It appears that Chopra's story goes back to 2001 Deepak Chopra on his Friend George Harrison 12/16/01 04:46 AM
Q:What was the reaction to the Beatles embracing the Maharishi or Eastern spirituality? Chopra: It made news. It made huge news at the time when they first came to India and they left in a hurry because of some altercation John had with Maharishi. George didn't want to leave but they did leave. And then 30 years later he actually went with me to meet with Maharishi just to kind of say, we were young, so I hope you forgive us There's a little bit of a legendwhether it's true or not I don't know--when they came to the United States for the first time, the Beatles, they were on the Ed Sullivan Show--their first show in America. According to GeorgeI don't know if this is a fact or not but it's an often repeated story by George and by Maharishi as well the one hour they were on the Ed Sullivan Show there was no crime committed in America. So Maharishi when he heard that he said that these four boys are angels in disguise and that's how he used to refer to them. How did he react when George said I hope you can forgive us? He said there's nothing to forgive--you're angels in disguise and he brought up that story. He said I could never be upset with angels. Q:Was George conscious of the impact he was having? http://www.audarya- fellowship.com/showflat/cat/hinduism/12714/27/collapsed/5/o/1 --- In [email protected], "Premanand Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (More from) 'Deepak Chopra on his Friend George Harrison' > Interviewed by Steve Waldman > > According to his friend, 'the quiet Beatle' had a personal > relatitionship not only with Eastern religion but with Jesus Christ. > > http://www.beliefnet.com/story/94/story_9434_1.html > http://www.beliefnet.com/story/94/story_9434_2.html > http://www.beliefnet.com/story/94/story_9434_3.html > http://www.beliefnet.com/story/94/story_9434_4.html > > An excerpt from the article > > 'How would you assess his influence on the spiritual landscape? > > The world would not have known Ravi Shankar if it hadn't been for > George Harrison. He brought the sitar to the West, and along with > that he brought Indian music to the West, he brought Ravi Shankar to > the West, and he brought Indian spirituality to the West. So I would > say that whether he was responsible for that or he was part of the > tidal wave he was just part of the whole movement of consciousness > that was occurring in the sixties--it's all kind of neither here or > there. He was both a part of the movement, he was also an initiator > of the movement. > > There's a little bit of a legendwhether it's true or not I don't > know--when they came to the United States for the first time, the > Beatles, they were on the Ed Sullivan Show--their first show in > America. According to GeorgeI don't know if this is a fact or not > but it's an often repeated story by George and by Maharishi as well > the one hour they were on the Ed Sullivan Show there was no crime > committed in America. So Maharishi when he heard that he said that > these four boys are angels in disguise and that's how he used to > refer to them. > > How did he react when George said I hope you can forgive us? > > He said there's nothing to forgive--you're angels in disguise and he > brought up that story. He said I could never be upset with angels.' > ------------------------ 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/
