--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 6/27/06 7:14:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > 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 > > > > Indians I have known over the years always referred to him as Mahesh Yogi > and seemed to resent the title Maharishi. I think they question how he came > about the title and who gave it to him. Somebody on the list once told a > story > that sounded legit to me. I could care less, he's always Maharishi to me. >
Triguna has referred to him as Maharishi-ji, IIRC. Different people are comfortable with different titles. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/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/
