--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" 
<jflanegi@> 
> > > 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).
> > >
> > True, but as we must accept everyone is entitled to their own 
> > opinion. So if someone wants to show disrespect towards a 
> Maharishi, 
> > they can...IMO, its OK to start over again for whatever reason.
> 
> I don't believe I suggested otherwise, Jim.
> It's just good to realize that when someone
> calls him "Mahesh," they usually don't mean
> to convey that they believe he's the
> incarnation of Shiva.
>
I know, but that's the cool thing about it, whether intended or not 
it 'works' anyway, like a prayer flag fluttering in the wind.






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