Vethathiri

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Shri Vethathiri Maharishi

Shri Vethathiri Maharishi (August 14, 1911 - March 28, 2006) is the founder of the World Community Service Center,[1] an organisation founded in 1958 with the aim of bringing peace in the society through individual harmony. He is celebrated by many as one of the greatest thinkers of the century. His teachings and methods are at once simple, effective, practical and scientific, based on ancient wisdom and yet perfectly suiting the modern way of living.

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Shri Vethathiri Maharishi, born in 1911 in a weaver's family 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 remains dedicated to serving his fellow beings by conveying his understanding of the One Supreme Power and its evolution, through his speeches and writings.

As of date, he has authored 70 books in Tamil and English. Even at his old age, he continues to serve humanity through his writings and discourses. 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.

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