Category: Book review

Book review: Robes of Silk Feet of Clay
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Book review: Robes of Silk Feet of Clay

This wonderful book written by Judith Bourque with the subtitle “The true story of a love affair with the Beatles guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi” broke a few boundaries in the TM movement just as Maharishi broke Judith’s heart. It tells of a love relationship between Maharishi and Judith in Rishikesh in the early 1970s. The...

Book review: Darshan – Three Times India with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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Book review: Darshan – Three Times India with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

This book truly provides the sight of Maharishi in his element, in his native India. This picture book was published in 1986 and is unique. As the introduction to the book states,„The language of the book is image. Words only have an explanatory and illustrative function.”. To those who knew Maharishi in the 1960s it...

Book review: Maharishi and Me – part 1
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Book review: Maharishi and Me – part 1

Susan Shumsky a former TM teacher wrote a delightful book in 2018 detailing her experiences in the TM movement. The subtitle of the book is “Seeking Enlightenment with the Beatles Guru”, and includes many color photos of her Rishikesh days in India. Like many, she was also forced to leave the TM movement, and after...

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