Maharishi Mahesh Yogi life history and his teachings

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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi life history and his teachings
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was a spiritual leader and yoga guru who was born in 1918 in Jabalpur, India. He studied physics at Allahabad University before meeting his own spiritual teacher, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, in 1941. After several years of s...


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Ma h ari s hi Mah e s h Yog i

Ma h ari s hi teachi ngs Ma hesh Reg e nerat i o n Movement, wh i ch l ater b e came the Yogi li fe h i story and h is Ma h ari s h i Mah e s h Yog i was a sp iritual l eader and yoga guru who was bor n in 19 1 8 in Jaba l p ur , I n d ia. H e stud i ed ph y s i cs at Allahabad Un iv e rsi ty before meet i n g h is ow n s p iritual teacher, Swami Brahm ananda Sa r asw a ti , in 1941. Aft e r several years o f stud y wi t h h is guru , Mahari sh i l eft to shar e h i s t e achi n gs w ith the worl d. In 19 5 5, Mahari s h i founde d the Sp iritual

ba c kground. T h is tech n i que has been wi de l y Tra n scendental Meditati on movement. H is i mportance of as a means of teachi ngs meditati on achi e v i ng be i ng. e mp h as i zed the peace and i n n e r p h ys i cal , m e nta l , and sp iri t ual wel l - Ma h ari s h i is p e rh a p s b e s t known fo r deve l op i ng the Tra n scendenta l M e d itati o n techni que , wh i c h is a s imp l e, natu r al , and effort l e ss b e pract i ced rel igi ous m e d itati on pr a cti ce regard l e s s that can of b y an y one o r cu l t ur a l thei r

researched and h as be e n show n to h ave n umerous hea l th benef i ts, i nc l u d i n g redu ci n g str e s s a nd an x i ety, i mp rov i n g br a i n f u nct i on , and pro m ot i ng overa ll w e ll- be i ng. Ma h ari s h i al s o fou n d e d the Ma h ari s h i Un i v e rsi ty o f Manag e ment in Fa i r f iel d , Io w a, wh i ch offe r s a u n i qu e a p p roa c h to educat i o n that emphas i ze s t h e deve l opmen t o f the student' s f u l l potent i al , i nc l ud i n g the deve l opm e n t o f consc iousnes s and i n n er peace.

movem e n t ha s milli on s o f pr a ct i ti oner s in ove r 1 00 Thro u gh o u t h is li fe , Mahari s h i advocated fo r wor l d peac e and be li e ved that the c o ll ecti ve pr a cti ce of Tra n scendenta l Medi ta t i o n cou l d he lp to crea t e a more peacefu l and ha r mon ious worl d . He i nc l ud i n g t h e es t abli s he d severa l o rgan i za ti ons, Gl oba l C ountr y o f Wor l d Peace, wh i ch cont inue s to pro m ot e h is teachi n gs a n d ph il o sophy. Ma h ari s h i pass e d away in 2 08, b u t h is l egacy cont inue s to i n sp i re and i nf l u e nc e peop l e around the worl d . Th e Tra n sce n denta l Medi t ati on

deepest l evel of the mi nd is a f i e ld of pure countr ies, and h is teachi ng s c ont i nu e to pro m ote i n n er peace , he a l th, a n d wel l - be i ng. Ma h ari s h i M ah e s h Yog i a n d h is teachi ngs Ma h ari s h i Mah e s h Yog i was a sp iritual l eader and yoga g u ru who empha s i z e d the pr a cti ce of Tra n scendenta l Meditati o n (TM ) as a means of achi e v i n g p h ys i cal , m e nta l , and sp iri t ua l wel l - be i ng . H is teac h i ng s foc u se d o n the i d ea that the

achi e v e a state o f d eep rel axat i on. consc iousness meditati on. that can b e accessed through Ma h ari s h i be li eved that b y pr a ct i ci n g TM, i n d i vi dua ls cou l d expe r i ence g r eat e r i n n er peace, reduced str e s s and anxi e t y, i mp r oved cogn i t i ve f u nct i on , and overa ll p h ysical hea l th. He deve l op e d a sp e ci f i c techni qu e fo r pract i ci n g TM that i nvo l ved the us e o f a mantra, o r a spec i f i c soun d o r p h r a se , to he lp t h e mi n d foc u s and

enough peop l e aro u n d the world pract i ced TM , i t Ma h ari s h i al so emphas i zed the importance of livi n g a ba lanced l i fe that i nc l ude d regu lar exercis e , a hea l thy d i et, and a da il y meditati on pr a cti c e . H e be l i eved t hat t h rough the pr a cti ce of T M and othe r hea l thy li festy l e cho i ces, i n d ivi d ua ls cou l d achi eve great e r wel l - be i n g and reach t he i r f u ll po t ent i al. Another important aspect o f Ma h ari s h i 's teac h i ngs was h is empha s is o n t h e coll ecti ve pr a cti ce o f TM fo r cr e ati n g wor l d p e ace. H e be li e v ed that if

creati n g a mor e peacefu l a n d harmon i ou s worl d. cou l d cr e ate a " f ield effec t " o f peac e and harmony that cou l d reduce confli ct and promot e gl o b al wel l - be i ng. Ma h ari s h i al s o fou n d e d the Ma h ari s h i Un i v e rsi ty o f Manag e ment, wh i ch o f f ers a un i qu e approach to educati o n that i nc l ude s the deve l opme n t of consc iousnes s and i n n er peac e as an i ntegra l pa r t o f the cu r ricu lum . H e b e li eved that b y i ntegrat i ng these p ri n c i p l es i nt o e d uc a ti o n , student s c o u ld achi e v e thei r f u ll potent i al and c o n t ri b u te to

Over al l , Ma h ar i sh i 's teac h i ng s cont in u e to i n sp i re and i n f l uenc e p e op l e aro u n d the worl d , and the pr a cti ce o f T M is wi de l y recog n i ze d fo r its n u mer o u s hea l th benef i ts and abili ty to promote i n n er pe ace and w ell- be i ng.