Maharishi Mahesh Yogi(1917-2008)
Indian founder transcendental meditation, born in Allahabad, UP, India in 1917. He abandoned
his scientific studies to become a follower of Guru Dev. He founded the
science of creative intelligence and, as an exponent of the relaxation
technique called transcendental meditation, he became one of the first
Eastern gurus to attract a Western following. He first introduced his
meditation technique, based on a literal interpretation of yoga
concepts and the use of mantras, to the West in 1958, and went on to
found the Spiritual Regeneration movement, aimed at saving the world
through meditation. He taught that 'life is bliss'. This concept has developed into a worldwide network of
meditation centers with an estimated four million practitioners.
The Beatles were among his 'celebrity'
disciples.
