--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@...> wrote: > > > On Dec 12, 2011, at 10:25 AM, sparaig wrote: > > > Eh, as I said, I have a friend who is reasonably accomplished as a > > Vedic/Hindu scholar, who considers MMY to be the "real deal." YMMV > > of course. > > > You should send him a copy of David Wants to Fly. :-) > > And while your at it, you should also try to get a copy of the recent > interview with SBS's successor. He's very clear: the person who > created the recent problems re: Jyotir Math and who sowed the seeds > of dissension there were none other than Mahesh Varma. >
The current successor wasn't even at the ashram when SBS died, He was studying with another guru. > What it boils down to in your friends case is true believers will > believe anything. They're not actually interested in scholarship, but > only what supports their acquired illusions. > Shrug. L.