Maharishi's Programmes
Principles of Building In Accord with Natural Law
The principle of building in accord with Natural Law—aligning any building with the evolutionary power of Natural Law—comes from the ancient Vedic Literature.
From Fullness Emerges Fullness
The field of Vedic Architecture, which is the field of Vedic Mathematics, has only one basic principle of structuring, and that is Purnat purnam udachyate (Brihad Aranyak Upanishad, 5.1.1)—from fullness emerges fullness; from fullness is structured fullness; from total Natural Law emerges total Natural Law. In the process of transformation, or evolution, it is the Totality that is reborn again and again—Navo-navo bhavati jayamanah (Rk Veda, 10.85.19). This means that in the sequential flow of evolution of Natural Law, all its expressions, at every step of evolution, are sustained in the quality of WHOLENESS.
This principle of fullness emerging from fullness is exemplified in the procedures of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda, where the first step is to establish the Brahma-Sthan, the central point of the structure or building—the seat of WHOLENESS, Totality—and with reference to this central point of the structure, the expression of fullness expands.
The Individual is Cosmic
Buildings that are constructed according to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda are very soothing, uplifting, and evolutionary to everyone because every individual is essentially Cosmic in nature. The structure and functions of the individual physiology are an exact replica of the Cosmic Physiology—the physiology of the universe—because Natural Law is the basis of both (Anoraniyan Mahatomahiyan). The intelligence of every grain of creation is in tune with the whole cosmos, and that is how, structurally, the infinite diversity of the ever-expanding universe is upheld by one unified wholeness of intelligence.
The truth is that the individual is Cosmic on both levels—on the level of intelligence (consciousness) and also on the level of the body, which is the expression of that consciousness. Individual intelligence and physiology have their counterparts in Cosmic Intelligence and Cosmic Physiology. The Sun, Moon, planets, and stars continually influence their counterparts functioning in the brain physiology of every individual.
Because of this cosmic status of the individual, in order for the individual to enjoy peace and harmony, everything in his life and environment should remain in harmony with the universe. Everything with which he is concerned should be in complete alliance with the Cosmic Structure and its basis in Cosmic Intelligence.
Alignment with Structuring Dynamics of the Whole Universe
The principle of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda is to establish any building, village, city, or country in complete alignment with the structuring dynamics of the whole universe, maintaining the connectedness of everything with everything else.
Maharishi Sthapatya Veda is that aspect of the cosmic knowledge of Natural Law which keeps the buildings in which people live and work, and the environment in which they move, established in perfect cosmic harmony.
The formulas of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda conform to the forty values of the Vedic Literature—the forty structuring dynamics of the Laws of Nature. Buildings constructed according to these principles remain in tune with the structuring dynamics of the ever-expanding universe and naturally create harmony, stability, and progress in the lives of individuals and society.
Everything Should Be Vedic
It is necessary that everything concerning the individual and everything in the environment breathes Cosmic Harmony. Therefore every structure should be built according to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda—according to Natural Law. Everything should be Vedic.
Research in human physiology by Professor Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., has shown that all forty qualities of intelligence described in the Vedic Literature exist at the basis of the structures and functions of every aspect of human physiology.
These forty qualities of intelligence, available in the Vedic Literature in the form of sound, have been identified within the nucleus of the cell, the cell itself, and throughout the whole physiology. Every aspect of the nucleus is connected with every aspect of the cell, every cell is connected with every aspect of the physiology, and every aspect of the physiology has its counterpart in the whole universe.
This understanding of the connectedness between individual physiology and Cosmic Physiology shows the importance of following the Vedic Text to bring individual life into alignment with Cosmic Life, thereby enjoying stability, harmony, and progress in accordance with Cosmic Order. This is the true purpose of architecture—to take into account every environmental value affecting both individual and collective life.