INSPIRATIONAL PICTURES AND STORIES     

               
                                

 

Here are The Beatles with his Holiness, The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the 26th of august 1967 in Bangor, Wales learning Transcendental Meditation, they look really peaceful, happy with a sparkle in their eyes!

                                         

 

This is a favourite picture of mine called 'Glad Day' by William Blake it's in the British Museum in London and represents the free being of spirit, unlimited, spontaneous and ever free while still incarnated. 

        

   Cousin Ringo [and friends] looking quite regal, getting married to Barbara Bach on the 27th of april 1981.

                                                    

 

 

Meditation made a huge impact on the west in the 60's. The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi offered Transcendental Meditation as a way to connect to the spiritual side of ourselves.

Many pop stars and celebrities were attracted to Maharishi's teachings and learnt how to meditate using a simple mantra technique.

The most famous would have to be the Beatles and their wives/partners but Mick Jagger, Brian Jones [Rolling Stones], Marianne Faithfull, Yoko Ono, John Densmore, Ray Manzerek, Robbie Krieger [The Doors], Mike Love, Al Jardine [Beach Boys], Paul Horn, Donovan, Candice Bergman, and Mia and Prudence Farrow [ A song dedicated to Prudence appeared on the white album, 'Dear Prudence']  also took up meditation.

Not so public were Stevie Wonder, Clint Eastwood, Cher, Burt Reynolds, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Jane Fonda and many more.

 

Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors psychedelic rock band said to John Densmore future Doors drummer  that he attended the meeting of the Maharishi, because he wanted to look into Maharishi's eyes.........John said, that Jim said to him 'yes he's got something........there is some knowledge there'.

 

Robbie Krieger, future Doors guitarist introduced John Densmore to Transcendental Meditation. A centre opened up on 3rd street in Los Angeles in 1965, this is where John met Ray Manzerek future Doors keyboards player, at this magic convergence of heavenly students the future Doors met, studied, became friends and band mates.

 

Jim suggested a name for the band derived from 'The Doors of Perception' in the works of William Blake and a book taking the same name by the great British writer Aldous Huxley [Brave New World].

Jim also dedicated a song to The Maharishi called 'Take it as it comes', it's on their first album "The Doors". It's a pity Jim did not heed his own 'advice', but that was Jim!

 

                                             

            The Doors in 1968 at the height of their success,inspiring,a bit dark but very compelling.

 

 

                                Here is another great insiprational soul, Bruce Lee, circa 1973. 

 

'True mastery transcends any particular art. It stems from mastery of oneself - the ability, developed through self-discipline, to be calm. fully aware and completely in tune with one-self. Then, and only then can a person know themselves.' Bruce Lee. 

 

 

 

                               

This is Jim morrison who was a poet, philosopher, actor/filmaker and lead singer of the L.A.band psychedlic rock 'n' roll band called 'The  Doors' that existed between 1966 to about 1971. Jim was a very deep, unpredictable, charismatic human being and a great inspiration to all who new him, he lived creatively in the fast lane with an untimely death in Paris of a heart attack in June 1971.

 

 

 

Here we have the one and only Jimi Hendrix who shook the top guitarists of his time, like Eric Clapton and Pete Townsend to the core and created such a storm in the mid 60's with his extraordiary guitar playing, unheard of sounds and brilliant showmanship, of which we have not seen the like of since.

 

His music was a mixture of blues, soul, jazz and psychedelic sounds or rolled into one.

Jimi was also a very sensitive and spiritual human being, who wanted to bring people closer together through the medium of music. He was half black and half cherokee indian and that combination amongst other things may have contributed to his spiritedness and incredible creativity, long live Jimi Hendrix! 

 

 

                                         I am you searching to be free,