--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Gimbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [I wrote:] > > Right, I'd heard that. But the question was about > > his naming *everything* Maharishi-this and Maharishi- > > that, not just the university. > > I think he decided that he's been know as 'The Maharishi'; > By the masses; > And by various pronunciations of Maharishi, by those within the > movement. > And he has always wanted his teaching to be 'pure'. > And he is attempting to bring the knowledge of the Vedas; > In as pure a form possible to humanity; > So, I think for him to use the term Maharishi; > Is to signify, that the particular teaching is his; > As there are so many people who have jumped on the bandwagon; > Of teaching everything imaginable; > So, I suppose he wanted to give a framework; > And keep that framework distinct from all the other; > Teachings out there.
I think that's right. And the various names are trademarked in one way or another so nobody else can use them. It's just a convenient way of "branding" things so people know what they're getting. It's also *possibly* because MMY doesn't want any of his own mistakes to be attributed to Guru Dev. 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/
