Guru Dev's lifestyle, organisation and methods of gaining welfare as depicted in his published biographies (listed below), are at variants with the descriptions recently offered by 'off_world_beings'.
It is particularly interesting to note the stories of Guru Dev outrightly refusing material donations to his ashram. If fact he gained the title 'Ananta Shree Vibhushit' - Adorned with Limitless Wealth - because of the mysterious way his life appeared supported in all respects. 'Shri Jyotishpeethaddharaka' by Shri Rameshwar Prasad Tiwari, 1965 - The lifestory of Shankaracharya Swami Brahmananda Saraswati in Hindi 'The Whole Thing The Real Thing' by Prem C Pasricha, 1977 - English language 'transcreation' of Tiwari's Hindi biography 'Strange Facts About A Great Saint' by Raj R P Varma, 1980 - Personalised English language version of Tiwari's Hindi biography of Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati, and quotations, translated extracts of 'Amrita-Kana' --- In [email protected], off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As far as I know, Guru Dev lived in a mansion in his retirement > called the Jyotir Math, with servants and massive donors from the > Hindu community, as well as many volunteers (which included > Maharishi fro a decade or so). > > OffWorld > > > --- In [email protected], "Ingegerd" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This is my opinion too. His thinking was more in accordance with > > Guru Dev. Not quite - as I read the quotes from Guru Dev, but more > > etichal than what he shows these days. I think the influence of > Guru > > Dev faded more and more as he became The Big Guru. > > Ingegerd > > > > --- In [email protected], "Premanand Paul Mason" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > It sounds like in the early-early days Guru Dev's teaching was > > still > > > fairly fresh in his awareness, but that the freshness diminished > > as > > > time passed, to the point where he now represents a teaching > quite > > > alien to that of Guru Dev's. > > > That is the corrupting force of materialism, which he appears > not > > to > > > have been a match for. > > > Just my opinion. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ingegerd" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Contact MUM about the nearest World Peace Palace. You > can > > > take > > > > > > > out a low-interest student loan to learn TM, and I would > > > > guess, > > > > > > > to learn an advanced technique as well... > > > > > > > > > > > > ***************** > > > > > > > > > > > > The loan to learn TM is not low-interest (the Citibank > > > > Citiassist > > > > > > loan is prime rate plus points, instead of less than prime > > rate > > > > > > like > > > > > > Stafford govt-guaranteed loans), because it is not a > > government- > > > > > > guaranteed/subsidized loan, but a private student loan > that > > > > either > > > > > > requires good credit or a co-signer -- it's the same loan > > that > > > > MUM > > > > > > students in the Computer Professional program get: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.mum.edu/compro/citiassist.html > > > > > > > > > > > > for MUM students who are foreign nationals, Iowa banks > give > > a > > > > loan > > > > > > (guaranteed by MUM itself): > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.mum.edu/compro/financial.html#cploan > > > > > > > > > > I think you people are missing the point, big-time. > > > > > > > > > > The very fact that someone should have to take out > > > > > a loan to learn to meditate is what's criminal. And > > > > > the organization that places the people of the world > > > > > in that position are the criminals. > > > > > > > > You are so right. MMY has changed his mind about loans. I > > remember > > > > in the early-early days that MMY said that we never should > take > > up > > > > loans, because it made a limit to our freedom. He said that > the > > > > persons or banks that gave us loans, made us as slaves - > because > > > > they owned a part of us. I think that this was something he > had > > > from > > > > Guru Dev. > > > > Ingegerd > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
