--- 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




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