Maharishi Mahesh Yogi died on Tuesday. The Famous yogi who was the a spokesperson for the Transcendental Meditation movement that was brought to he united states in 1959. The Transcendental Meditation movement (or TM) didn't gain alot of popularity until The Beatles visited him in India in 1968. The TM is about "leading humanity towards a new era of peace and harmony". The organization, originally based off of ancient scriptures, has become a world wide multi-million dollar empire comprised of more than 5 million supporters. The yogi died at the age of about 91 in his house in the Netherlands from natural causes.
I used The Guardian Unlimited UK
bbc news UK
and the times online UK
this story is very interesting and I did not know a lot about transcendental Meditation" before i read these articles.
-Maya
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