Maharishi Confidently Promises to Create World Peace
11 July 2002
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MAHARISHI CONFIDENTLY PROMISES
TO CREATE WORLD PEACE
Says "man-made" laws to blame for global problems,
will create groups of Vedic experts to enliven "God-made" law
Warns nations who promote war: "This is an open door to hell."
(11 JULY 2002) - Speaking with an air of absolute authority and
resolve, His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi promised the press
yesterday that he would create world peace, and declared that
very soon warmongering and destruction will disappear from the
face of the earth-just as darkness disappears with the onset of
light.
Maharishi's bold announcement came during a highly publicised
news conference on 10 July that was broadcast live via global
satellite, Internet webcast, and teleconference from the World
Capital of Maharishi's Global Country of World Peace in Meru,
Holland.
In his opening comments of a lively, two-hour, give-and-take with
the press, Maharishi identified "man-made" laws as the source of
world problems, and contrasted them to the perfection of
"God-made laws", which administer the universe.
"Every country has a man-made constitution," Maharishi said.
"Some people sat together and conceived of the laws that would
govern the nation. But a man's thought is not perfect, so
man-made constitutions will always have inherent human weaknesses
and failings. They will always be incompetent to administer the
nation-and that is why there is poverty, crime, and punishment
everywhere."
On the other side, Maharishi said, is God-made law, Total Natural
Law, which governs the infinite diversity of the universe in
perfection and without a problem.
"I have in my possession the knowledge of Total Natural Law from
the tradition of Vedic masters in India," Maharishi said. "I will
establish groups of experts in this Vedic knowledge in every
country, including one very large group in India They will
practise Transcendental Meditation, its advanced techniques, and
Yogic Flying, and create peace-not by words or speeches-but by
enlivening the deepest level of Nature's functioning, which is
Total Natural Law, the Will of God, and thereby radiating the
light of coherence throughout the world."
Trying to convince governments is a waste of time
Maharishi's decision to create world peace on his own came after
years of trying to convince governments to adopt his programmes.
"For 10 or 15 years I was saying to governments, 'You should do
this.' Then I realised it was a waste of time. I will do what I
know to be right, and I will let governments do what they know to
be right. I will establish groups," Maharishi said,
re-emphasising his theme of the news conference. "These groups
will uphold every nation by creating a peaceful, coherent
national consciousness which will naturally support the
administration of man-made constitutions."
Strong words
Maharishi had strong words for US President George Bush, and for
nations who promote war.
"My programme will prevent the warmongers from going to hell.
Killing is sin. Countries who are waging war are criminal. They
are creating destruction in the world now, but what happens after
life? They have a straight, open door to hell."
Maharishi also had strong words for nations who pride themselves
on their sovereignty but whose citizens live in poverty.
"Shame on any country that has poverty. The parental role of
every government should see that no one is poor, no one is
without housing, without roads, without good schools, and without
money."
Maharishi announced that his Global Country of World Peace-"in
its parental role to all governments and all people"-has a highly
effective Poverty Removal Programme, and is willing to solve the
problem of poverty in any country. "Here is an appeal to everyone
in the name of life, in the name of humanity. I will take care of
your poverty," Maharishi said.
Solution is global
Fielding questions from around the globe, Maharishi said the
solution to all problems is the same, whether terrorism in
Colombia, corporate corruption in the United States, or weakening
cultural values in India.
"People in every country have to create a group-and if they don't
we will," Maharishi said. "My effort is global; we will create
these groups everywhere. They will infuse world consciousness
with harmony, cordiality, and positivity-then these problems won'
t be found bubbling up."
Maharishi also said that his strength is that "darkness does not
have to disappear in order to bring in the light. We create
coherence and disharmony goes away. We create peace and the
warmonger will disappear-just as we bring in the light and the
darkness disappears."
Enlivening God's law on earth
In response to a question about how Maharishi would implement God
's law on earth, Maharishi said, "God's law, Natural Law, is
already administering life everywhere. It is only the collective
consciousness of every nation that has to rise to the level of
Cosmic administration. These groups will enliven in world
consciousness Total Natural Law, which is the field where God's
law is."
Maharishi acknowledged that such concepts of "Natural Law" and
"God's law" may be difficult for some people to understand, but
added, "It's easy to produce the effect-everyone can experience
Total Natural Law and create peace."
Funding the groups
Maharishi said the groups of experts could be established from
among the millions of people in 100 countries who have learned
his Transcendental Meditation technique during the past 50 years.
He said that financing for the groups will come from
philanthropists who would support an endowment fund for permanent
world peace, or from philanthropic investors who would like a
return on a loan to create world peace. (For more information on
the endowment fund, see www.globalcountry.org)
However, Maharishi said, even if such funds are not raised, it
doesn't matter. "There are enough peace-loving people in every
country to sustain the groups," he said, referring to the many
thousands of successful business people within his own worldwide
organisation who could generate funds to support the groups
through business enterprises.
Praise for Mayor Robert Wynne
Maharishi offered praise for The Honorable Robert Wynne, Mayor of
Maharishi Vedic City, the newest city in Iowa, USA, where all of
Maharishi's programmes to promote an ideal society have been
adopted. A campaign is now underway to establish a group of 8,000
experts in these programmes in Maharishi Vedic City to create
coherence for the United States and the world.
"I am aware that the administrators of US cities are going
through a critical time," Maharishi said. "The man-made
constitution and the chief administrator of their country are
leading the nation to destroy the world. US mayors have to follow
Mayor Wynne. He will share his Vedic wisdom with all the mayors
of the nation-and be a torchlight for the whole world."
First city to adopt the Constitution of the Universe
Mayor Wynne said that Maharishi Vedic City is the first city in
the world to adopt as its constitution the Constitution of the
Universe, and he invited everyone to come for a visit, "even for
a single day", to experience the coherence and harmony in a city
where everyone practises Maharishi's programmes to create peace.
And he urged his fellow mayors to adopt these programmes, saying,
"If your administration is not ideal, then there are technologies
to make governing your city as effortless and as effective as the
government of Nature."
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