Research Proposal for the Doctoral Program in Maharishi Vedic ...

IntroductionReading the Vedic Literature in Sanskrit is a technique for developing consciousness,purifying the physiology, and enlivening the impulses of cosmic life within individuallife. It is the perfect blending of modern science and eternal Vedic Science. ReadingVedic Literature is one of the many technologies of consciousness that His HolinessMaharishi Mahesh Yogi has given to the world.This proposal presents the necessary background in Maharishi Vedic Science tounderstand the significance of reading Vedic Literature. It recounts the discovery in 1993,by Professor Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., of Veda and Vedic Literature in humanphysiology. The discovery encompasses the technique of reading the Vedic Literature toenliven holistic brain functioning. This paper recounts some of the historical developmentof Maharishi Vedic Science and shows its culmination in the discovery of Veda andVedic Literature in human physiology.This proposal describes some preliminary research in reading Vedic Literature. On thebasis of the preliminary research, a course of further investigation is planned with areasof primary exploration explained.