(3 September 2003) His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi offered every head of state a practical, proven formula to create true invincibility in their nations: Align your government with the invincible Government of the Universe through the knowledge and technologies of total Natural Law. The result will be an end to all conflict and suffering and the creation of a prevention-oriented, problem-free, ideal administration in your nation.

Maharishi emphasised that there was no time to waste: "Take recourse to my knowledge of total Natural Law – which administers the universe with perfect order – to save yourself, your children, your culture, and your nation."

Maharishi’s declarations came during his weekly global news conference, which was held on Wednesday, 27 August, at the Capital of the Global Country of World Peace in Meru, Holland – and broadcast live via satellite, Internet webcast, and teleconference call. Maharishi’s next news conferences will be held on 3 and 4 September (see page 3 for details).

To create sovereign and invincible nations, Maharishi announced that he is establishing a Peace Government in every country. Leaders of society will be trained to engage total Natural Law to work for them – to satisfy the desires and promote the well-being of every individual and the nation as a whole. "Every leader needs this knowledge because every leader wants to provide his followers with the knowledge of how to be free from problems. This natural desire can be fulfilled by enlivening the innermost Self of everyone, which is the centre of total Natural Law."

Maharishi added that his training will produce an immediate effect. "How long does it take to light a lamp? One little light can make years of darkness vanish in an instant. With this knowledge of total Natural Law, problems will disappear overnight and every nation will enjoy invincibility because Natural Law – the light of God – is invincible," Maharishi said.

Maharishi explained that coherent national consciousness is the basis of national invincibility – and he cited the Meissner Effect of physics to explain the phenomenon. The Meissner Effect is a universal principle in nature, which states that internally coherent systems possess the ability to repel external disruptive influences, while incoherent systems are easily penetrated by disorder from outside.

To create coherent world consciousness – the basis of invincibility for every nation – Maharishi is establishing 3,000 Peace Palaces in the world’s largest 3,000 cities. Each Peace Palace will be home to a group of 100 to 200 peace-creating experts whose practice of Transcendental Meditation and Yogic Flying will enliven total Natural Law and create coherent collective consciousness. Maharishi is also establishing groups of 8,000 peace-creating experts on every continent and a larger group of 40,000 experts in India.

"After teaching for 50 years throughout the world, we are now equipped with the complete knowledge and scientifically proven technologies to remake our world," Maharishi said. "We now have the solution to any problem facing any individual or any nation."

In response to a press question, Maharishi identified modern education as the source of all problems. "Education should unfold a man’s inner creative potential," Maharishi said. "But today’s education is incomplete. It talks about unfolding human intelligence – but fails to do so. Talking about water does not satisfy a thirsty man. In contrast, through proper education – Vedic education – we are going to train everyone to fulfil their desires by awakening total Natural Law within themselves. It’s there, sleeping – and we are going to wake it up."

Maharishi concluded with a message to the world press. "Our success, of course, depends upon the completeness of our knowledge. But it also depends upon the response from the people – the more people who benefit from this knowledge, the larger the magnitude of influence in the world. We are doing everything possible from our side to bring this knowledge to the people. We invite the world press to examine our offer and, when they are satisfied, to help us spread the news. We invite the press to help us make the world healthy, wealthy, and wise – now in this generation and for all generations to come," Maharishi said.