Architecture and Engineering in Light of the Science of Consciousness

Lesson 2
(1st Semester, Day 2)

Deeper Levels of the Functioning of the Laws of Nature
Give Greater Mastery of the Field of Architecture and Engineering
The fundamental field of total Natural Law, pure consciousness,
supports all levels of planning and design initiated from this level.

Class Period

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Day of the Week

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Course or Activity

First period
8:00–9:45 a.m. /

Thursday

/ Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs (preceded by stretching postures, in a group with leader at front of the room)
9:45- 10:15 /

Thursday

/ Change to class clothes, eat, go to class
Second period
10:15–12 midday / Thursday / Main Video Lecture (35 min): Deeper Levels of the Functioning of the Laws of Nature Give Greater Mastery of the Field of Architecture and Engineering (35 min)
Appealing Points (5 min)
Academic exercises (30):
Exercise: Make a chart with the 3 fundamental principles of natural law based architecture and related principles found in nature (ca. 15 min)
2) 3 students draw a chart on the white board and supplement each others content. (ca. 15 min)
Transcendental Meditation (last 15 minutes each session, after the 90 minutes of class)
Third period
12–1 p.m. / Thursday / Lunch—45 minutes
Walk outdoors 15 minutes
Fourth period
1–2:45 p.m. / Thursday / Supplementary Readings/videos for the main course of the week(90 minutes):
Supplementary Video (40 min):
“Introduction to Natural Law Based Architecture” by Dr. Eike Hartmann (25 min) and“Video Animation of Architecture in the Maharishi Tower” (8 min)
Additional Academic Exercises (40 min):
Reading: Vastu Homes and Cities book pp.50-55 “Scientific Research – Examining the Effects of Living and Working in Vastu Buildings” (10 min)
Exercise :In groups of 4 think creatively aboutwhat kind of further research should be done on the effects of natural law based architecture and how it could be practically conducted. (20 min)
Groups present their research idea to the class. (20 min).
Transcendental Meditation (last 15 minutes of each day session after the 90 minutes of class)
2:45-3:00 / Thursday / Break
Fifth period
3:00–4:05 p.m. / Thursday / Repeating the day’s lecture and additional Academic Exercises (60 minutes)
Second Playing of Main Video Lecture (35 min): Deeper Levels of the Functioning of the Laws of Nature Give Greater Mastery of the Field of Architecture and Engineering(35 min)
Appealing Points (5 min)
Student Summaries of the day (10 min)
Main Video Lecture Unified Field and Unity Chart (3-5 min)
Change classrooms (5 minutes)
Sixth period
4:05–4:25 p.m. / Thursday / Synthesis of the Day* (20 minutes)

4:30- 4:45 p.m.

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Change clothes and rest (15 minutes)

Seventh period
4:45–6:30 p.m. /

Thursday

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Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program (preceded by stretching postures)

Materials needed for this lesson:
  • DVD of the dayContaining Lecture 2 expert’s video (35 min), and
    the video The Origin and Evolution of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda by Dr. Eike Hartmann (45 min)
  • Textbook: Maharishi Vastu: Vastu Homes and Cities
  • Homework Reading: InVastu Homes and Cities pp.124-136. “Background and Summary of Scientific Research on Maharishi Vedic Architecture”.

Academic Exercise ofSecond period (Main TapeVideo Lecture of the Day)
Additional explanation and example of what would be acceptable:

Academic Exercise ofFourth period (Additional Reading or Video)
Additional explanation and example of what would be acceptable:

Exercise:
Any creative new research idea is good! If they seem particularly promising and have not been considered yet, they could be discussed furthers with the universitiesuniversity’sresearch institute and considered for a practical research study!

The practical application in this exercise needs some special attention, as there are so many factors that can have an influence on the effect created by a building. See how students think to tackle that issue.

Examples could include:

-Creating a standard questionnaire with clear, specific questions on health, family relations, and financial status of the inhabitant. Compare before moving into a Maharishi Vastu home, right after moving in, and over a longer period of time. Make Comparethe statistics.

-Measuring brain coherence of individuals when in a rotated building, and when in a Maharishi Vastu building, always facing east. Is there a difference?

-Find companies that have moved into a Maharishi Vastu building. Compare the growth rate and other data of a comparable time period before and after the move. Consider the general economy of the time as a variablein the evaluation.

-Take one road in a city that runs straight north-south or east-west and see if there are indications of the shops that face south or west having more trouble, such as changing ownership more often.