The Silent Antidote to Terrorism
by Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Singh, Ph.D., Kurt Kleinschnitz, Ph.D. and David
Leffler, Ph.D.
An inexpensive, proven approach to stopping terrorism is available.
Why waste more lives and money on outmoded, ineffective approaches?
The terror threat is growing. Despite its long-term and recent
military experience fighting terrorists, the U.S. has not eliminated
terrorism. New terrorist cells are emerging. The numbers and quality of
people flocking to their banners is alarming. Even fully equipped
military and police forces are unlikely to control them. More alarming,
defense experts predict that terrorists might attack with easily
concealed weapons of mass destruction.
Can the U.S. eliminate terrorism by deploying its military with
high-tech weaponry? Again and again, history shows that the answer is
"no."
Terrorism is a human problem that requires a human solution. A
general model of terrorism and war identifies the accumulation of social
stress as the source of conflict and upheaval. If the stress driving
terrorism could be damped down, such problems would diminish or even
cease. No collective stress means no terrorism and no war. This
represents the ideal of preventive defense.
Does such an antidote for terrorism exist? Physicist and Vedic
scholar Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has revived the practical components of a
silent approach he calls Invincible Defense Technology (IDT). Its
primary components are the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and TM-Sidhi
programs including Yogic Flying. Application of these human
resource-based technologies does not involve religious beliefs and
practices. Members of major faiths worldwide practice these meditation
techniques.
Many peer-reviewed studies document the success of IDT in dissolving
stress on both the individual and the societal levels. For military
personnel this means significantly less stress, better psychological
health, lower rates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, better physical
health, less disease, better job and academic performance, faster
reaction times, higher IQ, improved moral reasoning, and increased
leadership ability. Warriors perform better.
Their units excel.
For a society, IDT reduces crime rates, reduces suicides, reduces
accidents, reduces conflict, produces more cooperative behaviors,
improves the economy, and lowers the incidence of diseases. More than
600 studies document the benefits for the individual and more than 50
studies document the impact on society. These studies have been closely
scrutinized and published in reputable journals such as "Journal of
Conflict Resolution," "Social Indicators Research,"
"Journal of Social Behavior and Personality," "Journal of
Mind and Behavior" and "Journal of Crime and Justice."
IDT is the best technology to safeguard the United States.
The operative part of IDT requires having a Prevention Wing of the
military.
This wing would comprise only 2% to 3% of the armed forces. The rest
of the military would carry on with their usual duties. This unit would
create societal coherence by meditating in groups of a few hundred or a
few thousand morning and evening. This collective practice would produce
positive benefits for both the military and any adversaries. Peaceful
overtures would increase from all sides.
The technology has an impressive track record. These groups have been
deployed in many war zones and conflict-prone areas with remarkable
success.
Lt. Gen. Villamil, an Ecuadorian former Vice-Minister of Defense,
used IDT to quickly end Ecuador's war with Peru. President Chissano of
Mozambique credits IDT for ending a 16-year civil war in his nation.
Maj. Gen. Israni, editor of "Combat Journal," argued that this
approach could have prevented the 9/11 attacks.
Physicists say the effect appears to be a field phenomenon. The
extensive published research gives a specific threshold: when the square
root of 1% of a population practices the TM-Sidhi program as a group,
this field effect is created. Results are seen whether the group members
are from the local populace or from outside the region. Scientists have
named this field effect the "Maharishi Effect." Many
peer-reviewed, scientific studies have documented the positive social
trends. These effects, such as reduced conflict and lowered crime rates,
start the very day such a group is assembled and end soon after
departure of the group.
Further striking evidence for the field-like character of the
phenomenon is provided by observations of the effect at a global scale,
such as those detailed in a study recently published in the
"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation." When large assemblies of
practitioners of the TM-Sidhi program practicing Yogic Flying exceeded
the Maharishi Effect threshold for the world (about 7,000 at that time)
during the years 1983-1985, international conflict decreased 33%,
terrorist casualties decreased 72% and violence was reduced in other
nations without intrusion by other governments.
IDT is a force multiplier. A miniscule portion of the military would
be assigned to the Prevention Wing of the Military. However, this small
group would create coherence for the entire military and the whole
country, thus making everyone's jobs easier. While most military units
would continue their usual extroverted approach, this tiny fraction
would implement the silent approach of IDT. Military defense will be
perfect, thus invincible, when both these approaches are combined.
What other solution holds such promise? This technology is the ONLY
proven antidote to the poison of terrorism. Decades of experience
globally show that terrorism can not be eliminated by standard military
means alone. IDT has been proven to effortlessly and automatically
settle differences in terrorism hot spots globally. The U.S. needs to
deploy a Prevention Wing of the Military immediately for its own
protection. Also, its armed forces must deploy mobile versions of these
units to eradicate social stress, the source of terrorism, in
intervention locations. By these means, the U.S. can achieve true
invincibility and create permanent peace worldwide.
Articles about Invincible Defence Technology, published in
"Defense Review,"
"Indian Defence Consultants," "Indian Defence
Review," "Defence India,"
"Indian Strategic Review," and "Security and Political
Analysis Bulletin,"
are available at: http://www.invinciblemilitary.org
(United States) and http://www.davidleffler.com
(International).
About the authors:
Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Kulwant Singh, Indian Army (Ret.) leads an
international group of generals and defense experts that advocate
Invincible Defense Technology.
Dr. Kurt Kleinschnitz, a six-year U.S. Navy veteran, is now an
Associate Professor of Physics at Maharishi University of Management in
the United States.
Dr. David Leffler, an eight-year U.S. Air Force veteran, is now the
acting director of the Center for Advanced Military Science (CAMS).