--- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer groups@ wrote: > > > > on 10/6/06 9:34 PM, dhamiltony2k5 at dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: > > > > > > Whoa, who knows these things? That Maharishi got run out of India. > > > That Maharishi, Bevan and Greg cried like babies as it happened. > > > Obviously, Maharishi is in a 'safe' place, has not moved since and > > > likely is not going home to India to die. Who saw the ejection > > > happen? Slow down and give some annotation. Names and places of who > > > might have seen what when. It possibly could explain a lot. > > > > > Here are some points from a recent conversation with a friend who is > in a > > position to know: > > > > * Ever since Maharishi slighted Indira Gandhi by not standing when she > > entered the room (as everyone else did) and as I heard first heard the > > story, actually walking out of the room, the Indian government has > given the > > TMO a very hard time. > > * The press reports (coldblueiceman can provide a link) about the > riots in > > the pundit facilities are true, according to Girish Varma > > (http://www.tmbulletin.net/images/varma01.jpg). There have been three > such > > riots, each resulting in deaths. Some deaths were due to pundit boys > > escaping from the compound and trying to make long journeys home with > no > > money or help (we¹re talking 12-year old boys). > > * The riots were due to the fact that the boys were underfed and > mistreated, > > largely because administrators were pocketing most of the money > allocated > > for their support. There may also have been outside government-backed > rabble > > rousers. > > * The total number of Maharishi pundits in India is probably around > 5,000 > > (optimistic estimate), and these are poorly trained. > > * Because the large pundit groups weren¹t working out, Maharishi > decided to > > have many smaller groups, with about 1,000 pundits in each. But these > too > > fell prey to corruption and embezzlement, so the ³pundits² > aren¹t really > > receiving any genuine training. > > * Despite these failures, the Indian TMO is still fabulously wealthy, > > primarily as a result of real estate deals. The TMO is the 2nd largest > land > > holder in India, after the Indian Government. The TMO is also the > largest > > importer of foreign donations, but this is mostly used to finance its > > business enterprises, and few stated spiritual goals are achieved. > > > > Enlightening. > This is the most telling: > > " > > * Despite these failures, the Indian TMO is still fabulously wealthy, > primarily as a result of real estate deals. The TMO is the 2nd largest > land holder in India, after the Indian Government. The TMO is also the > largest importer of foreign donations, but this is mostly used to > finance its business enterprises, and few stated spiritual goals are > achieved." > '2nd largest land holder in India' and the 'largest importer of > foreign donations'. That'll keep 'em in crowns for awhile.... > > > JohnY >
I quess Maharishi took the whole British thing in India very seriously. I've read that the Queen is personally the 2nd largest land holder in the US. JohnY 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
