--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > > I can only assume that there were dozens of devotees who loved and > cared for Guru Dev and that they all, including MMY, had his best > interests at heart. And the decision how to treat him must have been > taken very gravely and seriously by all concerned. So when the > decision of YOUR camp doesn't prevail then I can imagine that in such > an emotionally-charged atmosphere, anger and frustration is > experienced by those whose way was not chosen. > > And then to throw into the mix the fact that Guru Dev died, well, of > course, all sorts of accusations get thrown about: so, in a sense -- > just like with my brother -- MMY was responsible for Guru Dev's death > because, after all, it was his decision to move him and there must be > a correlation between moving him and him dying. It is human nature to > try and get a logical explanation why horrible things happen...and the > death of one's beloved guru is a horrible but yet irrational occurance. > > Just like there's a correlation between my brother showing up at my > Dad's house on the very night he got his fatal stroke (by the way, my > Dad was 85...and I think Guru Dev was 84). >
Don't forget the will controversy which named Gurudev's oldest student to be his sucessor. >From what I can glean, the guy was a cook. This would have offended the more >snotty brahman disciples no end. Add in the fact that MMY was in charge of everything after Gurudev died and he was low-caste (some rumors are that he's actually untouchable caste). That's a recipe for controversy right there. 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/
