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consciousness-based education and Governmentsciousness, self-referral consciousness, which is the source of all creativeprocesses. This process can be likened to a river which naturallyand effortlessly flows onto the ocean and gains the status of the ocean.(Maharishi, 1994a, p. 280)Maharishi postulates that contact with pure consciousness leads tofamiliarity with the laws of nature and can ultimately lead to the abilityto live life in accord with natural law.Practicing Transcendental Meditation and thereby researching in thefield of consciousness is the procedure to spontaneously enliven the totalpotential of intelligence in human physiology and train the physiologyto function in the most natural way, in the most orderly manner, accordingto Natural Law—daily experiencing self-referral consciousness inorder that the infinite organizing power of one’s own TranscendentalConsciousness (one’s own nature, one’s own simplest form of awareness,the nature of one’s Self) becomes the guiding light of every thoughtand action, promoting success in every undertaking and actualizing andspontaneously engaging the infinite organizing power of the UnifiedField of Natural Law [Maharishi goes on to discuss verses from theVeda that confirm the concept of “the singularity of fully awake, selfreferralconsciousness in relation to the infinite organizing power ofNatural Law.”] (Maharishi, 1994b, pp. 181‒85)This tendency to live life in a more evolutionary direction, or morein tune with natural law, can be seen not only in individuals but alsoin communities or societies in which one percent of the populationpractices Transcendental Meditation, or the square root of one percentof the population practices Maharishi Transcendental Meditation andTM-Sidhi programs together. 3When Transcendental Meditation is practiced by the people, nationalconsciousness, collective consciousness, becomes aligned with NaturalLaw—the Constitution of the Universe—and all aspects of society3Research supports this contention. See studies in Orme-Johnson, D.J., Chalmers, R.G., Dillbeck,M.C., and Wallace, R.K., (Eds.), Collected Papers Volumes 1–7 that indicate that individuals whopractice Maharishi Transcendental Meditation become less anxious, more creative, more productive,and more able to handle the stress of life. The group practice of the Transcendental Meditationand TM-Sidhi program can create similar effects on societies. Research on the Maharishi Effecthas found a reduction in war deaths, crime, motor vehicle accidents, fires and other indications ofsocietal disorder and an increase in patent applications, stock markets, and other signs of socialprogress indicative of a society more in tune with natural law.90