Scotland's National Leader, Ralph Cowan, recalls that first sight of Maharishi, which inspired him to learn Transcendental Meditation and establish Edinburgh as one of Britain's most successful and long-established centres. An in-law of ours, Mrs Christie, was 'into' things. She saw Maharishi at the Albert Hall, London, in 1960, went backstage and invited him to Edinburgh. So he came. Maharishi's special feeling for Scotland is well illustrated by his own recollections, recorded when a Scottish journalist interviewed him about five years ago.
Culture is separate anyway.
Scottish nature can never become serious British nature. And suddenly I began to feel so fresh. I will never forget that experience. A sudden gaiety there. Ralph remembers Maharishi's first visit to Edinburgh with affection.