U.S. traffic fatalities also dropped sharply. Traffic deaths fell 31 percent saving 234 lives. Similar results were found for other countries for which data was available. Air traffic fatalities worldwide decreased 49 percent. Patent applications rose simultaneously by 15.2 percent in nations worldwide.
Patent applications are a measure of national creativity.
Crime decreased significantly in locations on three continents where data was available. Craig Pearson is Executive Vice President of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa. This series of articles is excerpted from his forthcoming book, The Complete Book of Yogic Flying. Copyright Enlightenment Magazine 1998. All Rights Reserved.