Rishikesh
On January 23, 1968, Farrow, along with her sister Mia and brother John, traveled with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi from New York to India, and then to the Maharishi's ashram in Rishikesh, India for a Transcendental Meditation teacher training course.
The Beatles arrived shortly thereafter, on February 16 and 20. Farrow became so serious about her meditation while in India, that she "turned into a near recluse" and "rarely came out" of the cottage in which she was living. Her sister reports she meditated 23 hours a day. John Lennon was asked to "contact her and make sure she came out more often to socialize". As a result Lennon wrote the song "Dear Prudence". Lennon said later that "She'd been locked in for three weeks and was trying to reach God quicker than anyone else".
Farrow was dedicated to mastering the TM technique well enough so that she could become a TM teacher. According to Farrow: "I would always rush straight back to my room after lectures and meals so I could meditate. John, George and Paul would all want to sit around jamming and having a good time and I'd be flying into my room. They were all serious about what they were doing, but they just weren't as fanatical as me".
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