People of stature who met him at more intimate gatherings remarked on his "ordinariness". However he was extra-ordinary when in front of a crowd giving a speech.
He gave darshsana because he was a channel for pure power - which he himself understood in a Nietchean manner. He was not a channeler possessed by some spirit but rather was a powerful soul. As you know "shakti" means power (dynamis), not energy or work (energia). His tale is a warning about the dark side of shakti, artfully left out of conversations by shakti worshipers and matriarcal fantisizers. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <no_re...@...> wrote: > > I have a feeling that Maharishi knew something about > > Hitler's "real nature" that us "ordinary people" can't know... :0 > > > > Forget to mention, judging by how his dog(s?) behaved near > him, he might have had a rather powerful darshana. >