Maharashi University of Management is grateful today
and greatly honored that our commencement speaker is doctor Yukio Hatoyama!
An outstanding leader of the japanese people, former prime minister of his nation
and scion of an legendary family of japanese leaders in both goverment and education
Thank you president doctor Morris, your explanation on me is too good!
Since I've arriving here in this beautiful campus, every moment has been
enormously enjoyable and educational!
We have had that chance to view the diverse range of technologies of consciousness
that maharishi Munish Yogi introduced to the word.
Likewise we both experience and learn much
from the very highly developed consciousness, advance scientific
and mathematical research in consciousness.
Another achievements of the maharishi during his lifetime.
Especially graduation hours ceremonial last night was fantastic!
We really enjoy it and we're proud of being here with you all!
Both myself I've my wife Miyuki,
an extremely fundal transcendental meditation.
Due in great part
to the wisdom of TM we have managed to maintain
an exceptionally happy home and family line over the years.
We are deeply grateful for this wonderful gift.
As I mentioned serving as
our personal instructor of Transcendental Meditation
for many years has been mister Shizo Suzuki.
I am pleased to announce that
mister Suzuki has taken the time to join us on this visit.
Mister Suzuki is accredited of Maharishi University
and thus a predecessor of
those of you graduating from this summer school here today.
After graduating mister Suzuki was
determined to expand the knowledge and
practice of transcendental meditation in Japan.
He began efforts with the goal of
teaching what he had learned and at one point visited our home
to educate us all the discipline.
Over quarter of a century has passed
his that day through mister Suzuki introduction
furthermore I have the honor of
making the winters of doctor Depak Chopra
after that doctor Chopra
presented a wonderful lecture at the regular study group that I organized.
In those days
be size my wife and myself our family
also consisted of our son, an elementary school student at that time.
I had just been elected as a member of Japan's National Diet.
My electoral district was near Sapporo,
in Japan may know them island of Hokkaido
which is a considerable distance from Tokyo.
Our son remain in Tokyo.
I spend most of my time in the electoral district and
my wife Miyuki made trips between those two locations.
As a result the three of us were unable to spend much time together
creating what I would describe as
someone is secure circumstances
looking back now I truly believe that
the ability of our family to maintain happy
and harmonious lifestyle despite the stress of
living apart was do to the teaching of Transcendental Meditation.
It was our son meanwhile
who particularly came to reflect the values of Transcendental Meditation.
When he entered junior high school he often stayed up
late doing his studies I was told him to go to sleep earlier.
He replied: "Dad do you want me to be the only one to earn highest scores at school?"
When I ask him what he meant, he explained up
he was staying up late to prepare
practice test questions for his classmates.
At that point I realized
I realized he had already
grown-up to become a young man who refused to be satisfied
if only he himself was happy.
He failed joy in other words when those around him were happy as well
For myself,
I'm also deeply grateful to my wife Miyuki!
Without her support I have not never been able to serve as a politician.
In fact I feel that Miyuki has a special ability
or a gift to help bring others happiness.
In this regard I'm deeply grateful
to the wisdom of Transcendental Meditation
in helping both my son and my wife develop as caring human beings.
As for me I'm always so happy because
I keep this card of photograph
of maharishi Yogy with me for 26 years!
I feel like I'm always with him.
Having benefited so much
from this magnificent bond with
Transcendental Meditation it is a particular honor for us to receive
this opportunity to come to the Maharishi University of Management
I can also say that
this visit has further strengthened my sense of
awareness and familial it.
With the wonders of Transcendental Meditation I feel even more determined
in fact to draw from the peace and happiness
that my own family has experienced from
this discipline to contribute to peace and happiness for the world!
In fact I pleased to do everything
in my power to move in that direction!