Weekend on Creativity, Sustainability, and Peace

In April, David Lynch and Moby (along with a number of other luminaries) are joining together for a weekend on Creativity, Sustainability, and Peace. This is big news in itself, but what’s even more impressive, to me, is who’s hosting the weekend. Maharishi University of Management (MUM) is a school in Iowa that offers programs much like those found in any mainstream university—from a BA in Computer Science to an MBA in Sustainability—but it’s unique in that it provides “consciousness-based education”: all students learn Transcendental Meditation as part of the curriculum.

This seems like one of those compelling pieces of evidence that the world really IS changing and that the shift so many of us speak of is having an effect.  I mean, really. Did you ever dream we’d see meditation as a part of a standard university program?

If you’re at all intrigued by this, now’s an excellent time to find out more. Again, in April, the university is holding its Visitors Weekend on Consciousness, Creativity, Sustainability, and Peace. If you know anyone who’d be interested, or if you’re personally curious about a university that incorporates the development of consciousness and awareness into the standard fields of study, then have a look: