This has always been my understanding too. MMY is not a Brahmin and therefor can not become a sannyasi and wear orange.
--- Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While I can't say I'm an "expert" in Vedic "culture" > my guess would be that > since Mahesh was not from a "twice-born" caste he > could NOT become a swami > and therefore could not wear the saffron robes...but > he could and did become > a brahmacharin and thus wore white. > > It's a caste thing. > > > On 9/12/05 8:57 PM, "off_world_beings" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In this picture can anyone give an in-depth and > precise definition and > > cultural/historical account of why Maharishi in > this photo wears > > white, and everyone else is the orange sadhu > color? Thanks. OffWorld > > > > > http://www.maharishi.it/images/Personaggi/GuruDev/GuruDev_india_250.jpg > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make > Yahoo! your home page > http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > 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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
