--- 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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