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An influential Indian spiritual leader who gained global prominence in the 1960s and 1970s by introducing a simplified meditation technique designed to reduce stress and promote inner peace. He established a worldwide organization that brought Eastern spiritual practices to Western audiences, attracting numerous celebrities and establishing meditation centers across continents. His approach emphasized personal transformation through daily meditation, scientific research into consciousness, and the potential for individual and collective peace through spiritual practice. His teachings spread rapidly, making meditation a mainstream wellness and self-development tool.

If you want to pay off your debts, it pays to increase your earning power.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

By enlivening this most basic level of life, Transcendental Meditation is that one simple procedure which can raise the life of every individual and every society to its full dignity, in which problems are absent and perfect health, happiness, and a rapid pace of progress are the natural features of life.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

One's own karma, one's own actions are responsible to come to bring either happiness or success or whatever.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

The secret of success is conviction and persistence.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

All problems in life arise from some weakness of mind. All weakness of mind is due to the mind's ignorance of its own essential nature, which is universal and the source of infinite energy and intelligence. ... In order to root out any problem of life it is only necessary to be brought out of ignorance, to be brought to knowledge.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Meditation is the means through which the Soul dictates and guides the mind for all good.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

To resolve problems through negotiation is a very childish approach.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

The practice of Transcendental Meditation creates a natural situation in the mind so that the mind entertains right thoughts, useful thoughts, thoughts that are cherished by nature and whose fulfillment is worked out by all the laws of nature.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Nature supports right action.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

1-Don't analyze. 2-Don't complain. 3-Don't compare yourself to others. 4-Don't expect things to be done for you. 5-Don't expect perfection in the relative. 6-Look to the knowledge aspect daily. 7-Own the movement. 8-Problems are all in your head. 9-Hold yourself together.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Naturalness is the basis of effectiveness.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Just as a mountain of snow is nothing but water, so also the whole universe is nothing but bliss.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

It is the purity of man's heart and mind, and his innocent and faithful approach to action with the purpose of all good to everyone, which really succeeds in yielding maximum results with minimum effort.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

In Thy fullness, my Lord, Filled with thy grace, For the purpose of union with Thee And to satisfy and glorify Thy creation, With thanks to Thee with all our hearts And with all our love for Thee, With all adoration for all Thy blessings We accept thy gift as it has come to us. The food is Thy blessing and in Thy service We accept in all gratitude, my Lord.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Life is all business.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi