--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From someone on Huffington Post > > > > This letter by Dr. Mahapatra that the TM movement is circulating is most > peculiar. I heard full accounts of this episode in Maharishi's life over a > decade ago. Because of the extraordinary circumstances, I paid close > attention to details. > One of the themes of that time was extreme secrecy, not only between > Maharishi and the outside world, but even between Maharishi's various > caregivers and family members. Maharishi was listed under a false name , and > payments were in cash. Kirti and family weren't allowed into the room. > Deepak reported to them daily. This was per Maharishi's instructions. > The only constant companion to Maharishi throughout the time was Deepak. > Mahapatra was there for much of the time, but not all. His primary function > was to buy groceries. > Deepak did speak with Mahapatra regarding many medical details as the BUN > and creatinine levels, so it's odd that he would deny the kidney failure, or > quibble about the timing. The whole rationale for moving Maharishi to > England was for dialysis. > Other events such as carrying Maharishi into the hospital and the blood > transfusion, Mahapatra presumably did not know happened. From my > perspective, as a health professional, if I carried a saint with no vital > signs through London traffic into a hospital, I'd remember that. Likewise, > long discussions prior to giving my blood for transfusion to an anemic > patient, is an event I wouldn't forget. > What really surprised me is that Mahapatra brought up the issue of money. > The money was offered to Deepak's father who was still an occasional > visitor. > Maharishi asked one of his close assistants to give the elder Dr. Chopra a > couple of sealed suitcases of US and European currency. > Deepak's father saw it as an under the table payoff and refused it out of > principle. The money incident deeply insulted Deepak's mother causing her to > cry for days. I have heard other unsavory financial details that Deepak's > account charitably ommitted. > Regarding the helicopter ride to Vlodrop, who knows? Regardless, I would > trust the account of the person who was there with Maharishi the whole time. > > HYPERLINK > "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/the-maharishi-years-the_b_86412 > .html"Reply | HYPERLINK > "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/the-maharishi-years-the_b_86412 > .html#comment_11483686"Parent | posted 03:36 pm on 02/16/2008 > > > > From Deepak: > > > > A word to my rebutter: I feel that the probity of my account speaks for > itself. I have not embellished any details of my past with Maharishi. Once > he regained consciousness after his health crisis in London, he controlled > whatever version of events he wanted the world and the TM movement to hear. > For the past seventeen years the main version was outright denial. > > The person who has tried to refute my account at Huffington was marginally > present on the scene, but even that was intermittent. He wasn't privy to the > critical events I recount. Perhaps he wants to imagine a nicer reality for > the sake of the departed. The truth will be more healing. Maharishi was as > enigmatic as anyone can possibly be, and it serves no good purpose to weave > more mystery around him when the facts are clear to those who witnessed > them. > Love, > Deepak
And out pops the word *enigma-tic* once again, isn't that fascinating, that word is used so ofter to describe MMY. Eberwein also used it, as well as myself....
