--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings > > <no_reply@> 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? > > > > > > > > > > > > > The story goes that about 3 years after Guru Dev's passing, > > Maharishi > > > was coerced by locals where he was living into giving speaches > > about > > > consciousness, because some locals thought he was a great > learn'ed > > > master fom the north. So they advertised his talks with some > > > flamboyance (as is the way in India), and most likely announced > > him > > > as "Maharishi", and, "Yogi". > > > His lectures were recieved with great enthusiasm and thus was > born > > the > > > Spiritual Regeneration Movement. But who knows, no-one around > now > > was > > > there, and the TM-ex people here will continue to make up stuff > to > > > suit their agenda. Everyone knows that in India in the 1950's > the > > > above story is a very likely scenario, because that is how the > > Indians > > > were. > > > > > > OffWorld > > > > > Personally I like what Maharishi says about the knowledge of > > spiritually regenerating the world becoming lost over time, and > then > > the need for a revival of such living knowledge comes and the > > knowledge is renewed. > > > > Pardon me, but who the f*ck cares, including Maharishi, who the > > actual vehicle or tool of the revival is? The whole issue is a > > big 'so what ?'...the only thing that is necessary is that it has > to > > be someone. Who it is? Let the Absolute, God, Nature take care of > > such details; It, We, She, He will anyway... > > > > > I don't see what your comment has to do with what I said. > Are you on drugs or the red vino? > > OffWorld > I did get a little carried away, using your message as a segue to this larger theme. No, not on drugs or red wine. Sometimes stuff occurs to me as I am writing and I'll express it- I didn't mean to imply a direct correlation with what you wrote... just out of curiosity, why *red* wine, per se?
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