Ah ha, dear merudanda, even with Svami Satyananda were you santa grantor bringing favorite flavors flavours of ice cream and undistrubed showers and philosophically impossible naturalness and effortlessness. "Naturalness is the basis of effectiveness," explained MMY and there you are being so naturally you and effective at making Funny Farm Lounge bright again. Maybe you could grant one wish to this only sometimes humble suppliant and tell us Funny Farm Loungers one Satyananda story. And so sorry for the loss of your dear friend Dr. Papentin. May memories keep him close in your heart always...
On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 10:41 AM, merudanda <[email protected]> wrote: The history and presence (as well as it's future)of Jyotirmatha (including involvement of the heads of the four and other monasteries of the Daśanāmī orders to be known as Śaṅkarācāryas, in honor of its founder)was and is extremely complicated .But "humanly "interesting, complex with its relation to * Gurus / ŚhaNkarācāryas appointments and list of will (the right to choose his successor from among his disciples) * Acknowledged(suggestion) by the other ŚhaNkarācāryas * Involvement of two bodies external to JyotirmaTha proper:Kāśī Vidvat PariSad and the Akhila Bhāratīya DharmasaNgha (were key factor in reviving the Jyotirmayha in the year 1941) * The role of royalty and coronation of a Śaṅkarācārya as the head of a maTha called paTTābhiṣeka: age-old brahma-kSatra relationships. * The role and interrelationship of Indian political parties and institution(incl. international)VHP,Congress party,RSS ,"Hindutva" organizations etc, * Brahmin vs non-Brahmin (sansritization movement) http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/266312/Hinduism/8975/Other-sources-the-process-of-Sanskritization * The rhetoric about ascetic as an atyāśramin (one who is beyond all āśramas)and esp.concrete written qualifications described in the Mahānuśāsana texts, etc are, as you mention correct dear B.i.D-transgressing the Dome and the west of the Des Moines River-, yes all o.m. angle are indeed reflected in Indian media with its "dependencies", called bias etc, and international media with its....uh...need of headlines. . If times allows and there are genuine interest will dig up my fond memories of ,here at FFL almost forgotten, charming Svami Satyananda. He, being once a " part-time secretary"of Svāmī Brahmānanda Sarasvatī , gave a little glimpse about this o.m. in the time of a visit where now -but not then merudanda -santa grantor being his always-huge ice-cream delivery boy-servant, shower door guard and tour guide. My role as his student was ( -question the philosophically impossibility of naturalness and effortlessness per se-) shortlived due the protesting TM -er blissies. Ahhh fond memeories. Svami Satyanand here with the Maharishi and then Shankaracharya of JyothirMatha, Swami Vishnudevananda Saraswati.1980 on the Kumbha Mela in Haridwar, 20 Km south from Rishikeh on the river Ganges Picture taken by my dear too early gone and missed friend Dr. Frank Papentin , plublished in Darshan. Dreimal Indien mit/Three Times India with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi The question if Girish Varma ,probl. non-Brahmin, as a "sansritizated" Brahmachary being part of Shankarachary's order or not and if Swami Vasudevananda Saraswati can him remove from position and status are certainly interesting question. To calm your investigating mind -just contact and ask: Sri Sankaracharya Math, Joshimath, Badrinath, Uttar Pradesh 246 443, INDIA. 1. Swami Vasudevananda Saraswati: Shankar Math, Allope Bagh, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211 001, INDIA 2. Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati: Sri Rajarajeswari Mandir, Paramhansi Ganga, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 002, INDIA. 3. Swami Madhavashrama: Sri Keshav Ashram, Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh 249 401, INDIA On the way to Badrināth, in the village of Jotīmatha, there are two separate establishments, respectively controlled by Vāsudevānanda and Svarūpānanda. The property of Jyotirmatha is presently divided between Śāntānanda's (now Vāsudevānanda's){north) and Svarūpānanda(south). PS.Dear Buck sorry the delay do not have always the "Urban Dictionary" at hand to understand your post and choice of words.
