JMVRI Issue Number 8
JMVRI Issue Number Eight presents articles on the theme of world peace, with a paper on the global impact of the Maharishi Effect, an influence of coherence from 1974 to 2017, followed by an account of the World Peace Artists initiative to support Maharishi Vedic Pandits and a discussion of Vedic Defence, and, lastly, a paper on the impact of the group practice of Transcendental Meditation-Sidhi program on improved U.S.-Soviet relations.
JMVRI Paper 8.2
Artists for Peace and Strategies of Vedic Defence: A Prelude to Art Pages
Author: Anna Bonshek
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Citation: Bonshek, A. (2018). Artists for peace and strategies of Vedic defence: A prelude to Art Pages. Journal of Maharishi Vedic Research Institute, 8, 81-123.
World Peace Artists
World Peace Artists was created to support the Global Peace Initiative and Maharishi Vedic Pandits—experts in a range of technologies of consciousness that promote peace. International artists who participated in World Peace Artists, included Elaine Arnold, Sam Adhi, the late Charlotte Cain, Francis Knight, Lynne Marshall, Julie Preminger, Ian Roberts, Rob Schoenfeld, Greg Thatcher, Kuno Vollet, Christian Wharton, Claire Winteringham, and the author. A percentage of sales from artists’ work went to support the peace Initiative, made possible through the Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation. Established by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Foundation is named in honour of Maharishi’s teacher—Guru Dev, Brahmananda Saraswati. Guru Dev, who served as Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, was the chief representative of the Vedic tradition of knowledge in India in his day. The Foundation supports a peace-creating group of Maharishi Vedic Pandits in central India. Since ancient times, Vedic Pandits have been the traditional custodians of Vedic wisdom responsible for maintaining harmony in society. In reviving the full understanding of Vedic knowledge and technologies of consciousness for reducing negative trends and creating world peace, Maharishi secured the original effectiveness of these technologies, subsequently validated through scientific research. Maharishi Vedic Pandits, skilled experts, are thus able to fulfil their traditional role of creating an influence of harmony, peace, and balance for the global family of nations.
The number of experts required to establish and secure world peace equals the square root of 1% of the world’s population—currently about 8,600 individuals. The Foundation’s goal is to increase to 9,000 Pandits; at present, the existing group of 2,500 is to be expanded to 3,000. While participating artists offered their work through World Peace Artists to support the Global Peace Initiative, these artists also practice technologies of consciousness, enlivening a more peaceful influence in their own lives, in their community, and in society.