What is Consciousness-Based Education?
OVERVIEW
1. Four Basic Components of Consciousness-Based Education (1 page)
This document describes the four basic components of Cons- ciousness-Based Education: (1) Courses on consciousness; (2) Study of the standard subjects in light of the knowledge of consciousness; (3) Consciousness-Based teaching techniques and (4) Stress-free routine, and harmonious, nourishing en- vironment.
In addition, other unique features of Consciousness-Based schools and universities are listed.
The Foundation of Consciousness-Based Education is the systematic development of the student’s creative potential through the Transcendental Meditation and TM- Sidhi pro- grams of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. This technology of con- sciousness is practiced twice daily at school by all students, and is a course included in the curriculum.
The benefits of this technology for mind, body, behavior, and society have been documented by more than 600 scientific research studies.
3. Founder of Consciousness-Based Education: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1 page)
The founder of Consciousness-Based Education and the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs is Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who began teaching Transcen- dental Meditation and its advanced techniques 50 years ago, and developed Consciousness-Based progams to enrich all areas of national life—education, health, architecture, agri- culture, business and industry, government, defense, and the arts. The Transcendental Meditation program has been learned by 5 million people worldwide; with many thousands having learned the advanced TM-Sidhi program with Yogic Flying.
4. Basic Principles Underlying Consciousness-Based Education (3 articles, 4 charts)
A few fundamental principles form the basis of Maharishi's theory of education as brought to light by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Principles that have been guiding education in the past are being replaced or expanded with new principles based on a more complete understanding of the nature, range, and development of human consciousness.