--- In [email protected], "Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For the second time today I find myself compelled to write my support > for something that Vaj has said. > Tat Wale Baba was not only a neighbour of MMY, but was then actually > the closest neighbour to Maharishi Ashram, living as he did in a cave > just across the way. From what can be gathered from Swami Shankar Das > (a disciple of Tat Wale Baba who maintains the cave) it was another > neighbour that actually shot Tat Wale Baba in December 1974. link:- > http://www.yogiphotos.com/chap4a.html > >
Ah, so Tat Wale Babba was just being politically correct? > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > On Jul 26, 2006, at 5:41 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> On Jul 26, 2006, at 10:41 AM, authfriend wrote: > > >> > > >>> --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> > > >>>> On Jul 26, 2006, at 12:55 AM, jim_flanegin wrote: > > >>>> > > >>> <snip> > > >>> > > >>>>> Perhaps you should just refer to Maharishi as His Holiness as > you > > >>>>> do the Dalai Lama, since you are using equivalent terms > anyway. Or > > >>>>> continue to refer to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as Lord Shiva or > Lord > > >>>>> Indra. Your choice... > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> In the case of the Dalai Lama, this name is conferred based on > > >>>> accomplishment and conferred by living Buddhas. It has a > specific > > >>>> meaning. > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> FWIW, it's fairly common for Indian teachers to refer > > >>> to their own masters as "His Holiness." > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> In the case of Mahesh, "Maharishi" is an assumed name, as > > >>>> is "yogi". These were never conferred by the Shankaracharya > > >>>> tradition he originally came from, nor are they indicative of > > >>>> accomplishment. > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> What tradition conferred the title "Maharshi" on > > >>> Ramana Maharshi? > > >> > > >> > > >> A saint, a muni IIRC. > > >> > > > > > > And Tatewalle Baba used to speak at MMY's ahsram. Matanada Mayi > > > used to visit him. > > > MMY's "pet" Shankaracharya was the one who presided over the > 1957 > > > celebration of > > > Gurudev's birthday and HE acknowledged the title. > > > > > > Big deal, they were neighbors. In what way did he acknowledge the > > title? In any event it was long before Mahesh showed his true > colors. > > Ceremonies in general tend to be sancuaries for respect and > > tolerance, it's no indication of what he *really* though--unless > you > > have a letter or something. > > > > Currently the only people who seem to respect him in India are the > > pundits he pays for, according to a leading scholar and meditation > > expert. > > > 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/
