“We are laid asleep in body, and become a living soul” – William Wordsworth

By Craig Pearson, Ph.D. ON A FRESH MORNING IN EARLY JULY, a 28-year-old man sets out on foot from his home on the southwest coast of England. A writer, he loves walking, traversing the countryside for days at a time. On this excursion, he and his sister are heading up…

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11 Reasons Why 2015 Was a Great Year For Humanity

Angus Hervey, political economist, science communicator @future_crunch | community manager for @rhokaustralia | PhD from London School of Economics Dec 15, 2015 We are living through the most astonishing period of human progress in history. And nobody’s telling us about it. As 2015 draws to a close, you’d be hard…

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The Best News You Don’t Know

Nicholas Kristof      SEPT. 22, 2016 The world is a mess, with billions of people locked in inescapable cycles of war, famine and poverty, with more children than ever perishing from hunger, disease and violence. That’s about the only thing Americans agree on; we’re polarized about all else. But several polls…

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And now for the good news: why the media are taking a positive outlook

Increasing numbers of news providers are realising that in this grisly world, readers want to feel a sense of hope. Political tumult, crime, terrorist attacks, poverty, tragedy: news always has a habit of erring on the grim side – and never more so perhaps than in the summer of 2016….

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26 charts and maps that show the world is getting much, much better

by Dylan Matthews on Vox.com    March 20, 2015 The press — and humans in general — have a strong negativity bias. Bad economic news gets more coverage than good news. Negative experiences affect people more, and for longer, than positive ones. So it’s natural for things like Russia’s incursion into Ukraine…

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Maharishi on Yagya

Global Press Conference,  23.10.2002 MAHARISHI: …The yagya is a preventative program, so that any mistake done by us, can be undone by us. There are prescriptions, do this, do this. Yagya is a complete practical theory of higher state of consciousness. Yagyas are not humanly conceived procedures. They are nitya…

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Global Union of Scientists for Peace – a Scientific Solution to Terrorism and Conflict

An open letter to President Hollande, President Obama, President Putin, the leaders of all nations, and the philanthropic peace-loving citizens of the world [to see this letter as it appeared in a full page advertisement in the International New York Times go here] The leaders of Europe, Russia, and the U.S….

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Close Your Eyes And Create World Peace

BY LINDA EGENES & CRAIG PEARSON, PHD. Executive Vice-President, Maharishi University of Management, Author of The Complete Book of Yogic Flying and The Supreme Awakening       April 14, 2014 Today, the Transcendental Meditation technique is widely accepted as an exceptionally effective way to reduce stress and anxiety, gain inner calm and…

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Laozi – “His mind becomes as vast and immeasurable as the night sky”

By Craig Pearson, Ph.D. Laozi, 6th century BC – China He lived in the capital city and served as the keeper of the archives at the royal court. A man of great wisdom, he attracted many people, who gathered around him and considered him their teacher. But as he observed…

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One of San Francisco’s toughest schools transformed by the power of meditation

By Anna Leach – The Guardian – 24 Nov 2015 A pioneering programme has reduced stress and improved grades at Visitacion Valley middle school – with lessons other schools can learn from There was a time when Visitacion Valley middle school in San Francisco could have featured in a gritty US crime…

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