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Volume 4, Issue No. 8 |
April 2004 |
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Copyright
© 2001-2004 Maharishi Health Education Center - Lebanon, All Rights Reserved
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Maharishi
urges
every individual
to wake up to the light of God within
“Transcendental
Meditation is the
only hope for this barbaric world”
Calls on governments,
religious leaders, and
the wealthy to establish on every continent
groups of 1,000 to 2,000 peace-creating experts
(April 6, 2003) His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi denounced today’s
conflict-ridden world as “cruel and barbaric” and said that God’s
precious gift of human life is being “abused and wasted in ignorance.”
Maharishi said the only hope is for everyone to “wake up to the light of
God within themselves through the universal practice of Transcendental
Meditation.”
Maharishi then invited
governments, religious leaders of all religions, and the wealthy to
establish groups of 1,000 to 2,000 people practicing Transcendental
Meditation together and probing deep into the holy scriptures of their
own religion on every continent to spread the light of God and create
peace on earth—everything is there in the text of every religion.
Maharishi’s pronouncements came on Wednesday
during his weekly global news conference, which was held at the Capital
of the Global Country of World Peace in Meru, Holland. Maharishi’s next
news conferences will be held on April 9 and 10 and will be broadcast
live via satellite, Internet webcast, and teleconference call (see page
3 for details).
The only hope for a better world
Maharishi described the infinite potential of
human life and contrasted it with the current pitiable state of
religion, politics, economics, education, medicine, and defense. “It’s
not worth living in today’s world,” Maharishi said. “The only hope for a
better world is on the individual level. We are offering every
individual the knowledge of the almighty, omnipresent reality of
life—the light of God—which is beyond the boundaries of space and time.
And we are offering Transcendental Meditation so that everyone can
experience the light of God within themselves on the basis of the holy
scriptures of their own religion—and spontaneously radiate this light
around them.”
Leaders have failed to deliver on
their promises
Maharishi rebuked government, health, and economic
leaders for failing to deliver on their promises to bring the world out
of problems, sickness, and poverty. Maharishi said that religious
leaders have also failed to deliver on their promise to bring the light
of God to the people.
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“Where is the light of God? It is hidden within
everyone. It has to be brought to human awareness,” Maharishi said. “It
is like a house that is wired for electricity, but if you don’t press
the button you remain in darkness. Inside everyone is the light of God,
which is the goal of seekers of all religions. Fortunately, it is easy
for everyone to realize this omnipresent light of God through
Transcendental Meditation and Yogic Flying.”
Groups of 1,000 to 2,000 on each
continent to radiate the light of God
Maharishi then addressed the threat of global
conflict and said that conventional approaches, such as negotiations and
treaties, have failed to prevent war.
“Peace is not based on words. The only way to
create lasting peace is to enliven the light of God in world
consciousness,” Maharishi said. “Here is a clarion call to governments,
religious leaders, and the wealthy: Practice my peace programs and
gather groups of 1,000 to 2,000 people in every continent. My teachers
will train the people, in their own language, how to be effective by
accessing the transcendental field of life. Then these groups will
spontaneously enliven the light of God in their own consciousness and in
the collective consciousness of the world.”
“Wake up or remain as you are”
Maharishi concluded the news conference by
challenging everyone to make the right choice—and not waste their life.
“Wake up or remain as you are—choice is yours, and life is yours,”
Maharishi said. “It does not take much time for you to dive deep within
yourself to that transcendental field through Transcendental Meditation.
Then you will enjoy the light of God—and radiate harmony and happiness
to the whole world. Then you will be a guiding light of peace on earth.” |
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Maharishi pledges to raise the
world to permanent peace
Inaugurates Parliament of World Peace
in New York
to bring light of peace to all governments
“We have the knowledge to create peace—
it must soon be applied on a large enough scale
to produce tangible effects”
(April 13, 2003) His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh
Yogi proclaimed anew his firm resolution to raise the world to permanent
peace through the complete knowledge of Natural Law—the light of
God—which administers the infinite diversity of the universe with
perfect order. And Maharishi inaugurated the Parliament of World Peace
in Livingston Manor, New York, to bring this light of peace to all
individuals, organizations, and governments throughout the world.
“There are no obstacles on our path,” Maharishi
declared. “We have the scientifically validated knowledge and programs
to create peace. It is now just a matter of applying it on a large
enough scale so that peace and harmony are enjoyed by everyone in our
dear world.”
The Parliament of World Peace will soon start
training peace-creating experts in different countries in local
languages.
Administrative center of world peace
Maharishi
announced that the Parliament of World Peace will serve as an
administrative center of world peace and a place of pilgrimage for
peace-loving people around the world. It is being established on a
beautiful 400-acre site with a 300-room facility on Lake Shandelee in
the Catskill Mountains. The knowledge and programs of the Parliament of
World Peace will reach the world through a permanent global satellite
and Internet network of television and radio broadcasts.
The five-hour grand inauguration featured in-depth
presentations on Maharishi’s Vedic science of consciousness and its
applications to prevent problems in all areas of society and can be
watched at www.GlobalCountry.org
Presentations included a special address by His Majesty Raja Raam, First
Ruler of the Global Country of World Peace, as well as speeches by His
Majesty’s Cabinet of Ministers and other leading scientists and
educators.
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Unity in
diversity
During the news conference and the inauguration,
Maharishi explained that his confidence in creating a bright new future
for the world is based on (1) the scientific discovery of the Unified
Field of Natural Law—the field of unity that underlies all diversity in
the physical universe; (2) the scientifically proven effectiveness of
his Vedic technologies of consciousness to enliven this field of unity
in the self-referral Transcendental Consciousness of every individual;
and (3) the extensive scientific research showing that when individuals
practice these technologies together in groups,
a powerful influence of coherence and harmony spreads throughout the
whole population, neutralizing negative trends and promoting peace and
harmony in society.
“It is possible for us to create a permanent state
of world peace in which the diversity of every nation will breathe life
in the unified wholeness of the Unified Field of Natural Law,” Maharishi
said.
Groups of
peace-creating experts
To create permanent world peace, Maharishi is
establishing on all continents groups of 8,000 peace-creating experts in
his Vedic technologies of consciousness, including a larger group of
40,000 experts in India. In addition, Maharishi is establishing 3,000
Peace Palaces in the world’s largest 3,000 cities, each of which will be
home to 100 to 200 experts. “It won’t take much time, because just a few
people are needed to become peace-creators and carry the load for the
whole population of the world,” Maharishi said.
Global
Country of World Peace
Maharishi explained that for nearly 50 years he
focused on bringing enlightenment to millions of individuals around the
world through his Transcendental Meditation technique—and now many
people are rising to Unity Consciousness, the supreme level of human
development. Then, two years ago, Maharishi established his Global
Country of World Peace to set up an example of administration for the
people of higher states of consciousness and bring the effect of
positivity, harmony and peace to every government.
“The current administration of every country—in
education, health care, economy, defense, agriculture—is ineffective and
childish because it is based on man-made constitutions with their
inherent human weaknesses and failings,” Maharishi said. “We established
the Global Country of World Peace as an ideal system of administration
that is based on the Constitution of the Universe, which promotes the
evolution of everyone and everything, from point to infinity, in the
ever-expanding universe. The Global Country of World Peace will engage
this supreme organizing intelligence of the universe to bring success to
every government and create prevention-oriented, problem-free
administration in every country.”
Ideal administration for all
generations to come
Maharishi emphasized that only the Global Country
of World Peace will be suitable to administer a world in which the whole
population is destined to enjoy Unity Consciousness. “Such enlightened
individuals will spontaneously engage total Natural Law—the light of
God—in their every thought, speech and action, so they won’t make
mistakes and create problems for themselves or for others,” Maharishi
said. “This is the world we are going to create now through the
Parliament of World Peace. This is the ideal administration that the
world is going to enjoy for all generations to come.” |
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Funds being raised
to establish a group
of
16,000 peace-creating experts in India
Global influence of
coherence
will create basis for lasting world peace
Donations should
come in time
to save “a beastly world”
(April 20, 2003) His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi proclaimed that with
a pinch it is being possible to establish a permanent group of 16,000
peace-creating experts in India. Their collective practice of Vedic
technologies of consciousness will create coherent world consciousness
and lay the foundation for harmony in the family of nations.
“Now is the time to ring the bell of ‘Eureka’ for
a bright new future for mankind,” Maharishi said.
“It is not a democracy—it is a
dictatorship”
At the same time, Maharishi had strong words of
condemnation for U.S. government leaders and their military offensive in
Iraq. “You ignore the United Nations and world opinion. You kill whom
you want to kill because you have weapons. This is not a democracy—this
is a bloody dictatorship. I say plainly: ‘Damn the democracy.’ Remember
what happened to Hitler and all the other invaders. This is going to
happen to you and your country. America today is a wild, beastly
civilization.”
However, Maharishi assured the press, “Whatever it
is, it is our world, and we are going to improve it. We just need a few
peace-creating groups here and there and we will have a better world. We
light a few lamps and light will be everywhere.”
Support from a few generous donors funds the 16,000
group
Maharishi’s announcement of funding for the 16,000 group comes after
appealing to the wealthy to create a $1 billion world peace endowment
fund for a permanent group of 40,000 experts in India. “Now, with a
pinch, there is enough money for about 16,000 experts. This is a modest
start for creating world peace,” Maharishi said. He added that a
philanthropist could step forward at any time with more money to employ
more experts to make the group bigger and intensify the coherent
influence in world consciousness.
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Maharishi’s program to create
permanent world peace
Maharishi’s program to create permanent world
peace calls for a group of 40,000 peace-creating experts practicing
Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation and Yogic Flying in India and
additional groups of 8,000 experts in every other continent. Maharishi’s
plan also calls for the establishment of 3,000 Peace Palaces in the
world’s largest 3,000 cities, each of which will be home to groups of
100 to 200 peace-creating experts. “Through their daily performances,
these groups will enliven total Natural Law in collective
consciousness—and support the administration of every country with the
administration of Natural Law, which governs the infinite diversity of
the universe with perfect order.”
Extensive research, published in the world’s
leading scientific journals, has shown that groups of these
peace-creating experts can promote harmony and peace in the world
consciousness.
Proper education will create world
peace
Maharishi said, “Every
government has schools, colleges, and universities to educate the
growing generation. By adding one period a day in the study of
consciousness and the practice of Transcendental Meditation to develop a
student’s full brain physiology, the whole country will rise to coherent
national consciousness.”
Maharishi said that coherent collective
consciousness is the key to creating prevention-oriented, problem-free
administration and lasting world peace. “With coherent national
consciousness, people won’t quarrel with each other and create problems
for themselves or for others. With coherent national consciousness, all
the good religious values, such as ‘help thy neighbor,’ will
spontaneously blossom in the behavior of everyone. This is
‘administration through education.’ This is the basis of a bright new
future for our dear world,” Maharishi said. |
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Consciousness-based
education
will create prevention-oriented,
problem-free administration
Schools should add
one class a day
in Transcendental Meditation—
Students will
develop their full brain physiology,
promote coherent national consciousness
(April 26, 2003) His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh
Yogi declared that every government will create prevention-oriented,
problem-free administration when its educational system adds one class a
day for students to rise to higher states of consciousness pleasantly
and naturally through Transcendental Meditation, which develops the
brain physiology. The coherent influence generated by the students’
daily practice of Transcendental Meditation will promote coherent
national consciousness and prevent the problems and conflicts that grip
every nation.
Culturing the full brain physiology
through consciousness-based education
“Instead of providing students with employment-oriented education,
governments should provide consciousness-based education, which cultures
the full brain physiology to function in every thought, speech, and
action,” Maharishi said. “Then every thought will be projected in an
evolutionary direction by total Natural Law, which administers the
infinite diversity of the universe without a problem. Then there will be
no frustration, no stress, and no problems for any government because
every desire will be fulfilled by higher intelligence of Natural Law,
the Will of God.”
Transcendental
Consciousness is a field without boundaries
Maharishi explained that the
full brain physiology is enlivened only during the experience of
Transcendental Consciousness. “Transcendental Consciousness is a
self-referral field of unbounded intelligence that is deep within
everyone. It is a delightful experience of harmony and freedom. Only
this abstract experience, gained during Transcendental Meditation,
enlivens the full brain physiology. Otherwise, as neuroscientists tell
us, the brain is only partially used during ordinary mental and physical
activity.”
The effectiveness of
Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation has been validated by nearly 50
years of experience teaching the technique to millions of people
worldwide, as well as by hundreds of scientific studies documenting its
benefits in all areas of life.
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Everyone born on earth has the natural ability
to develop their total brain physiology
“Everyone born on earth has this natural ability,”
Maharishi said. “It is so simple to develop the total brain physiology.
It only needs one class per day—half the class will be spent in the
practice of Transcendental Meditation and the other half in the study of
the Science of Consciousness, which includes the textbooks of modern
science, the textbooks of all religions, and the Vedic literature of
total Natural Law.”
Maharishi said that when
students utilize their total brain physiology they will create coherent
national consciousness, which is the basis of successful administration.
“It does not matter what the system of administration is, it will be
successful when individuals are using the full creative potential of
their brain physiology and creating coherent national consciousness.
Then every nation will enjoy prevention-oriented, problem-free
administration,” Maharishi said. “That is why we hope parents and
government leaders will quickly incorporate consciousness-based
education in every school, college, and university so that soon we can
have a happy, harmonious, unified society in our dear world.” |
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