WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- MEDIA ADVISORY --
WHAT: His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's first news conference
in 7 years. Live via satellite from Vlodrop, Holland.
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. eastern
WHERE: National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
WHO: D.C. PANELISTS:
John Hagelin, Ph.D.
Harvard-trained quantum physicist and Natural Law Party
presidential candidate in the 2000 election
Major General Kulwant Singh
Highly decorated military leader in India and an expert in
anti-terrorism
John Davies, Ph.D.
Research Director, Center for International Development and
Conflict Resolution, University of Maryland
MAHARISHI'S PROPOSAL
Full-page announcements are appearing in major newspapers in the United States and worldwide this week presenting Maharishi's practical, proven proposal for averting war and creating immediate -- and permanent -- peace in the world. Maharishi, who first introduced Transcendental Meditation more than 40 years ago, is calling for the establishment of a group in India of 40,000 experts trained in ancient Vedic technologies of defense to neutralize the acute tensions and fears gripping the world today. To fund this urgently needed group on a permanent basis, Maharishi is calling on successful, visionary leaders to create an endowment of $1 billion.
Maharishi's proposal is not new. He has been urging government leaders and the wealthy to establish large groups of meditating experts for decades, from the Cuban Missile crisis through Vietnam, the Iran hostage crisis, and Bosnia. Until now, America's leaders have been so confident of our military might that no one has looked to new approaches to protect the nation. But times have changed. With conventional means of defense unable to defend the nation -- and with a deadly enemy that cannot even be found, much less eliminated -- world leaders are starting to listen.
TOPICS
-- How to root out terrorism and end the threat posed by bin Laden -- without placing the world on the brink of war
-- What exactly is Maharishi offering President Bush and other world leaders?
-- How do Transcendental Meditation and other Vedic technologies of defense work?
-- Is there scientific evidence to support Maharishi's claims?
-- How will the $1 billion endowment fund be used for the project?
THOUSANDS MEDITATE TOGETHER IN IOWA FOR PEACE
The news conference will be connected live via satellite to Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, where 3,000 experts have gathered from all over America to practice stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation and Yogic Flying in large groups to dissolve built-up national tensions and avert the danger of war.
Note: Excellent B-roll available
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