In this case, building credibility for the United States sacrifices Canada s credibility. Despite pressure from the United States, driven by its powerful defence industry lobby, we must maintain our international reputation as a peaceful country, and maintain our integrity as a sovereign nation. A prominent historian recently said that since 1,000 BC it is estimated there have been more than 2,000 peace treaties, each one lasting on average about 9 years. Today the United Nations has discussed a more military role in peacekeeping operations because of concern about the safety of our troops deployed in theatre. We need new alternatives to ensure the future of human security and world peace.
Prevention is the key.
Any country, which does not possess the art of resolving conflict before it arises, will always be insecure and may be subject to disaster at any moment, as events in Bosnia, Rwanda, Cambodia, and other trouble spots have confirmed. In this proposal we are offering to militaries a scientific, proven method to develop the integrity of collective consciousness in any society by raising the coherence of individual and collective consciousness. The Transcendental Meditation technique has been learned by over 5 million people world wide as a means to create individual peace and reduce stress and tension. This technique is profoundly restful for mind and body. The individual begins to feel a profound sense of inner security and peace.