So Maharishi performed some type of "official" ceremony so a handful of people could be officially called disciples, big whoop. Is there a rulebook that describes a guru-disciple relationship? If so does it specifically void relationships that are absent this.some ceremony? Isn't the guru disciple relationship based on something more than a ceremony? I would imagine the entirety of purusha and mother divine would claim they have a direct guru-disciple relationship with Maharishi. I would imagine that the dedicated staff/faculty members at MUM would cliam a guru-disciple relationship. The same for the well-to-do who have lived in FF for many years now and offer money whenever money is needed. Maharishi may not descrbe these people as his disciples but I can't imagine that it is anything but. They look to him for guidance in every aspect of their lives, they imagine, based on the "knowing me in your heart" that M has described, his thoughts on every issue. And Maharishi is not lacking in advice and never has been, even if his advice is to be self-sufficient.Yet, even with this advice of his (self-sufficiency) he is never lacking in specific, though perhaps general, advice/guidance. Ken
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 3/26/05 7:54 AM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > 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? > > He did it. I don't know if was an upanayama ceremony. It lasted about an > hour and was done privately for each man. He laid his hands on their heads > and did other stuff. 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/
