Maharishi: 'It is a very genuine question. I will give an analogy first, and then further clarify the question. It's a very good question.
'Just as a child would ask his father, "Now how is it that the whole tree-thousands of leaves, flowers and fruit-emerges from nothing? Sap is just nothing-emptiness. How can that nothingness become all this huge variety and express itself as this huge variety? 'Innumerable laws of nature, governing all these different aspects of the expression of the tree, are centered in one hollowness of the seed, which is abstract nothingness. There is an area of emptiness-a big zero-within the seed. There is nothing, but from that nothingness sprouts everything-all variety and multiplicity. 'Thus we understand that there is a field which is abstract, unmanifest-the Unified Field. Physics, chemistry, and physiology have located it. Mathematics has located it in a big zero-just like the hollowness of an empty seed. 'Just as from zero-in the zero you put one little line here, and it becomes nine, eight, six or five-so it is from the zero that huge number systems arise. Billions and billions arise; you can count any number. 'It is the same thing in the field of thinking. A tiny thought comes, "Mango". A thought comes, "I need a mango." Just this thought makes one stand and walk to the shop. If this shop doesn't have a good mango, then go to another and another. From where did all this huge activity start? Just the memory of the mango, "I'll eat a mango." Just that one little thing spreads into so many varieties. 'This only shows that there is one source from which an infinite number of courses come out-from one source, all courses. This is a reality. Transcendental Consciousness is exploring, or identifying with, that one source which is unmanifest in itself. And from there, all manifestation begins. 'Now here is the answer to the question. From that one source, everything begins. Now elaborate on everything-one solar system, two solar systems, galaxies, millions and billions of suns, and an ever- expanding universe-from this one little source. Through the window of science we see the enormous functioning of the ever-expanding universe. 'Here is the secret of owning the universe, the secret of rising to invincibility and mastery. Mastery of what? Mastery of total Natural Law and the Constitution of the Universe. This little brain is the central point from where awareness can be infinitely expanded to control, command, and make use of the infinite creative intelligence of total Natural Law commanding the millions and billions of suns, moons, stars, and everything. Here is the one little control-the switchboard. Another example is that you can look through one little hole in the centre of a lens and see the whole panorama on the other side. 'The technique is practical, natural, and completely available to any human being through proper education-Vedic Education. Take it or lose it. Either remain slaves of situations and circumstances or be the commander of the infinite creative intelligence of total Natural Law. It depends upon education-Vedic Education-which has been forgotten. 'Now, with the grace of Guru Dev, and the grace of our Tradition of Masters, the seed is there. It has to be nourished, recovered, and made use of. This is our strength on the basis of which we can give the gift of invincibility to every government. 'The present governments have to learn something that they do not know. The Prime Minister and President of any country are respected for their social values, but they do not have the knowledge. They can have Total Knowledge now. We have been saying this for many years. . . . 'Eight thousand people from anywhere should be employed, given a comfortable life, and trained. Creating peace and harmony in world consciousness will be their profession. They should be trained, and I will train them all. . . . 'Collect eight thousand people from America, Europe, or here and there-two, three groups. Then you will be the creators of a new world. Tell the governments and the wealthy people. Tell the poor people to come and join the Peace Government, and arrange for their comfortable living. 'It is enough that I have developed this knowledge. But the organization should be by the governments, who profess to manage the society. 'What a beautiful picture we have of the forthcoming world. It is so delightful to us to offer invincibility to every government. We are offering stability to the government so that the government does not change every four years. . . .'
