Thanks, Paul, for a direct response to my question. There does appear to be direct evidence that he has another brother that perhaps Bob B. can provide more clarity to.
Per another response, I personally disagree with the issue of whether saints' lives are amenable to biographies and am not bound to any covenants set up by those who do have that belief. Please let me seek whatever information I want in peace. To Paul, your choice to focus on part of the message I sent, going off on a new topic, is fine. Best to change the subject line in that case. That particular assertion wasn't/isn't of interest to me. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi - I know of only the one brother. But I am concerned about the > contention that there is a 'tradition' in India of not talking about > saints - a bizarre claim. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "at_man_and_brahman" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > FFL is wasted by all the eternal bullshit > > between people exemplified by the thread > > following my original posted question. > > > > I asked a direct and worthwhile question > > about Maharishi's family that, of course, > > was ignored in favor of people being > > pointlessly hateful with each other. > > > > I'll ask my question again. It shows up at the > > bottom of the information below. > > > > In Paul Mason's book, he writes: > > > > Rumours have also circulated about > > another aspect of his 'private' life, > > about the presence of members of > > the family holding posts in his various > > organisations. The following report is > > said to have been carried by > > The Illustrated Weekly of India : > > > > Among the yogi's relatives, his brother > > J P Srivastava's sons, Anand and > > Ajay Prakash, seem to be in charge > > of accounts and administration. > > The [Maharishi's] brother, reportedly, > > is not given much importance in the > > family hierarchy, for reasons that date > > back to the illustrious younger sibling's > > youth. Mahesh Yogi, apparently, had > > early in life forsaken hearth and home > > after being allegedly ill-treated by his brother.... > > > > The yogi, is reportedly, fondest of his > > niece, Kirti, his sister Indira's daughter.... > > She has two brothers, Praful and Pramod. > > While Pramod has settled in West Germany > > through the benevolence of his uncle > > [the Maharishi], Praful operates from India, > > say sources. The Maharishi's munificence > > extends to more distant relatives as well. > > Girish Varna, the son of one of the yogi's > > paternal uncles, has comfortably settled > > at NOIDA.... > > > > > > and, in post 78157, Bob Brigante writes: > > > > posted on another list: > > > > Maharishi's Brother is said to be 97, > > alive and kicking. He was recently seen > > this past Oct 12th on victory day on the > > broadcast from the globalcountry of World > > peace. He told a friend privately that there > > is a tradition in India not to talk about a > > saints life- just aspire to be like him yourself. > > > > From an inspirational point of view, > > we can guess at certain things about > > Maharishi's life, but his real essence becomes > > more and more familiar based on our > > own enlightenment. > > ___________________________________________ > > > > Is it the case that there are two known brothers, > > one Maharishi's enemy and one a devotee? And, > > are either of his listed nephews the one who runs the > > controversial Raju clinic? > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Does he tell you he loves you when he hits you? Abuse. Narrated by Halle Berry. http://us.click.yahoo.com/HcoraC/rbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/ <*> 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/
