National press invitation for Maharishi's global press conference this Wednesday, 31 July 2002 (which will coincide with local press conferences in the major cities of the world, including the UK)
29 July 2002
GLOBAL COUNTRY OF WORLD PEACE
PRESS CONTACT
Station 24, 6063 NP Meru, The Netherlands
Europe Press Office Tel: +31-475-539-569
Email: WorldPeace@Maharishi.Net
UK Press Office Tel: 01622 815380
______MEDIA ADVISORY________
GLOBAL NEWS CONFERENCE WITH
HIS HOLINESS MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI
Wednesday, 31 July 2002, 4:00 p.m. UK time (BST)
Connect live via Internet webcast: www.globalcountry.org
Connect live via teleconference: (USA) +1-512-305-4600
and then enter the code 55689, followed by the # key.
Connect live via satellite: Europe, W. Asia, North Africa
- Hot Bird 3 at 13 degrees E - Transponder 89 - Channel MOU.2
- Frequency 12475 MHz - Polarity Horizontal - Symbol rate 27500 - FEC 3/4
TO ASK MAHARISHI QUESTIONS: Please email your questions during the
press conference to WorldPeace@Maharishi.Net or telephone (USA)
+1-641-470-1344.
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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS CAN BE RESOLVED OVERNIGHT,
MAHARISHI TO SAY
Peaceful approach will reduce ethnic and religious tensions
that fuel violence
Maharishi to warn both sides of Middle East conflict:
"Killing is always a sin and the killers have an open door to hell"
(30 JULY) The Middle East crisis will never end through military force or
brokered peace agreements. But it can be resolved overnight once the
war-torn region has a "lighthouse of coherence"-a group of 800-1000
people practising the peace-creating Vedic technologies of consciousness of
His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Maharishi will deliver this message, and outline his plan to establish these
groups in every major city of the world, including the UK, during a global
news conference to be held on Wednesday, 31 July. Dr John Hagelin,
world-renowned quantum physicist and Minister of Science and
Technology of the Global Country of World Peace, will also speak
during the news conference. Dr Hagelin will present the extensive
scientific research, published in the world's top journals, which
demonstrates that group practice of Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation
and Yogic Flying reduces the acute ethnic and religious tensions that
fuel crime and violence, and promotes peace throughout society.
In a recent interview with the Jerusalem Post, Maharishi dismissed the
arguments justifying the bloodshed that have arisen on both sides of the
Middle East conflict. Maharishi said, "Killing, for whatever reason, is
killing - and killing is always a sin. That is the truth of every religion.
Harm anyone and the gate of hell is open to you after life; do virtuous
things and the gate of heaven is open. And to the president of a country who
says, 'But I have to do this killing,' fine: do it and the gate of hell will
be open to you as well."
Maharishi said the Middle East conflict is created by ignorant people, not
by religious differences. "Deep within everyone is the light of God, which
every religion has been teaching throughout time. But somehow the whole
majesty of God's grace fell into the hands of the incompetent leaders of the
world who say, 'This is my country, and if you enter into my country I'll
kill you.' It's barbarism - and the world has had this throughout the ages.
Physiologically, all men are almost the same - and deep inside everyone is the
same field of pure consciousness. Man is made in the image of God. The fight
is not a religious fight: it's the fight of absurd people," Maharishi said.
END