Maharishi's Message to the World - 3 July 02

Says he will create world peace himself,
and not try to convince governments to adopt his programs

Praises President Bush for his recent message of peace

His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi delivered a compelling message of hope yesterday, promising that a "bright future for the world lies ahead". And he announced that after trying for 20 years to persuade governments to help, he is going to create world peace himself.

Maharishi's comments came during a global news conference on 3 July, broadcast live via satellite, Internet webcast, and teleconference from the World Capital of the Global Country of World Peace in Meru, Holland.

Maharishi emphasized from the outset that his message of hope is not based upon what the world is now, saying that from my point of view, "the world is in a mess", but rather, what the world will soon become through his program to create peace.

Maharishi announced that he is now establishing throughout the world several large groups of Vedic Pandits—"lighthouses of coherence"—experts from India in the Vedic Science of reducing social stress and creating harmony and coherence in world consciousness.

"These groups will create peace by enlivening the deepest level of Nature's functioning, the Unified Field of Natural Law, the Will of God," Maharishi said. The largest group will be established in India, which Maharishi described as the "home of Total Natural Law in the world".

Maharishi said it will take only a small number of Vedic Pandits to eliminate the negativity that is gripping the world, because "in a big hall it only takes one bright bulb to eliminate the darkness."

Man-made constitutions at the basis of global problems
Maharishi said the reason why the world is shrouded in problems is because governments are administered by man-made constitutions with their inherent human weaknesses and failings.

"Humanly conceived systems of administration will never be ideal?here will always be problems, inadequacies, and complications," Maharishi said. "This the situation of all governments today, whether dictatorship, monarchy, communism, or democracy. They all have man-made constitutions and they all have failed to create an ideal society."

And while Maharishi said that governments certainly have good will to try and solve problems for their people, they lack something far more important, something far more fundamental: "They lack God's Will, which manages the evolution of everything in the ever-expanding universe with perfection and without a problem."

Natural Law is the Will of God
Maharishi said that Natural Law is the Will of God. "Throughout time, God has been sung as the merciful God, almighty God. Where is God'so almighty constitution to guide human life? It is not on earth. It is in the Transcendent, in the field of Total Natural Law, which is the Pure Consciousness, or Atma, of everyone."

Maharishi said that his Vedic technologies of consciousness, including Transcendental Meditation, its advanced techniques, and Yogic Flying, enliven the field of Total Natural Law in the awareness and the brain physiology of the individual. And, through his Vedic Science of Administration, Maharishi said, it is now possible for the field of Total Natural Law to be brought to the level of the administration of the nation.

"Groups of Vedic Pandits will practice their Vedic performances and radiate an invincible, unifying influence of peace and harmony to neutralize negativity and disorder throughout the world," Maharishi said.

Positive effects will be tangible
Maharishi also emphasized that when such a group is in a country it will not interfere with the administration of the government.

"You can have your man-made constitutions to govern your country," Maharishi said, addressing his remarks to government leaders. "I will simply establish groups of people who will radiate coherence, the Will of God, the light of coherence in your country. They will not travel about; they will not preach; they will just produce the effect."

The results will be immediate and tangible. "There will be less crime, less killing, less war, less hatred, less fear," Maharishi said. "This will be the hallmark of a new time dawning on earth."

Global Country of World Peace
To produce this peaceful effect throughout the world, Maharishi founded his Global Country of World Peace in October 2000 as "a country without borders for peace-loving people everywhere".

Then on 23 June 2002, the world's newest nation, Rika Shanti Rashtra ("Country of Peace"), was founded in the mountains of Costa Rica. The country became the first nation to establish a special "brotherhood of friendship" with Maharishi's Global Country of World Peace, which agreed to provide organizational and economic support to the new country.

Rika Shanti Rashtra - A peaceful example for the world
His Excellency Dr Bevan Morris, Minister of Enlightenment of the Global Country of World Peace, who has been working in Rika Shanti Rashtra, told the press that the newly crowned king of Rika Shanti Rashtra, His Majesty Epe de Awapa Lisandro, has already:

• formed a Royal Brotherhood with His Majesty Raja Nader Raam, first ruler of the Global Country of World Peace

• decreed that his new country will adopt as its national constitution the Constitution of the Universe, the Will of God

• decreed that his new country will adopt as its national currency the Raam, the global currency of the Global Country of World Peace, to stimulate economic development and take the country out of poverty

• requested that a group of Vedic Pandits be set up immediately in his country to enliven Total Natural Law, the Constitution of the Universe, in his nation

• requested that all the knowledge and programs offered by the Global Country of World Peace to create an ideal nation, including education, health care, community planning, agriculture, and defense, be offered to the people of Rika Shanti Rashtra

Dr Morris also reported that since the coronation of His Majesty Epe de Awapa Lisandro less than two weeks ago, the rulers of several other traditional peoples in Costa Rica and Panama have requested to join the Brotherhood of Nations with the Global Country of World Peace and to adopt the same decrees as the new king.

"Rika Shanti Rashtra is setting a beautiful, peaceful example of an ideal nation for the whole world. It will benefit and enrich all traditional peoples of the world, and all people of all nations everywhere," Dr Morris said.

The phenomenon has started—the sun is rising
Maharishi said that the emergence of Rika Shanti Rashtra as the "Country of Peace" was a fulfilling milestone in his 50 years of teaching Transcendental Meditation, and a clear sign of a better time dawning in the world?or those who are awake.

"Rika Shanti Rashtra is a bright star in the sky. Now the phenomenon has started, and more countries will follow. The sun is rising, and those who choose to adopt this knowledge will enjoy the light. Those who do not can stay in the darkness."

Maharishi's Independence Day message to America
Maharishi also delivered a message of support to President Bush and the American people for their Fourth July Independence Day celebrations.

"This is the day of freedom. The man-made constitution of the United States will rise to the level of God-made constitution, the Constitution of Natural Law, to administer the life of the nation with perfect order," Maharishi said. "The United States is a mighty country, and now it is rising in fatherly care to ensure the coherence, peace, happiness, and affluence of the whole world."

Maharishi also commented on President George W. Bush's recent acknowledgement that he has been speaking too much of war lately, when in fact, the President said, he is a lover of peace.

"I am comforted to hear that President Bush is realizing that now is the time to bring the message of peace, the message of light. I congratulate President Bush on his very genuine feeling," Maharishi said.

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