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Dr. Herriott's award recognized his vision, dedication, and devotion toward "innovative practices in the field of education and research, with complete faith in the teachings of the great saints, seers, and scientists of the world, while championing the noble practice of yoga and Transcendental Meditation in promoting the culture of peace in the world."
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by Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, The Review
7 November 2017
MIT World Peace University in India is embracing the potential of the Transcendental Meditation technique to transform the individual and society, recently giving Maharishi University of Management Professor Scott Herriott a prestigious award and discussing collaborations with Maharishi University of Management.
In addition, Dr. Herriott taught the technique to scores of faculty and students during his 17-day stay, including to the founder of this private university system which enrolls 65,000 students. Many more are signed up and eager to learn.
"The founder was so taken by the idea of Consciousness-Based education that he arranged for me to give a lecture to all of the faculty at this location," Dr. Herriott said.
He received an especially warm reception from the schools of Vedic science, education, and management, with the head of the school of Vedic science saying that learning the Transcendental Meditation technique is a "no-brainer" and that it would be the preferred approach to meditation in his department from now on.
The head of the education school also strongly supports the Transcendental Meditation technique.
Bill Goldstein, who heads MUM's international expansion, first connected with this university system two years ago. Then Professor Greg Guthrie and Elaine Guthrie visited there on a recruiting tour a year ago--opening the way for Dr. Herriott's visit.
The school had been named Maharashtra Institute of Technology until last June, when the founder changed it to MIT World Peace University because of his strong commitment to creating a more peaceful world.
In his lectures at two locations of this university system, Dr. Herriott showed how the Transcendental Meditation technique is based on the Vedic literature, citing three different sources. He spoke about the silent state of mind that is the experience of inner peace, and explained that this is the nature of the Self—non-active and nondual.
He also used the Unified Field Chart from physics to show that this deepest level is the same as the deepest level of existence discovered by science. And he presented slides showing the research how group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs is able to reduce crime and conflict and other negative tendencies in society.
Dr. Herriott was presented with a "Dedicated Lifetime Achievement Award" alongside Vijay P. Bhatkar, who is widely revered in India for developing that country's first supercomputer.
Dr. Herriott's award recognized his vision, dedication, and devotion toward "innovative practices in the field of education and research, with complete faith in the teachings of the great saints, seers, and scientists of the world, while championing the noble practice of yoga and Transcendental Meditation in promoting the culture of peace in the world."
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