Oh, they could definitely be on an altar as is, but there's also a tradition in India to have the guru's sandals gold plated.
On Jul 19, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Duveyoung wrote: > The value of Maharishi's sandals is directly proportional to Maharishi's > scandals. I'd sell those flip flops now, because TM just isn't going to > become a major religion, and those sandals are never going to be jewel > encrusted and on an altar. > > Edg > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajradhatu@...> wrote: > > > > > > On Jul 19, 2011, at 12:42 AM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > > > > > I appreciate your offering them here for the story value. And as > > > disillusioned as I am, the attraction of these sandals is > > > understandable, so you need to cash all the way in for these. > > > > > > I think you should go after the rich guys in Fairfield, the > > > Zimmermans, or whoever else are the names who have the bucks and > > > the belief system. > > > > > > If I was him, I'd approach Howard Settle with an offer of 25000 USD > > and see if he goes for it. I bet he would, he seems very devoted. In > > the mean time, I'd try to get as many pictures as I could with the > > sandals in them. One person possibly worth approaching would be SSRS, > > who is reputed to have a picture of M's feet in sandals on his > > personal altar. I believe his main assistant would be a good contact, > > as he's an American. The advantage of selling it to SSRS or his > > foundation is that the person who purchased them would be using for > > his own sadhana, which in turn would be used to benefit others > > (presumably). > > > > They're extraordinarily rare, as there only is one pair known to > > exist. I'd contact SSRS's rep. Michael Fischman. > > > >
