As I recall, King Tony stayed a few weeks and hasn't been seen here since. I guess he preferred Paris.
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tartbrain Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 10:31 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] To have Raja Nader Raam here, and to have the World Capital here ... I happened upon this gem.(**** added at particularly interesting sections) http://www.maharishivediccity-iowa.gov/capital/ (October 15, 2002) Amid cheers, applause, and the sounds of conches and ringing bells, an exuberant crowd of Fairfield and Maharishi Vedic City residents gathered together at The Mansion Hotel in Maharishi Vedic City today to celebrate a truly remarkable achievement- and a significant step toward peace for the U.S. and the world. In one short month, they had raised nearly $1 million to purchase The Mansion, a beautiful 19,000 square-foot building in the heart of Maharishi Vedic City, and its surrounding properties and 19 acres of land. **** The Mansion will now become the physical headquarters for the Capital of the Global Country of World Peace, a "country without borders for peace-loving people everywhere." The Global Country, which was founded in October 2000 by His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, takes as its constitution the Constitution of the Universe-Total Natural Law-and is dedicated to "supporting and nourishing all peoples and constitutions" and establishing permanent world peace. Tuesday's celebration at The Mansion was led by the Honorable Dr. Bob Wynne, mayor of Maharishi Vedic City, and three leading ministers of the Global Country-His Excellency Dr. John Hagelin, His Excellency Dr. Robert Keith Wallace, and His Excellency Dr. Michael Dillbeck. The celebration began with the national anthem of the Global Country and continued with ceremonies of gratitude, proclamations, speeches, and the official raising of the flag of the Global Country. In his address, Dr. Hagelin said that over $900,000 had been raised in one month towards the $1 million purchase of The Mansion and that a short-term loan for $150,000 had provided the remaining funds. Over 500 individuals contributed to the fundraising effort. Dr. Hagelin said that The Mansion and its surrounding properties were "given as a gift to peace by the generosity of peace-loving people" During the ceremonies, beginning at 12:32 p.m. and continuing throughout the day, the formal transfer of property took place from the former owners of The Mansion to the Global Country. The time and date had been selected as highly auspicious according to the Vedic calendar of India. Significance of Establishing the Capital in Maharishi Vedic City **** The mayor of Maharishi Vedic City, the Honorable Dr. Bob Wynne, said that Maharishi Vedic City would now extend a formal welcome and invitation to His Majesty Raja Nader Raam, the first ruler of the Global Country, to take up residence in The Mansion and conduct his worldwide activities from there. The Global Country administration under Raja Raam includes a 40-member cabinet of ministers, among whom Dr. Hagelin is the minister of science and technology. **** "To have Raja Nader Raam here, and to have the World Capital of Maharishi's Global Country of World Peace functioning from here, will powerfully bless our country, and will draw Maharishi's attention very strongly here," Dr. Hagelin said. Only last month Maharishi had expressed his desire to establish a physical capital for his Global Country, adding that "For everything it will be ideal to have the Capital of World Peace in Maharishi Vedic City." After the raising of the flag on Tuesday, Maharishi said, "It is the fulfillment of a dream-after 50 years, the rise of the flag to give the world ideal administration-the Constitution of the Universe. Very good. Beautiful. A huge achievement." Almost exactly 11 years ago, during the initial groundbreaking ceremonies on the land where Maharishi Vedic City currently stands, Maharishi had envisioned this moment and spoke of its significance. He said, **** "Today, we are on earth establishing the physical structure of the Capital of the Universe, the physical structure of the Capital of Heaven on Earth, the administrative center of the Cosmic Administrator of the Universe. It is a very beautiful time in the evolution of the history of man, also in the history of scientific pursuit: celebrating the return of Raam in the Capital.. Today, Vijaya Dashmi [Victory] Day, the negativity was washed off. The world was purified, and the Reign of Raam, the perfect administrator, came back to earth." Raising the Flag of the Global Country of World Peace Following Tuesday's speeches, local bagpiper Tim Britton, accompanied by riders on horseback, led the exuberant crowd in a procession to the Capital flagpole. There the ministers and Mayor Wynne raised the flag of the Global Country of World Peace. The flag, a golden sun radiating from within a red circle on a gold background, was also raised at several other locations in Maharishi Vedic City to launch new local projects, which include The Central Bank of the Global Country of World Peace, which will move into an 8,000 square foot building next to the Capital. The Central Bank will provide policymaking activities for Maharishi Vedic City and the Global Country. The Campus for 8,000 Vedic Scholar students, near the Rukmapura Park Hotel, where students will create harmony and coherence within the U.S. and throughout the world through their collective practice of Vedic technologies of consciousness. The Maharishi World Peace Vedic Organics Project, a 100-acre greenhouse project to grow and distribute fresh organic vegetable produce to 30 million people within 250 miles of Maharishi Vedic City. Crops will be picked when ripe, when nutritional value is highest, and distributed into the market within a few hours. Profits from this project will support the 8,000 Vedic Scholar project. The City Center and Vedic Cultural Center, which will include tourist knowledge gardens and indoor pavilions and well as higher density shops, restaurants, and residential living. The Maharishi Spiritual University of America and The Ideal Girls School, offering Consciousness-Based Education for women and girls, which will be housed in the former Vedic Observatory information center. Dr. Hagelin said that similar flag-raising ceremonies were taking place in over 100 countries to launch the Global Country's efforts to establish "peace palaces" in the world's largest 3,000 cities. These peace palaces will be dedicated to creating coherence in their cities and the surrounding area through local groups of 100-200 citizens practicing Vedic technologies of consciousness. **** Dr. Robert Keith Wallace, summing up the feelings at the event, said, "It's a very fulfilling time in the history of Fairfield and Vedic City. We're sitting now with the opportunity to change everything."
