Maharishi's Programme To Create World Peace

national | miscellaneous | news report

Sunday November 17, 2002 20:20

by Raymond McInerney - Global Country of World Peace

raymond.mcinerney at ul dot ie

122 Vale Avenue, Carew Park, Limerick

Progress So Far

Over the past year tremendous progress has been made towards the realisation of Maharishi's Programme to Create World Peace. The generous donations to Maharishi's World Peace have played a significant part in this historic achievement.

BACKGROUND

Maharishi's worldwide organisation has been engaged in an intensive fundraising campaign in recent years to help set up a large permanent group of Vedic pandits in India, who will utilise Maharishi's Vedic technologies of consciousness to create world peace. Scientific research has established that the minimum size for such a group to create a global influence of peace and harmony is about 8,000.

Soon after the tragic events of 11 September last year, Maharishi placed advertisements in major world newspapers, calling on wealthy, philanthropic individuals to help establish a one billion-dollar "Endowment Fund for World Peace". One billion dollars would be sufficient to support permanently a group of 40,000 Vedic pandits - allowing for a five times safety factor to eradicate global terrorism, conflict and war, forever.

The wealthy of the world were slow to respond, so Maharishi appealed directly to his worldwidem family of Meditators, Sidhas, and Governors – to all those with the experience and wisdom to fully appreciate the importance and urgency of this project at this very delicate time in the world.

In February this year, Maharishi set a new goal to raise US$108 million in order to set up the first group of 8-10,000 Vedic pandits and maintain it for 3-5 years. Although this amount would not maintain the group indefinitely, it would immediately create the foundation for world peace, and at the same time create a more positive atmosphere in which the funds could be raised for the one billion dollar Endowment Fund to maintain a group of 40,000 on a permanent basis.

At the same time, Maharishi offered to hold special one-month "Enlightenment Conferences" at his headquarters in Meru, Holland, to honour all Meditators, Sidhas, and Governors who contributed over one million dollars to the Fund. Donations of any size, large or small, were also welcome to help boost the amount coming in to the World Peace Fund.

$80 MILLION RAISED, AND FIRST VEDIC PANDIT GROUP TO BE IN NEW FACILITY ON GANGES BY 12 JANUARY 2003

It is a great pleasure to report that, by now, over $80 million has been donated to the World Peace Fund. On the strength all these donations, Maharishi's organisation in India is moving ahead rapidly to build new facilities on the banks of the River Ganges, and it is planned to have 5,000 to 8,000 Vedic pandits in residence there by 12 January 2003, engaged in the Vedic performances to create world peace.

It is on this basis that Maharishi declared to the world with such confidence during one of his recent global press conferences that we will have a noticeably more positive and harmonious world within six to nine months.

THREE ENLIGHTENMENT CONFERENCES HELD SO FAR;

In the past six months, Maharishi has honoured the donors by holding three one-month Enlightenment Conferences, each with 25-30 participants from many different countries.

The Enlightenment Conferences have been a grand success, with participants gaining profound knowledge and deep experiences of higher states of consciousness under Maharishi's guidance. Maharishi has designed a powerful programme for the participants to ensure the most rapid progress towards enlightenment.

MAHARISHI ANNOUNCES FOURTH ENLIGHTENMENT CONFERENCE

Now, Maharishi has announced that he would like to hold a fourth Enlightenment Conference with another 30-35 participants, starting as soon as possible. As before, wealthy individuals who contribute over one million dollars to the World Peace Fund will be honoured with an invitation to attend.

This is the final push to raise over $108 million for the first group of 8-10,000 Vedic pandits, completing the first phase of Maharishi's Programme to Create World Peace, which has seen such unprecedented progress in the past year.

CONCLUSION

According to the Vedic tradition, when donations are given to support the activities of the Vedic pandits in enlivening the evolutionary power of Natural Law, then the donor gains great merit in their own life. The personal experiences of so many donors bear witness to this.