The newly inaugurated World Capital of Peace in the geographical centre—or Brahmasthan—of the United States, located in Washington Township, Smith Center County, Kansas, will become a lighthouse of coherence and harmony for the whole nation. And through the enlightened leadership of Dr. John Hagelin, world-renowned quantum physicist and President of the US Peace Government, America will quickly rise to be a guiding light of invincibility and peace for every country in the world.

This was the grand declaration delivered to the world press by His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi during his global news conference on March 29, which was broadcast live via satellite and Internet webcast from the Capital of the Global Country of World Peace in Meru, Holland. Maharishi will hold his next news conferences on April 5 and 6.

On March 28, Maharishi delivered the inaugural address for the establishment of the World Capital of Peace in Smith Centre County, which was broadcast live via satellite and Internet webcast on all continents. Global Ministers and Rajas of the US domains of the Global Country of World Peace also spoke during the four-hour global celebration, outlining the complete knowledge and programs to be offered at the World Capital of Peace that will raise America to invincibility. The inauguration was attended by government and civic leaders, as well as members of the press, The 480-acre site in Smith Centre County is located approximately 90 miles south of Interstate 80 and 12030 miles north of Interstate 70 near the junction of US Hwy 281 and US Hwy 36.

Maharishi said that the World Capital of Peace will also be the Capital of the US Peace Government. Maharishi praised Dr. Hagelin, who also serves as Minister of Science and Technology of the Global Country of World Peace, as the supreme scientist of the Unified Field—the Constitution of the Universe—which administers the universe with perfect order. Maharishi said that under Dr.

Hagelin’s leadership, the World Capital of Peace will quietly transform the policies of the US government to become positive and life-supporting for every individual—and to promote the freedom and invincibility of every nation.

Dr. Hagelin outlined the three functions of the Capital of World Peace, which will make the nation invincible. Dr. Hagelin said the World Capital of Peace will serve as

1. A coherence-creating centre for a group of several hundred Yogic Flyers, who will enliven the Constitution of the Universe and promote integrated national consciousness—the basis of prevention-oriented, problem-free administration
2. A teaching centre to train a new generation of leaders in Maharishi’s Supreme Political Science to prevent problems and promote life in harmony with Natural Law in all areas of society
3. A broadcast centre to radiate the world-transforming knowledge and programs of the US Peace Government via satellite and Internet webcast to the whole population

Construction on the World Capital of Peace is scheduled to begin soon.

Dr. Hagelin explained that the US Peace Government is a complementary government that supports—and does not conflict with—the existing government. because it quietly administers national consciousness from the transcendental level of the Unified Field. "Collective consciousness governs motivates the government," Dr. Hagelin said. "In fact, the government is powerless—it follows the dictates of the collective consciousness of the people. By raising the collective consciousness of the country, the US Peace Government will raise the existing government to be on par with Nature’s Government—the eternal laws of Nature that administer the infinite diversity of the universe with perfect order. Then the people will spontaneously think and act in accord with Natural Law. Behaviour will be life supporting and health promoting. There will no conflict, no war, and no terrorism in the nation or anywhere in the world. The people will be satisfied—and they will naturally support their government."

Dr. Hagelin also explained the significance of establishing the World Capital of Peace in the Brahmasthan of the U.S. "According to the ancient Vedic science of architecture in harmony with Natural Law, the centre point of a building, a city, or an entire nation is a powerful, strategic point characterised by dynamic silence. The Capital of World Peace will take natural advantage of this strategic point to produce the maximum influence of peace and positivity, which will radiate out—like the rays of the sun—across the entire country," Dr. Hagelin said.

Maharishi concluded by saying that after 50 years of talking about his global peace program he is now focused on producing the effect. "When you are lighting a lamp, it is not necessary to talk much about it—you simply light the lamp and the darkness disappears," Maharishi said. "In the same way, during the reign of Dr. Hagelin, without talking much about peace, real peace will quietly emerge on all levels of national life. Problems will disappear, as darkness disappears with the onset of light—and the whole nation will rise to permanent peace and invincibility. America will become a guiding light for every nation to rise to invincibility and for the whole family of nations to enjoy lasting peace."