Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-22 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 10:48 PM, sparaig wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 8:40 PM, Vaj wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 7:29 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 3:30 PM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-22 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 10:49 PM, sparaig wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 8:40 PM, Vaj wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 7:29 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 3:30 PM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-22 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 11:50 PM, authfriend wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 9:11 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 7:29 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-22 Thread Vaj
On Jul 22, 2006, at 12:02 AM, authfriend wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Very interesting comment on Mahesh's lack of credibility that   validates much of what I've shared: How do educated middle and upper middle class Indians view MMY and the TMO?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-22 Thread Vaj
On Jul 22, 2006, at 2:53 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How sad that some people consider him [Dana] an "expert" in this regard.  He doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. And obviously you don't either, if you think what

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-22 Thread Vaj
On Jul 22, 2006, at 4:13 AM, Ingegerd wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Paul Mason wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" jstein@  wrote: I've never heard anything other than that.  I never heard that Guru

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-22 Thread Vaj
On Jul 22, 2006, at 9:03 AM, authfriend wrote:We can even leave "only" out of the picture here in terms of what's at issue and stipulate that it's possible there *is* some other technique that is as effortless as TM.  But if so, it isn't the techniques Dana is talking about. Kind of a moot point

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-22 Thread Vaj
On Jul 22, 2006, at 9:27 AM, Paul Mason wrote:Right from the very early times, MMY most definitely claimed that the  meditation he teaches (TM) was taught to him by Guru Dev. A look at  page 244 of 'Thirty Years Around the World' (a TMO publication by  Maharishi Vedic University, 1986) confirms

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 3:00 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Gimbel" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "Wow", these guy's, these musicians, are really drawing a lot of  media attention from all over the world...Perhaps, this will allow me to spread Guru Dev's Knowledge,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 2:29 AM, sparaig wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 20, 2006, at 6:20 PM, Robert Gimbel wrote: In a message dated 7/20/06 9:51:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time,sparaig@ writes:to see  the master walking on the petals who lived in a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 5:22:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 16,000 square feet is a VERY large house...Yeah, so, I'm not sure, I get what you're saying?Is it like: "What's love got to do with it?"or something like 'what's a big house on the Ganges, got

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 8:38:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So because MMY wasn't a good enough mind reader, you think this was definite sign of I thought M handled that confrontation withthe Beatles and John Lennon appropriately. The question put to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 9:06:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: think the idea expressed in Lennon's song was, 'wow this guy is really attached to money, houses and "things".'--how "holy" can he be? Not very. M's Ashram wasn't the only one in Rishikesh,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 10:35 AM, sparaig wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 3:00 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Gimbel" babajii_99@ wrote: "Wow", these guy's, these musicians, are really drawing a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 10:38 AM, sparaig wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 2:29 AM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote:On Jul 20, 2006, at 6:20 PM, Robert Gimbel wrote: In a message dated

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 11:04 AM, jim_flanegin wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip  The point is, there's a yogi and there's a bhogi. Lennon pegged   Mahesh right on. MMB. It is your attachment to material things and not Maharishi's that  makes you think

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 11:34 AM, sparaig wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 10:38 AM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote:On Jul 21, 2006, at 2:29 AM, sparaig wrote: --- In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
Interesting to see it's an old pattern, but I guess I'm not surprised.On Jul 21, 2006, at 10:47 AM, Ingegerd wrote:MMY used the words My Technique, My Vedic Science - My - My - My -  long before that. Maybe TM is MMY techniques and has nothing to do with Guru Devs  teaching - and that MMY has

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 11:38 AM, sparaig wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 11:04 AM, jim_flanegin wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: snip The point is, there's a yogi and there's a bhogi. Lennon

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 11:36 AM, jim_flanegin wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 11:04 AM, jim_flanegin wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: snip The point is, there's a yogi and there's a bhogi. Lennon

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/21/06 4:16:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We say, "This is a picture of Guru Dev, Maharishi's Master, from whom we have this knowledge... These are not the words I learned. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Paul Mason wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've never heard anything other than that.  I never heard that Guru Dev himself gave MMY the technique.  On 8th July 1971 in Amherst, U.S.A., Maharishi Mahesh Yogi made the 

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 7:29 PM, authfriend wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Paul Mason wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" jstein@  wrote: I've never heard anything other than that.  I never heard that

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 9:11 PM, authfriend wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 7:29 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: snip As has been repeated here before many times (Which must make it

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 8:40 PM, Vaj wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 7:29 PM, authfriend wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Paul Mason wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" jstein@  wrote: I've never heard anything

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 8:40 PM, Vaj wrote:On Jul 21, 2006, at 7:29 PM, authfriend wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:On Jul 21, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Paul Mason wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" jstein@ wrote:I've never heard anything other

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-21 Thread Vaj
On Jul 21, 2006, at 8:40 PM, Vaj wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 7:29 PM, authfriend wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 21, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Paul Mason wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" jstein@  wrote: I've never heard anything

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread Vaj
On Jul 20, 2006, at 6:24 AM, Paul Mason wrote:John Lennon did not sing "And you turned out to be just like everyone? Maharishi, what have you done?" But he did sing:- "Sexy Sadie you'll get yours yet However big you think you are However big you think you are Sexy Sadie oooh you'll get yours

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread Vaj
On Jul 20, 2006, at 8:50 AM, Paul Mason wrote:I don't think 'The Maharishi Song' was ever seriously intended for  release but there is no doubt that this transcript details the  contents of the John Yoko's 'song' fairly accurately. No I don't think it was intended for release either. It was

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread Vaj
On Jul 20, 2006, at 10:43 AM, sparaig wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think 'The Maharishi Song' was ever seriously intended for  release but there is no doubt that this transcript details the  contents of the John Yoko's 'song' fairly

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 6:49:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lyrics to The Maharishi Song: John: Well, let me tell you something about the Maharishi camp, in Rishikesh. There were one or two attractive women there, but mainly, looked like, ya

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread Vaj
On Jul 20, 2006, at 10:43 AM, sparaig wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think 'The Maharishi Song' was ever seriously intended for  release but there is no doubt that this transcript details the  contents of the John Yoko's 'song' fairly

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 9:44:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@... wrote: On Jul 20, 2006, at 6:24 AM, Paul Mason wrote: John Lennon did not sing "And you turned out to be just like everyone?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 9:51:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: to see the master walking on the petals who lived in a million dollar stecketo house overlookin' the Himalayas."Is this an accurate description of MMY's house in Rishikesh? Maybe 5 to 10

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 10:00:29 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is this an accurate description of MMY's house in Rishikesh? And what the heck is a "stecketo" house? Brick house covered with stucco. totally inaccurate. __._,_.___ To

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 10:44:22 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED].. wrote:[...] The CIA guy? Is this Charlie? M's house probably didn't cost $10.000 to build in India in the sixties, probably

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread Vaj
On Jul 20, 2006, at 11:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:In a message dated 7/20/06 10:00:29 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:Is this an accurate description of MMY's house in Rishikesh?And what the heck is a "stecketo" house?Brick house covered with stucco. totally inaccurate.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 10:47:54 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The ashram turned out to be more like a hotel than the spartan guru's camp the Beatles expected. The sleeping quarters were in a complex of picturesque some bungalows with four or five

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 10:59:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED].. wrote:[...] Spair,check my post regarding this. I saw the ashram in Rishikesh and stayed there about two weeks in October

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 11:18:21 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In the years before the "house" in Rishikesh was built, 50 % of the initiating fees from all over the world, went to India to build the "house". With that in mind - I think the house

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 12:58:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Your question was whether John Lennon might have been right, after all, when he suggested that he had been made a fool of.It is a good question and on reflection and seeing how the topic is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 7/20/06 1:12:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 16,000 square feet is a VERY large house... Sorry! 1600, I corrected myself later. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Was John Lennon Right About Maharishi?'

2006-07-20 Thread Vaj
On Jul 20, 2006, at 6:20 PM, Robert Gimbel wrote: In a message dated 7/20/06 9:51:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time,   sparaig@ writes: to see  the master walking on the petals who lived in a million dollar  stecketo  house overlookin' the Himalayas." Is this an accurate  description of MMY's