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In February 1968, the English rock band the Beatles travelled to Rishikesh in northern India to take part in a Transcendental Meditation (TM) training course at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The visit followed the group's denunciation of drugs in favour of TM and received widespread media attention.
- It began with a newspaper ad for meditation classes. In February 1967, George Harrison‘s wife Pattie Boyd, who was searching for spirituality in her life, came across an advertisement in a newspaper for Transcendental Meditation classes.
- Donovan, Mia Farrow and Mike Love were just three of the Beatles’ fellow noteworthy guests at the ashram. The members of the Beatles and their significant others arrived in India in February 1968 – first George Harrison and John Lennon, and then later Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
- Life at the ashram was like summer camp. Funded by a $100,000 donation from American heiress Doris Duke, the Maharishi’s ashram was built in 1963, covering 14 acres of forest.
- The Maharishi had some unique quirks. The Maharishi turned out to be more business- and media-savvy than his followers might have initially guessed. According to The Love You Make, a book by former Beatles associate Peter Brown, prior to the Beatles’ India trip, the Maharishi was negotiating with lawyers for ABC about a TV special that would include an appearance by the band.
Mar 25, 2008 · Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was the Indian guru who first met The Beatles in 1967. They became fascinated by his techniques of Transcendental Meditation, and in 1968 visited the Maharishi’s spiritual training camp in Rishikesh, India. He was born Mahesh Prasad Varma on 12 January 1918, in the Panduka area of Raipur, India.
Early life. Tour in India (1955–1957) World tours (1958–1968) Association with the Beatles. Further growth of the TM movement (1968–1990) Years in Vlodrop (1991–2008) Death. Legacy. Philosophy and teaching. Transcendental Meditation. Maharishi Vedic Science. Publications. The Beacon Light of the Himalayas. Science of Being and Art of Living.
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- George in America
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- Brian Epstein’s Death
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Jun 1, 2021 · Recorded shortly before his murder that December, 13 years after he and the other Beatles stayed at the Rishikesh ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1968, that song — “India, India”,...
Feb 7, 2008 · Feb. 7, 2008. “Maharishi — what have you done? You made a fool of everyone.” That was the opening line of a sarcastic song about Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who died on Tuesday, that John Lennon...
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