North America: Veda House
Maharishi Global Construction is well along in its campaign to construct at least one Maharishi Sthapatya Veda design house in every major metropolitan area of North America. The Veda House program offers floor plans and construction drawings.

Completed houses will be opened to the media and general public. These nationally publicized "open house" tours will be held in the fall of 2001 and spring of 2002.

Over 200 houses in more than 35 cities have already been scheduled for construction. There is still time for you to participate in the Veda House program. Visit their web site to find out more.

North America: New Book on Tape
New Book on Tape The book Maharishi’s Absolute Theory of Government: Automation in Administration has recently been released on a set of 4 audio tapes. Dr. Mike Tompkins reads the English text, and Dr. Pranab Sharma reads the Sanskrit and Hindi.

"Government is worthy of the name only if it has the ability to prevent problems. This new definition of government, provided by my Absolute Theory of Government, can be actualized by any government through the programs that have substantiated the theory. Any government that does not have the ability to prevent problems is itself a problem for the nation and a football of situations and circumstances. Now the centuries-sold struggling history of governments is destined to have a new sunshine of problem-free administration. Every government in the world will enjoy the supreme status of a truly sovereign government." —Maharishi

To order in North America call 1-888-840-0680. For international orders, please call 828- 262-3793. Order online by visiting www.purusha.org/1Store.html, or e-mail gita@boone.net.

United States: University for Ladies Begins Classes
Maharishi Spiritual University of America (MSUA), the new Vedic university for ladies, will begin its first classes with a grand convocation on September 4, 2000. Undergraduate and graduate students will follow a curriculum that features research into consciousness through participation in the Mother Divine program along with Sanskrit recitation. The program also includes comprehensive study of the 40 aspects of Veda and the Vedic Literature with reference to the corresponding disciplines of modern science and the arts.

The first Maharishi Transcendental Meditation SM Teacher Training Course for ladies will be offered through MSUA. The two-year course is scheduled to begin September 21.

United States: Magazine Features Ideal Girls
"While other girls beg for later curfews, live on fast food, and experiment with destructive habits, students at Heavenly Mountain Ideal Girls’ School go to bed by 9 p.m. and eat all-natural foods. And according to the girls themselves, they are living the ultimate teenage life."

So writes author Jenny Rothenberg, a graduate of the Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment and the Professional Writing program at Maharishi University of Management. You can read her thought-provoking article about student life at Heavenly Mountain Ideal Girls’ School in the August 2000 issue of Holistic Health magazine.

Canada: Good Health Costs Less
A retrospective study of Quebec health insurance enrollees showed that over a six-year period, a group of TM practitioners reduced government payments to physicians up to 13 percent per year compared to controls. This could translate into savings of as much as $300 million per year for the province.

"This is a significant finding, one that could help reduce the soaring health care costs of Canada’s provincial governments," says Robert Herron, Ph.D., lead author of the study and Director of the Health Management Research Center at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa.

Holland: Training for Health Professionals
Licensed health-care practitioners are invited to attend a specially designed four-part training series in Holland or the U.S. The course covers the basic principles of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease giving a solid foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge of Maharishi Vedic Medicine.

In Holland, the series begins August 26, 2000 with the final part ending December 16, 2000. To apply please contact your National Course Office. In the U.S., fax 603-588- 6773. In Canada, fax 613-565-6546. For more details on the course content, applicants may contact Dr. Sophie Beall in Holland at +41 41 825 1594.

The course is available in six U.S. locations: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Palo Alto. The series begins in October 2000. For information, call 1- 888-349-8192 or e-mail mvm@apptechnc.net.

The Balkans: Coherence in the Balkans
The Dubrovnik Peace Project continues to successfully support coherence in Croatia. This success is due to the presence of more than 80 Yogic Flyers. There are many interesting courses available for Meditators and Yogic Flyers who wish to help create peace in the Balkans, including:

• Training Course
• Maharishi Vedic University Short Courses
• Purusha Prep Program Please apply through your National Course
• International World Peace Assemblies
• Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health Consultations
• Vedic Physiological Purification Program One-Month Technician Office.

In the U.S., fax 603-588-6773. In Canada, fax 613- 565-6546. For more details about the courses, visit www.dubrovnik-peace-project.cro.net. 

World Wide Web: New Web Sites
www.MaharishiOrganicAgriculture.com
Raising the quality of life in developing countries through export-oriented Vedic agriculture.

www.ideal-ed.org
Discover valuable knowledge for your family’s health, happiness and quality of life.

www.schoolpeace.org
Inoculate schools against violence by reducing students’ stress and frustration.

www.MaharishiVedicHealth.com
See the article on page 19.

www.mvc-bethesda.org
Maharishi Vedic Center in Bethesda, Maryland.