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 32(4), 776–812. Quality of life in Israel improved and intensity of the conflict in Lebanon decreased in direct proportion to the number of Invincible Defense Technology experts in the coherence-creating group (Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1988, vol. 32, #4, pp. 776-812). Editor’s Note Update: Listen to Huffpost Live TV: A Solution for Terrorism: a televised interview with Dr. John Hagelin, Bob Roth, and Col. Brian Rees, M.D., December 16, 2015 (30:00) for a explanation of the importance of this peer-reviewed research. Coherence This coherence-creating effect was first predicted by Maharishi years before scientific studies came along to support his prediction. He based this prediction on the knowledge contained in the ancient Vedic literature and on discussions with physicists about the coherent effects observed in physical systems such as the laser. Laser light is much more powerful than light emitted from a conventional source. Astronauts on the moon could not see the millions of watts of conventional light illuminating New York City at night. However, they were able to see laser light originating from the earth at levels as low as 15 watts. This is the average energy output of a night-light! Why was the much dimmer 15 watt laser light visible, but the millions of watts originating from whole cities on Earth were not? The coherent light of a laser is different from conventional light. The intensity of normal light is emitted in direct proportion to the number of atoms involved. Excited atoms emit photons while returning to the ground state. This light is emitted at various frequencies in different directions, producing what a physicist would call “incoherent” light, all mixed up. In a laser, however, a type of collective behavior distinguished by its orderliness emerges. The atoms are in perfect correlation with each other and no longer act independently. They operate together as one complete and coherent system. The result is that the intensity of the light emitted by a number of atoms, N, increases tremendously, actually in proportion to N squared. If 100 atoms are perfectly in phase with one another in the laser, they will radiate with an intensity of 100 squared, or 10,000 times that of a single atom. Illustration of Conventional Light and Laser Light Research indicates that a similar quantum field effect appears to be created in the group during group practice of the TM-Sidhi program. The influence of this coherence radiates from the group to society. A simple analogy can be used to understand this concept. Imagine a large tank of water that is filled with floating corks all at rest. Grasping and bobbing just one of the corks up and down in the water create waves. These waves spread and in turn cause the others corks to start bobbing. If Collective Consciousness Is Turbulent, Society Is Disorderly The abilities of individuals or groups practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi techniques to reduce violence and war can be viewed from another perspective. Scientists postulate that every society has a collective consciousness. This collective consciousness is the sum of all the influences created by the individual members of that society. This collective consciousness, in turn, affects the thoughts and feelings of those same individuals. If the collective consciousness is turbulent and stressed, full of tension and fear, then disorder is liable to erupt in violence and warfare. Social injustice and unfavorable economic conditions thrive in disorderly environments. Religious, territorial, political and cultural differences are seized upon and used to further contribute to unrest. Thus the frustrated and dissatisfied population of any country contributes to its instability and disorder. Therefore, the build-up of friction in the nation becomes dangerous to its sovereignty, producing an unstable government that is more prone to war. Disorder can take the form of civil strife or of tension and conflict with neighboring countries. If a war between two nations, a civil war, or even a coup d’état, occurs, other groups or nations can exacerbate the situation as they take advantage of the situation. The reign of terror in France in the 1790’s and Germany in the 1930’s are among many historical examples of collective stress driving social disorder and spilling out into other nations. The Military leaders of Mozambique, Leading Military Innovators Concern over such disorder in their country prompted Mozambique’s military leaders to deploy their secret weapon. They were trailblazers who applied this human-resource technology to increase coherence in the collective consciousness in their country. Obviously, this approach has not been widely accepted in military circles. Even though defensive radar systems routinely radiate electromagnetic waves over a hundred miles, the idea that human mind could have a similar effect-at-a-distance and could be used to create a defence system is novel. Many defence strategists see the mind and brain as the same. Consciousness is viewed as being trapped inside the head. The possibility that the proper collective use of the human minds of our military personnel could create a much more powerful and profound field effect has not been widely explored. This is a revolutionary concept. But so were the ideas for many other aspects of our defence systems that are now considered vital. For instance, although the breech-loading rifle was far superior to muzzle loaders, it took years for armies to adopt. Even more extreme is the example of airpower. Few leaders thought that Billy Mitchell would bomb and sink mighty battleships with flimsy flying machines made out of wood, cloth, and baling wire. Military history has shown that new scientific technologies can give a strategic advantage, even at a distance. We need only look to the radar “shield” deployed in England during World War II. It maximized the fighting power of the under-sized Royal Air Force. Many of today’s “tried and proven” technologies were yesterday’s pipe dreams. Mozambique may have secured a prominent place in military history. After the programme was underway in 1993, positive trends were noticed. Peace was maintained. Crime, which is normally expected to increase at the end of a war, actually decreased, as predicted by Maharishi Effect scientists. The next year, the military began to be demobilized. Lt. General Tobias Dai, then Commander of the Armed Forces (now the Defence Minister), noticed a sudden change. “What is very clear is that once the positive effect is created, if group practice is stopped, the previous tendencies of higher collective stress, as determined from the crime indexes and the tense situations in the country, began to rise again. In 1994, there was a remarkable decrease in coherence in the country as a result of decreased participation in the group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme…” Dai attributed the dip in coherence to the demobilization of the troops and anticipated ending of TM courses for future police officers. Dai also said in 1994 that “until now, although with several difficulties, the maintenance of peace has been possible during these 2 years, and free and just elections have been carried out…” Coherence-creating groups of meditators were re-created. A year later, the US National Defence council dropped Mozambique from the list of conflicts in the world, and stability has since been sustained. Perhaps it will not be long before Mozambique’s military leaders are ranked along with other pioneers such as the Italian airpower advocate Giulio Douhet. General Douhet’s strategy still applies today: “Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the change in the character of war, not upon those who wait to adapt themselves after the changes occur.” In the tradition of military pioneers, the militaries of other African countries could conduct their own coherence-creating groups which could hasten the progress of another dream–the prevention of terrorism, war and conflict. Sometimes major discoveries take time to be fully accepted and used. Nevertheless, these examples in human history should be a lesson so as to avoid committing new mistakes. Let us recall that history is made by those who, in life, think beyond their contemporaries.” – Lt. Gen. Tobias Dai, (Ret.) Defense Minister of Mozambique Prevention Wings of the Military–Avert the Danger Before It Comes The coherence-creating effects of this novel technology and its ability to reduce collective stress could easily be tested by other military research institutions. Such an experiment would be conducted by creating more “Prevention Wings of the Military” in Africa. Research indicates that the effect of introducing a coherent system of this magnitude would be enough to significantly reduce the collective stress in Africa. Threats To Peace Greater than Ever The post-USSR world has proven to be a more dangerous place than one might have imagined. There are no well-defined opponents. Nuclear weapons from the former Soviet arsenal and other weapons of mass destruction are allegedly available on the black market. No other military strategy effectively copes with the possibility of even one weapon winding up in the wrong hands. The terrorist attacks of September 11th and recent anthrax scare in the United States prove that no nation is safe. New defense technologies must be continually evaluated and deployed to deal with such threats. The human resource-based technology outlined above has been successfully field-tested. Prevention Wings of the Military can be deployed quickly, and inexpensively, and deliver quantifiable results. Victory Before War! Warriors since ancient Chinese General Sun Tzu have championed the idea of winning without fighting. In his famous treatise The Art of War, Sun Tzu said: “To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.” What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease. He wins his battles by making no mistakes. Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated. Following the successes of Mozambique’s “Prevention Wing of the Military,” more countries may soon apply this strategy to create the highest ideal of military service: Invincibility without harm for military personnel or the nation; and lasting peace for the world-victory before war. About the Authors: David R. Leffler, received his Ph.D. on the topic of Consciousness-Based Military Defense from The Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. His other academic degrees include: a B.A. in Education and an M.A. in the Science of Creative Intelligence from Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa and an M.M. in Education from New Mexico State University at Las Cruces. David was a member of the U.S. Air Force for eight years. He given presentations on Consciousness-Based Defence at the Russian Air Force Academy, The Russian Academy of Sciences as well as defence-related institutions in the USA. Other articles about invincible defense by Dr. Leffler are available at: https://www.istpp.org/military_science/dr-david-leffler-publications.html Kurt W. Kleinschnitz, received his Ph.D. in Physics at Maharishi University of Management. He is completing a research program to develop an EEG-based indicator for the Maharishi Effect, the effect of increased orderliness in society, (e.g., reduction of war, conflict, crime, accidents, disease, etc., and improvement in economic trends) resulting for the group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs. He plans to use this indicator in a research program investigating the physics of this phenomenon, and the field-like nature of human consciousness. Kurt is a six-year veteran of the US Navy. Kenneth G. Walton, received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at Vanderbilt University. He completed postdoctoral training in neurochemistry at Yale University psychobiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is currently Director of the Neurochemistry Laboratory at Maharishi University of Management, where he conducts a multifaceted research program on the neurochemistry of psychological states in relation to crime, substance abuse, and health. Ensign Daniel K. Burke, USNR, earned his B.A. in the Science of Creative Intelligence and M.A. in Professional Writing at Maharishi University of Management. He is a combat veteran of U.S. Navy SEAL Teams with over 16 years of service, and recently retired (2006) as a member of Navy Reserves SEAL Team Eight. He has organized introductory lectures on the applied benefits of this research for several US military commands. Susan Vegors, earned her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychophysiology at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, USA. Her research interests are mind-body interaction and the location of the mind in physical creation. References below were provided by Michael Larrass, Ph.D. https://www.larrasstranslations.com/ During the past 25 years, the approach of the group practice of Transcendental Meditation/TM-Sidhi Program including Yogic Flying to conflict resolution has been subjected to extensive scientific investigation and repeatedly shown to diffuse acute ethnic, political and religious tensions; to quell violence and open warfare in war-torn areas such as the Middle East; and to dramatically reduce global terrorism. Many of these applications took the form of carefully controlled experiments, and the findings withstood the strenuous process of anonymous peer review and were published in leading scientific journals. See results at: http://permanentpeace.org/evidence *** Feedback Many independent scientists have examined the research on the Invincible Defense Technology, including neuroscientists, psychologists, sociologists, and statisticians. Here are some of their comments: “This work…deserves the most serious consideration.” “The claim can be plausibly made that the potential impact of this research exceeds that of any other ongoing social or psychological research program. The research has survived a broader array of statistical tests than most research in the field of conflict resolution. I think this work, and the theory that informs it, deserve the most serious consideration by academics and policy makers alike.” David Edwards, Ph.D., Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin *** “We have to take these studies seriously.” “In the studies that I have examined on the impact of the Maharishi Effect [Invincible Defense Technology] on conflict, I can find no methodological flaws, and the findings have been consistent across a large number of replications in many different geographical and conflictual situations. As unlikely as the premise may sound, I think we have to take these studies seriously.” Ted Robert Gurr, Ph.D., Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, one of the most well-respected scholars in the field of conflict analysis *** “The work was sound.” “The hypothesis definitely raised some eyebrows among our reviewers. But the statistical work is sound. The numbers are there. When you can statistically control for as many variables as these studies do, it makes the results much more convincing. This evidence indicates that we now have a new technology to generate peace in the world.” Raymond Russ, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology , University of Maine and editor, Journal of Mind and Behavior, which has published two papers on this approach *** “This is exciting research.” “It is a non-traditional conception, but the straightforward evidence gives the theory credence in my eyes.” Ved Nanda, expert in peace studies and director of the International Legal Studies Program at the University of Denver *** “An impressive, statistically significant correlation.” “The data show an impressive, statistically significant correlation: a decrease in violent crime for the time period over which the group meditated. An impressive number of variables were considered in analyzing the data, and I am satisfied that the research team made a serious effort to examine the data in the light of numerous other possible influences.” Beverly Rubik, Ph.D., biophysicist and Director of the Center for Frontier Sciences at Temple University *** “A new paradigm of viewing crime and violence.” “I want to express my support for this research. What we really are looking at here I think is a new paradigm of viewing crime and violence, and the new paradigm says, look to the individual acting in concert with other individuals to reduce crime constructively. . . . Having worked extensively on social problems in the District of Columbia for some 24 years at the University of District of Columbia . . . I’d like to encourage taking this new idea very seriously. . . . I would like to recommend that this new model that is being offered and advanced here, after a number of exhaustive and very carefully controlled studies, be considered, and that we think about ways that it might be implemented in the inner city with youth and community people who live there.” Anne Hughes, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Government at the University of District of Columbia *** “Sound results which demand serious interest” “I was initially skeptical, but having studied the research completed to date, I have concluded that these studies on the Maharishi Effect [Invincible Defense Technology] have subjected theory to proper empirical tests. They have shown sound results which demand serious interest. This method should be applied more widely in programs to reduce crime.” Ken Pease, Ph.D., Professor of Criminology, University of Huddersfield. Board Member, British Home Office National Crime Prevention Board, 1993-96. Chairman of CIRAC, Centre for the Independent Research and Analysis of Crime *** “This research…demands action” “I have been following the research on the Maharishi Effect [Invincible Defense Technology] as it has developed over the last twenty years. There is now a strong and coherent body of evidence showing that [this approach] provides a simple and cost-effective solution to many of the social problems we face today. This research and its conclusions are so strong, that it demands action from those responsible for government policy.” Huw Dixon, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, York University, England For more information: http://permanentpeace.org

Brazilian Military Police Pictures

Brazilian Warriors Learn Maharishi’s Invincible Defense Technology as Part of Their Training

Extensive scientific research shows that, through the Transcendental Meditation® program, practitioners experience greater calm, clearer perception, broader comprehension, greater alertness, and faster reactions. The Transcendental Meditation program complements the warriors’ training.

Between 1987 and 1988 a number of Brazilian state governments introduced the Transcendental Meditation program to their military police. More than twenty-six thousand police officers of all ranks were instructed. Military Police work is often dangerous and extremely stressful.

Military Police meditating in a highly acclaimed program of meditation for Military Police, 1987-88.

The increasing demands of contemporary military police work are reflected in the many stress-related problems experienced by such personnel, including psychosomatic disease, high suicide rates, high divorce rates, reduced life span, increased disciplinary problems and poor community relations. Maharishi’s Invincible Defence Technology is a holistic program which eliminates these stress-related problems and unfolds the warrior’s full potential.

The preceding pictures are from the book Total Rehabilitation available by special order from Maharishi International University Press. ©1996 by Maharishi Vedic University Press. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

For more information see also: 

Rio de Janeiro’s elite police learn to meditate in preparation for the Olympics,

Brazilian Military Police Research,

New Solution for Latin America: Transforming Lives and Changing Nations.

This chart illustrates the significant improvements in health and discipline which were experienced by the officers and cadets practicing the Transcendental Meditation® (TM) program in the State of Bahia, Brazil. These improvements resulted in improved community relations as measured by a dramatic increase (1,206%) in the number of positive reports received by the Police Department from the citizens of Salvador

In the Police Academy of Piaui, Brazil, the meditating cadets likewise experienced significant improvements in health, behavior, attitude, and academic performance.

The preceding pictures are from the book Total Rehabilitation available by special order from Maharishi University of Management Press. ©1996 by Maharishi Vedic University Press. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

For more information see also: 

Rio de Janeiro’s elite police learn to meditate in preparation for the Olympics,

Brazilian Military Police Pictures,

New Solution for Latin America: Transforming Lives and Changing Nations.