FW: Subject: RIP dear Jerry Jarvis I just heard tonight from Josie Batorski that our dear Jerry Jarvis passed away earlier today ( )
I remember the wonderful class that he taught at MIU in May of 1979, just after he returned from Seelisburg. It was a month long course on Maharishi's two main books - the Science of Being and his translation of the first six chapters of the Bhagavad Gita. In the first part of the morning we would read, and right before and then again after lunch, we discussed. I remember being inspired by the depth of Jerry's understanding of Maharishi's teachings, and by his gentleness and playful sense of humor. I don't think Jerry could say more than a few sentences in a row without his saying something insightful and charming, accompanied by his delightful laugh. His goal for the course was that we should all own that knowledge deeply. He took all questions and with great clarity lead us all - probably a couple hundred of us MIU seniors - into the subtlety and beauty of Maharishi's teachings. here is a brief clip of him - the only one i could find online https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=0c4jhBY22dA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c4jhBY22dAI got to know Jerry after that, and spent some time with him in the '80s in Santa Barbara, while I was a grad student at UCIrvine. He wanted to establish a Vedic think tank - where the depth of Maharishi's ideas and insights into Vedic science could be deeply probed. Rest in peace dear Jerry - Vijayante Taram! We send our love and support to his dear wife Debbie, who has been his close companion for over 50 years (they were both on the Beatles Rishikesh course which just celebrated it's 50th anniversary last month) (i will likely send another email when more details and perhaps tributes are available) Jai Guru Dev steve Steven M. Guich, Ph.D Renaissance Capital Partners
