On Mar 26, 2005, at 8:31 AM, Rick Archer wrote:

> He did initiate some westerners into Brahmacharya with an elaborate
> ceremony.

OK, here's a fine point: did he personally initiate them or did he have 
a Brahmin perform the rite? Who performed the upanayama ceremony?

>  I don't know about formal definition of guruhood. I suppose that
> by some definitions, Maharishi was never a guru to anyone.

I believe this is a fair and honest statement.



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