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This analysis
appears in India
Defence Consultants.
  
WHAT'S
HOT? –– ANALYSIS OF RECENT HAPPENINGS
Supreme
Military Science — Myth or Reality?
New Delhi, 13 June 2001
India
Defence Consultants' Analysis of Maharishi's Supreme Military Science
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IDC has received
a most interesting thesis of Military management based on the Maharishi
system and has great pleasure in putting an abstract of the same on our
site and we thank the authors. Since we deal with Indian Defence we felt
that it needs to be brought home, that there is great merit in Meditation
and Yoga and IDC can vouch for it and help people who wish to have guidance.
However we are a purely analytical site and have many bull's eyes to our
credit, so we take on this article for analysis.
The experiment
may have worked in Mozambique and it is laudable, but in military matters
history has the nagging habit to repeat itself in the same vein, but under
the prevailing circumstances. Man's basic instincts have not changed since
Adam and Eve tasted of the forbidden fruit. Maharishiji has done a lot
to help so many people by meshing Indian philosophy with the Western ways
to make the dose palatable and we acknowledge it, but we are six billion
in the world today.
Therefore despite
corrections and guidance, temptation and conflict will remain a failing
of human nature and continue to exist in varying degrees as society develops,
and will depend on the amount of policing and rule of law in force, to
keep both in check. Conflict between individuals is the lower aspect in
daily life, but conflict between nations is what spurs disagreements and
can lead to skirmishes and wars, whether they be cold or hot. There will
also exist attempts by sages like Maharishi and statesmen to make mankind
aspire for a utopian world, free of conflict and wars, but no one, not
even those at the school of divinity, have had success in finding an elixir
for it.
To help prevent
conflict and keep wars in check there has to be spending on arms by nations
and even Adam Smith said, "The first duty of the Sovereign is to
provide for the security of the state ". The world is divided between
the developed and the developing. The former would like to keep their
lead and advancements in armament technology and at times encourage and
abet small wars in the Third World to suit their ends.
In many studies
it has also been established that judicial spending of between 2 to 3%
of the GNP on defence contributes to employment, development, pride and
security of the nation. Its like insurance. Hence we live in a Catch 22
situation. The spending on arms is wasteful but it is also inescapable.
Defence spending in today's world which is now witnessing proliferation
of nuclear weapons, is like a bucking horse. If it is let loose and not
reigned in, it can create havoc but if controlled and corralled, it can
offer a safe and comfortable ride to its mount.
Soon after
the Second World War, USA built up its economy and rebuilt Europe thanks
to the Marshall plan. The Military Industrial Complex (MIC) fueled America's
economy to become the largest by far in the world. If all this is taken
into account the Maharishi's attempt is laudable and may see pockets of
success, but not on a large scale for reasons outlined.
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