Maharishi talks about Ideal Administration on Larry King Live

KING: We're back with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

How can you be so optimistic, based on all the things you see wrong in the world?

MAHARISHI: Optimism comes from so many scientific researches to prove that Transcendental Meditation, which I have taught for 40, 50 years in the world, works to create a better man.

In Fairfield [Iowa], we have that management university [Maharishi University of Management]. And the professors of the management university have found that the world is being managed badly. Governments are not competent to prevent problems, and therefore, higher intelligence is needed to enrich and support the present situation of every government.

Every government, as I said already, has a man-made constitution. And man-made constitution has the value of human failings and human weaknesses. That is why constitutions are there, and the government is there, and the people are there, and the laws are there. But those laws are futile. They are not able to prevent wrong. The corruption has been there. All those - crime has been there throughout the ages.

KING: What...

MAHARISHI: Punishment has been there by government throughout the ages. But punishment, and fear of death - hanging them in the jails and all that - that has been there, but crime continues. Therefore, something else has to be done. And that something else I am going to do from the level of the Vedic wisdom of life, which proclaims man
is divine. Man is all-competent. Human potential is universal potential, universal capability.

So the concept of government has to be raised to that merciful fatherly treatment of the population by the governments.

KING: Do you weep - do you cry when someone you love dies?

MAHARISHI: There is no reason to cry, because I know the - everyone has to go on and on on the path of the progress, path of progress, path of progress. There is nothing to cry about something. When the sun sets in the end of the day, one doesn't cry for the sun. It's happening, it's happening. The same sun that is setting is going to rise again, and again set, and again rise, and again set. So one knows the progression of life.

Now I am working on the possibility of collective destiny of the nation towards all good.

KING: What do you make of other modern conveniences? What do you make of television? Cell phones?

MAHARISHI: I'm using the television to have my message reach the people, and that is all.

KING: So you accept that progress goes on, and that we make progress in things like prescription drugs. Life gets better. We extend life. All that is good, is it not?

MAHARISHI: Right, right. Anything that is helpful to life, anything that will save life from pains and suffering and all those difficulties, that is - that is our intention, to have a better world created.

And for that, I am now working from the administrative level. I'm creating an ideal of administration where people will not make mistakes. And when they don't make mistakes, they don't create the reason for suffering for themselves.

So people should be safe from sinning, from killing each other, from this. This is our teaching. "Help thy neighbor" is a very old axiom of mankind. "Help thy neighbor."

Larry asks other questions about Ideal Government and Yogic Flying and Vedic Pandits later in the interview.

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[vedicpandits]

Beautiful Video!

[13314u]

Amazing talk here. Maharishi is an absolute genius I believe.

[moiadresUSSR]

omg, every word he says is pure gold, he is so spiritual and l.k. is so material but still he is one of my favorite tv hosts. and maharishi... i miss him every single moment of my life....

[frandra]

A pity he left the Earth but fortunately Maharishi left for mankind Transcendental Meditation (TM) & the TM-Sidhi Program for creating a better world!

Man was made in the Image of God & TM is the master-key to realize it.

[mahender6969]

In the end they all want money, god can not do it with out some cash.

[darkmarkrammstein]

hmm when it got to 2:32 it stopped....

[Kadjoluty]

Thanks a lot for video!

Maharishi is the divine man with a sincere love in his heart to the all people!

Jai Guru Dev!

[seedform]

i like when he talks about how the threat of imprisonment has always been there and doesn't actually keep people from committing crimes. seems so obvious that we need a better solution.

[guisselcalero]

It would have been nice for MaharishiJii to have more time to explain his message in greater detail.

I encourage everyone to hear, read and research more about Vedic Knowledge, Transcendental Meditation and MaharishiJii mission/goal/vision for human race.

Jai Guru Dev

Jai MaharishiJii

[NYRanimaciones]

thank god for men like this in this world :)

[divedeepinside]

533 views and 17 rating this is the level of collective cosnciousness and apriciating pure knowledge, still I beleive in brighter future , hopefully in few years