--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jun 27, 2006, at 6:43 PM, 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'd always heard it was a name he assumed on his own, that, is it is > not an honorary name. That's why some people who are wise to this > fact, and do not recognize him as a "Maharishi", call him by his > first name. Perhaps Mr. Varma would be better. The convention of > calling him "Mahesh" seems to stem from those who do not accept the > grandiose name he assumed. IIRC there is also an interview with one > of the Shankaracharya's where they state that it is an assumed name > and that he was not a yogi either. > > Someone here (Rick?) commented what was actually on his passport, but > I cannot remember if it was Mahesh Varma or Srivastava. >
He was Balbrahmacharyi Mahesh when he was working for his guru, IIRC. ------------------------ 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/
