In the 1970s, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918 – 2008) started to express in graphical form the finding that the Veda includes in structure and content its own explanation and instruction manual for proper application. This uncreated commentary – Apaurusheya Bhashya – is at the basis of the Mandala structure of the Rig Veda. As a consequence the Suktas of Rig Veda are structured sequentially in such a way that the first syllable AG which presents the creative process in terms of the sound of fullness "A" collapsing towards the stop "K" representing emptiness. Though the collapse AK the first Richa emerges, a process which is explained by the subsequent Richas forming the first Sukta which in turn is the seed of the subsequent Suktas building up the first Mandala consisting of 191 Suktas. For the 191 Suktas to form a dynamic circle (Mandala) ranging from Fullness back to Fullness as driving force of this cyclic evolution an additional unmanifest Sukta - Avyakta Sukta - is indroduced or rather restored by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The Avyakta Sukta is the key element in Maharishis cognition of the Apaurusheya Bhashya on Rig Veda.
Symmetry of Rig Veda (1974) ➚Those aspects of the ancient Vedic culture which have withstood the test of time, and still are a part of modern life have proven to be indestructible gems of knowledge. In the second half of the 20th century, research has started to find out what makes Veda invincible. According to the Vedic tradition there was a time when 21 recensions or branches (Shakha) of the Rig Veda existed, but in modern time only one branch survived: Shakalya Samhita, To find out what makes the Shakhal Samhita of Rig Veda indestructible, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi studied its structure from the perspective of symmetry. The concept of symmetry is central in modern sciences. In particular, mathematics describes symmetries rigorously in terms of “self-referral” transformations which often have a geometrical counterpart, so they can be easily visualized. From the perspective of symmetry, it has been found in the first phase of investigation that there is complementary between the Suktas of both the 1st and the 10th Mandala of Rig Veda and also between these two Mandalas. Always, the value of diagonally opposite Sukta add up to the value of One. This invariance principle makes the Mandalas of Rig Veda indestructible, a property graphically illusted through charts conceived by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The 10 552 Richa of Rig Veda are traditionally organized in two ways: 8 fold division (Ashtaka) and 10-fold division (Mandala). The units of the Ashtaka are called "Varga" and the units of the Mandala "Sukta". There are 2024 Varga and 1028 Sukta in Rig Veda. The Sukta are organized into 10 Mandalas each having a characteristic number of Suktas. The numbering of the Mandalas from 1 to 10 indicates that they express a sequential development. Mandala means circle, therefore the sequence of Suktas in each Mandala is based on a principle allowing circular behavior. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi argues that the ordering principle of the whole of Rig Veda is clearly indicated by the name "Rig" which is formally expressed by the first sound of Rig Veda: "AK". Both name and form relate to the same self referral reality which unites infinity and point as one: ∞ x 0 = 1
All 4 Veda from AGNIM (1984)
AGNIM is the first word of Rig Veda. The profoundness of the sound structure of this word can only be understood if compared with the mathematical approach used in theoretical physics to understand the universe in terms of all the laws of nature (Lagrangian): The mechanism used in the Unified Field Theories to derive from the self-interaction of one Unified Field the behavior of all the fundamental force and matter field in the 4-dimensional world of events (in space and time) seems to be parallel the mechanism how AGNIM gives rise to the 4 Vedas. The Unified Field according to the Theory of Everything (TOE) developed in the 1980s and 1990s has 10 or more dimensions and a simple mathematical symmetry. Though a mechanism of symmetry breaking, the description becomes increasingly complex while the dimension is reduced. By virtue of an analogous stepwise mechanism, the 4 Vedas can be understood to emerge from AGNIM.
Since the 1990s, the novel kind of commentary of Rig Veda developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is presented in all mayor books published by Maharishi Vedic University. A common feature of all these presentations is a 5 level chart (used in the header of this blog). The uppermost level presents the 1st Richa of Sukta 1 the start of Rig Veda:
Absolute Numbers (1996) ➚ & Structures of Wholeness (2007) ➚
From this follows that the ordering principle of Rig Veda can be located as the Zero point or value of nothingness in the sequence of Suktas: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi calls this unambiguously defined point of emptiness "Avyakta Sukta". The Avyakta Sukta is located exactly opposite the first Sukta of a Mandala representing Fullness. The Avykta Sukta determines the sequential order of the Suktas within every Mandala ranging from fullness via emptiness (zero) back to fullness so that every Mandala represents one balanced wholeness. Also, the Avyakta Sukta provides the connecting principles between the Mandalas so that they all together represent one whole comprising 1032 Suktas including the Avyakta.
All 4 Veda from AGNIM (1984)
AGNIM is the first word of Rig Veda. The profoundness of the sound structure of this word can only be understood if compared with the mathematical approach used in theoretical physics to understand the universe in terms of all the laws of nature (Lagrangian): The mechanism used in the Unified Field Theories to derive from the self-interaction of one Unified Field the behavior of all the fundamental force and matter field in the 4-dimensional world of events (in space and time) seems to be parallel the mechanism how AGNIM gives rise to the 4 Vedas. The Unified Field according to the Theory of Everything (TOE) developed in the 1980s and 1990s has 10 or more dimensions and a simple mathematical symmetry. Though a mechanism of symmetry breaking, the description becomes increasingly complex while the dimension is reduced. By virtue of an analogous stepwise mechanism, the 4 Vedas can be understood to emerge from AGNIM.
By way of structural analogy with the findings of the Unified Field Theories of Physics, it has been argued by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918 – 2008) that the Veda can be interpreted to represent “The Constitution of the Universe”. This is how the source of order and harmony displayed throughout the universe may be called. This finding has been published at a time when the soviet planning economy had totally collapsed due to lack of knowledge of the government leaders. For all governments to know how administration can be as efficient and effective as the universe is governd by all the laws of nature, the Vedic concept of “The Constitution of the Universe” has been published during January 1992 in the form of advertisements appearing in The International Herald Tribune, the Financial Times (Great Britain), The Times of India, The Wall Street Journal(Europe);The Asian Wall Street Journal(Asia); The Wall Street Journal (USA) and The Washington Post (USA). Because of this unusual form of publication for research findings, their validity, and usefulness have not yet been scrutinized seriously. The proper academic context for such a discussion in a scientific way is Maharishi Veda Commentary, the Apaurusheya Bhashya.
AGNIM ILE PUROHITAM YAGJASYA DEVAM RITWIJAM HOTARAM RATNA DHATAMAM
All possible interactions of observer (Rishi), observation(Devata) and observed (Chhandas) signifying the self-interaction of consciousness are depicted by the first Richa, when split in 3 Padas covering 3 words:each: 3×3 = 9 = the liveliness of self-referral intelligence. The "nature" of self-referral intelligence is specified by dividing each Pada 8-fold, such that the 1st Richa has 3 × 8 = 24 Akasharas(syllables) and 3 × 8 = 24 Sandhis(gaps). The new insight of Maharishis commentary is, that the gaps represent the organizing power hidden in the sequence of Akasharas. By virtue of self-interaction (3x3=9) the nature of the gaps (2x2x2=8) sequentially expresses the whole of Rig Veda in four steps:
- From the 3×8 = 24 gaps of the first Richa emerge the 192 Aksharas and 192 Sandhis of Richas 2 to 9 of Sukta 1,
- from the 192 gaps of Richas 2 – 9 emerge the 192 Suktas of the first Mandala,
- from the 192 gaps between the Suktas of the first Mandala emerge the 192 Suktas of the 10th Mandala,
- from the gaps of the 9 Richas of Sukta 1 emerge Mandala 2 – 9 of Rig Veda.
Through these four levels of self-elaboration the organizing power hidden in the gaps of Rig Veda, the whole Rig Veda is complexly commented on by all the Suktas of Rig Veda.
A compact yet detailed vision of the Apaurusheya Bhashya appeared in
2006 in the form of a two-page folder illustrating in circular form the
discovery of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The essential features of Maharishis
insights are two interconnected numbers: 97 and 192. Number 97 gives
the position of Emptiness – the Avyakta Sukta - in the Apaurusheya
Bhashya. The Avyakta Sukta is opposite to Sukta one - both in the 1st and of
10th Mandala of Rig Veda. Therefor, Sukta 1 represents Fullness of
expressing ability in both Mandalas. The two complementary circles of Mandala 1
and 10 are having both 192 Sukta when the Avyakta Sukta is included.
Complementary of the two Mandala means, that each one describes the
others one's mechanics of transformation, which takes place in the gaps
between subsequent Suktas. Everything what is not said explicitly by one
Mandala- - namely the mechanics of transformation – is explained by the
other Mandala. Altogether there are four such level of self-commenting
in the Apaurusheya Bhashys which together leave no transformation
unexplained as depicted graphically in “A Vision of the Constitution of the Universe at Every Pewit of Creation” published 11 July 2006.
Absolute Numbers (1996) ➚ & Structures of Wholeness (2007) ➚
Numbers which represent phenomena of self-interaction are called absolute. Numbers which do not share this phenomenon are defined relative to a certain context or viewpoint. By representing self-interaction, absolute numbers have certain unique properties which numbers defined relative to an arbitrary man made system of axioms or measurement or method of investigation do not have. One property which all absolute numbers share is the invincibility of the self-interacting reality they represent. With reference to this property, absolute numbers have been introduced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1994. He also proposed a simple notation how to distinguish absolute numbers from the commonly used relative numbers. At the beginning of the 21st century, science has advanced to such a degree that several structures of wholeness can be distinguished by their absolute numbers. Every number from 1 to 10 can be related to a self-referral structure of wholness and therfore can be given the status of an absolute number, as has been shown by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in a lecture given December 2007.
These Discoveries of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918 - 2008) lead to Pioneer Research and Advanced Research