--- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@>
wrote:
> >
> > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@>
> > 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
> > >
> > > Well said. Pretty much all over the world, if you
> > > show someone a photo of the Dalai Lama, they
> > > recognize it immediately. The degree of recognition
> > > may be hazy, like, "He's some kind of religious
> > > leader from somewhere in Asia," but they recognize
> > > him, and the "default" reaction you encounter is
> > > one of respect. He's done a remarkable job of being
> > > the world's most famous Buddhist.
> > >
> > > Whereas, if you showed most people in the world
> > > a photo of Maharishi, they wouldn't have any idea
> > > who it was. And for those who did, the recognition
> > > sequence would go sorta like, "Oh, the guy who used
> > > to be a groupie to the Beatles. Giggled a lot as I
> > > remember. Porked Mia Farrow. Wonder what he's doing
> > > now?"
> > >
> > What would most people in the world say if they were shown a
picture
> > of Maharishi's teacher, His Divinity Brahmananda Saraswati, Guru
> > Dev, and what would that indicate?
>
> It would indicate that Guru Dev was not a pop culture phenomenon
the
> way MMY and the Dalai Lama are.
>
Agreed- I must admit my question was more rhetorical than
inquisitive, and meant to demonstrate that the common world view of
someone has very little to do with what their qualities and
capabilities actually are.
