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Maharishi Speaks to Educators: Mastery Over Natural Law

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Maharishi Speaks to Educators
>Mastery Over Natural Law
>
>READER REVIEW FROM: HIGH-SCHOOL TEACHER, NEW YORK,
>USA
>
>Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times
>
>The term 'consciousness' is bandied around a lot
>these days. It is a relief
>to find someone who can not only tell us what it is,
>but also provide a way
>to develop it. If, as Maharishi suggests, 'knowledge
>is structured in
>consciousness' (meaning that the quality of
>knowledge we can gain is
>determined by the quality of our consciousness, or
>inner alertness), then
>developing consciousness is the foundation of the
>educational process. What
>Maharishi is telling us is that education should not
>be based merely on
>providing information, but, most importantly, on
>providing knowledge of the
>'knower'.
>
>Maharishi bases his approach on a new paradigm--that
>consciousness is an
>unbounded field found deep within everything in
>creation, including the
>individual mind. Transcendental Meditation opens
>individual awareness to tha>t
>unbounded level of life.
>
>The information in these four little volumes is like
>a ray of sunshine
>dispelling the haze of mysticism that has for
>centuries shrouded the ancient>
>maxim, 'Know thyself'.
>
>This set of books speaks to the need of educators to
>grow in our own
>consciousness so that we can teach from the level of
>our own fullness.
>
>After all that has been written about education,
>here is a profoundly new an>d
>vital to offer. I find it very refreshing.

Book Review of:
Maharishi Speaks to Educators
Mastery Over Natural Law

REVIEWED BY: Paula Fairchild, Fairfield, IA, USA

This book is for me. As a high school teacher and college instructor, I want students to wake up to who they really are and what education can offer them. Maharishi Speaks to Educators answers these questions once and for all. These lectures, which are summarized in main points, bring out that a fully educated person must have the regular experience of Transcendental Consciousness, which Maharishi describes as the 'unbounded, infinite value of life', in order to gain real mastery of life and be free from problems and mistakes.

The depth of practical wisdom contained in these books is far
beyond the scope of any educational philosophy. I've used these principles in my classes and they work. These pocket-sized volumes fit easily into my blazer, allowing me to share these gems with my colleagues.

Those reading this book--students and educators alike--will see that this practical approach makes sense. There is hope. Here it is. I've seen the results.

I just wonder why all of the books for Maharishi Mahesh Yogi are all given a rating of 5. Could it be that they are all so wonderfully great? Or could it be that the reviews are all or mostly written by people in the TM movement? I would tend to think the latter. There is no doubt some truth in MMYs teachings and they have been beneficial to me personally, but I would just like to see a more objective view of them.