>
> on 5/10/06 12:25 AM, shempmcgurk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >
> > Rick, I think of something I remember reading that Paul McCartney
> > said to John Lennon on his return to England from India. As you'll
> > recall Ringo and Paul left earlier than George and John did, so Paul
> > wasn't around when the alleged "Sexie Sadie" stuff went on in
> > Rishikesh.
> >
> > Anyway, when John was telling him what he thought MMY had done with
> > the babes, Paul said something to the effect: Well, what business is
> > it of yours what MMY does in his private life?
> >
> > Sure, MMY has said he is a monk. But, hey, it was never a big
> > emphasis on his part. And maybe he decided at one point NOT to
> > continue being a monk. If that's the case, isn't he allowed to give
> > in to the temptations that the rest of us are?
> >
> > Are any of the 5+ women that you cite claiming that he took
> > advantage of them, abused them in any way, or did things to them
> > against their will?
>
> Some of them walked away with no regrets; some bitter and disillusioned.
> Most were old enough to make their own decisions (although we've
discussed
> the implications of disparities in age and authority); one was only 19. That
> one bothers me the most. Otherwise, I agree with the points you make
above.
> I guess MMY decided (or his 2nd chakra decided) that it made no difference
> whether he was celibate or not, but he considered it too difficult to alter
> his public image, so he did his best to be discrete. I think it would have
> been better if he had been public and honest about it, but it was his
> business, not mine.
So why are you making it your business now? People seem very unforgiving.
This happened, what, 40 years ago? How long are you going to let it bug
you? Another 40 years? I remember a remark made by the Dalai Lama, to the
effect that the guru is 90% divine and 10% human, and we have to learn to
forgive the 10%. If MMY had a weakness for young women, he was not the
first man to experience such a thing, and it may well have troubled him. Have
some compassion.
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