(15 JULY) His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi will create world peace by establishing large groups of experts in his peace-promoting Vedic technologies of consciousness in every nation. And he will do it by himself—without the support of governments. But if even one country remains stressed and without a group, world peace will be jeopardised.

This will be Maharishi’s message to the press during a global news conference, to be held on Wednesday, 17 July 2002, at 4.00 p.m. UK time and broadcast live via satellite, Internet webcast, and teleconference (details on next page).

Last week, in a bold and unprecedented announcement, Maharishi declared that he would create a peaceful world on his own—and no longer seek government help. This week, Maharishi will reveal details of his global plan.

Maharishi will explain that these large groups of Vedic experts will act as "lighthouses of coherence" to reduce acute stress in world consciousness. Through their daily practice of Transcendental Meditation, its advanced techniques, and Yogic Flying, "these experts will enliven the deepest level of Nature’s functioning—the Unified Field of Natural Law, the Will of God—and create an indomitable influence of coherence and harmony throughout the world," Maharishi says. "Problems will disappear as darkness disappears with the onset of light."

Maharishi will emphasise that his plan is "global"—that every nation must have a peace-promoting group to ensure a safe and secure world. "If even one single country is stressed, world peace will be shaken, just as one little thorn throws the whole body off balance. So the whole world consciousness must be made coherent. Those leaders who don’t realise the importance of creating global coherence today will realise it when bombs fall on their countries. We want to prevent that day from coming when any country will have to face a missile. That is why we must attend to the whole world."

The Vedic experts will not travel around the country or preach. "They will just create a peaceful effect. Problems will disappear as darkness disappears with the onset of light," Maharishi says.