truly excited to be present and fully connected to you

at this important moment in your journey. I want to thank the Trustee's

the Administrators, the Faculty of M.U.M.

for creating an institution worthy of Maharishi's

ideals of education. As well as enabling the students through Transcendental Meditation.

and ancient Vedic knowledge to slack off twice a day

for an hour and a half

And to the Graduating class of 2017

Minus Three... Ya didn't let me finish

Congratulations

Yes give yourself a round of applause please

You are

the vanguard of knowledge and consciousness. A new wave

in a vast ocean of possibilities on the other side that door there's a world

starving for new ideas new leadership I've been out there

for thirty years, she's a wild cat!

She'll rub up against a leg in power until you pick her up and start petting her

and then out of nowhere she'll swat you in the face

you could spend your whole life imagining ghosts

worrying about the pathway to the future but all there will ever be

is what's happening here in the decisions we make in this moment

which are based in either love or fear so many of us choose our path out of

fear disguised as practicality

what we really want seems impossibly out of reach

and ridiculous to expect so we never dare to ask the universe for it

I'm saying I'm the proof that you can ask the universe for it.

please

and if it doesn't happen for you right away it's only because the universe is

so busy fulfilling

my order

my father could have been a great comedian but he didn't believe that was possible for him

so he made a conservative choice instead

he got a safe job as an accountant and when I was 12 years old

he was let go from that safe job and our family had to do whatever we could to

survive. I learned many great lessons from my father

not the least of which was that you can fail at what you

don't want so you might as well take a chance doing what you

Love

I can tell you from experience the effect you have on others

is the most valuable currency there is

And that's when my search for identity deepened. I wondered

who I'd be without my fame who would I be if I said things that people didn't want to hear

or if I defied their expectations of me

what I showed up to the party without my Mardi Gras bat mask and

refused to flash my breasts for a handful of beads

I'll give you a moment to wipe that image out of your mind

But you guys

are so ahead of the game you already know who you are

in that piece that piece that were after

lies somewhere beyond personality. Your need for acceptance

can make you invisible this world

don't let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form

risk being seen in all of your glory

this painting is big for a reason it's called high-visibility

it's about picking up the light and daring to be seen

I was I worked on this for so long

weeks weeks like a madman alone on a scaffolding

and when I was finished one of my friends said

this would be a cool black light painting. So I started over

WOOO

As far as I can tell it's just about letting the universe know what you

want

and working toward it while letting go of how it comes to pass

when I say life doesn't happen to you

it happens for you, I really don't know if that's true

I'm just making a conscious choice

to perceive challenges as something beneficial so that I can deal with them

the most productive way. You'll come up with your own style

that's part of the fun. Like many have you

I was concerned about going out into the world and doing something bigger than

myself

until someone smarter than myself made me realize

that there is nothing bigger than myself

you are ready and able to do beautiful things

in this world and after you walk through those doors today

you will only ever have two choices: Love

or Fear choose love and don't ever let fear

turn you against your playful heart. Thank you so much. Jai Guru Dev. I'm so honored.

The board of trustees of Maharishi University of Management

has with a great sense of

honor and a great joy conferred upon

Mr. Jim Carrey the degree of doctor

of fine arts.

thank you again so much Bevan

and M.U.M. Everybody I'm

overwhelmed I'm astounded at this honor You really truly seem

full and open and alive and

I I can't tell you how wonderful

it is to be in the same room. Thank you so much!

I love you all so much.