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Pressestimmen 2008
The
Chronicle Herald (Kalifornien), 25. Februar 2008
Transcending
minor matters
Valley residents meditate on peace of mind
Sheffield
Mills - Practitioners of a meditation technique said to be based upon ancient
eastern Vedic tradition and modern western science met near Kentville on Sunday.
Valley
residents who follow the transcendental meditation program brought to the West
in 1957 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and taught to the Beatles in 1967 attended meetings
in Sheffield Mills, near Kentville, both to improve their technique and introduce
it to the public.
Peter Cameron of Halifax, who describes himself as a certified
instructor, said... the Hindu teacher, who died recently at age 91 at his home
in Holland, was educated as a physicist and will be remembered as the person who
bridged the gap between ancient wisdom and modern science... Scotland's
Sunday Herald (Großbritannien), 23. Februar 2008
Meditation
Nation
Donovan has chosen Scotland as the home of The world's first university
of transcendental meditation. But is Scotland ready to take the eastern art to
its heart? Paul Dalgarno finds out
..The plans are nothing if not ambitious:
in addition to the standard university subjects, up to 1000 students will strive
for "total knowledge" - a state of enlightenment so powerful that they
will ultimately create world peace. The idea is to make Scotland, in particular,
safer through a twice-daily diet of meditation and organic food. Behind it all
is Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan - of Hurdy Gurdy Man fame - who has been
recast as Dr Donovan Leitch (an honorary title awarded by the University of Hertfordshire
in 2003 for his outstanding contribution to music)...
Earlier this month,
Donovan confirmed the probable site as being the Waterfront development in Edinburgh.
Bankrolling the £5million institution in part is American filmmaker David
Lynch, who is also listed as a doctor...
News.WebIndia
(Indien),18. Februar 2008
Mahesh Yogi's ashes immersed in Narmada
Jabalpur,
The ashes of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who introduced transcendental meditation in
the West, were immersed in the Narmada here today with full state honours in the
presence of hundreds of people.
…An urn containing ashes reached here
last night and was placed at the Maharishi Vidya Mandir this morning where hundreds
of people paid their respects.
They included Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker
Ishwardas Rohani, Health Minister Ajay Vishnoi, MP Rakesh Singh, MLA Sharad Jain,
Mayor Susheela Singh, the Maharishi's kin and devotees from abroad.
The urn
was taken as part of a procession to Gwarighat on the Narmada bank. It was later
placed in a flower-decked boat… Neue
Züricher Zeitung, 17. Februar 2008
Meditieren für den Weltfrieden
Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi, der zum Pop-Star wurde, ist unklaren Alters gestorben
…Würden
die Politiker die Meditation fördern, erklärt er in einem seiner Lehrbücher,
"wäre ein natürlicher Zustand von bleibendem Weltfrieden die Folge".
Denn "alle internationalen Konflikte werden durch die kollektive Wirkung
von Spannungen verursacht, die Einzelne in die Atmosphäre abgestrahlt habe"...
Und
Maharishi, der Wert legte auf die Wissenschaftlichkeit seiner Lehre und selbst
vor Zahlen und Formeln nicht zurückschreckte, erklärte, dass Kriege
und Konflikte vermindert würden, wenn sich rund sechs Millionen Menschen
zweimal täglich einer 20-minütigen Meditationsübung hingäben...
www.indianmuslims.infos
(Indien), 14. Februar 2008
Maharishi's movement will only grow stronger,
say devotees
IANS, Allahabad : Setting aside speculation that Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi's spiritual movement may lose steam after his death, his followers
say that it will only grow stronger and has in place a well-knit system of kingship…
The
seer, who gained fame in the 1960s as the guru of the Beatles and has over five
million disciples worldwide, was an all-pervasive figure, sometimes even larger
than life. It kindled fears that after his demise, the movement might suffer.
"His
blessings will always be with us. How can the movement suffer? The Maharishi has
trained so many administrators who can steer the movement to greater heights.
He had prepared the ground for heaven on earth or Ram Rajya (rule of justice)
before his death. There is no way the expansion of the movement can be halted.
It will only grow stronger," a Canadian follower christened Raja Paul told
IANS…
The
Economist (London), 14. Februar 2008
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, guru
and tycoon, died on February 5th, aged 91 (probably)
…Thirty years
earlier [1957] the maharishi, who had studied maths and physics at Allahabad University,
had calculated that one person practising the transcendental meditation he promoted
could induce virtuous behaviour among 99 non-meditators. He had already, in 1944,
helped to get 2,000 Vedic pandits, learned followers of one of the four holy books
of the Hindus, to chant mantras in an effort to bring the second world war to
an end. He had again assembled meditators in 1963 to solve the Cuban missile crisis.
But his ambitions were bigger-world peace, no less-and by the 1980s he had come
to realise that to bring harmony to a world of 5 billion people, he would need
50m meditators.
Undaunted, he did the arithmetic again, this time factoring
in meditation of deep purity and concentration (including yogic flying), and happily
found he needed a number no greater than the square root of 1%-a mere 7,000 or
so. Accordingly, 7,000 flyers were assembled during the Taste of Utopia conference
in Fairfield, Iowa, in 1984. Annoyingly, though, the "wide range of positive
effects worldwide" ended with the conference. Something similar happened
after 7,000 students gathered for yogic flying and Vedic chanting near Delhi in
1988. The Berlin Wall came down all right and the cold war ended, but the money
needed to keep the group airborne ran out and, dammit, "new tensions"
started to arise in the world… Times
Online (London), 11. Februar 2008
Tens of thousands attend Maharishi's
funeral
…"In life he revolutionised the lives of millions of
people," said Lynch, who attended the cremation and was visibly moved.
Voice
quivering, he continued: "In his passing away he is bringing the West and
the East together as well. In 20, 50, 500 years there will be millions of people
who will know and understand what the Maharishi has done."
Adhiraj Rajaram,
the order's new leader, issued a royal proclamation yesterday that a school teaching
TM and yogic flying would be built in each of 48 countries to continue Maharishi's
movement. The proclamation was read out by a spokesman as Rajaram does not speak
in public, preferring to lead by silence… Times
of India, 11. Februar 2008
Tony Nader to lead Maharishi's mission
...For
the first time after arriving in the Sangam city, the 35 global heads of Maharishi's
multi-billion dollar empire, jointly addressed a news conference, scotching rumours
that after Mahesh Yogi, it would be curtains for the TM.
John Hagelin, one
of the global heads of the organisation, told journalists that they were committed
to fulfilling the Maharishi's dreams.
Hagelin, a physics professor at Harvard
University and in-charge of the origination in the US, said Maharishi had a premonition
about his end and that is why Nader had been nominated as the successor way back
on October 7, 2000. "Later on, the rest of the 35 'Rajas'(the global heads)
and 12 'ministers' were chosen by the guruji," he said... Sify
News (Indien), 11. Februar 2008
Thousands throng Allahabad for Mahesh
Yogi's funeral
Allahabad: This quiet Uttar Pradesh town at the confluence
of the holy Ganga, the historic Yamuna and the mythological Saraswati is suddenly
hot on the global map as thousands of devotees from across 100 countries have
gathered here to see the place from where Maharishi Mahesh Yogi began his journey
as a physics student to become a world famous spiritual leader...
"The
Maharishi has just completed his chores after a long journey of 50 years. In 1858,
he had addressed a gathering in Madras (now Chennai), where he unveiled his simple
meditation technique and outlined his vision for the future. It received incredible
response. That was the takeoff point for his movement," said Stan Lamothe,
a senior member of the TM movement at Voldrop, the Maharishi's retreat in the
Netherlands... PR-inside.com, 11. Februar
2008
Tausende nahmen Abschied vom Guru der transzendentalen Meditation
Indischer
Meditationslehrer Maharishi Yogi eingeäschert
Allahabad (AP) Tausende
Anhänger haben am Montag in Indien dem verstorbenen Meditationslehrer Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi die letzte Ehre erwiesen. Ein Hubschrauber verstreute Tausende Rosenblätter,
als Maharishis Leiche auf einen Hügel in Allahabad mit Blick auf die Flüsse
Ganges und Yamuna gebracht wurde...
"Er war solch ein großartiger
Lehrer", sagte der 58-jährige Royal Lillge aus dem US-Staat Idaho. "Er
hat es mir ermöglicht, die Ewigkeit und Endlosigkeit in mir selbst zu erleben."
Eine Gruppe von 48 Priestern und Rajas unter Führung von Maharaja Adhiraj
Rajaram, der die Führungsaufgaben von dem Maharishi übernahm, will sich
weiter für die Bekämpfung des Hungers einsetzen und die Konflikte in
der Welt beenden. Rajaram kündigte an, man wolle in 48 Ländern Schulen
und Universitäten gründen und dort transzendentale Meditation unterrichten. News
Post India, 11. Februar 2008
Mahesh Yogi Cremated As Large Gathering
Pays Tribute (Lead)
The mortal remains of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi... were
consigned to flames here Monday amid chants of Vedic mantras.
The funeral pyre
was lit at the stroke of 12.45 p.m., the auspicious time on the Basant Panchami,
the day when India invokes the deity of knowledge, at Shanthi Sthal or resting
place erected for the purpose near the Sangam - the holy confluence of the Ganga,
the Yamuna and the mythological Saraswati rivers - where a dip, according to Hindu
belief, washes away a lifetime's sins.
A senior functionary of the Transcendental
Meditation (TM) movement in India Girish Varma, also the seer's nephew, lit the
pyre decorated with incense and marigold in the presence of... a host of dignitaries,
global leaders of the organisation and at least 70,000 devotees... Hindustan
Times, 11. Februar 2008
Mahesh Yogi cremated with state honours
Allahabad,
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the spiritual guru who introduced Transcendental Meditation
in the West, was cremated in Allahabad on Monday with tens of thousands of his
followers making a beeline to have a glimpse of his last rites.
The funeral
pyre was lit at 12.40 pm by his nephew Girish Srivastava on a specially erected
platform over a mound overlooking the Sangam - the holy confluence of the Ganga,
the Yamuna and the mythological Saraswati rivers - where a dip, according to Hindu
belief, washes away a lifetime's sins...
Uniformed policemen lowered their
guns as the last post was sounded as a mark of state honour to the departed spiritual
guru... Canada East, 11. Februar 2008
Thousands
line the path to Maharishi's funeral site in India
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALLAHABAD, India - Thousands of followers lined the path Monday to a hilltop
overlooking one of Hinduism's holiest sites where the body of Maharishi Mahesh
Yogi, the guru celebrated for bringing meditation to the West, was to be cremated.
His
devotees had decorated the platform on which his funeral pyre was to be lit with
scarlet rose petals and marigold flowers and a pile of logs was kept to one side.
Yellow and gold flags surrounded the area, which overlooks the confluence of the
sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers in Allahabad... AFP,
11. Februar 2008
Beatles-Guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Indien bestattet
Allahabad
(AFP) - Unter großer Anteilnahme seiner Anhänger ist der ehemalige
Guru der Beatles, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, in Indien eingeäschert worden. Tausende
Menschen versammelten sich nach Angaben eines Sprechers des Welt-Hindu-Rates an
seinem Ashram in Arail an den Ufern des Ganges, um der feierlichen Einäscherung
beizuwohnen. Yogis Anhänger streuten Blumenblüten auf seinen Leichnam,
bevor dieser unter Gesängen und Gebeten in Flammen gesetzt wurde, wie die
Nachrichtenagentur PTI berichtete. Unter den Trauernden waren auch viele Anhänger
des Gurus aus dem Ausland... NEWSPost
India, 11. Februar 2008
Thousands pay respect as body of famed guru
lies in state...
Associated Press
Thousands pay respect as body of famed
guru lies in state ALLAHABAD, India (AP) Thousands of people have been paying
tribute to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as his body lies in state in northern India today.
The
body of the famed guru has been placed on a throne of flowers and seated in a
lotus position. People have been filing past all day, throwing scarlet petals
at his feet and chanting mantras.
Maharishi was celebrated for bringing meditation
to the West.
His teachings also gained medical acceptance after studies showed
that meditation reduces stress and lowers blood
pressure... About.com, 10. Februar
2008
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917-2008)
Beatles Guru, Father of
Transcendental Meditation
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, is one of the most illustrious
modern sages of the Vedic Tradition of India...
In 1957, Maharishi launched
the worldwide Transcendental Meditation Movement, but it truly began in the blissful,
infinite silence of his Master, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati.
In 1953, after
12 years of service to the feet of his Guru, Maharishi retired to the caves of
the 'Valley of the Saints' in Uttar Kashi, high in the Himålayas.
Deep
in the silence of the Himålayas, the impulse of Nature itself led Maharishi
in 1955 to leave his secluded life in Uttar Kashi and travel to the southern-most
tip of India, with no other thought or plan in his mind than simply to follow
the whisper of Nature at Råmeshvaram in Kerala. But in this innocent move
was contained the blueprint of a new age and a new civilization, just as the sprouting
of a seed has all the vitality to expand and produce the fruit, season after season... News
Post India, 9. Februar 2008
Mahesh Yogi's body reaches Allahabad
Allahabad:
The body of internationally-renowned spiritual guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who
popularised transcendental meditation across the globe reached here from his base
in Netherlands Saturday...
The chartered flight carrying the body of the Maharishi,
along with at least 250 of his European devotees, landed Saturday morning at Varanasi.
The body was carried in an open truck adorned with flowers, flanked by special
convoys of cars and buses, along the 120-km route. After reaching Allahabad around
noon, the body was taken in a procession through the city streets to a local ashram
run by Hindu cleric Swami Vasudevanand... Washington
Post, 7. Februar 2008
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; Was Meditation Guru
to the Beatles
The man who introduced transcendental meditation to the
West, who briefly became a guru to the Beatles and other pop musicians and who
built a multimillion-dollar global business based on teaching people how to pause
and close their eyes twice a day, died Feb. 5 at his home in Vlodrop, Netherlands.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was thought to be 91.
The Maharishi, a Hindi title that
means "great seer," had announced last month that he would withdraw
from day-to-day administrative duties to complete his commentaries on the Veda,
the ancient Indian texts that underpin his movement. No cause of death was reported... Neue
Urner Zeitung online (Schweiz), 7. Febr. 2008
"Maharishi war
gut auf den Tod vorbereitet"
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi hat Seelisberg
weltberühmt gemacht. Auch nach dessen Tod bleibt das Meditations-Zentrum
in Uri erhalten.
Seit 1955 lehrte Maharishi Mahesh Yogi die Transzendentale
Meditation (TM). In der Zentralschweiz machte der indische Guru von sich reden,
als er von 1972 bis 1983 in Seelisberg, hoch über dem Vierwaldstättersee,
residierte. Sein Domizil, das ehemalige Grand Hotel Sonnenberg, die heutige "Internationale
Residenz des Zeitalters der Erleuchtung", war in dieser Zeit auch das weltweite
Hauptzentrum der TM-Bewegung. In die Zeit des Maharishis (Hindu für "Grosser
Seher") in Seelisberg fällt auch das "Zeitalter der Erleuchtung",
das er 1975 von einem Dampfschiff auf dem Vierwaldstättersee aus verkündete.
Noch
heute befindet sich in Seelisberg die Maharishi European Research University (Meru),
in der rund hundert Schüler des Maharishi leben und die Transzendentale Meditation
lernen und ausüben... The Age, Melbourne,
7. Februar 2008
Maharishi departs blissful life for a higher plane
THE
guru to the Beatles who introduced transcendental meditation to the West, Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi, has died at his Dutch home. He was said to be 91…
Transcendental
meditation, known as TM to its followers, involves reciting a mantra that practitioners
say helps the mind stay calm even under pressure. It gained medical respect as
the Maharishi challenged Western scientists to investigate its health benefits.
Film director David Lynch, a TM practitioner, said: "It has changed my life,
my world. I am not alone. Millions of other people of all ages, religions and
walks of life practise the technique and enjoy incredible benefits."
Last
month the Maharishi stepped down as head of his organisation and said he would
be "retiring into silence"… The
Telegraph (Großbritannien), 7. Februar 2008
The Maharishi Maheshi
Yogi
The Maharishi Maheshi Yogi, who died on Tuesday, probably aged 91,
had a profound influence on the Beatles' late career, and repackaged ancient Hindu
methods of transcendental meditation; TM, as it was known, was aimed at enabling
western disciples to achieve a blissful oneness with the infinite in the still
depths of the self - at the cost of minimum inconvenience... Reuters
(Niederlande), 7. Februar 2008
VLODROP, Netherlands (Reuters) - Followers
gathered at the Dutch home of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on Thursday to remember
the late guru to the Beatles who brought transcendental meditation to the West.
In
a tent decorated with pots of roses, daffodils and orchids, the main leaders of
the Maharishi's movement addressed an audience of hundreds, praising the life
and works of the Indian mystic, who died overnight on Wednesday aged 91...
Dressed
in white robes and adorned with golden crowns and pendants, the main leaders or
Rajas of the movement sat on red velvet seats on a podium, sometimes listening
to the speakers, sometimes drifting off into deep contemplation.
After a five-minute
group meditation, prominent members of the movement recounted the contributions
the Maharishi's practices had made to society, education, science, health, agriculture
and defence.
The Maharishi set up universities and schools all over the world
and his Natural Law Party -- which promotes yogic flying, a practice that involves
sitting in the lotus position and bouncing into the air -- has campaigned in dozens
of countries... Le Temps (Schweiz), 7.
Februar 2008
Maharishi Yogi est retourné à la lumière
...La
méditation est bénéfique à tous, mais elle s'enveloppe
parfois d'un peu de flou. Personne n'a jamais su quand était né
le Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, décédé mardi aux Pays-Bas. En 1911?
1917? 1918? Comme beaucoup de mystiques indiens, le Maharishi Yogi a entretenu
le mystère sur ses origines. Un mystère parfait pour bâtir
sa propre légende, ou encore développer un mouvement - la méditation
transcendantale - qui revendique aujourd'hui cinq millions d'adeptes et pèse
plusieurs centaines de millions de dollars... Der
Standard (Wien), 7. Februar 2008
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 91-jährig
gestorben
Den Haag - ...Der Maharishi (="Großer Seher",
ein indischer Ehrentitel), dessen Alter auf etwa 91 geschätzt wurde, hatte
Ende Jänner seinen Rückzug aus der Öffentlichkeit erklärt.
Der
als Mahesh Prasad Varma geborene Inder lehrte die Transzendentale Meditation seit
1955. Sie soll nach Angaben von TM von sechs Millionen Menschen praktiziert werden
und sieht zweimal am Tag eine je 20-minütige Meditationsübung vor. Die
TM-Bewegung behauptet, das Praktizieren dieser Übungen könne alle Probleme
lösen und eine "ideale Gesellschaft" entstehen lassen... www.20min.ch/,
6. Februar 2008
Décès du Maharishi Yogi, le gourou
des Beatles
Le Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, qui fut le gourou des Beatles et
a introduit en Occident la méditation transcendentale, est décédé
dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi à son domicile aux Pays-Bas, a
annoncé mercredi un porte-parole.
Le gourou indien, reconnaissable notamment
à sa longue barbe blanche, vivait à Vlodrop aux Pays-Bas depuis
1990. Le siège de son mouvement de méditation transcendantale se
trouvait également dans ce village.
Le Maharashi se montrait de temps
à autre pour lancer des appels aux dons pour promouvoir la paix dans le
monde, tout en bâtissant un empire regroupant notamment des intérêts
dans l'immobilier et une entreprise vendant des traitements et des cosmétiques
ayurvédiques... Los Angeles TImes
(USA) 6., Februar 2008
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; founded Transcendental
Meditation movement
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of the Transcendental
Meditation movement, who taught the Beatles to meditate, made "mantra"
a household word in the 1970s and built a multimillion-dollar empire on a promise
of inner harmony and world peace, died Tuesday in Vlodrop, the Netherlands. He
was believed to have been 91.
Bob Roth, a spokesman for the Transcendental
Meditation organization, said the Maharishi died peacefully of natural causes
at his private residence in Vlodrop, a village about 120 miles south of Amsterdam
where he moved his headquarters in 1990.
John Hagelin, the director of the
TM organization in the United States, told The Times on Tuesday that the Maharishi
had a transformative effect on Western society.
"He brought meditation
to the West. He encouraged scientific research on it and made meditation mainstream,"
said Hagelin, who is among 300 world leaders of the movement who have been meeting
in Vlodrop since last month... Le Monde
(Paris), 6. Februar 2008
Maharishi Yogi, le gourou des Beatles, est
mort
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Le Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, qui fut le gourou
des Beatles et a introduit en Occident la méditation transcendantale, est
décédé dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi à son
domicile aux Pays-Bas, a annoncé mercredi un porte-parole. Il avait, dit-on,
91 ans.
Après avoir enseigné la méditation aux Beatles
et à d'autres figures marquantes des années 1960 et 1970, le gourou
indien avait convaincu de nombreux disciples, et six millions de personnes ont
suivi son enseignement de par le monde… Volkskrant,
6. Februar 2008
De Einstein van het bewustzijn
is moe
(onderstaand portret verscheen vorige week naar aanleiding van zijn
afscheid als spiritueel leider vorige week)
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi trekt zich
terug als leider van de Transcedente Meditatie-beweging in het Limburgse Vlodrop,
zo werd maandag bekend. 'De Maharishi heeft vijftig jaar lang onafgebroken, dag
en nacht, aan de wereldvrede gewerkt. Hij heeft zijn werk gedaan', zegt woordvoerder
Rik Jung. 'Bovendien is hij op een leeftijd dat het heel natuurlijk is, het rustiger
aan te doen. Hij is fysiek minder actief en komt ook niet meer buiten. Hij gaat
zich nu volledig met kennis bezighouden, in stilte'... Paris
Match (Paris), 6. Februar 2008
Le Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, le gourou
des Beatles, est mort
Il avait "fini son travail" et vivait depuis
un mois retiré du monde à étudier des textes anciens. Le
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, le père de la Méditation transcendantale
et le gourou des Beatles (photo), est mort aujourd'hui dans sa maison aux Pays-Bas...
Le
Maharishi rencontra son gourou en 1939, le Gourou Dev, qui lui donna pour mission
de trouver une technique qui permettrait aux masses de méditer.
En
1957, quatre ans après la mort de son mentor, il présenta publiquement
son Mouvement de Régénération spirituelle. Il entama son
premier tour du monde en 1958, et se rendit alors au Etats-Unis. "Je n'avais
qu'une seule chose en tête - je connais quelque chose qui est utile à
tous" écrit-il en 1986... www.depers.nl
(Niederlande), 6. Februar 2008
Vlodrop Maharishi (ongeveer 91) overleden
Het werk van Zijne Heiligheid is klaar
Vlodrop Maharishi (ongeveer
91) overleden 'Het werk van zijne Heiligheid Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is afgerond.
Hij heeft gedaan wat hij heeft uitgestippeld in 1957: het leggen van een basis
voor de wereldvrede. Nu wordt hij met open armen verwelkomd in de hemel', zegt
zijn invloedrijke volgeling Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam...
http://www.factum-magazin.ch/,
6. Februar 2008
Beatles-Guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ist tot
Der
Gründer der Transzendentalen Meditation, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, ist gestorben.
Er war der geistige Führer vieler Stars, unter anderem der Beatles...
Die
vom Guru gelehrte sog. Transzendentale Meditation fand nach eigenen Angaben bis
heute sechs Millionen Anhänger. Zur Bekanntheit der TM wesentlich beigetragen
haben Prominente aus Musik und Film. Von Regisseur David Lynch soll gesagt haben,
TM habe ihm in allen Lebensbereichen geholfen. Der Maharishi habe das Fundament
für weltweiten Frieden gelegt.
Maharishi ist es gelungen, die indische
meditative und philosophische Tradition des Vedanta dem westlichen Lebensgefühl
anzupassen und zum Verkaufsschlager zu machen. Das verwestliche TM wird als Mittel
zur Förderung von Kreativität, Gesundheit, Intelligenz und Effizienz
angepriesen... http://www.bloomberg.com,
6. Februar 2008
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Beatles' Spiritual Guru, Dies
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian founder of Transcendental Meditation whose
teachings captured world attention after he became spiritual guru to the Beatles,
has died in the Netherlands. He is thought to have been 91.
The Maharishi
died at home in his sleep at about 7 p.m. yesterday local time. John Hagelin,
a U.S.-based spokesman, said the cause of death was ``natural causes.'' The guru
lived in a hermitage in Vlodrop, the Netherlands, since the 1990s and made it
his international headquarters.
The Maharishi was one of the first to bring
Eastern religious teachings to Western popular culture. The ``giggling guru''
-- so named for his tendency to laugh in television interviews -- appeared on
the cover of Time magazine in October 1975, when almost 1 million people around
the world practiced TM twice daily, including an estimated 600,000 in the U.S..... AP
(Den Haag), 6. Februar 2008
Beatles guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to
transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop,
a spokesman said. 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 Maharishi founded. He said his death appeared to be due to "natural
causes, his age."
Once dismissed as hippie mysticism, the Hindu practice
of mind control known as transcendental meditation gradually gained medical respectability.
He
began teaching TM in 1955 and brought the technique to the United States in 1959.
But the movement really took off after the Beatles attended one of his lectures
in 1967.
Maharishi retreated last month into silence at his home on the grounds
of a former Franciscan monastery, saying he wanted to dedicate his remaining days
to studying the ancient Indian texts that underpin his movement... NewsPost
India, 30. Januar 2008
Mahesh Yogi Reopens Meditation Centres In
Britain
Three years after winding up his British operations to protest
the invasion of Iraq, Indian meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has restarted
meditation schools in Britain because - apparently - the world is changing for
the better.
The Maharishi's multi-million dollar global outfit for Vedic education
and transcendental meditation wound up its schools across Britain in 2005 in disgust
at the re-election of Tony Blair as prime minister... International
Herald Tribune (Frankreich), 28. Januar 2008
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
steps down as head of meditation empire
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi, who became a guru to the Beatles, stepped down this month as the
head of the organisation that brought transcendental meditation to the West, an
aide said on Monday.
"His work is done and now he'll be concentrating
on the field of silence and dedicating himself more to pure knowledge rather than
administrative matters," Benjamin Feldman, finance minister for the Global
Country of World Peace, told Reuters…
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