Fakir is cognate with faker for most Indians. They don't have the reputation for actually being al-FaqÄ«r ilá l-LÄh - those who seek for the knowledge of God.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > Who Jerry might have been in a past life... > > I can't really say, at this time. > > > Speaking of "past lives", I'm sure many have heard the story of the Maharishi and his past life revealed by the (Sufic?) yogi at Rishikesh, who goes into a samahdi or yoginidra state and resolves the answer as to why he chose the specific spot for his Rishikesh ashram. The answer from the fakir was that he had an ashram at that same location previously. > > The thousand dollar question is: who WAS the historical person at that location previously? Certainly this could be ascertained, as obviously local history would record who that person was. >
