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AMSTERDAM-Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who became a guru to the Beatles, stepped down this month as the head of the organization that brought transcendental meditation to the West, an aide said on Monday.[[[["His work is done and now he'll be concentrating on the field of silence and dedicating himself more to pure knowledge rather than administrative matters,"]]]] Benjamin Feldman, finance minister for the Global Country of World Peace, told Reuters.[[[After teaching the Beatles and other 1960s and 70s icons to meditate, the Indian mystic gained a worldwide following with six million people taking his courses.]]] He moved his headquarters to the small southern Dutch village of Vlodrop in 1990.Transcendental meditation, known as TM by its followers, involves reciting a mantra that practitioners say helps the mind stay calm even under pressure.The reclusive guru with a flowing white beard has periodically reemerged to appeal for funds to promote world peace, building a business empire ranging from real estate dealing to a company selling ayurvedic medicine and cosmetics.YOGIC FLYING
He has set up universities and schools all over the world and his Natural Law Party-which promotes yogic flying, a practice that involves sitting in the lotus position and bouncing into the air-has campaigned in dozens of countries.Reported to be 91, the Maharishi is "fairly well", Feldman said and plans to stay in the Netherlands for the time being. Maharaja Nader Raam, a Lebanese doctor who has studied with the Maharishi for 25 years, will take over the organization....
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