Nepal Maharishi Foundation for Vedic Culture 8 REVIVING THE COMPLETE AND EFFECTIVE TRAINING OF VEDIC PANDITS T he Nepal Maharishi Foundation for Vedic Culture was founded in 2012 with the mandate to secure and preserve the ideal of Vedic Culture. This great undertaking was made possible in this modern scientific age through the tireless work of the Vedic sage Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who revived the Vedic practices to their original completeness, purity and effectiveness, and restored the complete Gurukul system of education. Maharishi restored the understanding of Veda and Vedic Literature as a complete science of life that provides the means to develop the full potential of the individual and society in order to prevent problems and create a peaceful and happy life for all. Scientific research has been conducted on these Vedic practices in independent research institutions through- out the world over the last 40 years with a wide range of benefits for the individual and society. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Founder of the Global Country of World Peace, the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programmes and the Maharishi Vedic Pandit programme for World Peace Decreased Alcohol Use 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 Transcendental Meditation Standard Prevention Programme Standard Treatments Amount of change (standard deviations) THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION p = .009 Decreased Alcohol Use THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION p < .001 Greater Moral Maturity Greater Moral Maturity Mean Moral Maturity Score 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.9 Transcendental Meditation Controls 0 Greater Appreciation of Others Interpersonal Checklist score 0 Greater Appreciation of Others THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION 20 25 30 35 40 p < .05 Transcendental Meditation Controls Increased Creativity Increased Creativity THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION 10 20 0 Torrance Test of Creative Thinking post-test scores 30 Transcendental Meditation Controls p = .0005 Increased Intelligence in Secondary School Students Change score on Ravens Progressive Matrices 0 Increased Intelligence in Secondary School Students THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION 1 2 3 -1 Transcendental Meditation Controls p < .001 Increased Academic Achievement Control Mean change in academic achievement scale scores 20 -20 15 10 5 0 -5 -10 -15 Transcendental Meditation THROUGH TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION Control Transcendental Meditation Mathematics Language p < .005 p < .001 Reduced Illness and Medical Expenditures Reduced Illness and Medical Expenditures THROUGH MAHARISHI’S VEDIC APPROACH TO HEALTH p < .001 p < .001 p < .001 Per cent difference from norms -60% -40% -20% 0 20% -80% Hospital Patient Days -100% Outpatient Hospital Visits Total Medical Expenditures Decreased Violent Crime THROUGH TM-SIDHI YOGIC FLYING in National Capital Decreased Violent Crime in National Capital p < .0001 Per cent change -10 0 -20 -5 -15 -25 Week 7 Week 8