--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Was this the Shankaracharya that Mahesh "owned"?--there was one that > was basically 'bought and sold'. Just a like a special interest group > buying for legislation, influence, etc. That's all I needed to hear, > esp. given all the other improprieties.
You mean the one that was specificed in the will? The one that was acknowledged by the courts as being Gurudev's foremost disciple? The will was challenged by the group that selected Gurudev.They wanted to establish a tradition that THEY would select the new Shankaracharya, period. Note that accounts of the hostility say theprimary reason for the bad blood between the committee and Swami Shatananda was due to his rapid decision to *accept the will*. > > In general the Shankaracharyas are not only realized--and the only ones > who ever claimed M. was enlightened was his followers--they had to have > expertise in the scriptures. Since M. relies heavily on pundits for his > knowledge, in this case 'two strikes and you're out'. The most powerful > of the seats, Sringeri (Shankaras seat), from what I could tell > spending a lot of time with the sanyasis, they considered M. an > aberration and a 'seller of the Veda'. Many felt he was headed to > Patala-loka... Actually, the 5th seat isn't even considered part of the Shankaracharya tradition by many. > > On Jun 17, 2005, at 5:44 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It's meaningful in that the Shankaracharya of the NOrth said the > >> above when asked about the "genuineness" of MMY. > > > > It's just One Man's Opinion. The value that people > > give to that opinion depends pretty much on what > > they want to read into it. > > > > Unc 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/
