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> Beatles pay tribute to late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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> LONDON (AFP) — Surviving ex-Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
> paid tribute Thursday to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the band's one-
> time spiritual advisor, who died this week.
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> British pop legends The Beatles -- bassist McCartney, drummer Starr,
> rhythm guitarist John Lennon and lead guitarist George Harrison --
> visited the Maharishi's ashram in India in 1968 and studied
> transcendental meditation.
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> The Maharishi died Tuesday at his home in the Netherlands. He was
> thought to be 91 years old.
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> "Whilst I am deeply saddened by his passing, my memories of him will
> only be joyful ones," said McCartney, 65.
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> "He was a great man who worked tirelessly for the people of the
world
> and the cause of unity.
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> "I will never forget the dedication that he wrote inside a book he
> once gave me, which read 'radiate, bliss, consciousness', and that
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> me says it all. I will miss him but will always think of him with a
> smile."
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> The Beatles fell out with the Maharishi during their visit, with
> Starr reportedly objecting to the vegetarian diet.
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> "One of the wise men I met in my life was the Maharishi," Starr, 67,
> said in a statement. "I always was impressed by his joy and I truly
> believe he knows where he is going."
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> The Maharishi's other celebrity followers included actresses Mia
> Farrow and Shirley MacLaine.
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> His worldwide Transcendental Meditation movement became a major
> international business and his 1964 book "Science of Being and Art
of
> Living" sold over a million copies in 15 languages.




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