India and Beyond
Dear Fellow Governors, Sidhas and Meditators,
I am writing to you from Allahabad, after three of the most profoundly
transformational days of my life. I wanted to share with you some of the events
of these days, together with a few of my personal experiencesplus my vision of
how we will move forward from here.
The ceremonial events associated with Maharishis physical remains have
transpired with the utmost sanctity and dignity, in strict accordance with the
Vedic prescriptions laid out for a jagad guru (world teacher) of Maharishis
extraordinary stature. As I hope many of you were able to witness over the
Maharishi Channel, the Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, Swami Vasudevanand
Saraswati Maharaj, presided at the Vedic cremation ceremony, and orchestrated
every detail of the Vedic rites, in consultation with the leaders of
Maharishis Indian Movement and Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam, First Ruler of the
Global Country of World Peace.
The Vedic ceremony of cremation was performed on the foundation of the Rig
Veda temple on the grounds of Maharishis ashram, overlooking the Sangamthe
point of convergence of the holy rivers Ganges, Jumna and the transcendental
Saraswati.
Maharishi was granted a State Honor by the government of India, befitting a
great national hero, with an honor guard of soldiers and a helicopter showering
flower petals from above. Spiritual and political dignitaries of India and tens
of thousands of others from around the world, including many hundreds from the
United States, gathered to pay their respects to our incomparable and beloved
Maharishi.
Every day, the national press featured major stories as the events unfolded,
highlighting Maharishis global achievements and carrying the news that
Maharishis vision and legacy of enlightenment and world peace would be fully
realizedboth through the global leadership structure that Maharishi has put in
place and through the dedicated efforts of all the enlightened Governors,
Sidhas and Meditators throughout the world.
After the ceremony, on successive days, the ashes of Maharishis mortal
remains were scatteredfirst in the Sangam, in the presence of hundreds of
boats filled with thousands of people, and then in Varanasi, at the precise
spot where Maharishi arranged for Guru Devs mortal body to be submerged after
his Mahasamadhi 55 years ago.
We now await the final phase of the Vedic ceremony, to be held on February 20
in the presence of the Shankaracharya, commemorating Maharishis ascent to the
Supreme abode, the field of Universal Being.
Personal Reflections
I am sure many of you have heard reports of the deeply moving experiences of
those who have been here. Id like to share two of my experiences that I found
especially transforming. First, on the day before the cremation, we held a huge
press conference, for which I prepared a press release with our new National
Director of Expansion, Bob Roth. It was an intensive day of organization and
interviews, and when I was finally afforded a moment to rest, upon closing my
eyes, I felt the overwhelming presence of Maharishimore powerfully and
palpably present than at any time I had ever served him over these past 30
years. Liberated from the constricting influence of his mortal physiology,
Maharishis awareness seemed more universal and powerful than ever before. It
became so clear to me: Maharishi is with us!
On the following day, it was intensely poignant and, frankly, painful to
witness Maharishis tender and divine physiology placed upon the funeral pyre
to be consumed by flame with the Vedic rites and recitations. But in the end,
when all that remained were pure, white ashes, I witnessed the most surprising
transformation of all.
At first, it felt like Maharishi was completely liberated from any
restriction from the confines of the human physiologywith its finite
dimensions and frailties of age. It felt like Maharishi was suddenly completely
unbounded, immortal, eternally youthful.
But then I realized that Maharishi, in truth, was never bound by his mortal
physiology. It was only my perception of him that was bound. But now that
misperception was shattereddestroyed before my very eyes. I realized that it
was I who was liberated from any remaining misperception that Maharishi was
localized.
Maharishi is TotalityBrahm. He was always Brahm. He resides within our most
quiet, most tender, most abstract, blissful inner core. He is our very Self.
And he is guiding each of us to the extent that we are awake to our inner
Beingthat we are in tune with our inner Self.
This is how Guru DevTranscendental Being, Total Natural Lawwas so ever
present for Maharishi, and quietly guided Maharishis every move, spontaneously
achieving everything. And this is how Maharishi will guide us. This is Silent
Administration through Natural Law.
Moving Forward
Now is the time for all of us to come together to fulfill Maharishis
glorious legacy for the world. Maharishi has given us all the knowledge, all
the techniques, all the programs, and all the inspiration and guidance needed
to bring Global Raam Rajenlightenment, invincibility and peace to the world.
Fortunately, during these past months, Maharishi has carefully put in place
an ideal organizational and leadership structure for his global Movement. This
includes, at the international level, our highly enlightened Maharaja Adhiraj
Rajaraam, his 27 Rajas and 8 Purusha Rajas, his Prime Minister, and his 12
Global Ministers.
This new leadership structure also includes, at the US national level, an
Executive Director of Operations and an Executive Director of Expansion, plus
12 National Directors and 12 Co-Directors. And it includes an Executive
Director and 12 Directors at the regional, state and local levelsalong with
all our highly dedicated Peace Palace Directors, Maharishi Invincibility Center
Directors, and full-time and part-time Governors. In addition, we have the
highly competent financial administration of Dr. Benjamin Feldman and his team,
with whom we will work closely in order to streamline administration and
communication. And we are also very fortunate that the 12 former US Rajas have
offered to provide their continuing guidance and support for the many key
initiatives they have begun.
I am extremely excited about this new leadership. It is the most dynamic,
highly qualified and experienced team in the history of our US Movement. We are
designing a national expansion and outreach program to bring Maharishis
Transcendental Meditation to hundreds of schools, businesses and other
organizationsa program that will keep all our precious Governors fully engaged
teaching in the field. We are also focusing on building up MUM and our
Fairfield / MVC super-radiance community, starting with a huge David Lynch
Weekend at MUM on April 2527, and we hope to recruit as many as 300 new
students by September.
During the next few weeks, I will introduce to you our national leadership
team via the Maharishi Channel and Internet webcast, at which time we will lay
out some of our exciting plans for expansion.
For now, the most important thing to realize is that each and every one of us
has a vital role to play in completing Maharishis legacy for the world.
Maharishi has truly done it allthe momentum of peace is irreversible.
Together, we will effortlessly and blissfully fulfill Maharishis vision, which
is now our proud and fortunate destiny to fulfill.
With my very best wishes,
Jai Guru Dev,
John Hagelin
Raja of Invincible America
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