Posted on 02/05/2008 10:16:30 PM PST by fishhound
The most flamboyant of the self-styled Indian gurus to emerge from the Woodstock era, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was a man of charisma, energy and untold riches, credited with setting the Beatles and other stars on the path to spiritual enlightenment.
The roots of the Maharishi's life remain shrouded in mystery. He said himself that "monks are not expected to speak about themselves; the message is important, not the person." It seems likely he was born sometime between 1911 and 1918.
The son of a government revenue inspector, Mahesh trained as a physicist and worked in a factory, before devoting his life to the study of the Vedic science of consciousness.
His spiritual mentor Jagadguru Shankaracharya, bequeathed to Mahesh the task of keeping the tradition of Transcendental Meditation alive, and the young Maharishi retreated to prepare.
During two years of Himalayan silence, the precocious sage honed his thoughts on TM, what he called "a spontaneous, effortless march to one's own unbound essence."
By 1959, his "technique" - that of unfolding the potential of Natural Law to improve all areas of life - was complete, and he set off on his first international mission of peace.
The Maharishi's commercial mantras drew criticism from stricter Hindus, but his promises of better health, stress relief and spiritual enlightenment drew devotees from all over the world.
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The mesmerised band planned a three month retreat to the Maharishi's Rishikesh ashram, but the trip descended into farce. Ringo Starr went home after 10 days "for egg and chips", and the others soon followed.
Who gets the Rolls Royce?
Probably get buried with it...might be a little rough in the after life without one. /s
Post script: He is coming back as an aardvark. A much higher calling.
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Every knee shall bow.....EVERY tongue confess......
I can only imagine that helium filled voice Confessing that Jesus is Lord.....
Barry Morse died yesterday. I submit that he contributed far more to our society than this towel-headed shyster.
Have you seen their silly flying videos?
Wow, I thought Barry bit the bullet a while ago! The first time I heard his Brit accent (after all those years on "The Fugitive"), I thought it was a put-on.
Who are McCartney and Starr gonna smoke pot with now?
I remember Ringo brought along several cans of Bush Beans.
I left laughing as his "hosts" asked for a thirty dollar "donation" to recieve his "personalized mantra word"...
Thirty dollars was quite a sum back then!
Yogi died, and Boo-Boo is inconsolable....
Yes, the Morse Code has saved many lives...
Amen! It must suck to be Yogi about now.
He’ll be busy for a while....but he has eternity.
That confirms the lunacy for me. Thank You.
Not to mention being moved to first page of the dictionary. LOL
John Lennon admitted to “an error of judgement”, writing the scathing “Sexy Sadie” about him.
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