--- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > on 7/11/05 1:13 PM, anonymousff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I am missing the importance of Shankaracharaya endorsement. In > > the > > > > > west, can you see an introductory lecture: > > > > > > > > > > Lecturer: "And this technique is endorsed by the > > Shankaracharaya. hes > > > > > like the pope." > > > > > > > > > > Audience: "Huh?" > > > > > > > > > > L: "Well I mean the real Shankaracharaya, not the fake one." > > > > > > > > > > A: "huh?" > > > > > > > > > > L: "Well at least the real northern one. The important one. > > Those more > > > > > southern ones -- well, you know about southern things" > > > > > > > > > > A: "huh? !! ???" > > > > > > > > > > A: "Isn't the Shankaracharaya a religious leader? I htought > > this was a > > > > > secular technique." > > > > > > > > > > L: "Well of course it is. But the REAL religious leaders also > > think > > > > > its good. Like automobiles. Well, thats not a good example. the > > > > > Shankaracharayas are not allowed to ride in cars. " > > > > > > > > > > A: "HUH ?" > > > > > > > > > > L: "Well this is all more important in India" > > > > > > > > > > A; "uh, ok?" > > > > > > > > > > Meanwhile in India, three of the most popular teachers, Amma, > > > > > Karunyamayi, and SSRShankar appear to have no ties to or > > endorsements > > > > > from the Shankaracharaya. As Barry, author of "Amazing, > > Exagerated and > > > > > Smug Tales" would say, "Go figure." > > > > > > > > I think for MMY, the endorsement of a Shankaracharya was a big > > deal, > > > since > > > > he was the disciple of a Shankaracharya and considers the > > Shankaracharya > > > > tradition to be the roots of his movement. So he tried to prop up > > > his own > > > > Shankaracharya when the official one didn't support him. > > > > > > But if endorsement was not a big issue in west or India, why would > > he > > > feel a need for personal peace of mind, and not just say, "i know > > what > > > GD really thought and wanted. I don't need a piece of paper, a > > formal > > > endorsement." > > > > > > (Fade to the back-up singers -- Joe Clarke, Charlie Donahue, Tom > > > Winquist and Rick Nelson (the original 4 US SIMS shanks) singing in > > > complex harmony "We don't need no stinkin endorsements ..." ) > > > > When did Swami Shantananda publicly endorse MMY? > > I remember lots of TMO interaction with him, his being at special TMO > events in which he would say nice things about TMO and MMY, meeting > with TTCers in India, and with 108 visiting India. By his actions he > seemed to (clearly) like Maharishi and give moral support to the TMO. > > I am not sure he had a press oonference, at proper auspicious jyotish > time, and stood up and signed an official golden proclamation saying > "MMY, what a guy!!" if thats what you mean.
It's obvious that Swami Shantananda had a relationship with MMY of some kind, but what you're talking about was years after the first succession war. He never visited MMY during the Beatles' stay or anything, did he? 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/
