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article by Linda Egenes in July/August 2005 issue ofAAA Magazine "Iowa Shangri-La"
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Pictures from 1973 film by Columbia Pictures |
Pictures from TM.org, MGC-Vastu.com, MUM.edu, and Purusha.org |
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 "Have you ever dreamed of a place far away from it all? Where the air you breathe is soft and clean, and children play in fields of green.... Where the winter winds will never blow and living things have room to grow...   MIDIFirst sight of Shangri-La |
Maharishi Vedic City in Iowa is far from the stress of large cities. The air is clean, and pollution-free high in the mountains of the community in North Carolina as well Life has plenty of room to expand in the green pastures of the American mid west. There is plenty of horizon to be found. |
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Through regular practice of the Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhis program, one spontaneously grows in consciousness, to see
others as themselves, and the Unified Field in all things, and naturally treats others
kindly.
Life becomes more of a joy. Scientific Research: |
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 The
president of Shangri-La is Chang, a graduate of Oxford
University
played by John Gielgud |
 The
president of Maharishi University of Management is H.E. Bevan Morris PhD, a graduate of
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Chang:
"Perfect health is the rule, and it is
quite common for us to live to a very ripe old age." Father Perrault was
over 200 years old.
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Regular practice of the Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhis program, including Yogic Flying, has been found to slow down
the rate of the biological aging process. Perfect health is an attainable goal. The accumulated health benefits do not suddenly disappear, regardless of travel outside Fairfield, as long as one maintains a regular routine of meditation. But those who have stayed regular in Fairfield for 28 years, such as the remarkably ageless faculty of M.U.M., show fewer signs of biological aging than students who have left the area.
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The world is a
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In the
Maharishi School of the
Age of Enlightenment, children are taught universally applicable principles of life,
through the Science of Creative Intelligence. They become able to comprehend such
abstract concepts as infinity, self-referral, and the co-existence of opposite values. Scientific Research: Growth of Intelligence, Broad Comprehension  |
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two different worldsin the way we live, more than in just a few things. That means we both have a lot to give.
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worlds: the Absolute, and the Relative With the rise of consciousness, one becomes more capable of comprehending, and harmonizing a coexistence of opposite values and living "200% of life". |
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| "Will I find there is really such a thing as peace of mind, and what I thought was living was truly just confusion, the chance to live forever is really no illusion, and this all can be mine? Why can't I make myself believe it? "
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Peace of mind can be quickly gained through
the simple, natural, and effortless practice of the
Transcendental Meditation program. One gains deep rest as the mind settles down to the state of least excitation of consciousness. Scientific Research: Deep Rest, Reduced Anxiety Doubts are natural, and do not interfere with the effectiveness of the practice, or gaining its benefits. |
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Maria and Sally have different views of Shangri La
"Different people look at life
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Knowledge is structured in consciousness Knowledge is different in different states of consciousness. Scientific Reseach: Field Independence
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Where Knowledge
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The objective means of gaining knowledge,
through the scientific method, has greatly helped the development of mankind. But
empirical observations can only go so far into the depths of life.
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Consciousness is naturally curious, and seeks to know more and more in life. At the basis of relative existence, there is the transcendental Absolute. The objective means of gaining knowledge alone can be dissatisfying, as there is always more to know. The subjective means of gaining knowledge gives the fruit of all knowledge along the way. |
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"Question
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"These kids are great. They're so imaginative!"
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Students are welcomed to question on all
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Reflections "Everything you do reflects on you... Doing
something for someone else,
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Reflections of M.U.M. Students When giving knowledge, the teacher can gain as much, if not more, than the student. Through regular practice of the TM program, one spontaneously grows to experience one's individuality, and all others, as the part of the universal Self. Doing something for someone else, literally is doing something for one's Self. Newton's Law of Equal and Opposite Reaction, "As ye sew so shall ye reap", and the principle of karma, are expressions of a similar natural law. |
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I Come To You All my life, I've searched for something rare Deep inside, I'm sure I always knew...
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Enlightenment is a rarely achieved state of higher consciousness. But through the TM and TM-Sidhis Program, anyone can make substantial progress towards this state. | ||||||||||||||||
 "There are over 2,000 people in the valley besides those here in Shangri-La." https://youtu.be/VQspp5T2-Nk?t=2780 |
There are about 2000 people who practice TM in Fairfield, Iowa and Vedic City.
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"For when the day comes that the world begins to look for a new life, it is our belief that they will find their reservoir of hope here. So here we shall stay, with our books and our music and our meditation." |
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Music: Share the Joy, by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
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