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In Fall 2014, the new batch of doctoral students embarked upon their research journey. In the first year of the program, they dive deep into MVS knowledge under the guidance of the professors. In the second year, individual research begins. We’d like to present the PhD in Vedic Science program through introducing the students and their impressions of the program.
Vivek Iyyer comes from Tamil Nadu, India, and is a native Tamil speaker. He is a sweet and knowledgeable person who constantly impressed his PhD classmates with his...
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The purpose of a Total Knowledge-based education is to enable one to “achieve anything, do anything, become anything in life.”
On June 1, Raja Peter delivered an introductory lecture for his course on Total Knowledge to a very packed Dalby Hall. Raja Peters, who holds a Masters in Social and Political Sciences from Cambridge University and a Doctorate in Supreme Political Science from Maharishi University of World Peace, worked intensively with Maharishi for 36 years.
Using a very elaborate chart representing the model of Consciousness-based education as his only prop, Raja...
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In the Fall 2014, the new batch of doctoral students embarked upon their research journey. In the first year of the program they dive deep into the MVS knowledge under the guidance of the professors. In the second year, the individual research begins. We’d like to present the PhD in Vedic Science program through the new students and their impressions of the program.
I had the opportunity to be Isabelle’s classmate during the first-year coursework of the PhD program. It was a great joy to watch her class...
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In the Fall 2014 the new batch of doctoral students embarked upon their research journey. In the first year of the program they dive deep into the MVS knowledge under the guidance of the professors. In the second year, the individual research begins. We’d like to present the PhD in Vedic Science program through the new students and their impressions of the program.
Louis Biegeleisen
Louis K. Biegeleisen was born in Oklahoma but grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, the home of Rev. Martin Luther King, at a time that...
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Krista Brisbane comes from Dominica, a small island in the Caribbean that has been named the “nature island” due to its unspoiled rainforest, springs, and waterfalls. Growing up in a healthy environment, Krista became interested in natural health and self-development. Inspired by her cousins, she learned the Transcendental Meditation® technique three years ago, and after completing holistic massage therapy training in the US, she applied to MIU.
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I connected with Jim Bagnola in late February, 2015, while he was at the hospital with his father, who’d had a procedure that morning. His father, Jim said, “is a strong old guy.” Both of Jim’s parents are 88 and both have been meditating for almost 40 years.
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Last month MIU President Dr. Bevan Morris and five faculty members participated in and helped to organize a historic conference to re-enliven the Vedic tradition in India.
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As a graduate of the Maharishi Vedic Science program, there’s one question I’ve been asked more often than any other about my choice of study: What is the point of majoring in Maharishi Vedic Science?
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In Fall 2014, the new batch of doctoral students embarked upon their research journey. In the first year of the program they dive deep into the MVS knowledge under the guidance of the professors. In the second year, the individual research begins. We’d like to present the PhD in Vedic Science program through the new students and their impressions of the program.
Krista Noble
Krista is a straight A student, and is brilliant both academically and in other areas of interest. She is the youngest in the class but stands out...
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Krista Noble has always been an avid reader and began inventing her own stories as a young child. Her active imagination led her to begin writing her first fantasy novel at age 12. Since then she has written five. She and her sister were homeschooled on a farm in Maryland by their parents, who are both MIU alumni. The structure of homeschooling gave Krista independence to pursue her creative writing.
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