--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It's meaningful in that the Shankaracharya of the NOrth said > > > > the above when asked about the "genuineness" of MMY. > > > > > > It's just One Man's Opinion. The value that people > > > give to that opinion depends pretty much on what > > > they want to read into it. > > > > Anoop Chandola: "What about this Maharishi who is with the Beatles? > > Is he legitimate?" > > > > Swami Shantananda, Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath: "Let me put it to > > you this way, he would have been my first choice to be my sucessor > > but they wouldn't allow it due to the caste laws." > > > > So you're saying that the response didn't say anything relevant > > about MMY's legitimacy? > > Only to those who are concerned about "proving" Maharishi's > "legitimacy." If you believe what he brought to the table > (TM) was valuable in your life, why would you even care? >
I was responding originally to those who saidthat MMY never had "legitimacy" within the Shankaracharya tradition. > If you don't, One Man's Opinion is not going to convince > you. You seem to be using this statement as some sort of > a club to bash people into agreeing with your opinion of > the man. Some already do. Some did, and no longer do. > Some never did. Your statement is not going to change > any of these people's minds. > > It seems to me that your intention, nigh unto a need, > is to change people's minds. Nyah, more like trying to quell my own insecurities at this point. > > What does it MATTER what other people believe? All that > matters is what YOU believe, man. I don't see people > actively trying to change your mind here. All they're > doing is stating what they believe themselves. How does > that affect you in any way? > > Unc To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
