--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 29, 2005, at 2:27 PM, lupidus108 wrote: > > > What is the source of this claim, a rumour ? > > I thought I had heard at least one Shankaracharya state this, and this > was easily found on the web: > > He is not without critics amongst his peer group, there are others, > coincidentally also from the Jabalpur area of India, who have openly > disparaged him. According to Osho World Online Magazine- June 2004, > Osho (formerly Bhagavan Rajneesh) had this to say:- > > A sudra can be a yogi, and the name Maharishi is something to replace > "Swami," because in India things are such that if the name "Swami" is > missing, then people would suspect something is wrong. You have to put > something else there just to cover up the gap. He invented "Maharishi." > He is not even a rishi; rishi means "seer," and maharishi means "great > seer." He can't even see beyond his nose. All he can do when you ask > him relevant questions is giggle. In fact, I will call him "Swami > Gigglananda," that will fit him perfectly. That giggling is not > something respectable, it is really a strategy to avoid questions. He > cannot answer any question. > > More serious are the allegations said to have been made by a > fellow-disciple of Guru Dev and now himself a Shankaracharya in his own > right, Shankaracharya of Dwarka, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati in an > interview with a former TM teacher:- > > Q: Mahesh Yogi claims that he preaches yoga according to the > instruction of his Guru. The truth of the matter, however, is that Guru > Dev never asked anyone who is not a Brahmin by birth to go and spread > his teachings. What is your opinion? > > Shankaracharya: This is true. In reality, preaching, initiating, > guiding people engaged in spiritual pursuits, is the duty of those who > are born in a Brahmin family. If he is a follower of Sanatan Dharma > (the Hindu religion), he should not do what he is doing. This is > against the orders of his Guru. Moreover, making others write puujya > (revered), calling himself Maharishi (a great seer) is totally > inappropriate. No assembly of saints has either conferred upon him a > title of Maharishi nor has announced him puujya. In the ashram he was > doing the work of typing and writing and translation. Then he became a > sadhu. However, he has never practiced yoga. (...)
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