Skeptics question whether SCI is actually scientific According to proponents, practicing the TM technique can lead to higher levels of consciousness and supernormal effects, including the Maharishi Effect.

According to some reports, Lennon left Rishikesh because he felt personally betrayed by rumours that Maharishi had made sexual advances toward Mia Farrow's sister Prudence, who had accompanied The Beatles on their trip.

According to J. Lynwood King, in his dissertation Fundamentals of Maharishi Vedic Science, the feedback Brahmachari Mahesh received from the diverse population that learned his technique suggested to him that it could be of wide benefit.

According to Chopra, the Maharishi accused him, in July 1993, of trying to compete for the position of guru and asked him to stop travelling and writing books, which led to Chopra's decision to leave the movement in January 1994.

According to Mozambique's President Chissano, the result of inviting the Maharishi to Maputo in 1992 was balance and peace.

According to spokesman Bob Roth, " The Maharishi has said the party has to grow to encompass everyone ".

According to Kenneth Pelletier, " Insofar as Ayurveda constitutes an integrated orientation to healthy physical, mental, and spiritual practices, as it does in the Maharishi Ayur-Ved system, it would seem to be conducive to good health and spiritual well-being.

According Maharishi Jyotish, the solar system has an influence on the human brain, cells and DNA.

According to the Maharishi and his successor, Tony Nader, there is a correspondence between the nine Grahas of Vedic Astrology and the structure of DNA, the brain and the structure of cells.

According to his own account, Chopra was accused by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi of attempting to compete with the Maharishi's position as guru.

According to Maharishi Global Financing, agreements were made in 2004 with a farmers ' association in South America and with traditional leaders in Africa to start using the Raam for agricultural development projects.

According to science writer Sharon Begley of Newsweek magazine, Maharishi and, by extension, the researchers affiliated with Maharishi University of Management helped launch the field of mind-body medicine.

According to Marcy Braverman, in her book Transcendental Meditation, Contemporary American Religion, the Maharishi had no legal ties to the WPEC.

According to Anand Shrivastava, he is the " chairmen and managing director of the Maharishi Group of Companies ". According to Deepak Chopra " the Indian TM organization " is " centered around the Maharishi's nephews, Prakash and Anand Shrivastava ".

According to the Dun and Bradstreet website companies that are " related or similar " to Maharishi Ltd include Ayurveda Ltd., M S V Homes Ltd., Ideal Community & Sport Developments Ltd.

According to the movement's Global Good News website, there are 23 Maharishi Vedic Health Centres in 15 countries, including Austria, France, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States.

According to Saraswati's disciple, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Saraswati's " devotees felt that the expression ' His Holiness ' did not adequately describe this personified Divine Effulgence ; and so the new expression ' His Divinity ' was used.

According to Brewers Dictionaary, outside of India, the most well known Maharishi was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who founded Transcendental Meditation and made it available to the West.

According to Mark Lewisohn's The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, an early outtake of " Sexy Sadie " features Lennon demonstrating the song's original working lyrics to the rest of the band: " Maharishi, you little twat / Who the fuck do you think you are ?/ Who the fuck do you think you are ?/ Oh, you cunt.

According to puranic legend Dabas are the descendants of Maharishi Dadhichi the great king of Sindh in Vedic period.

According to Moore's recounting, AIM impressed the UK which imported these ideas when establishing in 1969 The Open University, which initially relied on radio and television broadcasts for much of its delivery.

According to Eric S. Raymond, the Open source and Free Software hacker subculture developed in the 1960s among ‘ academic hackers ’ working on early minicomputers in computer science environments in the United States.

According to the Free Software Foundation, the Open Publication License " can be used as a free documentation license.

According to CNN, his resignation was at least partly due to the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, which forbids lawmakers from lobbying for two years after leaving office.

According to Arnold Palmer's autobiography, " A Golfer's Life ," in 1960 he ( already having won the Masters and the U. S. Open that year ) and his friend Bob Drum ( of the Pittsburgh Press ) on the trans-Atlantic flight to The Open Championship at St Andrews came up with the idea that adding the The Open Championship and PGA Championship titles that summer would constitute a modern Grand Slam.

According to this definition an Open Standard is a format or protocol that is:

According to the Clerics, the only way a Klingon warrior could find the answers they sought was to: " Open your heart to Kahless, ask him your questions, let him speak to you with your mind unclouded by doubt or hesitation.

According to a 21 Sep 2011 " Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees " from ATF, holders of state-issued medical marijuana cards are automatically " prohibited persons " under 18 U. S. C 922 ( g )( 3 ) and " shipping, transporting, receiving or possessing firearms or ammunition " by a medical marijuana card holder is a violation.

According to the specification, VML should be considered a deprecated format included in Office Open XML for legacy reasons only.

According to the website Open Congress, Bonner votes with the Republican Party 93. 5 % of the time.

According to Dr. Felix Librero, professor of development communication and distance education of the University of the Philippines Open University, the term development communication was first used by then Chairperson of the Department of Agricultural Communications, Dr. Nora Quebral, in her paper, Development Communication in the Agricultural Context presented in a 1971 symposium in honor of Dr. Umali former Dean of the University of the Philippines College of Agriculture ( UPCA ) and University of the Philippines ( UP ) Vice President for Agriculture and Forestry Affairs, who had just been appointed FAO Deputy Director-General for Asia and the Far East.

According to the Open Society Institute, which monitors telecommunications independence within the European Union, as a result of private encroachment in the television industry, stations like Pink have " resorted increasingly to low-quality entertainment and sensationalist newscasts.

According to the USGA, as January 1, 2010, professional golfers on one of the top tours, or those attempting to qualify for one of the three Open Championships, will need to use new conforming wedges ( those without square grooves ).

According to the document sent to the UN, in the same way that Open Source has in recent years accelerated the development of computer systems, a similar approach should benefit the society at large and accelerate nanorobotics development.

According to Steven Johnson, ( the author of Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life ):

According to The Guardian, these include the U. S. State Department and USAID along with the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, the International Republican Institute, the NGO Freedom House and George Soros's Open Society Institute.

According to Ir Amim's website, funders have included the Ford Foundation, the EU, New Israel Fund, Moriah Fund, Open Society Institute, Norway, the British Embassy, Czech Republic, and the Netherlands.

According to some sources, ' THOMAS ' is an acronym for " The House Representatives Open Multimedia Access System ", but this text is not apparent anywhere in the THOMAS Web site.

According to the tally of points, Marcos has a chance to win this years 2010 US Open Series if he won this tournament.

According to the Directory of Open Access Repositories ( DOAR ) data and the Repository 66 map at December 2010, the majority of institutional repositories are built using open-source software.

According to The Open Group, as of February 2011, over 15, 000 individuals are TOGAF Certified.

According to a recent study conducted by Reclamation and the recreation manager at Horsetooth, Larimer County Parks and Open Lands, approximately 570, 000 visitors come to Horsetooth every year.