$250 Million in Contributions Sought

Maharishi to Host Special Course on Enlightenment in Vlodrop for Donors

His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi today announced a practical plan to fund permanent World Peace, and to establish a perpetual seat of Peace on Earth. At this new, global Capital of World Peace in India, 40,000 Vedic Pandits will maintain purity in world consciousness and lasting peace through their group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program, including Yogic Flying, and through their Vedic performances of Mahayagya, Graha-Shanti, and Vedic Sanskaras.

In response to the urgent need of our time, Maharishi is calling upon meditators throughout the world to collectively raise or commit $108 million dollars towards an initial goal of $250 million—the amount needed to permanently endow the first 10,000 Vedic Pandits. This group will in turn act as a powerful magnet to draw the additional funds needed for the larger group of 40,000. The $108 million sought today provides a crucial START—an amount sufficient to dynamically move forward with the creation of the first 10,000 group.

To honor the major donors, and to celebrate this global achievement of Peace on Earth, Maharishi has graciously agreed to host a SPECIAL, ONE-MONTH COURSE of profound knowledge and experience. "Enlightenment—the Total Knowledge and Experience of Higher States of Consciousness"—will be the goal of this historic, once-in-a-lifetime Course. The Course will be held once the first $108 million has been committed.

We urge all Meditators, Sidhas and Governors of the Age of Enlightenment with access to financial means to ACT BOLDLY, NOW to fulfill the crucial need for Peace on Earth, and to take advantage of this precious and rare opportunity to immerse themselves in the profound knowledge and experience of higher states of consciousness.

This special Course to honor those great benefactors of humanity who contribute $1 million or more* is scheduled to begin on the 21st of April, the day of Raam Navami. Construction of brand new, vastu-perfect residences for 108 Course participants has begun on the campus of MUM in Vlodrop, Holland.

To plan the Course, we will need to know by March 1st whether we have succeeded in raising the requisite commitment of $108 million for world peace. We therefore request all potential donors to respond to this urgent call as soon as possible in Vlodrop at +31-47553-9653, or email us at WorldPeace@Maharishi.net.

Jai Guru Dev

*Donations can be sent directly to the Maharishi Global Development Fund, Bank of America, Boone, North Carolina, Account #000682990842, ABA #053000196. The Maharishi Global Development Fund is a tax-exempt Section 501(c)(3) organization in the United States. Contributions are tax-deductible for U.S. donors. All donors are encouraged to consult a tax advisor regarding their own tax considerations.