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consciousness-based education and governmentThis greater fulfillment, Maharishi teaches, is the possibility thathis Vedic Science and Technology opens to the world. Every society,no matter of what culture, of what political or economic system, candevelop a state of ideal civilization, which Maharishi (1991) termsHeaven on Earth:What awaits the world from Vedic Science is a profound civilization, acivilization where all aspects of life will be ideally lived. Governmentswill be ideal, industry will be ideal, the economy will be ideal, and thebehavior of the people will be ideal. By ideal we mean good for theindividual, good for his environment, good for his country, and goodfor his world. By ideal we mean good today, tomorrow, the next day,the next year, and the next century. The future of life on earth will beideal, and that means good for everyone. (Maharishi Mahesh Yogi,1986a, pp. 22–25)ReferencesAlexander, C. N., Rainforth, M. V., & Gelderloos, P. (1991). TranscendentalMeditation, self-actualization, and psychological health: Aconceptual overview and meta-analysis. Journal of Social Behaviorand Personality, 6, 189–247.Aron, E. N., & Aron, A. (1982). Transcendental Meditation programand marital adjustment. Psychological Reports, 51, 887–890.Brooks, J. S., & Scarano, T. (1985). Transcendental Meditation in thetreatment of post-Vietnam adjustment. Journal of Counseling andDevelopment, 64, 212–215.Cavanaugh, K. L., King, K. D., & Titus, B. D. (1990). Improvingnational economy through alliance with nature’s government:Effects of the group practice of Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditationand TM-Sidhi program. Modern Science and Vedic Science,4, 2–41.Cooper, M. J., & Aygen, M. M. (1979). Transcendental Meditationin the management of hyper-cholesterolemia. Journal of HumanStress, 5(4), 24–27.Dillbeck, M. C. (1982). Meditation and flexibility of visual perceptionand verbal problem solving. Memory and Cognition, 10, 207–215.Dillbeck, M. C. (1989). Experience of the Ved-Realization of the cosmicpsyche by direct perception: Opening individual awareness136