Peak performance and higher states of consciousness
Harald S. Harung, Dennis P. Heaton, William W. Graff, Charles N. Alexander
Journal of Managerial Psychology June 1, 1996 DOI: 10.1108/02683949610117580 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Highly accomplished performers |
| Citations | 37 |
| Key points | Reports that individuals displaying outstanding skill and accomplishment experience a silent, expanded, restfully alert, non-attached state of heightened awareness far more frequently. The author interprets this through the Vedic Psychology of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, which proposes that in higher states of consciousness peak performance becomes an all-time phenomenon, and notes that few people reach the highest stages of development, leaving considerable latent human potential in organizations and society. |
Abstract
Investigates higher stages of human development in some of the world’s most accomplished performers. Indicates that far more frequent experiences of a silent, expanded, restfully alert and non‐attached state of heightened awareness characterize those individuals who display outstanding skill and accomplishment in their action. Interprets these findings in the light of the Vedic Psychology of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, which describes higher states of consciousness in which peak performances are all‐time phenomena rather than extraordinary happenings. There is widespread agreement that only very few individuals reach the highest stages of human development; as a consequence, there is a considerable latent human potential in organizations and society.