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| Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who taught Beatles meditation, dies |
| 2008-02-06 |
 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, has died at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said Tuesday. He was thought to be 91 years old. "He died peacefully at about 7 p.m.," said Bob Roth, a spokesman for the Transcendental Meditation movement that the Maharishi founded. He said his death appeared to be due to "natural causes, his age." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Just another wannabe, except, of course, he pulled it off... In Hindi, “maha” means great, and “rishi” means seer. “Maharishi” is a title traditionally bestowed on Brahmins. Critics of the yogi say he presented himself with the name, which he was ineligible for because he was from a lower caste. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-06 15:13 |
| #4 If I had young and lucious female devotees I'd prob'ly enjoy humping them, too. But then, I'm prob'ly just as dirty as the Maharishi, just not as old. |
| Posted by: Fred 2008-02-06 15:05 |
| #3 What will the New Age glitterati do now ? A little interesting background history: After 50 years of teaching, Maharishi turned to larger themes, with grand designs to harness the power of group meditation to create world peace and to mobilize his devotees to banish poverty from the earth. Maharishi's roster of famous meditators ran from The Rolling Stones to Clint Eastwood and new age preacher Deepak Chopra. Director David Lynch, creator of dark and violent films, lectured at college campuses about the "ocean of tranquility" he found in more than 30 years of practicing transcendental meditation. Some 5 million people devoted 20 minutes every morning and evening reciting a simple sound, or mantra, and delving into their consciousness. "Don't fight darkness. Bring the light, and darkness will disappear," Maharishi said in a 2006 interview, repeating one of his own mantras. Donations and the $2,500 fee to learn TM financed the construction of Peace Palaces, or meditation centers, in dozens of cities around the world. It paid for hundreds of new schools in India. In 1971, Maharishi founded a university in Fairfield, Iowa, that taught meditation alongside the arts and sciences to 700 students and served organic vegetarian food in its cafeterias.(Clinton buddy and supermarket magnate Ron Burkle helped build Vedic City) Supporters pointed to hundreds of scientific studies showing that meditation reduces stress, lowers blood pressure, improves concentration and raises results for students and businessmen. Skeptics ridiculed his plan to raise $10 trillion to end poverty by sponsoring organic farming in the world's poorest countries. They scoffed at his notion that meditation groups, acting like psychic shock troops, can end conflict. "To resolve problems through negotiation is a very childish approach," he said. In 1986, two groups founded by his organization were sued in the U.S. by former disciples who accused it of fraud, negligence and intentionally inflicting emotional damage. A jury, however, refused to award punitive damages. |
| Posted by: Danielle 2008-02-06 11:35 |
| #2 "'E's not dead, 'e's pinim' for th' 'igher planes of existence." |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-02-06 06:13 |
| #1 straight from God's mouth, tattle tales.. Maharishi appreciated humping his young and lucious female devotees. ~:) iow, he waz a DIRTY OLE MAN! |
| Posted by: RD 2008-02-06 01:33 |