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Higher states of consciousness naturally unfolding On 18 January 2006, during his Global Press Conference held at MERU in Holland, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi answered a question from the press about higher states of consciousness. In answer Maharishi explained that there are three familiar states of consciousness—sleeping, dreaming, waking. Through the practice of the Transcendental Meditation Programme we experience Transcendental Consciousness, the fourth state of consciousness. ‘Then there is Cosmic Consciousness—the fifth state of consciousness,’ Maharishi said. ‘“Cosmic” means the fourth state, Transcendental Consciousness, along with the other three, because all the other three are influenced by the experience of the fourth state of consciousness. ‘Then comes God Consciousness [the sixth state], which is a very special state of consciousness where the supreme quality of relativity is brought into consideration. . . and Unity [the seventh state of consciousness] is the unity of all diversity. ‘“All diversity” means two values—all values of knowledge and all values of action; all diverse values completely unified. So it is a holistic value—Unity.’ Maharishi explained that over the years the expression of knowledge about higher states of consciousness became clearer and clearer as the experiences of those practising Transcendental Meditation became clearer. ‘The explanation came as the experiences of the people related to those values could be seen. Intellectually and behaviourally, it could be seen conforming to these different states of consciousness,’ Maharishi said. ‘It is a very beautiful thing that the enlightened individual is asking. . . . It is the same thing that was being talked about and experienced from the beginning of the Movement.’ Maharishi then explained that because there are so many people who have experienced this, the effect of that has influenced the whole collective consciousness of the world. ‘Now, it is possible to have that administration which is the administration of the galactic universe—universe, versified unity. . . . Unity is none other than diversity. Diversity and unity—both are the same thing, but intellectually they are two different things. The difference is only in the perception, only in the angle of vision. ‘This is expressed in the Vedic Literature; the thing is on the level of perception. In reality, it is eternally the same. “Eternally the same” means always it is unity and always it is diversity, and always it is unmanifest and always it is manifest. That is the reality of it, but to talk about it, differences are there.’ ‘It is a beautiful thing—a new destiny for mankind. . . “a new destiny of mankind”. What is going to shape the destiny of mankind? Physical houses have to be according to what will satisfy Natural Law, according to Cosmic Law [Maharishi Sthapatya Veda]; education has to unfold Cosmic Law in the awareness [Consciousness-Based Education]. Health should conform to that which is continuity [brought about by Maharishi Ayur Veda]. ‘All these beautiful things will bring a new destiny to mankind. It is such a beautiful phrase—“new destiny to mankind”. That is the technology born of Vedic Science and Technology. It is Vedic Science and Technology that is eternally the same, non-changing, the science and technology of the Constitution of the Universe. It is very beautiful.’ © Copyright 2010 Global Good News®
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