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CONSCIOUSNESS-BASED EDUCATION AND GovernmentIn order to maintain perfect administration, Bharat held Rām inhis consciousness, and served the country with the awareness of theRULER RĀM in his heart; his awareness upheld the eternal rulerBrahm, the infinite organizing power of Natural Law, which eternallyrules the universe with perfect order and without a noise. (p. 37)Here Maharishi explains that Bharat ruled with his awarenessestablished in Rām—in the total potential of natural law—ensuringadministration with the same efficiency and effortlessness as theadministration of the universe. We find this principle clearly expressedin the following verse from the Ayodhyā Kāṇd:jg;m mns; r;m' /mRDo /mRk;»y;Jagāma manasā Rāmaԥ Dharmagyo Dharmakānkshayā(Ayodhyā Kāԗd, 82.9)Bharat, a knower of Dharma, brought his awareness toRām because of his desire for Dharma.This expression exemplifies Maharishi’s ideal that “I administer, andHe rules” (p. 44), which means simply that in an ideal administration,self referral consciousness—the total potential of natural law—isa nation’s true ruler (hence the capital “He”), even though an individualmay be the leader or head of state.Maharishi emphasizes that this principle may be applied in any circumstance:“A ruler of a territory may be anyone in time, but if healigns his awareness with Purushottam, 10 his administration will inheritthe qualities of order, freedom, bliss, and the ability to nourish all” (p.43). As we have seen, aligning one’s awareness is not based on attitudeor belief, but is possible only when the awareness is established in thetotal potential of natural law.10Purushottam is Totality, Brahm, the supreme ruling intelligence of the universe. See Maharishi,1995a, footnote beginning on p. 24.170