Bhagavan Sri Vethathiri Maharishi

Vethathiri Maharishi is the latest in a long list of enlightened masters. He was born in 1911, the eighth of nine children in an indigent weaver's family, in Guduvancheri, 30 km south of Chennai. Though he hardly had any formal schooling, in his later life, he became a qualified physician in ayurveda, siddha and homoeopathy. In 1946, he went back to the weaving trade where his business acumen brought in great material prosperity. All along, he also pursued his deep desire for self-realization. Several years of intense meditation led to enlightenment at the age of 35. He was constrained to close his textile weaving concern in 1961. He decided that it was a sign to change his lifestyle entirely and took up the task of teaching and writing to help others with sincere spiritual inclinations, sharing his experience and divine revelations of Truth. Since his enlightenment, Vethathiri Maharishi has been declaring the noblest Truths about the origin and function of the cosmos and all life. He avers with a scientific conviction that the core of all religions is the same, exhorting mankind to lead a spiritual existence. THE SCIENCE OF LIVING Today, at the age of 90, Maharishi is spreading his revolutionary thoughts, adding new dimensions to contemporary philosophy, science and literature. He has formulated a complete science of living for the betterment of mankind: a five-fold path for the individual and a 14-fold virtuous path (Vethathirium) for entire mankind. Maharishi's thought is based on sustained research of traditional Tamil Siddha philosophy, meditation on the Self and his concern for mankind. He asserts that training of the mind, introspection and reformation of negative habits are absolutely necessary for achieving success, health, peace, happiness and wisdom. For this, he has systematized a science of living through: • Physical exercises • Kaya Kalpa Yoga • Simplified Kundalini Yoga meditation • Introspection and Self-realization PHYSICAL EXERCISE Physical exercise ensures the proper flow of blood, heat, air, energy and bio-magnetic circulation, leading to better health and general well being. The system comprises seven sections dealing with every part of the body. They are simple enough to be practiced daily by anyone from eight to eighty. KAYA KALPA YOGA Kaya means 'body' and Kalpa means 'immortal'. Kaya Kalpa Yoga has a threefold objective: • Retarding the ageing process • Maintaining youthfulness and good health • Delaying death until one reaches spiritual perfection. Through this, sexual energy is transmuted into spiritual energy by directing it to the crown chakra and beyond. As this practice is a natural restructuring process of the body, no medicines are involved, unlike the ayurvedic kaya kalpa. Kaya Kalpa Yoga imparts significant health and spiritual benefits keeping the practitioner free from many troubles associated with ageing. SIMPLIFIED KUNDALINI YOGA This is a form of meditation to merge the mind with the subtle life force. This practice reduces the frequency of brain waves, enhances awareness, intelligence and understanding. Sincere practice can advance one from limited body consciousness to cosmic consciousness. This meditation includes a separate technique to strengthen the resistance of the mind and body to adverse effects of planetary positions. This system includes practices to understand and increase one's personal bio-magnetism for optimum physical and mental strength. One is also taught to use bio-magnetism for healing others by passing energy. INTROSPECTION Meant for purification of the self, it includes self-analysis to sublimate the personality. To enjoy peace, prosperity, health and happiness, one must eliminate undesirable aspects of one's personality. Introspection is a valuable guide for selecting desirable habits of thought, word and deed and rejecting the unwanted ones. The five primary aspects of introspection are: • Moralization of desires • Neutralization of anger • Eradication of worries • Analysis of thoughts • Realization of Self This way, one can suitably alter one's personality for the best and make optimum use of one's potential. For more details pleaseClick Here .

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TRUTH, PEACE, HARMONY

For the past five decades, Maharishi has taught his philosophy in a simple, rational manner using modern terminology to make it easily understood by the majority. He has also published many books in English and Tamil. Maharishi makes us understand that we are at an evolutionary stage of the Supreme Being-the Space-and through practical teaching methods makes us understand the oneness running through the entire universe and beyond. The realization of this oneness is liberation. Only a liberated person can understand the scriptures, which say:
• My father and I are one—The Bible
• Form is emptiness; emptiness is form—Buddhism
• Aham Brahmasmi (I am Brahman)—Vedas

Only such a person would be able to imbibe in himself the mindfulness of the Buddhist, the ahimsa of the Jain, the service to humanity of the Muslim and the love and tolerance of the Hindu. When this comprehensive knowledge spreads among people, harmony and peace in society will be enhanced through every individual's understanding of the realities and functions of the microcosm and the macrocosm.

In 1958, Maharishi founded the World Community Service Center in Chennai. He has been invited abroad many times and has taught extensively in the USA, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico, South Korea and Japan. In 1974, he was invited to the United Nations to give a talk on the value of yoga and meditation.

For the past five decades, he has dedicated himself to promoting harmony and peace in the world. Towards this end, he has constituted a global trust called the Brain Trust. This is a grand experiment to transform individuals worldwide into healthier, loving and self-realised citizens radiating peace and positive thought.

In order to introduce people to his philosophy, regular training sessions are conducted at the Temple of Consciousness, situated in natural surroundings on a 20-acre campus at Aliyar, 25 km south of Pollachi near Coimbatore, India. There are auditoria, classrooms, dormitories and guest rooms for the convenience of the trainees. Annually, 15 days are set aside for observing silence and in praying for world peace. Courses on personality development and Brahma Gnana are conducted regularly. Kaya Kalpa and Introspection courses are held every month.

The SKY Method

The Swami took great care that the concepts he espoused should not be merely theoretical, but also transformational.

Though educated only up to the third grade, his scientific bent of mind, and his firm belief that the purpose and inherent aim of human birth is to develop consciousness to its fullest, spurred him on to study ancient traditions, and lay them down for the benefit of humanity. In this, Maharishi culled the best out of various traditions, and made them into a potent yet simple mix, and also formulated levels of impartment of this knowledge. For instance, recognizing that the subtle life-force and the gross body are linked by three media – blood, heat and air, the system seeks to restore a normal and balanced flow in these media, using a similar approach to that of acupressure and reflexology.

The basic course that initiates the practitioners into the SKY system consists of physical exercises, simplified kundalini yoga, and kaya kalpa. The siddha approach is the root of the kaya kalpa, while the physical exercises have their root in yoga.

Simplifed Physical Exercises

Though Swamiji’s focus was always spiritual, he did believe that if spiritual development is to take place, the body must be free of diseases and pain to the maximum extent. And from this were born, the simplified physical exercises.

These comprise of hand exercises, leg exercises, neuro-muscular breathing exercises, eye exercises, kapaalbhati, makarasana, acupressure, massaging and relaxation. The combination is such that the entire body gets covered and all aspects of the system are taken care of. For instance, the neuro-muscular breathing exercises regulate the endocrine system, oxygenate the blood, ventilate the lungs fully, purify the blood and increase vital energy, thus helping to cure chronic headaches, migraine, asthma, allergies and sinus conditions. Similarly, makarasana regulates the endocrine system and strengthens the backbone and the spinal cord, while acupressure prevents heart ailments and is helpful in alleviating insomnia.

Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY)

This practice prepares the life-force for meditation. There is a meditation at the ajna chakra, a shanti yoga to balance the energies, and thuriya yoga that is the meditation on the sahasrara chakra. The benefits, as in any effective meditation technique, include reduction of the mental frequency, heightened awareness, intellectual clarity, will power and concentration.

Kaya Kalpa Yoga

The term ‘kaya’ means ‘body’ and ‘kalpa’ means ‘immortal’ in Sanskrit. An apt name for this is a potent anti- aging technique that is taken from the siddha tradition of South India, and is known to provide significant physical, mental, as well as spiritual benefits by intensifying the life-force, preventing diseases and relieving the practitioners of many of the troubles of aging.

In keeping with the SKY approach, this is again holistic, and acts on the entire system – reducing the intensity of diseases, activating the brain cells to their fullest functional levels, and helping in the removal of unwanted thoughts and habits.

The whole purpose of the basic course which is taught in two-hour sessions of six days is to enable one to remain attuned to a greater level of consciousness. Keeping in mind practical considerations, it requires the practitioner to devote just 20 minutes each day after learning the technique This, however, is just the first step of the journey, and many practitioners proceed to the next levels, which consist of introspection at four levels, the masters course and the brahma gnanam course

Benefits :

Reduces the mental frequency.
Enhances awareness.
Improves intellectual sharpness and understanding.
Improves the soft skills.
Increases the will power and concentration.
Increases management talents.

The Center provides essential education for

Knowledge of one's body, mind and life energy; their interactions, processes and practices to strengthen and streamline them.
Knowledge of true relationship between individual and society.
Knowledge of true relationship between individual and the all pervading Almighty Unified Force