Lesson 1 Modern Agriculture and Gardening Rising to Fulfilment as Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture Theme of the Course: Transforming modern agriculture and gardening to agree with the culturing intelligence of natural law, and thereby uphold good health and balanced environment for national invincibility and world peace Arable and Horticulture Plant Nutrition and Soil Hydrology and Farm Design Environment Damaging effects Soil biota structure the soil Farms have not been designed Soils degraded by agriculture Sustainable methods All soils have all nutrients Water is essential Loss of soil carbon Synthesis Interdependence Nutrients available Water self-sufficiency Solutions are profitable Principles Principles Farm design Agreeing with nature Enlivening the intelligence in matter by agreeing with the culturing intelligence Unified Field of all the Laws of Nature— the Self of Everyone Analysis ‘Agriculture is Total Knowledge’ -Maharishi The course is structured in the form of the Damru, which is the structure of Total Knowledge. This is the sequence in which Total Knowledge, Brahm, is gained. The Course begins with the practical aspects – read the lessons 1-7 - then by the process of synthesis, goes deeper to the principles, and to the ultimate value of synthesis Lesson 10, Maharishi’s inauguration of VOA - the unified value of agriculture. From the unified value it emerges by the process of analysis to the principles – read lessons 11-14 - and the practical aspects – lessons 15+16 -, but this time all in terms of unity. Maharishi explained this principle of gaining Total Knowledge in terms of going to school: the child goes to school, and then he knows how to get there. But he doesn’t yet know the way back home. Only when he walks back home from school does he know the whole story. Total Knowledge is gained when both paths have been traversed: analysis and synthesis. So the course has this form, which not only unfolds the knowledge sequentially, but gives the actual experience of synthesis and analysis in the consciousness of the student, which is the experience of enlightenment dawning. Structure of Veda Structure of Veda Water is life itself. Structure of Veda Principles Principles Principles Principles Vedic technologies Vedic technologies Protection of canals Vedic technologies Applying technologies Applying knowledge Ancient and modern Groups of Yogic Flyers Arable and Horticulture Plant Nutrition and Soil Hydrology and Farm Design Environment Bringing fulfilment to farming and gardening in light of the Self—Unifying all diversity 16-Lesson MVOA Course

Lesson 1 Modern Agriculture and Gardening Rising to Fulfilment as Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture Theme of the Course: Transforming modern agriculture and gardening to agree with the culturing intelligence of natural law, and thereby to uphold good health and balanced environment for national invincibility and world peace Arable and Horticulture: Transformation of modern agriculture from chemical-industrial to organic Plant Nutrition and Soil: Transformation of soil science and plant nutrition from chemical to biological approaches Hydrology and Farm Design: Transformation of modern agriculture from unplanned, wasteful water management to efficient, sustainable water use Environment: Transformation of modern agriculture from degrading soils to rebuilding them Damaging effects of harming soil biota (e.g. ploughing, agrochemicals); beneficial effects of nurturing soil biota Soil biota regulate fertility, structure and water retention Farms have not been designed to harvest, store, or use water efficiently Over 90% of agricultural soils degraded Current practice and problem Water is essential for all farming and can be used much more efficiently Loss of soil carbon is commensurate with the global carbon deficit Solution through deeper understanding Methods of sustainable, organic, arable agriculture All soils have many times the required amounts of all nutrients Interdependence and associations of plants and soil organisms Soil organisms make not-available nutrients available Farms and cities can be designed to be water self-sufficient Solutions for major environmental im-balances are profitable Underlying principles Synthesis The course is structured in the form of the Damru, which is the structure of Total Knowledge. This is the sequence in which Total Knowledge, Brahm, is gained. The Course begins with the practical aspects – read the lessons 1-7 - then by the process of synthesis, goes deeper to the principles, and to the ultimate value of synthesis Lesson 10, Maharishi’s inauguration of VOA - the unified value of agriculture. From the unified value it emerges by the process of analysis to the principles – read lessons 11-14 - and the practical aspects – lessons 15+16 -, but this time all in terms of unity. Maharishi explained this principle of gaining Total Knowledge in terms of going to school: the child goes to school, and then he knows how to get there. But he doesn’t yet know the way back home. Only when he walks back home from school does he know the whole story. Total Knowledge is gained when both paths have been traversed: analysis and synthesis. So the course has this form, which not only unfolds the knowledge sequentially, but gives the actual experience of synthesis and analysis in the consciousness of the student, which is the experience of enlightenment dawning. Principles of organic agriculture are based on the intelligent functioning of nature Principles of supporting all soil organisms to fulfil their roles Farm design according to natural law—Vastu Agreeing with nature’s culturing intelligence solves environmental problems Deeper principles of intelligence Enlivening the intelligence in matter by agreeing with the culturing intelligence Unified Field of all the Laws of Nature— the Self of Everyone Unified basis of all diversity 16-Lesson MVOA Course

Analysis Unified Field of all the Laws of Nature— the Self of Everyone Lesson 1 Unified Field of all the Laws of Nature— the Self of Everyone Unified basis of all diversity Deepest principles of Total Knowledge The enlightened consciousness of the farmer. ‘Agriculture is Total Knowledge’ –Maharishi *quotes from the Vedic literature Structure of Veda is expressed in plant physiology Structure of Veda is expressed in the Nutrient Cycle ‘Water is deemed life itself.’* Structure of Veda is expressed throughout environment Veda expresses as matter Analysis Principles of Vedic Science uphold agriculture Principles of Vedic Science uphold soil fertility Principles of Vedic Science uphold hydrology Principles of Vedic Science uphold func-tioning of the universe Principles of Vedic Science Vedic technologies enliven the full nourishing potential of crops Vedic technologies enliven the full nourishing value of the soil ‘Even more than ponds, lakes, wells, etc., protection of canals should be treated by kings as their dharma.’* Vedic technologies enliven balance throughout the environment Practical Vedic technologies The course is structured in the form of the Damru, which is the structure of Total Knowledge. This is the sequence in which Total Knowledge, Brahm, is gained. The Course begins with the practical aspects – read the lessons 1-7 - then by the process of synthesis, goes deeper to the principles, and to the ultimate value of synthesis Lesson 10, Maharishi’s inauguration of VOA - the unified value of agriculture. From the unified value it emerges by the process of analysis to the principles – read lessons 11-14 - and the practical aspects – lessons 15+16 -, but this time all in terms of unity. Maharishi explained this principle of gaining Total Knowledge in terms of going to school: the child goes to school, and then he knows how to get there. But he doesn’t yet know the way back home. Only when he walks back home from school does he know the whole story. Total Knowledge is gained when both paths have been traversed: analysis and synthesis. So the course has this form, which not only unfolds the knowledge sequentially, but gives the actual experience of synthesis and analysis in the consciousness of the student, which is the experience of enlightenment dawning. Applying Vedic technol-ogies and modern research for most nourishing crops Applying complete knowledge of soil science and plant nutrition Ancient and modern practices of sustainable water management Groups of Yogic Flyers support balance in entire environment; seasons come on time. Current practice: What I can do Arable and Horticulture Plant Nutrition and Soil Science Hydrology and Farm Design Environment Bringing fulfilment to farming and gardening in light of the Self—Unifying all diversity 16-Lesson MVOA Course

of all the Laws of Nature Lesson 1 Modern Agriculture and Gardening rising to Fulfilment as Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture Theme of the Course: Transforming modern agriculture and gardening to agree with the culturing intelligence of Natural Law and thereby upholding good health and balanced environment for national invincibility and World Peace Arable Horticulture Plant Nutrition, Soil Environment Transformation of modern agriculture from chemical-industrial to organic Transformation of modern horticulture from chemical dependence and focus on outer values to health-related qualities Transformation of soil science and plant nutrition from chemical to biological Transformation of modern agriculture from degrading soils to rebuilding them Damaging effects of ploughing Damaging effects of harming soil biota and beneficial effects of supporting them Soil fertility, structure, water retention, controlled by soil biota Over 90% of the world’s agricultural soils degraded Damaging effects of agrochemicals, beneficial effects of organic fertility Interdependence of soil organisms and plants All soils have many time the required amount of all nutrients Global loss of soil C is commen-surate with atmospheric C-deficit Synthesis Specific plants associate with specific soil organisms Soil organisms transform not-available minerals into plant-available nutrients Methods of sustainable, organic, arable agriculture Available solutions are more profitable The course is structured in the form of the Damru, which is the structure of Total Knowledge. This is the sequence in which Total Knowledge, Brahm, is gained. The Course begins with the practical aspects – read the lessons 1-7 - then by the process of synthesis, goes deeper to the principles, and to the ultimate value of synthesis Lesson 10, Maharishi’s inauguration of VOA - the unified value of agriculture. From the unified value it emerges by the process of analysis to the principles – read lessons 11-14 - and the practical aspects – lessons 15+16 -, but this time all in terms of unity. Maharishi explained this principle of gaining Total Knowledge in terms of going to school: the child goes to school, and then he knows how to get there. But he doesn’t yet know the way back home. Only when he walks back home from school does he know the whole story. Total Knowledge is gained when both paths have been traversed: analysis and synthesis. So the course has this form, which not only unfolds the knowledge sequentially, but gives the actual experience of synthesis and analysis in the consciousness of the student, which is the experience of enlightenment dawning. Principles of organic agriculture are based on the intelligent functioning of nature Plants and soil organisms are one system of intelligence Principles of how to support all soil organisms to fulfil their purpose Agreeing with the culturing intelligence can heal the C-deficit and most pollution Enlivening the intelligence within matter by agreeing with the culturing intelligence Unified Field of all the Laws of Nature Damru 1a 16-Lesson MVOA Course

Of all the Laws of Nature All parts in terms of Unity Lesson 1 Damru 1b Unified Field Of all the Laws of Nature Agriculture is Total Knowledge The structure of Total Knowledge is expressed in Field crops – Horticulture – Nutrient Cycle – Entire environment Analysis Principles of Vedic Science uphold agriculture Principles of Vedic Science uphold all aspects of gardening Principles of Vedic Science uphold soil fertility Principles of Vedic Science uphold functioning of the entire universe Vedic technologies enliven the full nourishing potential of crops Vedic technologies enliven the full nourishing potential of crops Vedic technologies enliven the full nourishing value of the soil Vedic technologies enliven balance throughout the environment The course is structured in the form of the Damru, which is the structure of Total Knowledge. This is the sequence in which Total Knowledge, Brahm, is gained. The Course begins with the practical aspects – read the lessons 1-7 - then by the process of synthesis, goes deeper to the principles, and to the ultimate value of synthesis Lesson 10, Maharishi’s inauguration of VOA - the unified value of agriculture. From the unified value it emerges by the process of analysis to the principles – read lessons 11-14 - and the practical aspects – lessons 15+16 -, but this time all in terms of unity. Maharishi explained this principle of gaining Total Knowledge in terms of going to school: the child goes to school, and then he knows how to get there. But he doesn’t yet know the way back home. Only when he walks back home from school does he know the whole story. Total Knowledge is gained when both paths have been traversed: analysis and synthesis. So the course has this form, which not only unfolds the knowledge sequentially, but gives the actual experience of synthesis and analysis in the consciousness of the student, which is the experience of enlightenment dawning. Fulfilment of modern agriculture as Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture Collective consciousness supports balance in the environment – seasons come on time Fulfilment of horticulture as Vedic Organic Fulfilment of soil science and plant nutrition Arable Horticulture Plant nutrition, Soil Environment All parts in terms of Unity 16-Lesson MVOA Course

Lesson 1 Modern Agriculture and Gardening rising to Fulfilment as Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture Theme of the Course: Transforming modern agriculture and gardening to agree with the culturing intelligence of Natural Law and thereby upholding good health and balanced environment for national invincibility and World Peace Arable and Horticulture Plant Nutrition and Soil Hydrology and Farm Design Environment Transformation of modern agriculture from chemical-industrial to organic Transformation of soil science and plant nutrition from chemical to biological Transformation of modern agriculture form unplanned, wasteful water non-management to efficient, sustainable water use Transformation of modern agriculture from degrading soils to rebuilding them Damaging effects of harming soil biota (e.g. ploughing, agrochemicals); beneficial effects of nurturing them Soil biota regulate fertility, structure and water retention Farms have not been designed to harvest, store & use water efficiently Over 90% of world’s soils degraded by agriculture Water is essential for all farming and can be used much more efficiently Global loss of soil C is commensurate with C-deficit Methods of sustainable, organic, arable agriculture All soils have many time the required amount of all nutrients Interdependence of plants and soil organisms; associations Soil organisms make not-available nutrients available Farms and cities can be designed to be water self-sufficient Solutions for major environmental im-balances are profitable Synthesis The course is structured in the form of the Damru, which is the structure of Total Knowledge. This is the sequence in which Total Knowledge, Brahm, is gained. The Course begins with the practical aspects – read the lessons 1-7 - then by the process of synthesis, goes deeper to the principles, and to the ultimate value of synthesis Lesson 10, Maharishi’s inauguration of VOA - the unified value of agriculture. From the unified value it emerges by the process of analysis to the principles – read lessons 11-14 - and the practical aspects – lessons 15+16 -, but this time all in terms of unity. Maharishi explained this principle of gaining Total Knowledge in terms of going to school: the child goes to school, and then he knows how to get there. But he doesn’t yet know the way back home. Only when he walks back home from school does he know the whole story. Total Knowledge is gained when both paths have been traversed: analysis and synthesis. So the course has this form, which not only unfolds the knowledge sequentially, but gives the actual experience of synthesis and analysis in the consciousness of the student, which is the experience of enlightenment dawning. Principles of organic agriculture are based on the intelligent functioning of nature Principles of supporting all soil organisms to fulfil their roles Vastu farm design according to Natural Law Agreeing with the culturing intelligence can heal the C-deficit and most pollution Enlivening the intelligence within matter by agreeing with the culturing intelligence Unified Field of all the Laws of Nature Damru 2a 16-Lesson MVOA Course

Analysis All parts in terms of Unity Unified Field Lesson 1 Damru 2b Unified Field of all the Laws of Nature * quotes from the Vedic literature Agriculture is Total Knowledge Structure of Veda is expressed in plant physiology Structure of Veda is expressed in the Nutrient Cycle Structure of Veda is expressed throughout the environment Water is deemed life itself* Analysis Principles of Vedic Science uphold agriculture Principles of Vedic Science uphold soil fertility Principles of Vedic Science uphold hydrology Principles of Vedic Science uphold the functioning of the entire universe Vedic technologies enliven the full nourishing potential of crops Vedic technologies enliven the full nourishing value of the soil Even more than ponds, lakes, wells, etc., protection of canals should be treated by kings as their dharma* Vedic technologies enliven balance throughout the environment The course is structured in the form of the Damru, which is the structure of Total Knowledge. This is the sequence in which Total Knowledge, Brahm, is gained. The Course begins with the practical aspects – read the lessons 1-7 - then by the process of synthesis, goes deeper to the principles, and to the ultimate value of synthesis Lesson 10, Maharishi’s inauguration of VOA - the unified value of agriculture. From the unified value it emerges by the process of analysis to the principles – read lessons 11-14 - and the practical aspects – lessons 15+16 -, but this time all in terms of unity. Maharishi explained this principle of gaining Total Knowledge in terms of going to school: the child goes to school, and then he knows how to get there. But he doesn’t yet know the way back home. Only when he walks back home from school does he know the whole story. Total Knowledge is gained when both paths have been traversed: analysis and synthesis. So the course has this form, which not only unfolds the knowledge sequentially, but gives the actual experience of synthesis and analysis in the consciousness of the student, which is the experience of enlightenment dawning. Fulfilment of modern agriculture through Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture Fulfilment of soil science and plant nutrition Increase of water supply has been enjoined for the upkeep of agriculture* Collective consciousness supports balance in environment, seasons come on time Arable and Horticulture Plant Nutrition and Soil Hydrology and Farm Design Environment All parts in terms of Unity 16-Lesson MVOA Course