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McCartney says meditation helped stabilize The Beatles

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By Michelle Nichols Michelle Nichols – Fri Apr 3, 5:03 pm ET NEW YORK (Reuters) – The surviving members of the Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, will perform at a concert on Saturday to raise funds to help children learn a meditation technique McCartney said helped stabilize the band at the height of its fame. McCartney and Starr will perform separate sets at the “Change Begins Within” concert for the David Lynch Foundation, which helps people learn Transcendental Meditation. The Beatles helped popularize Transcendental Meditation — described as … Continue reading →

Poetry Wednesday 05/20/09: Paramahansa Yogananda

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Paramahansa Yogananda was a practitioner of Kriya Yoga who recorded his spiritual journey in the classic work “Autobiography of a Yogi”.It is a classic book that was first written in 1946, and has been continually rediscovered by people all over the world for many years. Basically, it is one of the few books in English about the wise men of India, and it is written about yogis by a yogi. You can find copies of this book in the following languages: English, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, … Continue reading →

The Science of Being and Art of Living

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I have just revised this blog in honor of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who recently passed away in India. I wonder how many people in 2008 still read this book, “The Science of Being and Art of Living”. This book was very popular in the late 1960s around the time that The Beatles went to India to meditate and spend time with the Maharishi. The Beatles were very young, even though they thought they were so mature. They even had contests to see who could meditate … Continue reading →

Ageless Body, Timeless Mind by Deepak Chopra

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“I would like you to join me on a journey of discovery. We will explore a place where the rules of everyday existence do not apply. These rules explicitly state that to grow old, become frail, and die is the ultimate destiny of all. And so it has been for century after century. However, I want you to suspend your assumptions about what we call reality so that we can become pioneers in a land where youthful vigor, renewal, creativity, joy, fulfillment, and timelessness are … Continue reading →