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
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