Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was an Indian spiritual teacher who popularized Transcendental Meditation and founded the global movement associated with it.

Swami Brahmananda Saraswati: An Indian Hindu spiritual leader who served as Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math from 1941 to 1953. Maharishi studied under him and credited him as his spiritual teacher.
Transcendental Meditation: A standardized meditation technique involving silent repetition of a personally assigned mantra, usually practiced twice daily. Maharishi’s teaching and global promotion centered on this technique.
Rishikesh: A city in northern India known as a center of Hindu spiritual practice and pilgrimage. Maharishi established an ashram near the city before his international teaching career.
Meditation in the West: The adoption and adaptation of meditation practices in Western societies. Maharishi helped make a structured form of meditation familiar to large Western audiences.
The Beatles: A British rock band whose members became global cultural figures in the 1960s. Their visit to Maharishi’s ashram in 1968 brought widespread attention to his movement.
Mantra: A word, sound, or phrase repeated in meditation or ritual practice. Silent mantra use is the defining technique in Transcendental Meditation.
Transcendental Meditation movement: The international network of organizations and practitioners formed around Transcendental Meditation. Maharishi founded and led the movement that carried his teaching across countries.
Scientific study of meditation: Research that examines meditation’s effects using scientific methods. Maharishi’s organizations supported research intended to test meditation’s effects.
Mia Farrow: An American actor known for film roles and humanitarian work. Her participation in the Beatles’ 1968 visit helped publicize Maharishi internationally.
Maharishi Effect: The claim that group meditation can reduce violence or social disorder in surrounding communities. Maharishi’s movement promoted this proposed collective consequence of meditation.

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