Key facts
- Born
- 14 August 1911, Guduvancheri
- Died
- 28 March 2006, Coimbatore
- State of birth
- Guduvancheri, Tamil Nadu
- Sector
- Religion & spirituality
- Profession
- Indian writer, Indian Sage, Indian Philosopher, Yoga Guru (1911-2006)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Vethathiri Maharishi was an Indian yoga guru, philosopher and spiritual leader. He founded the World Community Service Centre (WCSC) in Chennai and established the Temple of Consciousness at Aliyar near Coimbatore. He promoted the practice of yoga and meditation as a means of achieving spiritual awareness and thereby the development of mankind for the furtherance of human brotherhood and world peace. He evolved a simplified Kundalini Yoga combining yoga with meditation, simple exercises, and traditional medicinal practices which enabled him to teach it to the common people.
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Timeline
- 1911Born in Guduvancheri
- 2006Dies in Coimbatore
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5