Vethathiri Maharishi

Shri Vethathiri Maharishi, born in 1911 in Guduvancheri, a village located 30 km south of Chennai, South India. From his youth he was driven by the desire for knowledge and in particular strove to find answers to three questions: “What is God?” “What is life?” and “Why is there poverty in the world?”. The search to find these answers as well as the necessity to further his lot in life lead him into various fields of endeavor, including becoming a qualified practitioner for two systems of Indian indigenous medicine, namely Ayurveda and Siddha, and a certified practitioner of homeopathy as well. Enlightened through several years of intense meditation and introspection, he has written over 2000 poems dealing with origin and functions of the cosmos as well as on all aspects of human life.

He has authored over 70 books in Tamil and English.  In his book entitled World Peace, written in 1957, he has reviewed the conditions of humanity, identified the problems affecting the humankind and delineated a comprehensive plan for bringing about total transformation in society so as to achieve peace and prosperity for all. From 1972 to 1993, he travelled abroad annually delivering speech and teaching extensively in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States. Several universities in India have made Maharishi’s philosophy a part of their regular course. By unification of science and philosophy, Maharishi has made significant contributions to the contemporary philosophy, basic sciences and literature and thereby evolving a unified and holistic view of nature. Based on Vethathiri Maharishi’s philosophy, several scholars in the fields of literature, science and psychology are working for their Doctorate degrees. On March 28th 2006, Yogiraj Shri Vethathiri Maharishi left his earthly abode at an age of 95.