Seems like MMY likes all the benefits of having disciples, but he accepts none of the reponsibility of having disciples.
--- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "One thing MMY has never done is accept a formal > "disciple," as far as > I can > tell." > > Nandkashore is gunna be pissed when he finds this > out. You might want > to straighten out Purusha and Mother Divine on this > point before they > get too much older. Unrequited discipleship, how > sad! It was > probably just a misunderstanding on their part. > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], > "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj > <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 27, 2006, at 8:03 PM, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Q: Mahesh Yogi claims that he preaches yoga > according to the > > > instruction > > > > of his Guru. The truth of the matter, however, > is that Guru Dev > > > never > > > > asked anyone who is not a Brahmin by birth to > go and spread his > > > > teachings. > > > > What is your opinion? > > > > > > > > Shankaracharya: This is true. In reality, > preaching, initiating, > > > guiding > > > > people engaged in spiritual pursuits, is the > duty of those who are > > > > born in a Brahmin family. If he is a follower > of Sanatan Dharma > > > (the > > > > Hindu religion), he should not do what he is > doing. This is against > > > > the orders of his Guru. Moreover, making > others write puujya > > > (revered), > > > > calling himself Maharishi (a great seer) is > totally inappropriate. > > > > No assembly of saints has either conferred > upon him a title of > > > Maharishi > > > > nor has announced him puujya. > > > > > > > > In the ashram he was doing the work of typing > and writing and > > > > translation. > > > > Then he became a sadhu. However, he has never > practiced yoga. > > > > > > > > http://minet.org/Documents/shank-5 > > > > > > > I think you are too hung up on the formality and > man made traditions > > > surrounding what (Maharishi) Mahesh (Yogi) can > or cannot do, with > > > regard to teaching. His whole life has been > about breaking > > > boundaries, as was Guru Dev's. > > > > > > We've all heard the story about Guru Dev leaving > home at such a > > > young age. Surely that was forbidden by some set > of laws, certainly > > > the legal system at a minimum. Should he have > waited until he was of > > > legal age to leave home? > > > > > > As to Guru Dev not specifically telling > (Maharishi) Mahesh (Yogi) to > > > teach others, there has been a lot of talk about > silent instruction > > > here on FFL. Why would it not apply here? On the > other hand, can we > > > say we know every word that passed between Guru > Dev and M, even > > > privately? > > > > > > I wrote awhile back that there is no possible > way for a realized > > > person to act in such a way that is accepted by > all who observe > > > them. No possible way- this is referred to in > scriptures. Of course > > > it is up to each of us to decide who is realized > and who isn't. > > > > > > > One thing MMY has never done is accept a formal > "disciple," as far > as I can tell. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ 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/
