Volume 11 Issue11 |May 23, 2022
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Happy Memorial Day - May 30th
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Jada Sparks is our new Campus Operator. Please help us make her feel welcome as a new member of our MIU community.
Dr. Hagelin and our top administrators have been behind this, as they want a more friendly human interface when people call in. Jada will be handling calls from outside MIU only.
She is doing an excellent job and is very personable. She is a graduate of the Maharishi School and has worked a number of years in the food service industry.
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You can read more about Ash here and about the organization he leads here.
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These organizations are Equal Opportunity Employers
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MIU has crossed a threshold of accomplishment and success with the celebration of our Golden Jubilee and preparing to graduate our 10,000th student in June. We are full of pride for the five decades of achievements that our university has experienced.
We have highlighted the campus improvements over the past few years that have been a result of our annual Capital Campaign and this past year has been another banner year for upgrades and renovations including, the paving of Robert Keith Wallace Dr, the completion of the “Spanish Steps” on the east side of the Wege Center for the Arts, the grand opening of the Alexander and Beatrice Rose Theater in the Wege Center, and much more.
MIU is growing in so many inspiring ways, from record student enrollment to the full transformation to online education. Our campus expansion planning for housing and classrooms is underway, and young leaders are stepping up to succeed the first generation of administration and faculty who have built MIU into what it is today. The leadership of our President Dr. John Hagelin has been legendary with his whole attention to the life and expansion of the university.
The financial support of donors to the university has been the backbone of our most recent accomplishments. The campus renovations, digital transformation, and faculty support have grounded our progress. Each year we assure that progress with our MIU Annual Fund. Your donations are the gifts that energize our faculty and students to excel in producing graduates that carry Consciousness-Based Education into all areas of society.
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While there is definitely an improvement related to the pandemic in India and many parts of the world, there remains considerable uncertainty and risk (for both CP’s and our Maharishi Vedic Pandits who come to the campus). These are especially heightened considering the long travel required, the weekly change of guests, and the very inadequate health care facilities in the area around the Brahmasthan.
We are hopeful that we can hold the January - March 2023 part of the season but we will wait until the end of September to decide.
We are pleased to share with you that, despite the significant challenges of this time, we have been able to maintain and properly take care of the large number of Maharishi Vedic Pandits at the Brahmasthan and other campuses; and that the National Yagyas, Atirudrabhishek and other Yagyas continue to be performed.
We look forward to a better time coming when we can write to you again and warmly invite you to share the experience of the Brahmasthan. Until then, we hope you stay healthy and well during these challenging days. If you have any questions please contact info@maharishiindiacourses.com.
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Enjoy the chance to meet Chris Martin and Coldplay—and support the David Lynch Foundation!
You and a guest will be flown to Berlin to see Coldplay on their Music Of The Spheres World Tour at Olympistadion on July 10th, 2022! You'll watch the band's private soundcheck, join them for a photo, get your own dressing room, and more.
Each donation will support DLF’s work to bring the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation® technique to adults and children who need it most. Visit Coldplayinberlin.com to learn more and enter for your chance to win!
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Upcoming Events and Courses
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Chamber Singers Spring Concert on May 28
The Chamber Singers of Southeast Iowa will present their annual spring concert, “Songs of Strength and Healing,” on Saturday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Golden Magnolia Sanctuary (formerly the First Presbyterian Church), 200 South Main Street in Fairfield.
The choral program includes songs of peace, healing, and celebration, with a special emphasis on songs from Eastern Europe. Each song brings out a different aspect of sacred or secular experience, creating an inspiring musical journey of connectedness and unity that offers offers comfort, hope, upliftment, and renewal.
Several of the choral works will be accompanied by either organ, piano, or flute. A beautiful flute and organ duet by guest artists Karen Aoki Kouider and Paul Skevington will complement the choral program.
“The Chamber Singers are grateful to be sharing beautiful choral music that inspires healing and strength as we recover from pandemic challenges and cope with a world in need of peace and harmony,” says Elaine Reding, music director of the Chamber Singers. “Throughout history, singing has always been a source of strength and unity during times of upheaval and division. The songs we’ve chosen for this concert provide that nourishment to the spirit, giving voice to the natural desire for peace, love, and healing. We look forward to sharing them with our wonderful Fairfield community.”
Please join the Chamber Singers for this uplifting musical journey on Saturday, May 28. Tickets are $10 at the door ($5 for students with valid ID). For more information, please contact Elaine at elaine@lisco.com.
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NEXT US NATIONAL YAGYASM PERFORMANCE MAY 31 – JUNE 10
DONATE BY MAY 25
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Maharishi has given us a clear understanding of Yagyas, and what makes this innocent, natural performance so powerful:
“The Vedic routine of life is pure, refined, and free from malicious things—Satoguna. The Vedic Pandit performing a Yagya in that balanced state easily realizes the resolution that he makes in the beginning of the Yagya.
“The Pandit makes a resolution (Sankalpa), and then does what is prescribed to create that quality of intelligence in his own consciousness from the level of Omnipresent Transcendental Consciousness. From there, he produces the desired effect in space and time.
“Larger groups of Vedic Pandits performing Yagyas will take care of all kinds of negative trends in society.
“Every government has to be doing Yagyas. Yagya is not a known word in our civilization, and that is why peace and happiness are not known realities in this civilization. They do not know where the seat of all harmony, all peace, all prosperity, all fullness, and eternity are.” —Maharishi, May 18, 2005
Until all governments are able to recognize the necessity for Yagyas, it is our joyful duty to take advantage of Yagyas ourselves to uplift the destiny and deservedness of our nation in the family of nations.
The next 11-day US National Yagya will begin on the evening of May 31.
The Sankalpa (intention) of the Yagya will be:
Coherence, harmony, health, prosperity and spiritual awakening
for the United States—and all its people and
Bringing healing, coherence, and peace
to all the people of the Ukraine and Russia region
May the full power of Nature’s Creative Intelligence guide and uplift America, and may Maharishi’s legacy of peace and enlightenment permanently bless the human race.
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A New Podcast
Dr. Tony Nader with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup
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Are we all in a shared dream? Is the world that we perceive truly the world as it is? Dr. Tony Nader sits down with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup to discuss “Idealism and the Nature of Ultimate Reality” on the latest episode of Dr. Nader’s podcast, Consciousness Is All There Is.
The world we generally take to be real is only one version of the world, the one our senses and our minds allow us to experience, and that experience is different for every single human being. Do you think we’re stuck within the limitations of our senses, which can only deliver impressions within the range that they were designed to recognize?
Bernardo Kastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a PhD in philosophy (ontology and philosophy of mind) and another PhD in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence).
As a scientist, Dr. Kastrup has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories, where the “Casimir Effect” of Quantum Field Theory was discovered.
Formulated in detail in many academic papers and books, Dr. Kastrup’s ideas have been featured in Scientific American, the Institute of Art and Ideas, the Blog of the American Philosophical Association, and Big Think, among others. Bernardo’s most recent book is Science Ideated: The Fall of Matter and the Contours of the Next Mainstream Scientific Worldview.
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Debra Poneman is an award-winning speaker, best-selling author, sought-after seminar leader, talk-show host and in-demand media guest. Her clients have included corporate executives, popular celebrities, New York Times best-selling authors—and even household names.
As a speaker, Debra delivers high-energy, content-rich, deeply impactful presentations that stay with audience members long after she leaves the stage. You can find out more about her at https://yestosuccess.com/about-debra/
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“Thinking more and more what we can do from this field of
Transcendental Consciousness to bring world peace,
and investigating into the Vedic Literature, I found there
is yet another field we can promote—the field of
Gandharva Veda.” – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Enjoy a front row seat at home!
The next online concerts are:
June 5 – Sunday Melodies for Peace
June 14 – Global Full Moon Festival
The Academy of Arts for Enlightenment is pleased to present a new online global initiative, ‘Full Moon Festivals of Music to Create Balance in Nature and Harmony in the World’, utilizing the art and science of Maharishi Gandharva Veda music.
Our first globally promoted concert on 19 December will be the grand finale to a blissful, coherence-creating weekend of seasonal celebrations.
Featuring leading Gandharva Veda musicians, such as Reshma Srivastava, enjoy this global concert series in the comfort of your home, as the full moon rises in the different regions of the world. Reshma's performances have been hailed as 'transcendent, soulful, illuminating'. Maharishi Gandharva Veda music produces a harmonizing influence on mind, body, and environment.
“Gandharva music…sets forth those very natural melodies
which match with the process of evolution. It provides a powerful
harmonizing influence in the whole atmosphere to balance
imbalances in nature.” – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Supported by Donations
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“Rise of coherence in world consciousness will spontaneously topple down all trends and actions of negativity in any area of life.” —Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Join the National and Pan-American Campaign to Gather the Largest Ongoing Super-Radiance Group Since the 7,000 Course!
Daily numbers will be updated the next day and can now be viewed here.
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Welcome to the “Genius Lounge,” a new audio series with Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, author of the NY Times bestseller, “Strength in Stillness,” and 50-year teacher of Transcendental Meditation®.
Why do we call it Genius Lounge?
This audio series focuses on the genius of nature, from microscopic to macroscopic, including the genius of the human brain and body. The name was inspired by brain researchers who have identified key networks within the brain that underlie and foster the creative process. One such network is the “Default Mode Network,” which has also been called the “Imagination Network” and the “Genius Lounge.” Innovation gets its start here—and the practice of Transcendental Meditation accelerates the process by strengthening the creative networks within the brain and by removing the restrictive impact of stress.
In each episode, Bob shares a few minutes of exciting research findings on the brain, ancient and modern insights into consciousness, and/or inspiration to live a healthier, happier life.
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Twice a day people all over the world join us on a 20-minute virtual meditation zoom call and you’re invited! These calls are a wonderful way to support yourself during these times of change and transformation.
You can connect to these calls via phone or by clicking the links below.
Please do not post this information on social media. The phone system would not be able to handle that number of calls. Thank you!
DAILY MEDITATION CALL TIMES
MORNINGS
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Live: Monday through Friday 6:00 AM
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Replays: 5:00 AM (from previous morning), 7:30 AM, 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM
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Live: Saturday and Sunday 7:30 AM
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Replays: 5:00 AM (from previous morning), 6:00 AM (from previous morning), 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM
EVENINGS
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Live: All 7 Days of the Week 5:00 PM
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Replays: 4:00 PM (from previous evening), 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 9:00 PM, 10:00 PM, 11:00 PM
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How To ConnectZOOM LINK (computer)
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ONE-CLICK MEETING ACCESS (mobile phone)
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+16699006833,,177174913#
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Maharishi Yoga Asanas and Pranayama Online Group Instruction and Practice
Followed by a 20-minute Online Group Meditation.
Offered two times per week!
Led by Maharishi International University Faculty
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In a randomized clinical trial, Joshi and colleagues showed that Transcendental Meditation (TM) can significantly improve burnout symptoms of emotional exhaustion, anxiety, and insomnia compared with other interventions, albeit without significant improvement in acute psychological distress.
Joshi reported the results of the trial here at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2022 International Conference.
The results show that "TM is a feasible, efficacious intervention in healthcare workers, especially during a pandemic," Joshi said.
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In this profound lecture from Amherst, Massachusetts USA in 1971, Maharishi discusses the the cycle of desire and action in human life. He explains how "befriending the general manager of the factory of life", using the natural and ever-available force of evolution, is the key to success and fulfillment.
This eBook with audio along with the text from this lecture includes some very beautiful pictures of Maharishi. We highly recommend viewing it on a computer with Google Chrome as this gives a very full and enjoyable experience. Please turn the pages slowly and wait for the audio bar to begin playing on the selected pages with audio. The first audio bar appears on page 4 after the title pages.
To view more eBooks, please click here. We kindly request not to repost this eBook or any of the pictures in the eBook on any social media platforms.
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Music for Life—Music As Vibrating Consciousness 58:01
With acclaimed Italian violinist Alessandra Cuffaro
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Alessandra Cuffaro talks about music as a representation of the essence of life—vibrating consciousness. She also discusses how her three years of daily practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique and its Advanced Techniques have impacted her professional and personal life.
Ms. Cuffaro is the first woman in the history of Italian violinists to perform the most difficult virtuoso pieces ever written for violin, Paganini’s “24 Capricci,” in one concert. Her more than 700 performances as a soloist with orchestra, solo violinist, or in chamber music have been reviewed in American, Italian, Spanish, French, and Eastern European media.
Ms. Cuffaro’s work in orchestras, chamber groups, and national and international competitions has earned critical acclaim. Her performances have been featured many times on Italian national television, and she appeared in a CBS Sunday Morning 2018 news feature about the ancient art of violin-making in the Italian town of Cremona. She has been a violin professor at the Italian Conservatory in Cagliari, Italy, and is currently a professor of violin at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
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In this short video, Jon Lipman, Maharishi Vastu architect and US director, is interviewed on KABC, Los Angeles about the recently published review of scientific research on MVA. Here is the EurekAlert! press release: Breakthrough in how buildings can promote health and well-being, https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/951333, which links to the article published in Global Advances in Health and Medicine.
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Elements of Vedic home design can promote physical and mental health, improved quality of life, reduced stress, and better sleep. These findings appear in the first comprehensive review of published studies on the benefits of Maharishi Vastu® architecture (MVA), recently published in Global Advances in Health and Medicine.
“The goal of Maharishi Vastu architecture is to improve occupants’ lives,” said Jon Lipman, AIA, lead author of the study and director of the Institute for Vedic Architecture at MIU. “It is gratifying to find research that shows how Vastu buildings can improve our health and productivity.”
Some of the key findings of the review include:
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Sleeping with one’s head to the east or south is associated with positive health outcomes, such as lower heart rate, blood pressure, and serum cholesterol levels.
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Homes with south entrances are associated with poorer mental health and more financial problems.
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Facing east while working is associated with greater brain coherence and faster task completion.
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Occupants of Maharishi Vastu architecture homes or office buildings display greater creativity and report improved health and quality of life.
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Since they came from different locations and only attended to learn TM, they decided to form a chama (local group) for organizational purposes and TM activities. They decided to meet every Saturday and meditate together, as well as trying to synchronize their morning and evening meditation.
Patrick and Lamayani then went to Gelai Bomba, an even more remote village where they taught 130 ladies who had to walk many miles in order to attend the course.
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The documentary examines how Indian music and culture shaped the music of the band and explores how The Beatles served as ambassadors of the pioneering World music sound and cultural movement. In 1968, The Beatles had achieved mass fame and fortune yet were searching for deeper meaning in their lives. Under the spiritual guidance of Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, The Beatles took a trip to Rishikesh, India, to study Transcendental Meditation. Drawing together an expansive archive of footage including contemporaneous locale shooting in India, recordings, photographs and first-hand interviews, The Beatles and India documents this East-meets-West touchstone in pop-culture history.
Inspired by Ajoy Bose’s book Across The Universe — The Beatles In India, the documentary was produced by British Indian music entrepreneur Reynold D’Silva and directed by Bose (his directorial debut) and cultural researcher Pete Compton.
The Beatles and India has been awarded Best Film Audience Choice and Best Music at the 2021 U.K. Asian Film Festival “Tongues on Fire.” The film has also been nominated for Best Documentary at the 2022 New York Indian Film Festival.
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From Brave Words on May 2, 2022: In 1968 the world’s most popular rock and roll band, The Beatles, had achieved mass fame and fortune yet were searching for deeper meaning in their lives. Under the spiritual guidance of Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, The Beatles took a trip to Rishikesh, India to study Transcendental Meditation® and set out on a path of deep enlightenment that would change the world.
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Jam Broadcasting on May 2, 2022 had this to say: The Beatles and India also looks at the band’s 1968 trip to Transcendental Meditation guru the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi‘s ashram in Rishikesh, during which many of the songs that appeared on The White Album were written.
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Why did these four rockstars from England come to an ashram in Rishikesh in the 1960s? What drew them to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in particular? How did the guru-shishya relationship change over time? What did they gain from their stay at the ashram? How did the ashram benefit from their fame? When did the trip, both literal and metaphorical, begin to go downhill? Armed with his experience as a journalist, Bose pursues each question rigorously.
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April 11, 2022
Priya Srivastava
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