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24 S E L F - S T U D Y R E P O R T 2 0 0 9 ILLUSTRATION ON FACING PAGE These computer-generated drawings illustrate ongoing research by Dr. Fred Travis, Director of the University’s Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition. They show that coherence in the prefrontal cortex, the brain’s executive control center, reaches a high level after two months of Transcendental Meditation practice and that, over time, this coherence then becomes part of ongoing EEG during tasks. These drawings illustrate coherence in the alpha range. The lighter lines indicate coherence or communication between the two indicated brain areas of about 70%. Heavier lines indicate coherence of 80% or higher. (100% is perfect coherence.) With every experience an individual has, the brain must integrate this new experience with past experience, formulate it into a whole, and develop a response. Thus the more effectively the various areas of the brain communicate and work together, the better the brain performs. Coherent brain functioning, coherent society Fifty research studies have evaluated the sociological influence of increased coherence and harmony in society through large groups collectively practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs, including Yogic Flying. This phenomenon, known in the scientific literature as the Maharishi Effect, has been measured at the city, state, national and international levels in terms of reduced negative trends, such as crime, accidents, suicide, and social conflict, and enhanced positive trends, such as economic vitality and behavioral quality of life. (For more information, please refer to the booklet The Maharishi Effect in the Resource Room.)
S E L F - S T U D Y R E P O R T 2 0 0 9 25 M I SS I O N A N D P U R P O S E S I n March 2009 the Trustees reviewed the University’s mission, which has been consistent since its founding and affirmed the Mission Statement and Goals Statement and approved statements of Vision, Core Values, and Strategic Priorities. These mission documents articulate the intended outcomes of our education and research programs, which will be assessed regularly, and which guide our planning, programming, and budgeting decisions. MISSIO N STA TEM ENT Maharishi University of Management was founded in 1971 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to fulfill the highest ideals of education. Foremost among these ideals is developing the full potential of consciousness in every student — helping students develop the ability to think and act in accord with natural law and to live fulfilled and successful lives. This fulfills the long-sought goal of education: to produce fully developed individuals, citizens who can fulfill their own aspirations while promoting all good in society. We have pioneered a unique system of higher education, Consciousness-Based education, that systematically cultures a student’s full creative intelligence, the basis of learning. Consciousness-Based education gives traditional academic study a proper foundation: complete knowledge of consciousness coupled with simple, natural, scientifically validated technologies for developing consciousness. These technologies are the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs, including Yogic Flying. This integrated approach develops students’ ability to manage their lives successfully, to grow steadily in health, happiness, and wisdom, and to achieve professional success and personal fulfillment. Our unique educational programs fulfill a commitment to four broad areas of responsibility: • Holistic development of students — cultivation of consciousness, mind, body, and behavior • Academic excellence — training at the forefront of knowledge in each discipline and in the ability to think critically and act effectively and ethically • Scholarship that expands the domains of knowledge, expressed in all four areas of scholarship — discovery, teaching and learning, integration, and application. • Improved quality of life for the individual, the community, the nation, and the world.
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THE FOUNDING GOALS OF MAHARISHI UNI
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