--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > > On Jan 13, 2009, at 8:00 PM, Richard Williams wrote: > > >>> Yeah, sad that the 'world master of Indian music' > >>> was so impressed by the money that he recorded > >>> a series of sixteen albums for meditation for > >>> the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. > >>> > > Vaj wrote: > >> It's what I've heard from respected people from > >> Indian scholars to members of the Shankaracharya > >> to Ayurvedic physicians who worked with him. For > >> the historical record, what's most important is > >> that the facts are on the table and not flowery > >> accolades from followers postured as actual > >> historical fact. > >> > > So, Vaj, the 'world masters' of Indian music, Pandit > > Hariprasad Chaurasia, Debu Chaudhuri, and Pandit > > Shivkumar Sharma, were so impressed by the money from > > Marshy, that they recorded a series of over twenty > > albums for the Marshy? That doesn't even make any > > sense. > > > > And the ayervedic pandits, Dr. Dwivedi, Dr. Triguna, > > and Dr. Balaraj Maharishi, were so impressed with the > > money from Marshy that they put their pictures on > > bottles of Marshy 'Amrit Kailash'? Does that make any > > sense? > > > > So, all the pandits were just very smart businessmen? > > What's wrong with pandits making a little money and > > getting famous? > > > > I guess they could ask for the pictures to be taken > > off the albums and the bottles. Now that would make > > sense, if they returned all the money. > > > As far as I am aware, the pictures have been removed from the > bottles...but I haven't purchased any MAPI products on moral grounds > (and for safety reasons) in a while. Since Balraj specifically > requested that MMY never use the formulations he kindly shared, out of > the kindness of his own heart, for PROFIT, clearly there's a reason > these guys wanted nothing to do with Mahesh Varma, the self-proclaimed > "Maharishi". I believe his most recent Vaidya, Dr. Mishra, left as well. > > If I was third world musician would I let my music be published for > the west at the expense of a Hindu businessman-cum-guru? Sure I would. > And then I'd move on...like they all have. It's a sad situation Willy, > but don't mire yourself in your own denial. >
Since MAPI is owned by a non-profit org, your cliam is misleading, at best. And, since the latest bottle of MAK on my shelf has the pictures still on it, its downright false, to boot. Why am I not surprised? L.
