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June
2000
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Bermuda: Yogic Flyers Create National Coherence
In March, 46 Yogic Flyers from Bermuda, Canada and the United States
gathered to create coherence and reduce the crime rate in Bermuda. Data
compiled by the Bermuda Police show that compared to the average for the
four weeks prior to the course, violent crimes were down 22 percent, 33
percent and 56 percent for week one, week two, and the week after the
course.
Canada: Mr. Darling, Canadian Champion for Quality of Life
Mr. Stan Darling, a retired Member of Parliament in Canada wholearned
the TM technique in 1990, received the Distinguished Service Award on May
16. During the ceremony, Mr. Darling was recognized for his many
achievements during 21 years of service, including his leadership role in
the signing of the 1992 Acid Rain Accord between the United States and
Canada.
"This is a well deserved award," said Dr. Neil Paterson.
"I admire Mr. Darling for his leadership role in many Movement
projects. He has championed important new initiatives for improving the
quality of life for Canadians."
Croatia: Peace Project Reaches Milestone
To mark the first anniversary of the Dubrovnik Peace Project, organizer
Milan Popov writes: "We would like to express our deepest gratitude
for helping us establish and maintain our coherence- creating group. Your
generosity was very special—it favored neither Serbs nor Albanians,
Yugoslav forces nor Western allies—but it touched the deepest core of
life in all of them, consciousness. It enlivened the field of pure
goodness in all of them—and in all of us who find ourselves in the
Balkans during this tragic moment of history.
"As you know, the armies are still here. But so are we. Our
coherence-creating groups—one in Belgrade and one in Dubrovnik—stopped
the war. Further calamities, both in Yugoslavia and Europe, have been
prevented. Thousands of lives have been saved. For this gift of life all
future generations will feel indebted to all those who have supported the
Dubrovnik Peace Project."
The ongoing courses begin each Saturday. Apply through your local
Center; or in the United States, send a fax to 603-588-6773; or in Canada,
call 613-565-2421.
England: Students to Study Computers and Consciousness
In May, the first of ten new computer schools in Greater London
incorporating Maharishi’s Consciousness-Based principles of education
was inaugurated. The school will offer training in basic and advanced
computer usage while developing the full creative intelligence of its 300
students.
Dr. Geoffrey Clements said, "Improving the quality of education is
the key to a prosperous, healthy and happy future. We can expect these new
computer schools to excel both in the quality of education they offer and
the achievements of their students."
Peru: Maharishi Month at Ricardo Palma University
May was designated Maharishi Month at Ricardo Palma University in Lima,
Peru. A large gallery in the Central Library prominently displayed
exhibits on Maharishi Vedic Science to the 12,000 students and 1,000
faculty members.
Every Friday during Maharishi Month was Maharishi Friday, with lectures
hosted by the Maharishi Institute of Science and Technology. The inaugural
address was "The Fulfillment of Education: Development of
Consciousness and Creative Genius through Maharishi Vedic Science and
Technology."
United States: Food for the Soul
Heaven’s Banquet, a vegetarian cookbook, written by Governor of
the Age of Enlightenment Miriam Hospodar, is receiving widespread praise.
"It’s virtually impossible to open this book and not hit upon a
glorious food idea. Heaven’s Banquet is large, beautifully
printed, and one of the best cookbooks I’ve encountered in a very long
time."—New Age Retailer
"It’s immediately clear as soon as you open the pages that the
recipes have been compiled with great care and consideration over a
lifetime. Such experience gives Heaven’s Banquet a resounding
depth that is so often missing in cookbooks. Although Ayurvedic principles
form the background of the book, the recipes are both familiar and exotic,
and the exotic ones are enticing and accessible."—Deborah Madison,
respected cookbook author.
Miriam and her recipes are also being featured in Natural Living
Today (March 2000), Vegetarian Times (May 2000), Delicious! (June
2000), Veggie Life (August 2000), and Yoga Journal (October
2000
United States: New Videotape Presents Solution to School Violence
A compelling new videotape for educators and families has been produced
by End School Violence Now (ESVN), the student organization at Maharishi
School of the Age of Enlightenment in Fairfield, Iowa. The tape is narrated entirely by ESVN students, and includes interviews
with teachers, administrators, students and parents at Consciousness-Based
education programs in Fairfield, Baltimore, Omaha, and Detroit.
To order a copy, or for a press packets, call 515-472- 6203 or e-mail esvn@lisco.com.
Visit their Web site www.endschoolviolencenow.org.
United States: Continuing Medical Education for Physicians
Almost every State
Medical Board requires physicians to take Continuing Medical Education (CME)
courses every year. Category I CME credit (the highest level) can now be
earned by physicians who complete the following courses:
A medically-oriented version of the TM program Introductory Lecture (1
hour of credit)
Instruction in the TM program, including extra lectures on the
physiology of stress and scientific research on the TM technique (10 hours
credit)
An introductory seminar on Maharishi Vedic Medicine (3 hours credit)—these
credits may also be applied to the first 3 hours of the Maharishi Vedic
Medicine Physician Training Course for health professionals.
Do your doctor a favor. Request an information packet for physicians
you know by calling 888-349-8192
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