Veeresh was born in New York in 1938. From the age of 14 until 28 he was a drug addict. Then he entered a rehabilitation program at Phoenix House New York, a drug-free therapeutic community for intensive rehabilitation. There he began his involvement in human growth. He graduated top of the class as an Addiction Specialist and was selected to go to England to establish Phoenix House London. In 1974 he met his spiritual master Osho. In 1975 the Dutch Ministry of Health invited him to establish a training program for addiction specialists in the Netherlands. Veeresh founded the Humaniversity in 1978 with the aim of training therapists and people who work with people. He is an innovative therapist and a compelling and inspiring teacher who has created many therapeutic processes, including the AUM Meditation and other Social Meditations. He holds a black belt (1st Dan) in Hap Ki Do, and is the founder of Osho-Do, the Humaniversity’s own system of martial arts. Veeresh is a prolific painter and he is the producer of music, called The Humaniversity Sound.