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A New Renaissance

CONSCIOUSNESS is the fountainhead of all creativity and unified field of Natural Law. Maharishi Vedic Science and Transcendental Meditation provides the knowledge and experience of unbounded bliss consciousness within, paving the way for creative excellence and a new renaissance in all fields of the Arts.

“Creativity is progressive; it’s evolutionary. It makes life blossom in greater or higher stages of development. It’s the music of life through which life laughs and dances and progresses…” – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

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The Glorious Domain of the Arts

To paint a canvas, carve a block of stone or mold clay; to weave a basket, blow glass or make a piece of jewelry; to design a residence, an automobile, or a website; to build furniture, an architectural model, or develop a fashion trend; to sing an aria, play sitar, or conduct an orchestra; to perform a ballet, recite Shakespeare, or direct a movie; to write a poem, a memoir or develop a storyline. . .

Dr. Anthony Miles boldly introduces the Academy of Arts for Enlightenment: an organization that fosters unbounded creative growth for all artists through the technologies of consciousness developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Read more about the academy’s vision below.

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Dance as Self-Care

In this second article on Vedic Dance, exponent, teacher and practitioner of Bharata Natyam, Rebecca Busch introduces elements of Indian classical dance, Bharata Natyam, and explores their significance for personal wellness, and the development of consciousness.

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Gandharva Veda Music to Create Balance in Nature and Harmony in the World

The Academy is pleased to present a global initiative through Maharishi Gandharva Veda music.* A global online Full Moon Festival series featuring world renowned sitarist, Reshma Srivastava will start on the November full moon, November 19.

The Art and Science of Creating Peace – A Personal Account

As a designer, photographer, and Teacher of Transcendental Meditation, John Ashforth was inspired to create this ‘word cloud’ – an artistic representation of the lnvincible Europe Assembly, held in the meditation Dome, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, UK in 2014. At that time, John was the Assembly leader. His responsibilities included the presentation of participants’ experiences of Transcendental Meditation which were often profound and sublime. He later analysed hundreds of their written accounts and added up their most regularly used descriptive words. Note: The size of the word represents the frequency of the word's usage.

REVIEW: “One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness”
By Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., MARR

Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., MARR, is a medical doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D. in neuroscience), and a globally recognised Vedic scholar. As Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s successor, Dr Nader is head of the international Transcendental Meditation® organisations in over 100 countries. From the Americas to Asia, from Europe to Africa, Dr Nader guides the Transcendental Meditation program and its advanced practices, and the practical applications of this technology in all areas of national life – education, health, business, defense, agriculture, and more.

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In Celebration of Gandharva Maestro Devabrata (Debu) Chaudhuri, 1932 – 2021

The sitar master and pioneer of Maharishi Gandharva-Veda music, Pandit Devabrata (Debu) Chaudhuri has passed in Delhi at 85. Debuji will be known to many of us through many wonderful concerts but also through his leadership of the Maharishi Gandharva-Veda programme around the world...

Russian Literature and the Flow of Consciousness

Dr. Jacqueline Carr-Phillips introduces a holistic approach to literature and explains how reading helps to expand awareness. As a specialist in Russian literature in the light of total knowledge, Dr. Carr-Phillips relates the principles of Maharishi Vedic Science to the works of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, demonstrating their value in refining the intellect and emotions, and inspiring the flow of bliss consciousness.

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The ‘Sacred’ Yews – The Art of Balance, Harmony and Interconnectedness

By portraying the inter-connectedness of space and objects, Greg Thatcher’s drawings of ancient yew trees in England, create peace and expansion for the viewer, mirroring the inner experience of transcending in meditation.

Michelangelo’s Sculpture Energizes Awareness

Matthew Beaufort, a specialist in art history and Associate Professor of Humanities at Maharishi International University (MIU), connects the exquisite sculptures of Michelangelo with the principles of Maharishi Vedic Science and experience of Self-transcending through Transcendental Meditation.

Poetry, Process and Silence

Former Royal Literary Fund Fellow, Poetry Society poet-in-residence and TES Guest Poet, Dr. Cliff Yates explains what drew him to poetry – the distinctive value of silence in the process of writing. This inspiration led him to not only develop and hone his skills as a highly regarded poet, but to teach and inspire others to locate the field of infinite silence in consciousness, the source of all creative expression, which is directly experienced through practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique.

Blossoming of Life Through Vedic Dance

Exponent, teacher and practitioner of Vedic Dance, Rebecca Busch introduces us to the beautiful, blissful world of Vedic dance as an art form for health, happiness, energy and creativity while enjoying growth of consciousness. This is the first in a series of insightful articles by Rebecca on Vedic Dance for full development of life.

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Absolute Image: The Structure of Consciousness in Visual Form

Dr. Lawrence Sheaff’s research has led to a comprehensive re-evaluation of the visual arts in the light of Maharishi Vedic Science – the complete science of consciousness. His Absolute Image series of paintings and books about them explore the fundamentals of form and their relationship with the structure and dynamics of consciousness as revealed in Maharishi Vedic Science.

The Flow of Consciousness in Literature and Language

Rhoda Orme-Johnson, Ph.D, Professor Emerita of Literature, Maharishi International University (MIU), explains the fascinating backdrop to the emergence of MIU's consciousness-based literature department in the 1970’s. The article acts as an introduction to the enlightening book, “The Flow of Consciousness – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on Literature and Language”.

Maharishi Gandharva-Veda Music — Music in Alliance with Natural Law

In the 1980’s after teaching Transcendental Meditation around the world for 30 years, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was thinking about what more could he do to bring peace and happiness to mankind. He looked deeper into the Vedic literature of India, the oldest tradition of knowledge and human experience, and found Gandharva-Veda music, the eternal music of Nature . . .

Honoring the Majestic Magnolia Tree

Turkish artist, Burcu Çenberci’s interest in Islamic arts is inspired by Mughal and Karamemi florals, and the Vedic culture of ancient India. Focusing on gardens and landscapes, Burcu creates miniature paintings, which blend these traditions with a modern touch.

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