One night I saw a play at Maharishi School in Iowa — a school that has consciousness-based education. It was a cold and rainy night, and when I was told I was going to see a high school play, I thought, “Man, it’s going to be a very long night.” I was sitting in the middle of this little theater, a beautiful little theater, and out on stage came the students. They weren’t professional actors; they were just kids putting on a play. But I was never more blown away. I thought it was better than a Broadway production, because what I saw was consciousness on these faces — a lively, glowing consciousness. They had such intelligence and timing, and their humor was right on the money. You don’t worry about students like that.They’re self-sufficient. They’re going to do fine in the world and they’re going to make the world better by being in it.
— Catching the Big Fish (David Lynch), Loc. 1391–7