SUBJECT: Global Country of World Peace is the model of ideal administration

(February 3, 2004) His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi presented his Global Country of World Peace as the practical model of ideal administration and announced that Vedic knowledge—the supreme science and technology of total Natural Law—is now available to create coherent world consciousness and a healthy, wealthy, and wise family of nations.

"Our approach to successful administration is as simple as lighting a lamp to eliminate darkness," Maharishi said. "Our approach is based on prevention—on educating people to rise to higher states of consciousness so their every thought and action will be supported by the evolutionary power of total Natural Law. Then every individual will enjoy mistake-free life and every nation will enjoy prevention-oriented, problem-free administration."

Maharishi’s proclamation came during his global news conference on Wednesday, January 28, which was broadcast live via satellite and Internet webcast from the Capital of the Global Country of World Peace in Meru, Holland. Maharishi’s next news conferences will be held on February 4 and 5.

The Global Country of World Peace was founded on October 7, 2000, to create permanent world peace through the knowledge and application of total Natural Law, which administers the universe with perfect order. Under the parental leadership of His Majesty Raja Raam, First Ruler of the Global Country of World Peace, the Global Country of World Peace is bringing enlightenment to every individual, invincibility to every nation, and peace to the world through:

• Establishing Peace Governments with large peace-creating groups in 108 countries to enliven total Natural Law and promote coherent national consciousness—the basis of national invincibility

• Building 3,000 Peace Palaces—Capitals of the Global Country of World Peace—in the world’s largest 3,000 cities to offer the knowledge of total Natural Law to raise the whole population to higher states of consciousness

• Training top leaders in every nation as Administrators of the Global Country of World Peace to quietly create harmony and coherence in the collective consciousness of society through the knowledge of total Natural Law.

Maharishi said the need for administration through total Natural Law is urgent in today’s problem-ridden world, and he had strong words for governments that use punishment against their own citizens who commit a crime. "No government should have the right to punish its people," Maharishi said. "Education is the responsibility of government and if the people have not been educated to behave properly, then that is the failure of government."

Maharishi said that the solution is "administration through education"—education that develops the full potential of all people of all cultures, religions, and nationalities. "Educators today do not know the potential of the human mind, intellect, and ego," Maharishi said. "That is why the Global Country of World Peace is establishing in every country Vedic Universities to give to the people the knowledge and experience of their own infinitely expanded Self—Atma—the field of total Natural Law within. Then people will know how to handle themselves so that they won’t create problems for themselves or for others."

Maharishi added that if a government continues to punish its people, it should either change its ways or else be replaced. "Bring in the Peace Government, which is in the hands of noble, enlightened people—scientists, doctors, lawyers who are expert in the administration of total Natural Law—who know how to rule without punishment," Maharishi said.

Maharishi concluded by declaring that every individual and every government now has to make a choice. "The knowledge of total Natural Law—the light of God—is available to create a peaceful world. So everyone has a choice: Either take the knowledge and begin to enjoy life in peace and abundance—or leave it and continue in destruction and suffering. There is no other choice," Maharishi said.