In the same way as other's describe; Maharishi is not born of a brahman family; but is Kyastra; warrior caste; And perhaps he stood out, even in the early days; With Guru Dev; that he would be the one to go out; And be the destoyer of ignorance; Which his name: Mahesh also is a derivative of Shiva; Destroyer of Ignorance...
-- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.j pg > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ 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/
