Volume 10 Issue 18| August 23, 2021 |
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University News for Faculty and Staff |
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MIU Golden Jubilee
POSTPONED
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In a few weeks, we will make a definitive announcement regarding a possible late October date, or, if circumstances require, a further postponement until Spring. |
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Based on the strong upsurgence of the Covid viirus the decision has been made by Management in consultation with our Trustees to postpone our grand Celebration until a time when we can really enjoy it—a time when many more people will be willing to come, when masking and social distancing won’t be necessary, and when we can accommodate many more guests at our various indoor events.
One important exception: The honoring of our great Trustee Emeritus, Dr. Vernon Katz. As you may know (though Vernon may not) we planned to have a grand re-commemoration and dedication of our beautiful Vastu building, Maharishi Veda Bhavan, home of our Maharishi Vedic Science Department and programs, in honor of Vernon. We have created a beautiful bronze plaque and planned a gala ribbon-cutting ceremony, to re-open and re-commission this newly re-furbished building as Maharishi Veda Bhavan – In Honor of Dr. Vernon Katz. Since this ceremony involves a small number of speakers, can be easily socially distanced, and will be held outside, we will proceed as planned with this celebration honoring Vernon—on September 3rd or 4th. All MVS faculty and MVS staff and MVS students will be invited to participate and celebrate in person, within the constraints imposed by social distancing.
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Following is a list of the many positions currently available. You can apply for any of these positions at the jobs website by clicking Job Openings (asurehcm.com) or calling at 641-472-1194. You can also find detailed job descriptions at this website.
GD Market Evening Manager
Processing Specialist Assistant
Alumni Coordinator
System Support Assistant
Digitization Assistant
Customer Outreach Specialist
Communications Assistant
FWS Events / Quest Assistant
Server at GD Market
Assistant Produce Manager and Receiver
Transportation Manager
ComPro Lab Monitor
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Residence Hall Director
Housing Inspector and Mail Room Assistant
Career Development Associate
Assistant Registrar
Greeter in Guest & Conference Center
PC Support Network Technician
GD Market Daytime Manager
PK Appointment Scheduler
Instructional Designer
Instructional Designer Assistant
Video Editor
Academic Records Specialist
OPT Specialist III
Sr. Network Systems Administrator
PC Support Network Technician
Financial Aid Awards Officer II
Maharishi School is currently interviewing for the following positions in the 2021-22 school year:
- 1st/2nd Grade Teacher: math, science and social studies with grade one in the afternoons and grade two in the mornings. Could be two part-time positions.
- Children’s House (Preschool) Lead Teacher: full time position. Prefer Montessori certification, or an interest in training for certification (AMI, AMS or MACTE for primary/3-6 yrs. level).
- Children’s House (Preschool) Assistant Teacher: full or part time position available. Montessori training provided.
- Music Teacher: lower school, and middle/upper. Can be combined or separate. Experience is desirable.
Maharishi International University is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Maharishi Vastu Architecture
Employment Opportunities
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Seeking one or two highly motivated and self-directed people to train for long-term positions, with an option to work full-time to replace our retiring administrator. |
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1. Client services
Handle initial inquiries, enrollment, and guidance to the new homeowner
2. Accounting
Manage all financial reporting, accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations, transfers, and client agreements
3. Administration
Oversee chief architect’s projects
4. Marketing
- Create, manage, and oversee the maintenance of current social media sites, website components, and marketing initiatives
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Write e-news articles and liaise with the webmaster of Maharishi Vastu.org
- Create new marketing initiatives using underutilized website resources
Interested applicants may submit a resume, cover letter, and any questions to Susan Lauer: info@maharishivastu.org.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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TM-Sidhi Courses Resume
In-Center Transcendental Meditation Sidhi Courses (TM-Sidhi® Courses, CICs) will be offered in the United States during the rest of this year.
During these challenging times for teaching safely, all applicants, CIC Coordinators, and TM-Sidhi Administrators need to be vaccinated to participate in CICs.
Scheduled In-Center CIC
Fairfield, IA: December 2– 5, 9–12, and 16–19
In-residence portion of CIC
A Center Invincibility Block is scheduled for December. However, whether it takes place depends on COVID-19 conditions at that time.
Fairfield, IA: December 26, 2021–January 9, 2022
For all questions about CIC's
If you have any questions about CICs or need help with the CIC application procedure, please email cicsupport@tm.org or call 319‑400‑5010.
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Dr. Tony Nader Consciousness Symposium (July 25 - 30) videos now available here for viewing
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The first session explored the question, "What is Consciousness? Why Consciousness Is Primary and What This Means For You.” Subsequent sessions explored the role of consciousness in education, health and wellness, mental health, leadership and governance, business and economic development, and higher states of human development.
Each session featured leading experts in the field. They included scientists, physicians, educators, government and diplomatic leaders (including a former head of state), business leaders, entrepreneurs, and executive coaches.
In each session Dr. Nader, Dr. Hagelin, and the panelists discussed the critical challenges facing each field, why consciousness is fundamental to the field, and how development of consciousness through the Transcendental Meditation program can help address the key challenges.
Each session features a stimulating and thoughtful exchange of ideas, all centering around the theme that from the underlying, fundamental and universal level of consciousness, we really can solve the world’s problems and make life work for everyone.
Based on the success of this symposium, planning has begun for a series of symposia to be held over this next year.
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Dine-in Buffet Style Lunch Now Available!
Reservations preferred to be sure of available seating
Must have a covid-safe sticker
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This Tuesday Lunch:
Samosa (Potato, Pea, and Spinach) $2 each
Please request samosas when you make your reservation.
How Dinning In For Lunch Works
1. Make a reservation for the time you want to come (12 to 1:30 pm)
Café number is 641-470-1375
3. When you arrive, show the cashier downstairs your sticker
4. Come upstairs and choose what you want from the buffet
5. Sit down (or take out) and enjoy your meal!
Curbside Pick-up Boxed Lunches are still available
SAMOSAS This Tuesday Lunch and MENU This Week
Monday, August 23rd
Lemon Rice
Grilled Tofu with pepper and zucchini
Spinach Pie (G, D)
Lemony Green Beans
Roasted Potatoes and Carrots
Tuesday, August 24th
Samosa (Potato, Pea, and Spinach) $2 each
Please request samosas when you make your reservation.
Indian Turmeric Rice
Chana Masala with Paneer (D)
Mixed Vegetable Curry
Zucchini
Acorn Squash
Wednesday, August 25th
Cashew Fried Rice
Sesame Tofu
Cauliflower Nut Loaf (D)
Broccoli and Carrots
Kung Pao Sweet Potatoes
Thursday, August 26th
Mexican Rice
Broccoli Paneer (D)
Spinach Enchiladas (D)
Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Mexican Potatoes
Friday, August 27th
Quinoa
Almond Crusted Baked Tofu
Lasagna (GF, D)
Broccoli
Beets and Carrots
G= Gluten D= Dairy GF= Gluten Free
Café Phone Number
Order Here: 641-470-1375
How Curbside Pick-Up Works - Please Read Carefully
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You must 1) Call in your order (starting at 9am), 2) Pay on the phone 641-470-1375, and 3) Make an appointment time for your curbside pick-up box lunch.
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Payment is made over the phone using your Dome Market Account, or by using a credit card over the phone (takes longer).
- TIP: If you plan on using this service on a regular basis, then it is best to open an account with us. It is quick and easy!
- Make your appointment for pick-up between Noon - 1:30 PM. Monday - Friday
- Call to place an order starting at 9 AM along with pick-up time
- Orders for pick-up for after 1 PM, need to be made by 1:30 PM.
- The pick-up location will be in the Ladies' Dome Parking Lot-- not in front of the store.
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Please call the Café when you arrive: 641-470-1375
- In order to identify you in the parking lot, please put your name in big letters up in the window on a piece of paper.
- Please have your mask on to receive your order
- The menu for the box lunches is set and the same for everyone.
- Substitutions are available for people with food sensitivities or a restrictive diet.
- Menu items with tofu, wheat, and dairy may be replaced with the grains and vegetables available that day.
- But you must let us know about your substitution when you call-in your order-- we need to know in advance.
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Upcoming Events and Courses |
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MIU Enrichment Series: “Self Empower” with Professor Robert Keith Wallace and Ted Wallace More ►
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Starts Wed. Sept. 8, 7:30 pm CDT (90 min.) |
“Self Empower” helps you to make positive changes, with easy-to-learn, practical self-coaching tools to discover who you really are and how to become healthier, happier, and more successful in personal relationships, career, and every part of your life. The first lesson is free.
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Special Yagya Opportunity for Krishna Janmashtami |
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This August 30th will be Krishna Janmashtami, a highly auspicious day in the Vedic calendar. Krishna Janmashtami is traditionally associated with enlivening and speeding the growth to enlightenment and fulfillment.
This is an ideal opportunity for a Well-Being Special Yagya. You may even have a birthday or planned a special starting point in your life on or near that time.
Applying for these Yagyas is very easy and can be done here. Please request your Yagya at least seven days in advance. To read more about the Special Yagyas please click here.
All proceeds from the Yagyas go towards supporting the Maharishi Vedic Pandits in India and are deeply appreciated.
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Take Your Experience to the Next Level with an Advanced Technique
of the TM Program
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Saturday August 28th at the Maharishi Peace Palace |
“The purpose of Advanced Techniques is to take the experience to another, higher level. Advanced Techniques are like fertilizers; fertilizers bring better fruit to every tree. To enjoy greater achievement and fulfillment in life, take advantage of this beautiful program of Advanced Techniques to enrich the development of higher states of consciousness.” —TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Q: What are Advanced Techniques?
A: Like the TM technique, Advanced Techniques are easily-practiced mental techniques that accelerate personal growth. During TM, we experience a fourth state of consciousness, a state of restful alertness that dissolves stress, enhances brain functioning, and balances the body and emotions. Advanced Techniques speed up the integration of this state with our regular daily activity, bringing faster results from our TM practice.
Q: How many are there?
A: There are four Advanced Techniques brought to light by Maharishi in his Vedic Science and Technology, the Science and Technology of Consciousness. The first is practiced for a few minutes before going to sleep. The second, third, and fourth Advanced Techniques are effortlessly incorporated into your twice-daily TM practice.
Q: Do I learn them all at once or one at a time?
A: One at a time and in sequence. You’ll practice an Advanced Technique at least two to four months before adding the next one.
Q: Who teaches the Advanced Techniques?
A: Specially trained, highly experienced certified TM teacher Mario Orsatti has been teaching the TM technique since 1973 and the Advanced Technique courses for the last 4 years. He is the Executive Director of the Center for Health and Wellness at the David Lynch Foundation, where he oversees TM programs for government and military leaders in Washington, D.C., and for business executives in New York City. He will be present at each session for instruction and verification.
Q: Who can learn, and how do I know if I’m ready?
A: You must have practiced TM regularly, twice a day, for a minimum of the last two months to be eligible to apply for an Advanced Technique. Each technique is simple—easy to learn, easy to practice—and, best of all, enjoyable! That said, if you’d like our advice regarding your personal readiness, just give us a call.
Q: What is the course structure?
A: The course consists of three sessions:
- First, an orientation meeting (1½ hours)
- Second, personal instruction in the appropriate Advanced Technique (2–3 hours)
- Third, a checking meeting the following day to answer questions and verify the correctness of your practice (2 hours)
Orientation: An orientation meeting is an opportunity to learn more about Advanced Techniques. It is free, and there is no obligation to take the course. But if you want to learn an Advanced Technique at this time, you must attend the orientation meeting and then fill out an application form. Here is the schedule of orientation meetings:
Friday, August 27th, 2PM
Personal Instruction: Saturday August 28th
Checking Meeting: Sunday August 29th 9:30am & 11am
Q: How do I begin?
A: Please choose one of the orientation meetings, and respond by email at wdevasierl@tm.org or call 641-919-8188 or 641-919-1300. If the orientation meeting times don’t work for you, let us know, and we will find another time to meet with you.
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You're Invited
Daily meditation calls
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Twice a day people all over the world join us on a 20-minute virtual mediation zoom call and you’re invited! These calls are a wonderful way to support yourself during these times of change and transformation.
You can connect to these calls via phone or by clicking the links below.
Please do not post this information on social media. The phone system would not be able to handle that number of calls. Thank you!
DAILY MEDITATION CALL TIMES
MORNINGS
- Live: Monday through Friday 6:00 AM
- Replays: 5:00 AM (from previous morning), 7:30 AM, 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM
- Live: Saturday and Sunday 7:30 AM
- Replays: 5:00 AM (from previous morning), 6:00 AM (from previous morning), 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM
EVENINGS
- Live: All 7 Days of the Week 5:00 PM
- Replays: 4:00 PM (from previous evening), 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 9:00 PM, 10:00 PM, 11:00 PM
or
- ONE-CLICK MEETING ACCESS (mobile phone)
- +16699006833,,177174913#
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Have you been enjoying the wonderful, new videos from Dr. Tony Nader and other TM speakers. Where can you find the replays ?
Please note: Replays will usually be posted within 2-3 days after the live event.
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Maharishi YogaSM Asanas and Pranayama Online Group Instruction and Practice
Followed by a 20-minute Online Group Meditation.
Offered two times per week!
Led by Maharishi International University Faculty
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Build a Tiny House in Harmony with Nature
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Will the tiny house concept work for you? How do the elements of Maharishi Vastu architecture work in a small structure? Explore these and other topics related to the popular building trend for Tiny Homes in our webinar. Pros and cons are discussed by Maharishi Vastu Architects, Jon Lipman, AIA, US, and Wojtek Skalski, Europe. Joining us to describe their experiences will be some of our tiny house homeowners. Click here or on the photo to enjoy the webinar.
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New eBook - Maharishi on The Light of Natural Law |
During a Press Conference in 2003, Maharishi answers a journalist’s questions: "What is the Light of God? Is that the same as heaven? And can the Light of God be seen with human eyes?" |
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In another Press Conference in 2004, Maharishi speaks about how "One can't leave the Light of God."
This eBook with audio, along with the text from Maharishi's very profound answers to these questions about the Light of God – the Light of Natural Law – include some special pictures of Maharishi.
To open the eBook, click here or on the picture above. We highly recommend viewing it on a computer with Google Chrome as this gives a very full and enjoyable experience. Please turn the pages slowly and wait for the audio bar to begin playing on the selected pages with audio. The first audio bar appears on page 4 after the title pages.
To view more eBooks, please click here. We kindly request not to repost this eBook or any of the pictures in the eBook on any social media platforms.
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Reader favorites on health, enlightenment, and more
For our annual Top 10 issue, we celebrate how our TM family has come together across distances for inspiration and support during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We've gathered your favorite articles, videos, and programs about health, personal growth, enlightenment, and TM practice. Enjoy! READ MORE & WATCH VIDEOS
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Sibongile Bradley West, Director of the Breathe Again with TM initiative, discusses how this Maharishi Foundation pilot program is bringing the TM technique to Black residents in L.A. to address racial reckoning, generational trauma, and health disparities in their communities. READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO
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Monthly One Minute HR Laugh Break
I know that I'm supposed to say that I'll have limited access to email, but...
I'll check emails when I'm not chasing my grand kids.
Happy July! My brain needed a break, so I decided to go on vacation with 4 kids under the age of 5. If I return in one piece, I'll reply to your message by the end of business on July 30th.
Thank you for always bringing a smile to my face.
It is so silly that it makes you laugh.
And the last but not least...Thank you, I needed that!
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CEOWORLD Magazine Publishes "A Yogi's Take on Stress and Burnout"
July 20, 2021, 10:15 GMT
Some experts want a four-day work week to reduce exposure to stress, but the many sources of stress in life require an inner approach for more resilience
"Throughout India what was being promoted in the name of meditation was less effective concentration and focusing techniques, and that's now happening in America." — Jay B. Marcus
EEG brain wave measurements during sleep and Transcendental Meditation. The mountains or spindles show periods when there is especially high brain wave coherence. As seen, during TM there is significantly more brain coherence than during sleep.
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Jay Marcus, the author of the op-ed, has been a TM meditator and yoga practitioner for 50 years. He says, “The yogi who introduced the TM technique for overcoming stress is Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. His technique is effective because it doesn't involve focusing, concentrating, or monitoring, and gives us calmness and balance. This allows the body to function more coherently, repairing the damage caused by stress and increasing resilience.” Marcus says, “Focusing and monitoring techniques don’t have the same calming effect as TM because the effort of focusing or monitoring thoughts, the breath, or heartbeat is itself activity, which is counter-productive to allowing the mind to gain the most settled and coherent state.”
Marcus says, "With TM, Maharishi revived the classical meditation of ancient India. Instead, throughout India what was being promoted in the name of meditation was less effective concentration and focusing techniques, and that’s now happening in America.”
Wallace, Marcus, and Chris Clark, MD (a Yale-trained psychiatrist) are co-authors of The Coherence Effect book, which discusses meditation and other strategies to reduce stress. One of those interviewed for the book is Josh Griffith, head writer for a popular TV series. He said:
"In the world of daytime TV, you’re having to create five shows a week. As head writer [The Young and the Restless] I was responsible for all the stories that aired. I walked away from it a few years ago because I felt burned out. Then I started doing TM. I thought I was a meditator before starting TM. Boy, was I wrong!
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An Interview With Our Guest Editor, Jonah Hill
Over the years we’ve had some pretty incredible guest editors—Mike D, Steph Gilmore, Stanley Donwood—and they’ve all been really cool, but I think I speak for everyone at Monster Children when I say working with Jonah Hill was the best.
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What about Bob Roth? Actually, can I just quickly say that Bob Roth, the head of Transcendental Meditation in the US, is the nicest, chillest dude ever. I got dropped into an email with him when we were setting this up and he was like, ‘Oh hey, Jason. Yeah, an interview with Monster Children would be great.’ He was so nice and normal on an email from a magazine he’d probably never heard of.
It’s that Transcendental Meditation!
It is! You’re a TM dude, obviously.
Yeah! When we hang up, I’m gonna get in my second session for the day.
I signed up for TM last year, did the course, scored the mantra, and then ended up back on Headspace. I struggled with it. But I got Bob’s email now, so maybe I’ll hit him up for some pointers.
That’s what’s cool about Bob, you can email him and he’ll email you right back; and not just me or a magazine or whatever—he’ll reply to any person who is interested. He dedicates his life to this, and it’s really dope. TM along with surfing, I’d say that those two things have changed my happiness level and my ability to cope with stress, anxiety and depression. Those two things in tandem have really helped.
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