--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "peterklutz" <peterklutz@> > wrote: > > > > > > In the ongoing battle at wikipedia certain editors have taken to the > > practice of referring to MMY as simply Mahesh. > > > > Aside the fact that the only name MMY has been known by for the last > > fifty or so years is MMY, I was under the impression that he has > > actually been given this name in keeping with the tradition he comes > > from. > > > > I.e. Mahesh was given the full name Maharishi Mahesh Yogi when his > > peers/tradition over fifty years ago cognized him to be (1) a yogi as > > well as (2) a great seer. > > > > Anyone? > > > I read recently that Mahesh was another name for Shiva, and I'm as > they say down wit' dat
Yeah, but it's a common Indian family name, not a spiritual title. To call him "Mahesh" is implicitly to show disrespect, to indicate one does not believe he deserves the title "Maharishi" (Great Seer). ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
