Vethathiri Maharishi Ideals of Human Life

Shri Vethathiri Maharishi was born in 1911 in a Weavers 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 into various fields of endeavour, including becoming a qualified practitioner of two systems of Indian indigenous medicine, namely Ayurveda and Siddha, and certified in homeopathy as well. Enlightened through several years of intense meditation, he has Written over 2000 poems on topics such as the origin and functions of the cosmos, as well as on all aspects of human life. After his own realization of truth he dedicated the rest of his life time to serving humanity. Through his speeches and writing he conveyed his understanding of the one Supreme power, its transformation into universe, the evolution of living beings and his vision of world peace based on one World Government. He wrote over 70 books in Tamil and English and/his book entitled World Peace written in 1957,