His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is the world’s foremost scientist of consciousness. He is honored throughout the world for reformulating the ancient Vedic wisdom of India in a systematic, scientific framework, which has brought the benefits of the Vedic knowledge and Vedic technologies of consciousness, including the Transcendental Meditation technique, to millions of people throughout the world. The following are highlights from a recent interview with Maharishi on the role of Transcendental Meditation to enliven Natural Law—the Will of God—and create peace.

How does Transcendental Meditation create peace?
Maharishi: “When a tree dries out, the gardener waters the root, which supplies nourishment to the whole tree. The root of life is pure consciousness. When people enliven this field of consciousness within their own awareness through Transcendental Meditation, this radiates an invincible, unifying influence of coherence to promote peace. And the whole world does not have to meditate—that is my strength. One bright bulb can light a big hall. There is so much scientific research to show that one big group of Vedic experts practicing Transcendental Meditation and its advanced techniques, including Yogic Flying, can enliven Natural Law—the Will of God—for every government and create peace in the world.”

Should we be concerned about the role of religion in government?
Maharishi: “The Latin origin of the word ‘religion’ means ‘to bind back to the Source.’ If governments are not bound by the eternal Laws of Nature, then what are they bound to? If governments are only bound to their humanly conceived constitutions with their human weaknesses and failings, administration of the nation will never be satisfactory. Natural Law means the Will of God which manages the evolution of everything in the ever-expanding universe in perfection and without a problem. If by binding back to the Source—Natural Law, the Will of God—we can bring peace, prosperity, cordiality, and friendship, then why be afraid of that?”

What about terrorists who proclaim their actions are the Will of God?
Maharishi: “It is not proclamations of light that remove darkness. It is bringing in the light. If people are poor and suffering, then proclamations that ‘this is the Will of God’ are faulty. It is not the Will of God for anyone to suffer. Now, in this scientific age, the knowledge of Natural Law—the Will of God—is available on the ground of science. You make a prediction, you do an experiment, and you get the predicted results. What will the prediction of a government administered by the Will of God show? There will be less crime, less killing, less war, less hatred, less fear. Only the increase of light will be the test of what happens when you bring a lamp into a dark room. It is producing the effect that matters—not the proclamation of intentions.”

Isn’t everything, including crime, war, and suffering, the Will of God?
Maharishi: “Nothing is beyond the Will of God. Hell is within the administration of God’s Will. Heaven is within the administration of God’s Will. Both killing and saving are within the administration of God’s Will. It’s just a matter of how much one is living the Will of God. If one is suffering in life, it is a minute aspect of the Will of God; if one is enjoying, it is more of the Will of God; and if one is established in total possibilities, then it is absolute Will of God. There is a simple formula: ‘As you sow, so shall you reap.’ You choose whether to be in hell or heaven.”

How is what you are proposing different than praying in church for peace?
Maharishi: “Prayer is always a path to realization, but prayer is on different levels. A man on a bicycle, a man in a car, a man in a high-speed train—all are on the same road, but one goes slower or one goes faster depending upon what one drives. Prayer on the verbal level has its effectiveness; prayer on the mental level is more effective; prayer from the Transcendental area of life has maximum effectiveness, because on that level thought has a frictionless flow—it travels instantly throughout Nature. Transcendental Meditation can be considered prayer from that finest level of consciousness, the Unified Field of Natural Law, where Total Natural Law is fully awake. Prayer from there is a direct entrance into an open door; at a grosser level, you knock and the door will open. Prayer can never be glorified enough. It is a supreme value of human consciousness.”

If the path to peace is simple, why has there always been war?
Maharishi: “The goal is reached only by those who walk on the path. In the name of religion, so many organizations have done wrong things, for which they are now apologizing. People just need to follow their own religion and they will reach the goal. And in every religion, Transcendental Meditation is taught. So many preachers of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism—they all practice Transcendental Meditation and find a correlation with this theme of perfection in life through higher consciousness. It’s all there—people just have to follow their religions. But if they don’t follow them.... I am now establishing large groups of Vedic Pandits who will radiate coherence—Natural Law, the Will of God—throughout the world. They will not travel about, they will not preach—they will just produce the effect. Problems will disappear as darkness disappears with the onset of light. This will be the hallmark of a new time dawning on earth.”

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