Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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| born on | 12 January 1917 | ||
| Place | Jabalpur, India, 23n10, 79e57 | ||
| Timezone | IST h5e30 (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   21°31'   or 
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Biography
Indian yogi and leader of the School of Transcendental Meditation, internationally known for supplicants who included at one time the Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Mike Love of the Beach Boys and Mia Farrow (who reported disillusionment when she left). Many of the hip generation took up TM to develop their capacity for relaxation and concentration.
The Maharishi, now in his 80s (2001) lives in the Netherlands but continues to travel to the US and India. About five million followers around the world murmur mantras and claim that TM sessions twice daily relieve stress and improve their health.
Source Notes
Paul Mason quotes "The Maharishi," (Pub. Element, Rockport, MA, 1994, p.10), and adds in a note, "This is the day of his birth as given by his uncle Raj Vanna, the date his devotees celebrate. Other dates have been suggested, including 10/18/1911, 10/18/1918 and 1/12/1918."
Felipe Ferreira quotes Pepe Rodriquez' "Las Sectas Hoy Y Aqui" (Ediciones Tibidabo, Barcelona), a book about cults, for 1/12/1911.
Categories
- Vocation : Religion : Spiritual Leader/ Guru
