On Sep 29, 2008, at 9:06 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote:
The truth comes out!
Apparently Brahmananda Saraswati's cook was the
Swami Prakashananda Saraswati! He was arrested
on indictments alleging twenty counts of indecency
with a child/sexual contact.
Aren't the parallels amazing?
-a
Vaj wrote:
Aren't the parallels amazing?
-a follower of SBS
-a low level member of his entourage
-sexual escapades
-insatiable hunger for wealth, pomp and
comforts
-assumes grandiose titles/aliases
-reports of bliss around him which addict
some followers
-many blind followers
-flees
On Sep 30, 2008, at 9:41 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote:
Vaj wrote:
Aren't the parallels amazing?
-a follower of SBS
-a low level member of his entourage
-sexual escapades
-insatiable hunger for wealth, pomp and
comforts
-assumes grandiose titles/aliases
-reports of bliss around him which
Vaj wrote:
These aren't students of SBS.
And you're a student of SBS, right? I guess
if you're not a student of SBS then you're
a troll, right?
But yes dear Willy, no sect is immune.
So, why pick on Mahesh?
My shankaracharya order?
Didn't you go to India to sit at the feet of
the
The truth comes out!
Apparently Brahmananda Saraswati's cook was the
Swami Prakashananda Saraswati! He was arrested
on indictments alleging twenty counts of indecency
with a child/sexual contact.
When he was in Fairfield close to 20 years ago he
was claiming that our Guru Dev was his
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
sparaig wrote:
Shatananda was declared unqualified because he was a cook,
basically. The fact that he was Gurudev's oldest disciple didn't
matter to the scholars.
There's no evidence that I can find that
nablusos wrote:
Reccomended reading for anyone who thinks Shantanand Saraswati
was just a cook: The Man Who Wanted to Know God
ISBN 0-517-88520-4
That Shantanand was a cook at Jyotirmath is just a rumor. I supposed
the idea behind it is that Shantanand used to cook food for Brahmanand
--- Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter wrote:
Any point value can awaken, at any moment, to its
infinite value, even a lowly paper-pushing clerk.
Then
the relative distinctions become quite
superfluous. By
the way, on my TTC as MMY reached up to be helped
off
a boat
Richard,
What is the point of this thread? You seem to be
trying to make some point about MMY that I'm not
getting. Please help me here!
-Peter
--- Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jonathan Chadwick wrote:
Unless Kropinski's interview with Swami
Swaroopananda Brahmananda
is
Richard J. Williams wrote:
According to the terms of Brahmanand's will, the Jyotirmath
succussor was Swami Shantinand. No mention in the will of
a Swami Swaroopanand. At any rate, Swami Swaroopanand is not
a succusor to Brahmanand . . .
Jonathan Chadwick wrote:
Well at least Mahesh Yogi
What was the little Brahman's name?
Peter wrote:
Fred Flintstone
So, you weren't really at TTC - you made that up and the quote too.
Never heard of a Fred Flinstone ever being on TTC with MMY.
According to the medical records, as described in the official
biography of Swami Brahmanand
Peter wrote:
What is the point of this thread?
Does it have to have a point, Peter? Some people just feel better when
they have someone to talk to. Is that alright with you, if I talk with
some of the TMers on this list?
You seem to be trying to make some point about MMY that I'm not
getting.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter wrote:
Any point value can awaken, at any moment, to its
infinite value, even a lowly paper-pushing clerk.
Then
the relative distinctions become quite
cardemaister wrote:
Barney Trouble?
Very impressive.
The real question is why has the Swami Swaroopanand turned the
Jyotirmath tradition into a politcal football. It is well-known that
Swaroopanand has close ties to the Congress Party and to Sonia Gandhi.
Swaroopanand has been reported to be
You seem to be forgetting that Shantinand was eventually declared by a later
version of the same committee to be unqualified so he stepped down.
Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter wrote:
What is the point of this thread?
Does it have to have a point, Peter? Some people
Jonathan Chadwick wrote:
You seem to be forgetting that Shantinand was eventually
declared by a later version of the same committee to be
unqualified so he stepped down.
Committees down in Kashi don't get to decide who is a Shankaracharya
or not and neither do civil courts in India. In my
Richard, you make some good points. But I don't think Mahesh Yogi would ever
make the claim he surpassed his teacher. Personally I think he sees himself as
a sort of Saint Paul in relation to Jesus, if you will pardon my Christian
reference: much lower on the spiritual pecking order but he
Jonathan Chadwick wrote:
Richard, you make some good points. But I don't think Mahesh Yogi
would ever make the claim he surpassed his teacher.
A person doesn't let thier followers call you the Maharishi for
nothing. And you must think a lot of yourself if you take it upon
yourself to be God
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jonathan Chadwick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
You seem to be forgetting that Shantinand was eventually declared by a later
version of
the same committee to be unqualified so he stepped down.
After 20+ years of service. He nominated Vishndevananda in his
sparaig wrote:
Shatananda was declared unqualified because he was a cook,
basically. The fact that he was Gurudev's oldest disciple didn't
matter to the scholars.
There's no evidence that I can find that would indicate that
Shantanand was a cook by profession. According to the Times of
India,
Comment below:
**
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
**snip**
Shatananda was declared unqualified because he was a cook,
basically. The fact that he
was Gurudev's oldest disciple didn't matter to the scholars.
**snip to end**
Shantanand was initated
Marek Reavis wrote:
Perhaps that was Shantanand's story, too; and if so, would help
explain some of the older disciples', like Karpatri Swami and
others, discomfort with the favoritism shown Shantanand (and
some of the other new chelas) and his quick ascent in what was
had become the
Jonathan Chadwick wrote:
Unless Kropinski's interview with Swami Swaroopananda Brahmananda
is b.s. (which I don't think it is), Mr. Shrivastava was a clerk,
albeit a heavily favored one.
So, you're saying, that according to the Shankaracharya of Dwarka, the
Mahesh Yogi was the favored clerk
wow im just relaxing here i think the maharishi effect is for real i get
blasted on tm etc every night and day whats wrong with being a clerk? im
a clerk myself but swarupanad is legit _ sbs created him too
Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jonathan Chadwick
wrote:
Jonathan Chadwick wrote:
...but swarupanad is legit _ sbs created him too
According to the terms of Brahmanand's will, the Jyotirmath succussor
was Swami Shantinand. No mention in the will of a Swami Swaroopanand.
At any rate, Swami Swaroopanand is not a succusor to Brahmanand
because Swaroop
Peter wrote:
Any point value can awaken, at any moment, to its
infinite value, even a lowly paper-pushing clerk. Then
the relative distinctions become quite superfluous. By
the way, on my TTC as MMY reached up to be helped off
a boat he said to the person, Take little Brahman's
hand.
What
Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jonathan Chadwick
wrote:
...but swarupanad is legit _ sbs created him too
According to the terms of Brahmanand's will, the Jyotirmath succussor
was Swami Shantinand. No mention in the will of a Swami Swaroopanand.
At any rate, Swami
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