--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Yes, she is radiant! I have read about her ecstasies, and natural celibacy, > > too. A very, very interesting, natural and beautiful Being. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > [...] > > A friend of mine, now in his 90'ies recalled two meetings with Ananda Mayi Ma > while travelling with Maharishi in India. During the first they simply sat on > cushions on the floor holding hands, not saying a word. With the devotees > sitting around them, he said it was the most beautiful event. > > On a second meeting She had requested to come with him to Europe after his > India-tour, a request Maharishi kindly refused. At that time quite a big > crowd of female devotees was following Her whenever She went, so Maharishi > probably thought of the logistics in having hundreds of guest coming to > Seelisberg. > Anyway, Ananda Mayi Ma became completely silent and followed him to the car > holding a big bouqet of flowers. When his car started to move it was as if > She could no longer contain Herself and with a huge scream covered his car > with the flowers. > > Whenever Maharishi went to India, the first thing he did was to enquire about > Her whereabouts and sent Her a big bouqet of roses. >
Her devotees report the event slightly differently, saying that MMY asked HER but she declined. BTW, people like to pretend that no-one ever acknowledged Maharishi's fellow monk, Swami Satananda Saraswati, as Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, ,but here is what her official website says [Note that Swami Satananda Saraswati is the only Shankaracharya ever identified by name, suggesting a desire to clarify who they are talking about]: http://www.anandamayi.org/ashram/cc.htm 1962, 9th June,Dehradun Swami Santanandaji. Shankaracharaya of Jyotir Math comes to Ma and delivers lecture. 1963, May, Calcutta Birthday celebration in Agarpara Ashram, Swami Santananda Shankaracharaya, Joshi Math also attends. They even have a link to a page about Andana Mayi and MMY under the heading "Meetings with Saints and Mahatmas: http://www.anandamayi.org/ashram/maheshyogi.htm L