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CONSCIOUSNESS-BASED EDUCATION AND Governmenta;sNvWRshê;i5 tq; pu+shiê5"inr;my; ivxok;Ä r;me r;Jy' [px;sitĀsan varshasahasrāԗi tathā putrasahasriԗaԝnirāmayā vishokāsh cha Rāme rājyaԥ prashāsati(Yuddha Kāԗd, 128.101)During the reign <strong>of</strong> Rāma, the citizens were free <strong>of</strong> diseaseand sorrow.Even the environment was in perfect balance, resulting in favorableweather conditions and an abundance <strong>of</strong> crops:k;le vWRit pjRNy" sui.=' ivml; idx"ú¢pu¢jn;k75] pur' jnpd;Stq;Kāle varshati Parjanyaԝ subhikshaԥ vimalā dishaԝhԆishtapushtajanākīrԗaԥ puraԥ janapadās tathā(Uttara Kāԗd, 99.13)The rains came on time, and the skies were clear; the cityand provinces were in abundance <strong>of</strong> food, and filled withhappy, fulfilled citizens.Perhaps the most significant point <strong>of</strong> comparison between<strong>Maharishi</strong>’s theory and the Rāmāyaṇ text is the element <strong>of</strong> life inaccord with natural law. <strong>Maharishi</strong> (1988) notes that “when thinking isalways spontaneously evolutionary then there is Heaven for everyone”(p. 1), while in the Rāmāyaṇ everyone was described as happy and fulfilled,living in accord with Dharma:[pú¢muidto lokStu¢" pu¢" su/imRk"inr;myo çrogÄ dui.R=.yvijRt"172

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