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Some religious studies scholars have further said that Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is one of a number of Indian gurus who brought neo-Hindu adaptations of Vedantic Hinduism to the West. [222] [223] [224] Author Meera Nanda calls neo-Hinduism "the brand of Hinduism that is taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Deepak Chopra, and their clones". [225] J. R.
The Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools (MVMS), an educational system established in 16 Indian states and affiliated with the New Delhi Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), was founded the same year. [87] [88] Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools has 148 branches in 118 cities with 90,000 to 100,000 students and 5,500 teaching and support staff. [89]
The most prominent of these were Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Swami Satchidananda, Swami Rama, and Swami Muktananda. In the 1960s and 1970s, these and other teachers established centers, temples, and ashrams , many of which continue to the present day.
The Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools were founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1995. MVMS is affiliated with the New Delhi Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) [104] and/or their respective state-school, education boards.
They have been called "Maharishi Enlightment Centers" or "Maharishi Invincibility Centers" or "Peace Palaces". [8] Some could be connected with organic farming operations, either on-site or at nearby rural locations. [7] Film director and TM benefactor David Lynch said a Peace Palace is a "peace factory" rather than a "pretty building". [9]
Maharishi Vedic City is the "Capital of the Global Country for World Peace." [17] Headquarters in Maharishi Vedic City, USA. The city's plan and building code follow principles of Vedic architecture. [18] Architecture professor Keller Easterling says that Maharishi Vedic City reflects the GCWP's interest in achieving a "benign form of global ...
The approach was founded internationally in the mid 1980s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The Maharishi's revised system of Ayurveda was endorsed by the "All India Ayurvedic Congress" in 1997. [citation needed] The Transcendental Meditation technique is part of the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health (MVAH). [110]
1960s: Transcendental Meditation - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi [9] 1970: Bikram Yoga - Bikram Choudhury [10] 1971: Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy - Swami Rama [11] 1970s: Siddha Yoga - Swami Muktananda [12] 1970s: Sahaja Yoga, a new religious movement founded by Nirmala Srivastava [13] 1981: Art of Living - Ravi Shankar [14]