--- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most sources that I've seen say he just celebrated > his 90th birthday, but Dr. Jay Coplin says > he was born in 1912 and joined Gurudev when he was > 28, a short time before or after he > became Shankaracharya. > http://members.aol.com/drcoplin/ > > > This actually makes more sense: MMY hung around with > Gurudev for 13 years starting in > 1940/1941 until his death in 1953, For him to be 90 > this year means he was only 23 or 24 > when he joined the monastery which means he had NO > life experiences out of college and yet > managed to become the secretary to the > Shankaracharya, managing the whole thing, > according to most accounts, within a few short years > of leaving college.
Say what you want about about MMY, but he isn't some dope. I'm sure he and many other 23-24 year olds are more than capable of running an ashram or any other type of organization. > > > > > > 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 > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097
