SUBJECT: Maharishi's message on education; and details of this week's press conferences

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(30 April 2003) His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has declared that every government will create prevention-oriented, problem-free administration when its educational system adds one class a day for students to rise to higher states of consciousness pleasantly and naturally through Transcendental Meditation, which develops the brain physiology. The coherent influence generated by the students' daily practice of Transcendental Meditation will promote coherent national consciousness and prevent the problems and conflicts that grip every nation.

Maharishi's declaration came during his weekly global news conference on 23 April, which was broadcast live via satellite, Internet webcast, and teleconference call. Maharishi's next news conferences will be held on Wednesday, 30 April, and Thursday, 1 May.

"Instead of providing students with employment-oriented education, governments should provide consciousness-based education, which cultures the full brain physiology to function in every thought, speech, and action," Maharishi said. "Then every thought will be projected in an evolutionary direction by total Natural Law, which administers the infinite diversity of the universe without a problem. Then there will be no frustration, no stress, and no problems for any government because every desire will be fulfilled by higher intelligence of Natural Law, the Will of God."

Maharishi explained that the full brain physiology is enlivened only during the experience of Transcendental Consciousness. "Transcendental Consciousness is a self-referral field of unbounded intelligence that is deep within everyone. It is a delightful experience of harmony and freedom. Only this abstract experience, gained during Transcendental Meditation, enlivens the full brain physiology. Otherwise, as neuroscientists tell us, the brain is only partially used during ordinary mental and physical activity."

The effectiveness of Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation has been validated by nearly 50 years of experience teaching the technique to millions of people worldwide, as well as by hundreds of scientific studies documenting its benefits in all areas of life.

"Everyone born on earth has this natural ability," Maharishi said. "It is so simple to develop the total brain physiology. It only needs one class per day - half the class will be spent in the practise of Transcendental Meditation and the other half in the study of the Science of Consciousness, which includes the textbooks of modern science, the textbooks of all religions, and the Vedic literature of total Natural Law."

Maharishi said that when students utilise their total brain physiology they will create coherent national consciousness, which is the basis of successful administration. "It does not matter what the system of administration is, it will be successful when individuals are using the full creative potential of their brain physiology and creating coherent national consciousness. Then every nation will enjoy prevention-oriented, problem-free administration," Maharishi said. "That is why we hope parents and government leaders will quickly incorporate consciousness-based education in every school, college, and university so that soon we can have a happy, harmonious, unified society in our dear world."