Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was a true great Vedic Rishi according Swami Ramdev. He also stated "his people(close western followers) are vedic brahmins"
Swami Lakshmanju (1907-1991) was the last Acharya of the Kashmir Shaiva Siddhanta tradition. Written accounts of conversations with Swami Lakshmanju include the following comments about Maharishi: "If you ask me, Maharishi's teaching starts where mine ends and it goes from there to Infinity." Then he added, "Maharishi is the greatest saint to walk the Earth in ten thousand years!"
