Can you tell us more about the educational centres that will be set up after the Day of Declaration?
A. These centres will teach young people the first steps in the process of Self-realization. As you know, many young people today lack direction, motivation, meaningful employment. With some this leads to vandalism and crime. They will be given the opportunity to learn who they really are – of coming into Self-awareness. Maitreya says the first step to Self-awareness (which leads to Self-realization) is self-worth and self-respect. So these young people will be rehabilitated in that area – trained, found jobs, and given the techniques of Self-awareness. This leads to Self-realization, the goal of humanity. People will be chosen and trained to oversee this rehabilitation, and there is a very simple breathing technique which will be part of the process. It involves a balancing of the breathing and the holding of the breath for four counts at a certain point. In that moment of holding the breath the person becomes temporarily, but immediately, Self-aware. And in that second, Maitreya can
