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Dear Supporter of the Maharishi Vedic Pandits, Thank you so much for all you have done to make it possible to have the Maharishi Vedic Pandit program in America for nearly eight years. As you know, the program has faced some recent challenges-both external and internal-and all of us have been thinking what the future of the program will be. Recently, Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam met personally and at length with the Vedic Pandits at their campus in Maharishi Vedic City. A beautiful vision for the future of the Vedic Pandit program emerged, which was announced by Dr. Bevan Morris on Akshaya Tritiya, the Day of Lasting Achievement. This includes a new, extended Vedic Pandit training program in Maharishi Vedic Science in the US to create Pandit 'Acharyas'. Guided by top teachers from India, and including training on a scientific level-science exploring all fields of Vedic wisdom-this program will be offered by Maharishi University of Management, the foremost institution in the world for science and consciousness, in conjunction with Global Country of World Peace. This diploma program will be directly supervised by the faculty of MUM, by Acharyas from India, and by Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam himself, our greatest expert in Vedic vibrations and how they transform the individual and society. This program will present knowledge of Veda as the blueprint of creation-knowledge of Veda in modern scientific terms-yielding Acharyas who are great exponents of Maharishi's revival of the total Vedic wisdom. Already the Pandits in America are reviewing the scientific research on the benefits of the Transcendental MeditationR technique and commenting on the profound effect that this intellectual understanding is having on their personal experience. Our Movement organizations in America are unified in their support for this program, which will begin immediately with the 190 Pandits now on campus, and continue with a core group of 150-200 Pandits until more funds can be raised to expand the program. Donations for the National YagyaSM performances for the United States, as well donations for Special Yagyas, continue to support the Vedic Pandits both in America and in India. Maharishi Global Development Fund, Maharishi University of Management, Maharishi Purusha program, and Maharishi Ayurveda Products International are all giving monthly support. The Howard and Alice Settle Foundation, the greatest donor since the beginning of the Pandit program-even while facing declining oil and gas revenues from a fixed set of wells for which production has naturally declined over time-is committed to continuing to help the Pandit program during this transition, and to support a group of 150 community participants on the Invincible America Assembly for at least the coming year. To create this new beginning for the Vedic Pandits in America, your support is also critical. John Revolinski, who many of you know as a long-time Fairfield City Council member and faculty member at MUM, and who is with the Pandits every day as the administrator of the Pandit program, reminds us how precious this group of Vedic Pandits is: "The number of Maharishi Vedic Pandits in Maharishi Vedic City has declined in recent months, but as a group of about 190 they are one of the most powerful forces for good in America. It is so fortunate that the leaders of our Movement have jointly committed to maintaining their presence here on a permanent basis. "Most of these remaining Maharishi Vedic Pandits have been immersed in Maharishi's program since before they were teenagers. With great pride, their families enrolled them in local Maharishi educational facilities at a very young age. "They have risen to manhood following a daily routine filled with transcending, Yogic FlyingR, and Vedic chanting. In their spare time they perform personal pujas, sing bhajans, draw pictures of devas, and play cricket. Immersed in sattva, they are some of the most happy and good-humored people one could imagine. "Two challenges have faced our Pandit community recently that received significant attention from the press. One is the worldly attraction of money that for the first time since the beginning of the program in America has tempted a number of Pandits to leave without authorization and seek illegal employment somewhere in the U.S., aided by unscrupulous and misguided people. We have taken many steps to counter this. "Also having seen the effect that high inflation in India has had on the Pandits' families, we have increased the monthly support that the families receive, which has boosted morale considerably. "The other challenge that caught the public's attention was an incoherent incident that only involved a small percentage of the Pandits on campus at the time. All of the Pandits involved in this incident have left, most on their own volition. The community now is much more settled and committed to their program. They are creating the same power of lively bliss on which we have come to rely. They deserve and need the continued support of our community." During his last visit to Maharishi Vedic City a few weeks ago, our Indian leader, Ajayprakash Shrivastava, asked the Pandits to perform a Yagya each afternoon specifically to support our Pandit donors, and to support our very precious community. The Vedic Pandit program is a special gift from Maharishi to America. It has brought immeasurable benefits to our nation, our world, and to each of us. For the program to continue, it needs all of our help. Please support the Maharishi Vedic Pandits in America and much as you possibly can. This support is needed more than ever right now. To donate directly to support the Vedic Pandits in America, and to enjoy the personal benefit of the daily Yagyas to support our MVC Pandit donors, please <https://vedicpandits.org/donate/mvc/> Click here. Thank you so much for your support. Jai Guru Dev, John Hagelin Raja of America P.S. Please feel free to share this email with your friends who may not have received it.
