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MAHARISHI IN THE WORLD TODAYBy Raja John Konhaus

His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is arenowned and revered world teacher

from the Vedic tradition of India, the traditionof supreme knowledge . His supreme gift to theworld has be en to m ake the d iffic ult simp le—totake the highest techniques for achievingenlightenment, or full human potential,

and offer them as simple, natural, effortlessprocedures available to every citizen of ourworld. Maharishi is therefore regarded todayas the foremost scientist in the field of humandevelopm ent, having brought o ut in the last 50yea rs the full po tential o f human c onsc iousnessin every area o f life, inc lud ing educ a tion, hea lthc are, agric ulture, arc hitec ture, economics, and

government.

Ma harishi’ s story be g ins with his hom age to the fee t o f his tea c her Guru Dev, Brahma nandaSaraswa ti, Shankarac harya of Jyotir Ma th, Hima layas, from whom he rec eived theperfec t and c omp lete Vedic knowledge , and under whose guida nce he ac hieved thehighest state of consciousness. After 12 years with his Master, Maharishi retired to thesilenc e o f Utta r Kashi in the Hima laya s. The rec luse life, however, wa s not m ea nt to behis destiny.

Maharishi had found something so useful and precious for all mankind that the needof the time moved him to share it with everyone. He had learned from his Masterthe natural tendency of the mind to experience its own inner nature—self-referralc onsc iousness—a field of infinite creativity and bliss, and the basis of all success andhapp iness in life. In 1955 he b eg an to tea c h this “ tec hnology of c onsc iousness” underthe name of Transc end enta l Med ita tion. Transc end enta l Med ita tion is the subjec tiveaspec t of Maha rishi’s Ved ic Sc ienc e o f consc iousness, which a llow s any ind ividua l to

easily experience his own inner spiritual nature and apply it in practical daily life.

In 1958, without any effort, any planning, or any financial resources, Maharishi beganhis first world tour, sta rting in Ind ia, and then trave lling onwa rd to M a laysia , Singa pore,Hong Kong , Hawa ii, Ca lifornia , England and a round the world , eventua lly to c om pletea total of 10 world tours. Everywhere Maharishi was greeted, respected, loved, andap prec iate d for the know led ge he w as so freely giving.

Early in his travels Maharishi began to involve scientists in his meetings, challengingthem to verify the e xperienc es of refined m enta l and physic al func tioning tha t pe op lewe re c onsistently rep orting from their p rac tice of Transc end enta l Med ita tion. A c urrentreview of the m ore tha n 600 sc ientific stud ies now pub lished in lead ing pee r-reviewe d

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journa ls wo rldwide reve a ls the universa l effec tiveness and reliab ility o f this know led ge ina ll c ountries, for a ll c ultures, relig ions, and politica l systems, both fo r the individua l andfor soc iety a s a who le.

As his supreme achievement in the field of knowledge, Maharishi has united theunderstand ing o f the ultimate reality of life from the p erspec tive of modern sc ienc e a ndanc ient Ved ic Sc ienc e. He ac c om plished this unification by comparing the structureand function of the Unified Field as expressed in the latest theories of modern physicswith the struc ture and func tion of hum an consc iousness, or Atm a, as expressed in Ved icSc ienc e, showing them to b e one and the sam e reality. By co mb ining the o bjec tiveand subjective approaches to knowledge, Maharishi has given us practical access tothe fundamental intelligence of the universe, which he calls the “Constitution of theUniverse.” This p rac tica l app lic a tion of supreme know led ge for the b enefit of mankindhas be en M aharishi’ s unique c ontribution to our wo rld .

Over the last 50 yea rs Ma harishi has either persona lly visited or p rov ided training in ove r130 c ountries. Sc ientific c onfe renc es, tea c her tra ining c ourses, wo rld pea c e a ssem blies,coherence-creating demonstration projects, public lectures, television broadcasts -

through a ll these a nd ma ny more Ma harishi has brought new knowledg e to the w orld ona da ily b asis. Tens of thousands of tea c hers have been trained , hundred s of thousandshave become advanced practitioners, and altogether over 5 million people from allwa lks of life have learned Transc end enta l Med ita tion and its advanc ed tec hnique s.All this has ma de Transc end enta l Med ita tion the mo st c a refully resea rc hed , wide lyprac tic ed , and effec tive tec hnique for persona l developm ent in mod ern history.

Ma harishi brought to the wo rld the exclusive knowledge of seven sta tes of c onsc iousness

— the three commonly known states of waking, dreaming, and deep sleep statesof c onsc iousness a long with four higher sta tes of c onsc iousness: Transc end enta lConsciousness, Cosmic Consciousness, God Consciousness, and Unity Consciousness(all of whic h can be p rac tica lly lived in da ily life for more energy, effic ienc y, hap p iness,c rea tivity, he a lthfulness, and suc c ess).

Follow ing the introd uct ion of Transc end enta l Med itat ion to de velop the mind, bo dyand consciousness, Maharishi further developed programs for the physiology and

neurophysiology by reviving the anc ient system of na tura l med ic ine known a s Ma harishiAyurved a . This na tura l system of prevent ion-oriente d , side-effec t-free me d ic ine rea c hedits fullest development as the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health, which utilizes theintimate relationship betw een c onsc iousness and physiology to c rea te a system of hea lthc are based on the field of consciousness as a field o f perfec t hea lth. This mo st p erfec tsystem of hea lth c a re is now being introd uced a round the w orld throug h Ma harishi Ved icHea lth Clinics, Hosp ita ls, and Med ica l Tra ining Co lleg es.

In the area of education, Maharishi introduced Consciousness-Based education,demonstrating that the full brain functioning of any student can only be developedthrough transcending. Over the years since Maharishi began teaching, millions ofstudents have und ertaken the p rac tice of the Transc end enta l Med ita tion and TM-Sidhi

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prog rams, includ ing Yog ic flying (an a dva nced aspe c t of the Transc endenta l Med itat ionprog ram) and inc rea sed their c rea tivity, imp roved their grad es, and strengthe ned theirlea rning a b ility and IQ—all based on spec ific physiologica l cha nges in b rain c oherenceand functioning.

Adding even more momentum to his development offerings, Maharishi then unfoldedMa harishi Sthapa tya Veda, the Ved ic sc ienc e of a rc hitec ture, bringing to light the intimateconnection between human physiology and the environment—how the structuringdynamics of the building influences the behavioral dynamics of the occupants andc onnec ts ind ividua l life w ith g rea ter c osmic life.

Ma harishi a lso rec og nized the rela tionship b etw een pure, vita l food a nd the deve lop me ntof full human p ote ntial. Working with trad itional Ved ic pand its and Western sc ientists andfarmers, Maha rishi deve lop ed the a pp lied sc ienc e o f Ma harishi Ved ic Organic Ag ric ultureto c rea te Ved ic food for Ved ic c onsc iousness. App lied glob a lly, this p rog ram is c ulturingthe unused lands with agricultural potential for creating a world organic breadbasket.Ma harishi sees tha t the orga nic food , fiber, and b iofue l c rop s p rod uc ed in this p rog ramc an promo te life a nd remo ve p overty in a ll the d eveloping nat ions.

To support a ll of these prog rams, Maharishi founde d the Globa l Financ ia l Cap ita l of NewYork, at 70 Broad Stree t in the financ ia l d istric t of New York, with b ranc hes in a ll the m a jorfinanc ia l ma rkets of the wo rld. The purpose of this Ca p ita l is to insp ire investo rs a roundthe world to support projects that favor life on earth, making investments that createwealth and a be tter world in the p roc ess.

In addition to developing systems of gaining and applying knowledge, Maharishi has

shown his greatness in his ability to verify the authenticity and effectiveness of theknowledge he is offering from a ll perspec tives: from the p erspec tive of the Ved ic trad ition,as expressed in the Ved ic texts; from the p erspec tive of mod ern sc ienc e in the languageof our time; from the perspective of personal experience—the subjective approach toknowledg e g ained from the prac tic e of Yoga —and fina lly from the sc riptura l texts of a llthe relig ions. From these fo ur p illars of know ledge, Maha rishi has verified the a uthentic ityand effec tiveness of this knowledge .

As a foundation for re-enlivening Vedic knowledge, Maharishi has trained andsupp orted the trad itional Ved ic families of India, the true c ustod ians of this knowledgefor generations. Maharishi has insured the preservation of what the United Nations hascalled an “international cultural heritage”—the chanting of the Vedic pandits—bytraining tens of tho usands of new p and its in a ll aspec ts of the Ved ic texts and trad itionalperformances.

In the Brahma sthan, or cente r po int o f Ind ia , Ma harishi has built ho mes for and supported16,000 Vedic Pandits to perform Vedic Yagyas for all the 192 nations of the world—for

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each nation’s peace, prosperity, security, and happiness. Maharishi has also made

ava ilab le individua l Yagya s performe d by the b est p and its of India, allow ing ind ividua lsand businesses to enjoy these traditional performances for their personal success andwell-being.

To c om plement the c ente r of world c ohe renc e in the Brahma sthan of Ind ia , Ma harishirec ently found ed Ma ha rishi Cent ra l University in the Brahmastha n of the USA to trainnew lea dership fo r Americ a a nd a ll the na tions of the w orld .

Maharishi has established many organizations to perpetuate his knowledge for allge nerations to c om e. In the field o f ed uc a tion over the p ast 50 yea rs, 340 sc hools, co llege s,and universities have b een esta b lished and a c c red ited in 16 c ountries with over 175,000stud ents, inc luding Ma ha rishi University of Ma na gement, USA; Ma ha rishi Institute ofMa nagem ent, Ind ia; Maha rishi Vedic University in Ind ia, Grea t Brita in, Germany, Franc e,Ita ly, Spa in, Ca mbod ia, Tha iland , Brazil, and Denmark; Ma ha rishi Open University, a g loba lWeb and te lecast un iversity in 18 languages; Ma ha rishi Europea n Resea rc h University forg loba l grad ua te resea rc h; Ma ha rishi Resea rc h Institute o f Japan; Ma ha rishi Sp iritualUniversity of America, and Maharishi University of Enlightenment for ladies, MaharishiSc hoo ls of the Age o f Enlightenment ; and Ma ha rishi Invinc ibility Sc hoo ls worldwide. In add ition to theses ed uc a tiona l institutions, Maha rishi has esta b lished ma ny supporting,non-profit organizations to administer and teach the Vedic knowledge in all nations.These na tional orga niza tions a ll op erate in the loca l langua ge and in ac c ord w ith theleg a l structure of the c ountry in which the y are esta b lished . They have a c om mo n pa rentorganization in the Global Country of World Peace—an international organizationc rea ted to unite the fa mily of nations in pe rma nent pe ac e.

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Maharishi has perfected his administrative organization in all the countries of the worldby establishing an administrative structure centered around the 12 sacred Jyotir Lingain India—each of the 12 Linga associated with four key cities of India with a specialadministra tive loc a le in the c ity known a s the Brahma nanda Saraswa ti Naga r in hono rof Ma ha rishi’s Ma ster. Eac h o f the se 48 c ities ma inta ins a rela tionship w ith fo ur co untriesof the world, totalling 192 countries.

Over the years Maharishi’s focus on individual development eventually led to theglobal application of the knowledge to improve societies, nations, and the world as awho le. Ind ividua l enlightenm ent and invinc ib ility for eve ry nation bec ame Maharishi’ sfoundation for peace in the world. Maharishi’s offer to the governments of the worldof a practical formula to come in alliance with Nature’s Government is so unique andunprec ed ente d in history tha t the politica l lea dership of the w orld , wo rking under stressand strain, could not believe that the support of Nature could be so easily gained in asystema tic , sc ientific m anner.

This is but a b rief glimp se o f Ma ha rishi in the wo rld today—a q uiet gua rd ian o f a ll na tions,a quiet fo rc e o f a ll go od ness and knowledge for everyone to e njoy. Throug h Ma harishi’ sg ifts and b rillianc e in eve ry field o f know led ge and administra tion, eve ry ind ividual, eve rynation, and the wo rld as a whole now have the op po rtunity to a c tualize the supremepurpose of life in fulfilme nt. Ma harishi has ac ted humb ly, sinc erely, and with supremeintelligence—with just the simple purpose of bringing creativity, prosperity, health, andfulfilment to a ll ma nkind , giving a ll c red it to his Ma ster and the t rad ition from which hec om es. Maha rishi has suc c eeded roya lly, and the w orld will neve r be the same .

Jai Guru Dev

For more information on Maharishi and his programs, please contact Raja Dr. JohnKonhaus, ad ministrator for the Glob a l Country of World Peac e in the SouthwesternUnited Sta tes a t:

Phone: 760-943-0551E-ma il: Ved icAme rica SW@globa lco untry.net

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Dr. Bevan MorrisPr e si d e n t a n d C h a i rm a n o f t h e Bo a r d ,Ma ha rishi University of M a na g em ent , USA

Prime Minister, Global Country of World Peace

Dr. Ted WallaceCEO Maha rishi Ayurveda Produc ts International

Raja Dr. John KonhausDirecto r Globa l Country of World Peace fo r SW

America ; Professor of Vedic Organic Agriculture,Maharishi University of World Peace

Dr. John HagelinDirec tor, Institute o f Sc ienc e, Tec hno logy and Public Policy, and Chairman of the

Department of Physics, Maharishi University of Ma na ge me nt, USA. Minister of Sc ienc e a nd Tec hnolog y, Glob al Country of World Peac e.

Dr. Eike HartmannChairman of the Department of Maharishi

Stha pat ya Veda, Maha rishi Vedic University Minister of Architecture, Global Country of World Peace.

Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary Neurolog ist, Scripps Medica l Cente r, San Diego ,Minister for Women’s Health, Global Country of World Pea ce , SW Ame rcia.

Dr. Sandeep Chaudhary End oc rinologist, Sc ripps Med ica l Center, San Dieg o. Minister of Health for the G loba l Country of World Pea ce . SW Ame rcia.

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INDIA’S TIMELESS VEDIC HERITAGE:

MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF OUR MODERN AGE

By Dr. John Hagelin

About the Author

John Hage lin, Ph.D., is a wo rld -renowned quantum physic ist, author, educ a tor, and pub lic po lic y expert.

Dr. Hagelin received his A.B. summa cum laude from Dartmouth College and his

M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University, and conducted pioneering research at CERN (the Europ ean Center for Partic le Physics) and SLAC (the Sta nfo rd Linea r Ac c elerator Center). His sc ienti fi c c ontributions in the fi elds of elec troweak uni fi cation,grand uni fi cation, supersymmetry and cosmology include some of the most cited references in the physical sciences. He is also responsible for the development of a highly suc c essful Grand Uni fi ed Field Theo ry based on the Superstring . Dr. Hagelin was named winner of the p restigious Kilby Aw ard , which rec og nized him as “ a sc ientist in the trad ition of Einste in, Jea ns, Bohr and Edd ingto n.”

Dr. Hagelin is c urrent ly Direc to r of the Institute of Sc ienc e, Tec hnology and Pub lic Policy, a leading science and technology think tank at Maharishi University of Ma nage ment, and Internationa l Direc tor of the Glob a l Union o f Sc ientists for Pea c e,an organization of leading scientists dedicated to ending nuclear proliferation and esta b lishing lasting w orld pea c e.

A t this time, whe n stress and stress-rela ted illness have rea c hed ep idemic p rop ortions,and the d emand for crea tivity and pe ak p erforma nce is higher than e ver, it is de ep ly

satisfying to see how India’s cherished meditation tradition is filling a va st vo id—ma kingits wa y into b oa rdroo ms, classrooms, and me d ic a l p rac tice .

Among such practices, one in particular has entered America’s mainstream:Transc end enta l Med ita tion—the m ost w idely prac ticed , extensively resea rc hed , andbroa d ly presc ribed menta l tec hnique for the p revention of disea se, promo tion of health,

and d eve lop me nt of full huma n po tent ia l. This tec hnique is a t onc e ultramo dern andancient: it has been revived from the timeless Vedic wisdom by the world’s foremostscientist of consciousness and renowned Vedic scholar, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whointrod uc ed Transc end enta l Med ita tion to the world o ver 50 yea rs ago .

Transc end enta l Med ita tion is a unique tec hnique, ta ught throug h p ersona l instruc tionby a q ualified tea c her, and is prac tic ed for 20 minutes twice a da y sitting c omfortablywith the e yes c losed . The te c hnique ha s been lea rned by over 5 million p eop le o f a ll

ages, relig ions and wa lks of life.

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The bene fits are well documented. More than 600 studies, many funded by the USGovernment’s National Institutes of Health, have been conducted at more than 250independ ent universities and resea rch institutes and p ub lished in lea d ing p ee r-review ed

ac adem ic journa ls. These stud ies have c onfirmed the wide-rang ing mental, physiologica land even sociological benefits of this simp le, effortless p rac tice. Suc h doc umentedbenefits include reduced cardiovascular disease—the world’s number one killer—red uced ADHD and othe r stress-related lea rning d isorders in c hild ren, a nd deve lop me ntof full b ra in pote ntial. A p rop er sc ientific understanding of these wide-ranging results isonly now po ssible, ba sed upon the most a dva nced sc ientific discoveries of quantumphysic s and neurosc ienc e.

Figure 1: Uni fi ed Field a nd Co nsc iousness

On the left side, this chart shows the hierarchical structure of the laws of nature as revealed by modern sc ience. At the to p o f the c hart are the diversi fi ed levels of na tural law at ma c rosc op ic , ob servable sc ales.

Underlying these are progressively deeper levels of natural law at the molecular, atomic, nuclear, and subnuclear levels, extending to electroweak uni fi cation, grand uni fi cation, and super uni fi cation—the

d isc ove ry of the Uni fi ed Field a t the founda tion of the cha rt.

On t he right, the c ha rt show s the hierarchica l structure o f human c onsc iousness, from the diversi fi ed nature

of super fi cial awareness at the top of the chart to progressively more silent, uni fi ed stat es of a wa reness

at de ep er levels of the c hart—c ulminating in the direc t experienc e of t he Uni fi ed Field in the m ed itative stat e b rought a bo ut by Transc end enta l Meditation.

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A series of Nob el-Prize-w inning d isc overies during the past q uarte r c entury have revea leda universal field of intelligence at the basis of mind and matter—the Unified Field or“ hete rotic sup erstring .” This d isc overy is the fulfillme nt o f Einste in’s lifelong d rea m to loca tethe unified source of the d iversified universe—the founta inhea d of a ll the law s of Na ture.(Plea se see figure 1 on previous page) During the meditative state, which is very easilyand system atica lly ac hieved d uring Transc end enta l Med ita tion, huma n aw arenessop ens to the d irec t experienc e o f the Unified Field . This fund ame nta l experienc e o f unityhas sinc e b een identified as a fourth ma jor sta te o f consc iousness, distinc t from waking ,dream ing, and deep sleep .

Physiolog ica lly, the experienc e is c harac terized by a sta te o f profound rest—muc h deepertha n sleep —while the mind rem ains restfully a lert. This sta te of restful a lertness effec tivelydissolves accumulated stress and fatigue and thereby prevents a wide range of stress-relate d d isorders—which ac count for 80 percent of a ll disorders.

Menta lly, this experienc e is c harac terized by a highly ordered sta te o f b ra in func tioning,which produces greatly increased creativity and intelligence. In normal wakingc onsc iousness, the e lec tric a l ac tivity of the b ra in is extreme ly fragme nted . The firingof neurons in different areas of the brain is uncoordinated, with only small pockets ofrelative coherence engaged in specific c og nitive p roc essing. During Transc end enta lMed ita tion, as the awa reness expa nds, these poc kets of c ohe renc e sprea d a nd mergeuntil the entire b ra in func tions in a highly integ ra ted and c oo rd ina ted fashion. (Plea se seePic ture 1) With regula r prac tice , this orderly b ra in func tioning bec om es an increa singlystab le fea ture of the b ra in.

This c oherent b ra in func tioning is sc ient ifically correlated with increased intelligence

(IQ) and creativity, and improved learning ability (short-term and long-term memory),academic performance, moral reasoning, psychological stability, emotional maturity,a lertness, and reac tion time . This is partic ularly significant in light of the previouswidespread misconception that intelligence freezes at adolescence and that furtherimprovements are not possible.

Of even greater importance, thisintegrate d brain func tioning inc ludes

the c ritica l prefronta l co rtex, loc atedbe hind the fo rehea d. The p refronta lcortex is called the “higher brain”

Picture 1: Med itating Stud ent

Research on the neurophysiology of enlightenment—higher states of conscious-

ne ss. Bra in scie nt ist Fred Travis, Ph.D.,examines the brain functioning of a vol-

unteer stud ent m ed itato r at M aha rishi Uni- versity of Ma nag eme nt.

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are p rac tic ing Transc endenta l Med ita tion a nd its ad vanc ed programs, inc luding thepe ac e-promoting Yog ic Flying tec hnique , to c rea te an intensified influence of peac eand positivity in US na tiona l consc iousness. Now ente ring its sec ond year, this $12- million-

a -year de mo nstra tion p rojec t, ca lled the Invinc ib le Ame ric a Assem bly, co nstitutes thelargest sustained and rigorously controlled experiment in the history of social science.(Please see Picture 2)

As predicted in advance, thepositive, coherent influence of thegroup is having a marked impacton national consciousness. It hasbolstered the national mood andincreased investor and consumerc onfidence, which has, in turn,strengthened the economy and

driven the ma rkets to unp rec ed ented heights. Simultaneously, the US go vernment ha srespond ed with more pea ceful initiatives in North Korea, the Midd le East, and othe r critica lhotspots throug hout the wo rld . (See ww w.Invinc ib leDefense.org.)

It is utterly remarkab le to see how the wide ly misunderstoo d and nea rly forgo tten trad itionof a nc ient India—the Ved ic sc ienc e a nd tec hnolog ies of c onsc iousness—has ente redthe American mainstream to powerfully enhance human health and brain potentialand to succ essfully ad dress the w idesprea d c ha lleng es of our mo dern ag e.

For more information, p lea se c onta c t:Dr. John Hagelin, c / o Julia Busc h, Institute of Sc ienc e, Tec hno logy and Pub lic Polic y,Ma ha rishi University of Ma nagem ent , Fa irfield, IA, 52556.

Phone: 800-326-0867ww w.istp p.org, Email: istp [email protected]

or to learn Transc end enta l Med ita tion, p lea se c onta c t:San Diego, CA: 760-943-0559Beve rly Hills, CA: 310-855-9025San Francisco and Marin County: (415) 492-1590Pa lo Alto 650-852-9719

Na tiona lly: 1-888-LEARNTMwww.TM.org

Picture 2: Go lden Dome

Two thousand ad vanc ed prac titioners of Transc end enta l Meditation g athe r to cre-

at e c ohe rence in US na tiona l c onsc ious-

ness as part of the ongoing Invincible America Assembly.

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CONSCIOUSNESS-BASED EDUCATIONIntrod uced by Ma harishi Mahesh Yog i

By Dr. Bevan Morris

Consciousness-Based education, introduced in 1971 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, isunique in its ab ility to effec tively develop the total b rain potential of every student.

C onsc iousness-Based ed uca tion awa kens and integ ra tes the tota l brain through theexperience of the unified, silent, self-referral level of the student’s consciousness,

Transc end enta l Consc iousness, d uring the p rac tice of Transc end enta l Med ita tion.Transc endenta l Meditation, prac tic ed at the be ginning a nd end of ea c h ac ad emicday, is a simple, effortless, natural mental technique, enjoyed by millions of studentsaround the world from every nationa lity, c ulture, and religion. It auto ma tica lly deve lop sc ohe rent b ra in func tioning, b ringing ho listic b enefits to a ll aspec ts of the stud ent ’ s life.

This field of pure transcendentalconsciousness, equated today

by leading theoretical physiciststo the Unified Field of Natural Lawdiscovered by modern science,opens to every student the homeof all the Laws of Nature in theirconscious awareness, giving themcommand of Natural Law for allsuc c ess and fulfillment in life.

Failure of the Present Segmented App roac h of Education

In the p resent frag mented ap proac h to ed ucation, stude nts study o nly spe c ific a reasof knowled ge like the sc ienc es, business, and the a rts. This fragme nted stud y enlivens

only specific areas of the brain, and never the total brain—the student experiencesloc a lized func tioning but no t ho listic func tioning.

Lac k of ho listic b ra in func tioning is the roo t o f many p rob lem s and mistakes tha t studentsma ke in their lives, which c rea tes so m any d iffic ulties for the go vernment and the na tion.Sc hoo ls a re in c haos, and na tions a re full of p rob lem s and c onflic t just b ec ause o f thisfailure of ed ucation to d evelop the tota l brain.

Figure 1: The e quiva lenc e o f c onsc iousness and

the Uni fi ed Field of Na tural Law

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Adding a Period o f Consc iousness Develop ment to the Educ ational Routine

All that is necessary to completely change this situation is to give students the daily

experienc e of Transc end enta l, Pure Consc iousness—the Unified Field—withinthem selves in o rder to c rea te highly c ohe rent b ra in func tioning, a s me asured by EEGc oherenc e in the b ra in. This awa kens the h idden reserves of their b ra in potent ia l. Theanc ient Ved ic texts proc laim,

Richo akshare p arame vyoma n Yasmin d eva adhi vishve nished uh Yastanna ved a kim ric ha karishyat i

Ya it ta d vidus ta ime sama sate

Rk Veda 1.164.39

Yatinam Brahma Bhava ti Sara thih

Knowledge is struc tured in co nsc iousness, the fi eld in which reside a ll the imp ulses of intelligence responsible for the creation of the entire universe. He who does not know this fi eld, what c an know led ge ac c omplish for him? He w ho knows it is established in all possibilities in life.

From this we see that the quality of consciousness directly determines the quality ofknowledge tha t a ny student c an ga in a nd express in his or her da ily life.

Educ ation for Enlightenm ent: Ga ining the Fruit of All Knowledge

This Consciousness-Based approach to education, combining direct experienceand intellectual understanding of the Unified Field of Natural Law, the field of pure

consciousness, enlivens the unbounded creative potentiality of the students, and gives

them the experienc e o f de epest inner bliss and peac e.

This approa c h a llows stud entsto function from the deepestlevel of the ir awa rene ss, whichis the home of all creativity,and thereby delivers the fruit of all knowledge to everystudent—life spontaneouslylived in accord with NaturalLaw, free from mistakes andproblems.

Pict ure 2:

Valedictorian at Maharishi University of Management

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Consciousness-Based Education—Gaining Goo d Fortune in Life

Students thinking a nd a c ting from the level of the Unified Field in their awarene ss, ga in

the ability to spontaneously engage the support of the evolutionary power of theUnified Field fo r their thoug ht, ac tion and beha vior, b ringing suc c ess and fulfillme nt topersona l and p rofe ssiona l life.

There is a Ved ic saying tha t d esc ribes this phenomenon of g a ining the support of Na tura lLaw to fulfill one ’s asp ira tions:

Yatinam Brahma Bhava ti Sara thih

For those established in self-referral consciousness, the totality of Natural Law (the administrator of the universe) spontaneously carries out their thoughts and actions .

This expression g ives the key for eve ry stud ent to ga in goo d fortune in eve ry aspec t ofhis or her da ily life .

Maharishi University of Management andMaharishi Schoo l of the Age of Enlightenm ent in Fairfield, Iowa

In the United Sta tes, Ma ha rishiUniversity of Management and

Ma harishi Sc hoo l of the Age o fEnlightenment in Fairfield, Iowa,founded in 1971, are pioneeringexamples of e duc a tional institutionswhere every student practicesTransc end enta l Med ita tion, andexperienc es the Self—Atma —theUnified Field of consciousness.

In addition to the Consciousness-Based education principles and practices, all thestudents in these institutions are housed in buildings built according to fortune-creatingprinc ip les of Vastu Vidya o f Sthapa tya Veda—the anc ient system of Ved ic a rc hitec ture.All food is orga nic and veg eta rian, and stud ents of a ll ages lea rn a ll the basic p rinc ip lesof the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health restored by Maharishi, including self-pulse

rea d ing, in order to ma inta in go od hea lth througho ut their lives.

Picture 3: Maharishi University of Management,

Fa ir fi eld, Iow a

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Consciousness-Based Education for Ladies

In add ition to the regular Consc iousness-Based ed uc a tion p rog rams offe red a round the

wo rld , a spec ia l single-gender program for lad ies is ava ilable where they c an grow anddeve lop to their fullest p ote ntial without the inhib itions and restra ints tha t c an deve lopwhe n the ir sc hoo l is c o-ed uca tional. Resea rc h show s tha t g irls in the ir own ac adem icatm osphe re, taug ht b y wo men tea c hers, lea rn mo re e asily, perform a t higher ac ad emiclevels, more readily develop leadership, and are more satisfied that their educationprepa red them for life. When c ombined with the prac tic e o f Transc endenta l Meditation,which broadens their awa reness and their fee ling o f be ing a t home w ith everyone a ndeve rything, Consc iousness-Based ed uc a tion p rep ares girl and lady g radua tes who a re

strong, comfortable with themselves, compassionate and blissful, and increasingly ableto m ake right c ho ic es a t eve ry sta ge of their lives. They a re nourishing to everyone .

Scientific Research and Remarkable Results Now Promoting Consciousness-BasedEduc ation Around the World

T

he academic results and enlightened atmosphere of these Consciousness-Basedinstitutions a re unique in the w orld .

But no w, high sc hoo ls ac ross the na tion a re introd uc ing Transc end enta l Med ita tion intothe da ily routine o f the students (with financ ia l support from the David Lynch Found ation),because of current scientific resea rc h in the field of ed uca tion. More than 600 stud iesfrom 250 different universities in 33 countries have shown holistic improvements in thelives of stud ents throug h Transc end enta l Med ita tion. These imp rovem ents, inc luding theincreasing coherence of meditating students’ brain functioning, lead to increases inc rea tive intellige nc e, ac adem ic p erforma nce, moral rea soning, ca lmne ss, physiolog ic a lefficiency and development of the total personality. Research also shows increased

IQ, improved learning ability,imp roved mind -bo dy coo rdination,increased organizational abilityand efficiency, increased energyand dynamism, improved health,imp roved integ ra tion of p ersona lity,reduction in negative personalitycharacteristics, growth of idealsocial behavior and tangiblebenefits in special education andremedial education.

Figure 4:

Optimizing Brain Functioning Brings

Holistic Ben efits to a ll Asp ec ts of a Stude nt’s Life Ma nag eme nt

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Students in Sc hoo ls and Colleg es to Create Nationa l Invincib ility Through the MaharishiEffec t—the Field Effec t of Consc iousness

Students in sc hoo ls and c olleg es c om prise one q uarter of the w hole pop ula tion. Whenla rge groups of students p rac tice to ge ther the Transc end enta l Med ita tion program

and its advanc e tec hniques—espec ia lly the Transc end enta l Med ita tion-Sidhi program s,includ ing Yog ic Flying—in sc hools and c olleg es, the ho listic , evo lutiona ry qua lities of theUnified Field bec om e enlivened in the whole soc iety. This results in inc rea sed c oherenc e,or harmony, in collective consciousness, which expresses itself in increased positivetrends in na tional and internationa l life.

When all students enjoy maximumcoherence of brain functioningthrough Consciousness-Basededucation, they will create suchpowerful coherence in collectiveconsciousness that nationalconsciousness will becomecompletely integrated, and the

young people of the nation willc row n the na tion with invinc ib ility.

This know led ge and p rac tica l p rog ram o f Consc iousness-Based ed uc a tion is the streng thof our fortunate age—a practical tool that allows students to spontaneously createbetter ind ividua ls, a b etter soc iety and a be tte r wo rld .

When students grow up using their tota l bra in, they w ill not make mistakes and c rea teprob lem s. The g overnme nt w ill be d elighted to see p rob lems simp ly not a rising inna tional life. This will mea n the go vernment has ac hieved a new leve l of effic ienc y inadministration, and fulfilled the idea l for every gove rnme nt—a prevention-oriente d a ndprob lem -free administra tion.

The Maharishi Effec t Confirmed by Scientific Research and Understood From thePerspec tive of Quantum Physic s

This ability of students to make their nation invincible through coherence-creatinggroups has been thoroughly confirmed by research, which shows that wherever

groups of students have practiced these technologies to develop their total brainpotential, the societal coherence that is generated results in lower crime rates, less

Pict ure 5: Group Prac t i ce o f the Cohe rence -

Crea t ing Tec hnolog ies of t he Tran- sc end enta l Med i ta t ion and TM-Sidh i Programs

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Highlights of achievements of Maharishi Sc hoo l of the Age of Enlightenm ent — The World’s first c onsc iousness-based p rimary and sec ondary sc hool

In the p ast d ec ade, students a t Ma harishi Sc hoo l have won m ore tha n 100 sta te t itlesin sc ienc e, sp ee c h, d ra ma , writ ing, p oe try, sp el ling, a rt, p hoto grap hy, history,

mathematics, chess, tennis, golf, track, and Destination ImagiNation (a national andinternationa l c rea tive problem-solving c om petition).

• Grad es 10–12 c onsisten tly sc ore in the to p 1% na tiona lly, a nd in Iow a , on stan-dardized tests (ITED)

• 95% of graduate s ac c ep ted at four-yea r c olleg es

• Over ten times the nation’s average for National Merit Scholar Finalists in the past decade• World Rec ord: Four-time w inners of the Glob a l Finals of Destinat ion Ima giNation,

and more top-ten finishes tha n any other sc hool in the wo rld• First Plac e: Ame rica n High Sc hoo l Ma th Exam, Iow a Division, four years in a row• Five first-place finishes, Iowa State History Fair, Senior Division• First Plac e: Ten first-place finishes in the sen ior division o f the Easte rn Iow a or Hawk-

eye sta te sc ienc e fa irs• Sta te Rec ord: Co ngressiona l Art Co mp et ition, “ An Artistic Disc overy,” g rand prize

four times• Sta te Cha mp ion: Iow a Junior Chess Cha mp ionship• First Plac e: Nat iona l Texas A&M Photography Co mp et ition• Grand Prize: Internationa l Photo Ima ging Educa tion Assoc ia tion c ompetition• State Champ ions: 16 boys’ sta te tennis champ ionships, tying for the most in Iowa history

For more information or to supp ort Co nsc iousness-Based ed uc a tion, please c onta c t:

Dr. Jam ie Grant, Direc to r of Co nsc iousness Based Educ a tion Prog rams for SouthwestAmeric a c / o Maharishi Invinc ib ility Center, Pa lo A lto,Phone: (650) 852-9719E-ma il: Ved icAme rica SW@globa lc ountry.net

Dr. Craig Pea rson, Exec utive Vice Preside ntMa ha rishi University of Ma nagem ent Ad missions Offic ePhone: (800) 369-6480 or (641) 472-1110e-mail: [email protected]: www.mum.edu

Ma ha rishi Sc hool of the Ag e of EnlightenmentPhone: 866 472-6723E-ma il: [email protected]: www.maharishischooliowa.org

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PRINCIPLES AND PROGRAMMES OFMAHARISHI STHAPATYA VEDA

SMARCHITECTURE

IN HARMONY WITH NATURAL LAWBy Dr. Eike Hartmann

Creating a New Quality of Life through Fortune–Creating Homes, Offices and Communities

The knowledge of architecture and building in accordance with Natural Law hasrec ently been b roug ht to light b y His Holiness Ma ha rishi Mahesh Yog i from the Ved ic

Trad ition of Ind ia—the eterna l trad ition of Tota l Natura l Law. This c om plete systemof building fortune-creating homes, offices and communities is known as Maharishi Sthap atya Ved a SM Design .

Ma harishi Sthapatya Ved a isarchitecture and planning thatis fundamentally in harmony withall the laws of nature governing

our lives and the life of the wholec osmos. The Sanskrit word sthapan means to establish, and Veda means knowledge, so Maharishi Sthap atya Ved a is the knowledgeof ho w to esta b lish life in full ac c ordwith Natura l Law.

The purpose of Ma harishi Sthapatya Ved a—Vastu Vidya —is to ma intain ind ividua l life inha rmo ny with Cosmic Life, ind ividua l intelligenc e in tune with c osmic inte lligenc e. This isaccomplished by using principles of architecture whereby the structuring dynamics ofthe b uild ing fa vorab ly influenc e the be havioral dynamic s of the oc c upa nts.

Ma harishi Sthapatya Ved a SM Architecture is a complete system of architecture and

planning according to the solar, lunar, and planetary influences on the earth withrefe renc e to North and South Poles and the eq ua to r. The strongest influence of NaturalLaw on ea rth c om es from the sun. On its pa th from ea st to west, the sun rad ia tes d ifferentqua lities of energy. These energ ies, as they rea c h d ifferent parts of a home or bu ild ingduring d ifferent times of the d ay, should support the spec ific ac tivities performe d withinthose rooms, so that the influence of Natural Law from the sun is always supportive toeve ry aspec t of our da ily ac tivity.

For instance the kitchen should be in the southeast where the Agni or fire element is

Figure 1: The ind iv idua l is c osmic in na ture

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Scientific Princ iples Confirming the Need for Prope r Orientation of Buildings

Recent research in modern science has now confirmed

the ancient understanding that our brain is sensitive toorienta tion, position, and d irec tion in spac e. This resea rc hhas show n tha t the firing pa tte rns of ne urons in the tha lamusof the b ra in are altered b y the d irec tion one is fac ing. Whenone is facing East, the brain physiology functions differentlytha n fac ing North, South, or West.

The c onc lusion is tha t the pow er of thoug hts and the qua lity o f thoughts is influenced bythe d irec tion one is fac ing. One’ s sense o f d irec tion gets c onfused in da ily life w hen o nelives in a b uild ing with wrong orienta tion, resulting in po tential physiolog ica l, psyc holog ic a land be havioral imba lanc es and strain.

The Effec t of Maha rishi Sthap atya Veda on Government and Soc iety

The influenc e o f Ma harishi Sthapa tya Ved a is not limited to the ind ividua l. The g enera ltrend of g overnmental problems and ineffic ienc ies is in part due to ac tivities c ond uc ted

from wrong ly oriented administrative b uild ings. The same is true for nationa l ec onom icimb alances and deficiencies.

Most of today’s government buildings were built long ago when this knowledge ofproper orientation was not widely known in the world. Immediate improvements innational administration could be realized if the government ruled from proper Vastu.

Imm ed iate and significant decreases in ineffic ient pe rforma nce, ec onom ic instab ility,ill health, neg a tivity, conflicts, cruelty, and c rime in the life o f ind ividua ls and soc iety willall come about when the life of the nation is administered from buildings with correctorientation.

Idea l Ved ic Comm unity and City Planning:Construc tion of Pea ce Co lonies with Fortune-Creating Homes

The p ositive effec ts of a Ma harishi Stha pa tya Veda ho me or offic e a re greatly enhancedwhe n the entire c om munity or c ity is p rop erly planned in ac c ord w ith Natural Law. In

an idea l c om munity, w ith Ved ic p lanning, a ll roa ds a re lined up North-South, East-Westaround a central square, or Brahmasthan , which is a c enter po int of silenc e. Suc h alayout automatically creates order, coherence and support of Natural Law to everyc itizen a nd to the c ommunity as a whole.Modern architecture and city planning does not have this knowledge of orientation.Buildings are facing any direction. From eight possible directions, only two directions—East a nd North—prod uc e a usp icious results. This me ans tha t in a mo dern c ity, as

Figure 3: The e f fec t o f o r ien t a t ion o n Bra in Func t ion ing

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illustrated by this d rawing of Lond onbelow, about 75% of all buildingshave inauspicious orientationcontributing to the sick-buildingsynd rome. This c ould further beaggravated by negative effectsfrom inauspicious qualities of thesite, inausp icious slope and shape,

inauspicious placement of waterbod ies as we ll as ma ny other fac tors.This c auses a c loud of soc ial stressand tension hovering over the c ity,

which will eventually reach the breaking point and result in crime, terrorism and evennatura l disasters. Therefore a grea t d ea l of a ll problems in soc iety c an b e a lleviate d byp lanning a nd c onstructing in harmo ny with Natura l Law.

The o rderliness and c oherenc e o f Ma ha rishiSthap atya Veda c ity p lanning p rovides anatural protection from disruptive outsideinfluenc es for everyone in the c ity. Thisprinciple is called the Maharishi Vastu Effect,

which has its direct correspondence in theprinc ip le from quantum physic s known as theMe issner Effec t. As illustrated in the a d jac ent

figure, any city or communityproperly designed in accordancewith Vastu will be protectedfrom outside negative influencesand enjoy a positive influence ofinvinc ibility for the whole c ity.This knowledge o f Ved icArchitecture is the knowledge thatis being a pp lied to build Ma harishiPeace Colonies and Maharishi

Figure 4: I d e a l Ve d i c C o m m u n i t y a n d C i t y

Planning

Figure 5: The Ina usp ic ious st ree t layout o f Lond on

Figure 6:

Inv inc ib i l i t y Crea ted f rom Cohe ren t Syste m s in Physic s a nd in So c iet y

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MAHARISHI VEDIC APPROACH TO HEALTH

By Dr. Sandeep C haudha ry & Dr. Kulree t Cha udha ry

What is Maharishi Ayurved a?

M aharishi Ayurved a is the revival of the trad itional Ved ic hea lth c are system of India,whic h dates back thousands of years, by Maharishi Mahesh Yog i. The Sanskrit root

“ Ayu ” m ea ns life and “ Veda ” m eans pure knowledge . Ayurveda c an thus be und erstoodas the to ta l knowledge of life and living.

In anc ient times, Vedic sages, or Rishis, cog nized the pure know led ge of the Veda—the

structure o f to ta l natural law—deep within the ir own consc iousness. They saw tha t Vedicknowledge ha s its source at the roo t o f c rea tion, in what mod ern physic ists ca ll the UnifiedField, from where all matter and energy arise. Because the unified field gives rise toimmuta ble laws of na ture tha t govern biolog y, chemistry and physics, it na turally gives riseto universa l laws of na ture that govern hea lth.

The Ved ic Rishis rec orded these laws for perfec t hea lth in six samhitas , or complete workson health, which summ arize the essenc e o f Ayurved ic knowledge . Even though Ayurved a

has been in c ontinuous prac tice fo r over five thousand years and is still practiced todayin Ind ia , it is far removed from its original authent ic ity. Much of the original knowledge ofAyurved ic hea ling has been lost, along with the understanding of how c onsc iousness andphysiology, or mind and bo dy, are c onnec ted .

Ma harishi has rec og nized tha t the missing essenc e o f Ayurveda is the knowledge of thedeeper levels of human physiology, and the source of human physiology in the fieldof consc iousness. The knowledge of how the field of consciousness gives rise to all theLaws of Nature governing human physiology is the most precious and practical aspectof trad itiona l Ayurved a. This com plete know ledge of consc iousness is what is mo stfundamenta lly refe rred to b y the term “ Veda.” Thus, it is fa ir to say that what has beenmissing from Ayurveda in rec ent history is “ Ved a.”

How has Ayurveda evo lved into Maha rishi Ved ic Ap proac h to Hea lth?

This generation has been fo rtunate to benefit from the p rofound revival of Vedic knowledg eby Maharishi, who b roug ht the e ffortless prac tice o f Transcend enta l Med ita tion to the

world over 50 yea rs ago. This prac tica l technology for deve loping consc iousness is afoundational element to the practice of any Vedic Approach to Health, because fullydeve lop ed consc iousness is a t the basis of a perfec tly funct ioning physiology.

In the 1980s, Ma harishi beg an to wo rk with the mo st e minent o f the Ayurved ic physic ians ofInd ia—Vaidya V. M. Dwived i, Va idya B. D. Triguna , and Va idya Ba lra j Ma ha rishi, togetherwith a team of expert western physicians—in order to raise Ayurveda to its rightful andholistic sta tus. Under Ma harishi’ s c a reful guida nc e, the resulting b od y of knowledge has

evolved into the Ma harishi Vedic App roa c h to Hea lth. Ma harishi Vedic App roa c h to

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Health incorporates knowledge from all 40 aspects of the Veda and Vedic Literature,not just the Ayurved ic texts. It inc ludes suc h hea ling therap ies as the Transc end enta lMed itation p rog ram , yoga asana s, pranaya ma , Vedic sound and vibration therap ies,Vedic Aroma therapy, Vedic astrology or Jyotish, Vedic Yagyas, Vedic architecture,Vedic food, and Vedic dance, along with techniques on a societal level to improvethe hea lth and p ea c efulness of huma nkind—all of which had either fallen out of use orc ontinued only in a frag mented form.

But the real fulfillment came to the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health when Prof.Tony Nader, Ph.D., M.D., neurosc ientist a nd med ica l doc tor (Harvard Medica l Schoo land M.I.T.) under the g uidance o f Ma harishi, made a monumenta l discove ry in his wo rk,Human Physiology as an Expression of the Ved a and Ved ic Literature. This resea rch workreveals one-to-one correspondences, in terms of both structure and function, betweenall aspec ts of the p hysiology and the Ved a a nd Vedic Literature. Prof. Nader’s wo rk isconsidered the textbo ok of Maharishi Ved ic Approa ch to Hea lth. It brings to the fo refrontMaharishi’s genius in all the Vedic sciences—that there is a unified understanding ofNatural Law from the p erspec tives of b oth Ved ic sc ienc e a nd mode rn sc ienc e—and thusestablished a model to authenticate the ancient knowledge through modern researchmethodologies.

One of the basic premises of Maharishi VedicApproach to Health is that Nature knows best.

Nature’ s wisdom func tions deep within our mindsand bodies and guides our bodily functions inperfec t ba lance, just as it upho lds every aspec tof the universe in complete harmony. Theinherent wisdom of Nature, expressed throughthe application of the Vedic knowledge, is thefoundation of the Maharishi Vedic Approach

to Health, and represents the evolution ofAyurveda to its highest p innac le.

Nature’s intelligence is the coordinating force that holds the planets, stars, and cosmicbod ies in space. It is the unifying fo rc e o f evo lution guiding a ll the infinite diversity of lifeforms in the universe itself. Left to itself, perfec t ba lanc e reigns in our bod ies and everywhe rein Nature. In othe r wo rds, naturally we a re hea lthy. Naturally we c an stay hea lthy orregain health. We simply have to begin to live in harmony with that inner intelligence of

Nature tha t is a lrea dy organizing our minds, bodies, behavior, and environment in perfec tba lanc e and pe rfect health.

Pictu re 1 on p revious p a ge s: The Ra j, the p remiere Ma ha rishi Ayurved a Hea lth Cen te r a nd Sp a in Am eric a, loc at ed in Maha rishi Ved ic City, Iow a

Picture 2: A p ulse d iagno sis and c onsultation w ith an Ma harishi Ayurved a Va idya o r Ved ic Health Expert

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Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health is a natural,prevention-oriented system of medicine, free fromnegative side effects. It offers technologies that

enliven consciousness within the physiology andthereb y restore balanc e in the b od y’s functioning.

Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health also providesmultiple, integrated treatment modalities to bringmind, bod y, and b ehavior in harmony with Nature forthe p revention of disea se, and promo tion o f longevitythrough perfec t hea lth. It ta kes into a ccount a ll the

fac tors tha t influence hea lth, ma ny of which are notusua lly c onsidered by modern medicine. This mostad vanced knowledg e and p rac tical training opensthe intellect and experience of the students to thewhole process of health restoration, from disorder toorder in a sequentially progressive manner.

Stud ents will lea rn the refined , subjec tive p roc ed ures

of Ved ic d iagnosis inc lud ing Ved ic pulse d iagnosis,which e nab les students to loc ate subtle imba lancesand d isorders in the physiolog y at an ea rly stage. Stud ents will a lso lea rn to use mod erndiagnostic to ols suc h as X-ray, CAT scan, PET sc an, MRI, ultrasound, ECG, EEG, andendoscopy, as well as biochemical, microbiological, pathological, and serologicalanalysis. In addition, continuing education training in the Maharishi Vedic Approach toHealth will be available to physicians and health professionals who wish to incorporatethese pow erful, natural, and p revention-oriented p roc ed ures into the ir prac tices.

Curriculum Overview of Maharishi College of Vedic Med icine

Year 1 —Tota l Know led ge o f Hea lth I: Structure, Func tion, and Development o f the Bod yand Its Source in Consc iousness

Year 2 —Tota l Knowled ge of Hea lth II: Prevention, Hea lth, and Disea se—Princip les andPrograms for Health and Longevity

Year 3 —Tota l Knowled ge o f Hea lth III: Diagnosis and Trea tment o f Commo n Disorders—Principles and Programs for Re-establishing Perfect Balance in Physiology andConsciousness

Year 4 —Tota l Knowled ge o f Hea lth IV: Clinica l Prac tice, Diagnosis, and Treatment ofChronic Disea se—Re-esta b lishing Perfec t Balanc e in Physiology a nd Consc iousness

Postgraduate Year —Perfec tion in Profession: Spec ializing in Clinica l Prac tice to Esta b lish aDisease-Free Soc iety

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‘When the to ta l intellige nce o f Natural Law—Ved a—is lively in the ind ividualphysiology, there is perfect synchrony between the functioning of everyindividual cell and the holistic functioning of the body as a whole; and

between individual intelligence and Cosmic Intelligence. In this state ofc omplete integration, all thought and ac tion a re spontaneously in harmonywith Natural Law and the individual enjoys perfec t hea lth.’ —Maharishi

For more information on Maharishi Colleges of Vedic Medicine, Maharishi Vedic Approachto Health, Maharishi Ved ic Vibration Therap y, or to sched ule a hea lth consulta tion pleasecontact:

Dr. Sally PetersonPhone: 760-788-5573em ail: Ved ic Americ aSW@glob alcountry.net

For more information or to schedule a treatment program at the nation’s premiereMa harishi Ayurved a Hea lth Spas and Clinic s p lea se c onta c t:

The Ra j Ma ha rishi Ved ic Hea lth Cente r, Lanc aste r, Ma ssMa harishi Ved ic City Iow a Lanc asterhea lth.orgwww.theraj.com 877-890-8600641-472-9580 978-365-4549

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MAHARISHI AYURVEDA PRODUCTS INTERNATIONALResto ring Hea lth and Wholeness to Daily Life

By Dr. Ted Wallac e

The imp ortance of g ood hea lth c annot be overemphasized , as good hea lth isthe foundation for our ability to fulfill our goals in life. In Sanskrit, the word for healthis Swasthya —from Swa , the Self, and Sthya , esta b lished . So the Ved ic d efinition of ahea lthy individua l is one who is esta b lished in the Self, in w holene ss, whic h is the na turalresult of a pure, hea lthy and vital mind a nd bo dy.

Maharishi Ayurveda Products International (MAPI), established in 1985 as the world’spremiere supplier of natural, prevention-oriented Vedic health care products, has asits go a l to he lp eve ry ind ividua l in our world fam ily to enjoy to ta l hea lth and long evity,lea d ing to a t ruly full and hap py life.

The Sc ienc e o f Life

The holistic system o f hea lth at the basis of M API’s effo rts to b ring p erfec t hea lth to o ur

soc iety, nat ion, and wo rld is Ma harishi Ved ic Ap proa c h to Health. One trad itional aspec tof this hea lth ca re system is Ma ha rishi Ayurved a , the sc ienc e o f long life. Ayurved ic textsinc lude the knowledge of herba l formulas and da ily and sea sona l routines for crea tingbalance in mind, body and consciousness. While this complete system of health carewas written down over 5000 years ago, the oral tradition is even older, as old as thehuma n rac e itself. From age to a ge , sage s and va idyas, or knowers of the Ved a, havered isc overed and revita lized this timeless hea lth wisdom .

In recent years, with the influenc e o f Western medicine and the long p assag e o f time ,Ayurveda had lost its effectiveness, and has become fragmented. In 1980, Maharishi

Mahesh Yogi began to restore the knowledge of wholeness, of consciousness, to thisanc ient knowled ge, ca lling it Maharishi Ved ic Approa c h to Hea lth. Maha rishi ga theredthe foremost va idyas, inc luding Dr. V.M. Dwived i, Dr. B.D. Triguna and Dr. Ba larajMa harishi, who formed a medica l c ounc il that re-created the a uthentic herba l formulasac c ording to the Ayurved ic texts.

At the same time M aharishi estab lished an interna tional netw ork of doc tors, c linic s andschools that are dedicated to eliminating disease and offering perfect health to thepeop le o f eve ry na tion. This netw ork inc ludes lea d ing me d ic a l doc tors and resea rc hers,who recognized the failure of modern medicine and have introduced the preventiveapproa c h of Ma harishi Ved ic Ap proa c h to Health to the c itizens of the ir ow n countries.

Maharishi Ayurveda Products International (MAPI) has the role of supplying traditional,effec tive, and pure herbal p rod uc ts to this globa l health netwo rk.

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Bac ked by Research

Since its incep tion 22 yea rs ago , MAPI has bec ome the world lea der in Ayurvedic herba l

products, with the capacity to produce a one-half billion dollars in products yearly at itssta te-of-the-art, ISO-c ertified ma nufac turing fac ility in Ind ia . MAPI is truly a glob al presenc e,with hundreds of products available throughout the world. What sets MAPI apart is ourde dica tion to t rad ition, authenticity and purity at every stage of p rod uc tion.

A c omplete line o f safe and natural Ayurved ic herba l formulas are a vailab le to preventa wide range of menta l, emo tional and physica l disorders, without harmful side e ffec ts.These inc lude produc ts for emotional ba lanc e, de ep er sleep , enhanc ed energy andvitality, heart health, detoxification, immunity building, allergy relief, women’s health,fitness and streng th, me mo ry support, menta l ab ility, sugar metabolism, strong joints andbo nes, and ba lanc ed digestion and meta bo lism.

Thousands of p eo p le in the p ast

22 years have reported healthbenefits from Maharishi AyurvedaProducts. Even more importantly,scientific research has validatedthe products’ effectiveness. Forexample, research on MaharishiAmrit Kalash, cherished as the“ nec tar of imm orta lity” in Ayurved ic

texts, has been the subject ofdozens of research studies atleading research institutions. Onestudy c ond uc ted at the Ohio State

University Med ic a l Sc hool found tha t Maha rishi Amrit Ka lash is rem arkab ly effe c tive inreducing free radicals—10,000 times more powerful than Vitamin C or other commonanti-oxidants. Another study published in Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behaviordemonstrated its effectiveness in lowering cholesterol, preventing atherosclerosis and

preventing cancer in laboratory animals.

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Traditional Me thods Protec t Herba l Intelligenc e

Ac c ording to the Ved ic trad ition, herbs c onta in the most c onc entrate d form o f nature’ sintellige nc e. At Ma harishi Ayurved a , every step of p rod uc tion—from the w ay the herbsare gathered to the way they are combined to the way they are stored—is aimedat m a inta ining the integ rity a nd intelligenc e of the herbs. This ensures tha t the herba lp rod uc ts wo rk effec tively at the d eepest levels of the physiology.

As much as possible, herbs are gathered in the wild, without threatening the naturalba lanc e o f the ec ology. These w ild-c rafted herbs are ma ny times more p otent than

their c ultivated c ounte rparts, and a re ga thered in remote a rea s far from the p ollution ofc ities. In c ases whe re wild -crafted herbs a re not ava ilab le, herbs a re orga nic a lly g row nin fertile soil without p estic ides and c hem ic a ls.

And to e nsure tha t the herbs are ga thered at their pea k pote ncy, even the ha rvestingof the he rbs follow s the Ved ic texts, taking into acc ount the sea sons, the c yc les of themoo n and the time of da y.

Once the herbs are gathered, experts in dravyaguna —plant identification—carefullysort eac h ba tc h of herbs to selec t those tha t a re mature, pure and p ote nt. These expe rtsalso use HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) to chemically identify theherbs tha t meet stringe nt Ved ic standards, which a re then sent to the p roc essing a rea .

Authentic Herbal Formulas Create Balance

At the MAPI proc essing plant in India, every step is conducted in accordance w ith the tradi-tiona l Ayurved ic methods prescribed in Ved ic texts to c rea te balanc e in mind and body.

For exam ple, the whole herb is used , not just the ac tive ingred ient as in Western me d ic ine.The who le p lant c onta ins ba lanc ing e lements, whic h prevent nega tive side effec ts.

Also, Ma ha rishi Ayurveda formulas c onta in dozens of w hole he rbs, even as many as 50,rather than a single herb because single herbs, when taken on a daily basis over anextend ed period , co uld c rea te a n imb a lanc e. This is the key p rinc ip le o f the Ayurved icsc ienc e o f sanyog : herbs a re more po werful whe n com bined , c rea ting synergy, a w hole

tha t is far mo re p ow erful than the sum o f the pa rts.

In fact, every formula contains five types of herbs, which have different functions increating a holistic effect:

• Prima ry herbs targe t a spec ific area of health: for exam ple, the c ardiovascular system.• Supp orting herbs enhanc e a nd reinforc e the hea ling ac tion o f the prima ry herbs; theyma y c lea r the a rteries of toxins, thus supp orting the p rima ry ac tion of strengthe ning the

hea rt, for instanc e.

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• Herbal co -fac tors ad dress a d ifferent system in the b od y that c ould be a fac torin creating disease in the targeted area. By preventing harmful cholesterol frombeing manufactured in the liver, for instance, herbal co-factors could help support

cardiovascular health.• Bioa va ilab ility herbs enha nc e digestion and a bsorption, thus imp roving theeffec tiveness of the othe r herbs in the formula .• Ba lanc ing herbs c ounte rac t any one-sided ac tion of the p rima ry herbs. Ba lanc ingherbs are the m ost impo rtant pa rt of the formula, b ec ause they c anc el any side e ffec tstha t c ou ld result from ta king single herbs in isola tion.

After the herbs are combined, they

are processed using traditionalAyurvedic processing methods. Forinsta nce, herbs a re never exposed tohigh hea t, which d estroys the hea lingintelligenc e. Gentle steam d istilla tionis used for extracts rather than harshchemicals. No artificial colors, orflavors of any kind are allowed, andonly natural binders are used.

High Standards of Purity

Once the products are completed,they undergo a battery of tests forassuring complete purity. Herbalformulas are tested again by apremier independent analytical

laboratory before they are bottledfor sale in the United States.

Always a leader in product safety and purity, the MAPI manufacturing plant in India isa state-of-the-art facility that has earned a number of international quality and safetycertific a tions. In 1988 it b ec ame the first Ayurved ic c ompa ny in India to b e a wa rded theISO 9000 Certification, which requires the same stringent criteria for inspection, storage,and testing used to assess nuc lea r power plants.

In 1980 MAPI bec ame the first Ayurved ic c ompany to rec eive HACCP Certific ation, whichcertifies tha t the fa c ility is c omplying w ith food safety laws ove r a long period of time.La ter, MAPI wa s amo ng the first to rec eive World Hea lth Orga niza tion’ s GM P c ertification,which certifies that its products are “fault-free, safe, and have a consistent quality,”thus p rote c ting the c onsumer from ineffec tive or even d ange rous p rod uc ts. The MAPIfac ility in Ind ia a lso has ea rned the ISO Go od Laborato ry Prac tice Certification, whichcertifies tha t it imp lem ents system s for chemic a l testing, trac e he avy-me ta l testing a nd

microbiological testing. Even today MAPI is still the only Ayurvedic company in India to

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ea rn this c ertific a tion. Fina lly the MAPI fac ility in Ind ia rec ently rec eived its USDA a nd EUorganic certific ation as an o rga nic produc tion fac ility.

Organic and Vedic Organic Produc ts

Besides its hundreds of herbal products, MAPI has recently developed a line of organicc lothing, bed d ing and linens. Raam Ra j orga nic c lothing uses c otton that is organic a llygrown and GMO-free. In addition, it uses low-impact dyes, and the cotton is not pre-treate d with chlorine b lea c hes or forma ldehyd e. The Raam Ra j fac tory, the fibe r, andthe c loth a re c ertified orga nic by SKAL Internationa l, the Dutc h c ertifier.

One of MAPI’s newest products is Maharishi Vedic Organic Honey. Honey is revered inthe Ayurved ic trad ition, lauded as the suprem e sweet, the essenc e o f flow ers, and themost delic ate and refined source of herba l intellige nce.

Ma harishi Ved ic Orga nic Honey is the purest o rga nic honey ava ilab le tod ay. It is not onlyfree of p esticides and c hemic a ls, it is Ved ic Orga nic , whic hmeans that it has been developed and harvested usingVed ic me thod s. Using the a nc ient a p ia ry tec hniques knownto the Vedic seers, both bees and flowers are serenadedwith the rhythmic, harmonious chanting of Vedic melodiesthroug hout its p rod uc tion p roc ess.

Maharishi Vedic Organic Honey simultaneously enhancesholistic and integ ra ting q ua lities throughout the physiology.It even enlivens and supports the most fundamental levelof all, the intelligence that structures the cells, tissues andorga ns. It supports a range o f neurop hysiolog ic a l func tions,

and is truly a heavenly elixir.

Conclusion

Maharishi Ayurveda Products International continues to be dedicated to providingthe finest Ayurveda Herbal products in the world. MAPI’s programs and products ofp revention-oriente d , consc iousness-based hea lth c a re a re he lp ing our dear wo rld fam ilyto rea lize the Ved ic idea ls of w holeness, hap p iness and ba lanc e in every aspec t o f life.

For more informa tion on Ma harishi Ayurved a Prod uc ts Internationa l or to p lac e a n o rder,please c ontac t:Phone: 1-800 516-2461E-ma il: Ved icAme rica SW@globa lc ountry.netor visit the MAPI website a t www .map i.co m

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VEDIC PANDITS AND VEDIC EXPERTS IN AMERICA

By Ra ja Dr. John Konhaus

For 25 years, Maha rishi Mahesh Yog i has been training and supporting the trad itiona lVedic fam ilies of India—fam ilies who have been the c ustod ians of the Vedic know led ge fromtime imm em oria l. Thanks to Maha rishi, the knowled ge of the Veda —the fundamentalreverbe ra tions of Na tural Law, the “ Co nstitution of the Universe” —is being p reservedand re-enlivened for the b enefit of ma nkind.

Maharishi has trained his pandits to a new level of proficiency and effectiveness in

their Vedic recitation by re-establishing a high level of purity in their physiology andconsciousness as the basis of their Vedic know ledge and its exp ression. From this leve lof purity and integrity, these traditional practices become effective tools in removingnegative influences and in bringing peace, balance, and prosperity to individuals,families and na tions. The United Nat ions Educ a tiona l, Sc ientific and Cultural Orga niza tion,UNESCO, has c a lled the revived and resto red oral trad ition o f Vedic chanting an“intangible heritage of all humanity.”

In India , Ma ha rishi has ga thered 10,000 Vedic Pandits in one place in the Brahmasthan , orc entral point of the c ountry, to p erform theseprofoundly harmonizing, deeply enliveningVedic Yag yas or rec ita tions for the b enefit ofea c h nat ion. And no w, as one o f his grea testgifts to our nation of America, Maharishi isb ringing an historic a lly unp rec ed ented 2,000

trad itional, trained Vedic Pand its from Ind ia toAmeric an soil to p erform these Vedic Yag yas ,Graha Shanti (enhancing the influence ofthe planets in our lives as recommendedby Maharishi Jyotish ), and Rudra Abhishek (enlivening the c rea tive silenc e a nd pe ac e in our lives).

Thanks to the gene rous support of w ell-wishers of our na tion, alrea dy there a re more tha n

500 Vedic Pandits at Maharishi University of Management and Maharishi Vedic City,Iowa. Now, to generate an irresistible momentum for an Invincible America—a nationtha t is sa fe, p rosperous, and free from fea r and a ll nega tive influences— Maharishi hasannounced his plans to bring an additional 1500 Pandits from India to America for ato ta l of 1,000 Pand its in Ma harishi Ved ic City, and 1,000 in San Diego, Ca lifornia .

The effec t p rod uce d by the se tw o large g roups of trad itiona l Pandits enga ging in theirTransc end enta l Med ita tion a nd TM-Sidhi programs, inc luding Yogic Flying , follow edthroughout the day by powerful Vedic practices, results in an indomitable upsurge

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of p rosperity, harmony, pea c e, and a ll life-supporting q ua lities. This will c rea te anunstop pab le, c om plete ly life-supporting qua lity o f life, true Invincibility , not o nly for Ind iaand the U.S. but for a ll na tions. This effe c t from thousands of Pandits pe rforming together

has not b een seen sinc e the Go lden Ag e o f Ind ia thousands of yea rs ago .

Extensive p ub lished sc ientific resea rc h has found tha t g roup prac tic e o f the Transc endenta lMed ita tion and TM-Sidhi programs and Yog ic Flying by as few as the square root of o neperce nt of a na tion’s pop ula tion is sufficient to reduce negative trends, such as crime,terrorism, and wa rfare, and streng then p ositive ec onomic and soc ia l trends throug houtthe nat ion. The c om bina tion of Yog ic Flying and Vedic performances by the Vedic Pandits strengthens and accelerates the peace-creating effect of these large g roups.

In add ition to the Vedic Pand its , Maharishi is bringing trained Vedic Experts from Indiato travel throug hout the United Sta tes, tea c hing the Transc end enta l Med ita tion-SidhiProg ram, inc luding Yog ic Flying, a dvanc ed tec hniques of Transc end enta l Med ita tion,

the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health,and Ma harishi Ved ic Vib ra tion Tec hnologyfor combating chronic disease (www.vedicvibration.com). Expert Vaidyas or

Ayurvedic health experts will tour the nationto take patients’ pulse and prescribe diet,yog a asanas, herba l and beha vioral routines.Experts in Maha rishi Ved ic Vibra tion Tec hnologywill use this mo st a nc ient knowledge of Ved icvibrations, or Vedic sound, to re-enliven theinner healing intelligence of malfunctioningparts of the physiology and provide “instant

relief” to ma ny c hronic d isorders.

It is only fitting tha t the true c ulmination o f Ma harishi’ s wo rldwide ac tivity for more thanfifty years would come on the basis of the eternal tradition of knowledge kept livelyfor generations by Vedic families of India. It is a great blessing for America that theVedic Pand its and Vedic experts a re b lessing o ur country in ever g row ing num bers. Theyare b ringing knowledge , c ohe renc e, stab ility, ba lanc e, hap p iness and p rosperity. Anyind ividual or fam ily now ha s the g rea t fortune and o pportunity to ta ke pa rt in suppo rting

these Pandits and bringing the flow of tha t b lessing to the ir lives.

For more informa tion p lease c ontac t Ra ja Dr. John Konhaus c / o Dr Sa lly Peterson.Phone: 760-788-5573, E-mail: [email protected]

To support the 10,000 Ved ic Pand its in the Brahmastha n of Ind ia, p lease c ontac t:Dr. Girish Chandra Varma, Director General, Maharishi World Capital of PeaceBra hma stha n of India,

Phone: 91 98 930 33 108, E-Mail: [email protected]

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