--- In [email protected], "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > [snip] > > > > Rubbish. This Chopra fellow was kicked out because of his enormous, > > rather hardedged ego. And because he got scared by some little > > threats to his wife's life, so he chickened out and did not want to > > run as a candidate for NLP. > > > My understanding about the separation of Deepock Chopra from Maharishi > was given to me by observers who wish to remain anonymous. Their > account was further coroborated to me by one of Chopras assistants. (I > realize that this is second hand information and acknowledge it to be > such. I was not there personally to witness this.) > > As I understand it, Chopra went to Maharishi and complained about the > integrity of the activities of the people in his (Maharishi's) > organization. Chopra had also been chastised publicly by a Maharishi > big-wig for stating his own views that contradicted current TM > organization policy - and which had 'publicly' compromised Chopra's > 'authority'. This was also presented to Maharishi by Chopra. > > (Deepock Chopra was, at that time, considered to be the 'heir > apparent' to Maharishi.) > > As I was told, the meeting between Maharishi and Chopra was very > strained. Maharishi was grim and Chopra was insistent. Chopra made his > case by saying "I am an intelligent human being and I see that what > these people under you are doing is wrong. I can not any longer > participate in this without you doing something about it." And > Maharishi told him, "I am your master. You will do what I say." Chopra > said, "I cannot accept that you refuse to see the reckless behaviour > of these people." Maharishi repeated, "I am your master. You will do > what I say." Chopra looked at him and said, "You are not my master. I > am my own master." And he walked out of the room.
This story confirms what I said about Chopras ego, if true. But Maharishi saying "I am you master" ? Never heard him say such a thing which brings me to believe this is a sketchy story painted by the wishful memory of someone who was not present.
