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Living fullness of life—skill in living The speed of progress is now much greater than ever before, and man requires greater Creative Intelligence to keep pace with this rapid progress. The knowledge of the Science of Creative Intelligence fulfils this great need of our time—greater Creative Intelligence on every level of life. Knowledge is growing so fast in every field that it is impossible for one man to have knowledge of all fields of learning. Maharishi pointed out in his address that it should be possible to educate a man in such a way that even if he does not have time to study all the branches of learning, he becomes efficient in every field of life and lives life in fullness. The Science of Creative Intelligence provides the knowledge of the nature of Creative Intelligence, the method of fully unfolding it in human awareness, and the application of its value in life. ‘When the full value of Creative Intelligence is open to awareness, one’s full creativity and full mental potential become available,’ Maharishi said. The Transcendental Meditation Technique, the practical aspect of the Science of Creative Intelligence, is a simple, natural procedure for every man to open his awareness to the infinite value of Creative Intelligence lying at the source of thought. ‘A thought is an impulse of energy and intelligence,’ Maharishi said. ‘The source of thought, from where innumerable currents of energy and intelligence arise, is the unmanifest, unbounded field of pure energy and pure intelligence, which is the full value of Creative Intelligence. ‘The nature of the mind is to progress in the direction of more and more happiness, energy, and power. This tendency of the mind to move towards fulfilment spontaneously takes it to the unbounded field of Creative Intelligence at the source of thought. ‘When this field is incorporated as the very nature of awareness, one’s conscious mind is always upheld by the full value of Creative Intelligence.’ Maharishi explained that knowledge is structured in consciousness. If the pure field of consciousness is open to one’s awareness, then awareness is the home of all knowledge. This is the basis of interdisciplinary studies. ‘Consciousness is the basis of knowledge; knowledge is the basis of action; action is the basis of achievement, and achievement is the basis of fulfilment,’ Maharishi continued. ‘If fulfilment is to dawn in life, the home of all knowledge must be structured in our awareness. ‘A creative mind interprets everything in a useful, favourable way and takes advantage of any situation. This is what creativity means.’ Maharishi said that we need to ‘stop the understanding that life is a struggle. Man will be more creative and will be able to cope with the fast tempo of modern life: progress and the joy of life will be greater. ‘Everything that is manifest has at its basis that same unmanifest value which is continuous through creation and harmonizes the entire diversity of life. When the natural impulse of evolution takes our awareness to that unmanifest level, our awareness becomes capable of spontaneously harmonizing the manifest and unmanifest values of life. ‘The intelligence that can harmonize these two opposite values expresses the full value of Creative Intelligence. This is skill in living—living harmony in the midst of all differences. Every individual will be an ideal member of society when he develops this skill of living.’© Copyright 2009 Global Good News
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