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Ideal Government in the Vålm⁄ki RåmåyaÔand were fulfilled with their own activity, their own Dharma (YuddhaKāṇd, 131.104).Thus it is clear that coercion or restrictive legislation were not evidentin the structuring of Ayodhyā’s society—the citizens spontaneouslylived happy, prosperous lives in accord with natural law. We willsee later the degree of perfection attributed to life in Ayodhyā.Support of NatureMaharishi’s Absolute Theory of Government holds that when life is livedin accord with all the laws of nature, every thought and action becomesfully supported by the organizing power of natural law (Maharishi,1995a, pp. 360–361), leading to a concept Maharishi terms “supportof Nature.” In practice, this means that as an individual grows increasinglyin harmony with natural law, one finds a growing tendency for theenvironment to spontaneously fulfill needs and desires. Even thoughsupport of nature may appear to come from outside oneself, ultimatelyit is a phenomenon of one’s own self-referral consciousness:This is commonly known as ‘support of Nature,’ because not knowingthe principle of success through one’s action, one thinks that one is supportedby powers outside oneself, but in fact the phenomenon of supportof Nature is the phenomenon of one’s own pure consciousness—selfreferralconsciousness. (p. 360)Sumitrā brings out the principle of support of nature by observingthat the different aspects of nature would render Rām’s exile in the forestmore bearable:Vyœ' r;mSy ivD;y x;wc' m;h;TMymuæmm9n g;+m'xui." sUyR" s't;piytumhRitVyaktaԥ Rāmasya vigyāya shauchaԥ māhātmyam uttamamna gātram aԥshubhiԝ SԄryaԝ saԥtāpayitum arhati(Ayodhyā Kāԗd, 18.15)Discerning Rām’s well-known purity, in addition to his supremegreatness, Sūrya (the Sun) ought not scorch him with his rays.163