--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], ffia1120 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "nablusos108" <nablusos108@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > "Dalai Lama is just a politician." Maharishi > > > > > > "Who is Maharishi Mahesh Yogi?" Dalai Lama > > > > His loss. > > No, not at all. Actually, he probably knows who > Maharishi is, but billions of people on this > planet do now, whereas they *do* know who the > Dalai Lama is. You can pretty much assume that > most people in China know who he is, because > he's banned there; there's nothing like being > banned to make you famous. :-) > > The point is simply that every so often you might > want to get a grip and realize that prety much the > only people who care about Maharishi are the ones > who bought his product and still practice it. That's > very *few* people on this blue-green ball in black > space. > > Maharishi is a minor spiritual teacher who achieved > his 15 minutes of fame by piggybacking on the fame > of others (and who still does) and using that fame > to generate large sums of cash. As opposed to some > people, like the Dalai Lama, who have achieved fame > by not seeking it, and through dedicating his life > to doing nice things for others. >
The same would have been said of JC at the time of this death, you know.
