> That's called 'Buying a Stairway to Heaven,' > or 'Paying cash for God.' Get a clue. It doesn't > work that way, John. > It's pretty common knowledge that Guru Dev used to participate in 'yagyas' during WWII; you can call it anyhting you want to. So maybe you need to get a clue: that's the way it works, John. You already know this - how many dollars have you tithed to the Mormon church? Why you're acting stupid here is beyond me. Go figure.
http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/images/yajna.jpg "According to Lynn Napper: "Guru Dev toured all over India attracting thousands where ever he went. His darshan was now easy to obtain, but it came with a risk of lifelong attachment to him. He conducted many ceremonies on special days all through India. He was the center of attraction at the 1942 Kumbhamela in Allahabad. In Delhi he presided over a great yagya on the banks of the Yamuna. Yousands of people came to watch" (Napper 136). "..the photo shown at the above link is the very same one on page 37 of the Life article I cited. Interestingly, the Life photo is a cropped version (missing a bit at the top and a little at the bottom). I tried to find a reference to a photographer or photograph news agency accompanying the photo, but there were none." Read more: From: Shemp McGurk Subject: Re: Guru Dev's Mahayajna Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: January 5, 2003 http://tinyurl.com/ln85tg "Yes, I insist that Guru Dev attended, if not organized, the Delhi Mahayagna in 1943, and with the help of Mr. Raj Varma and his nephew, Bal Bramhacharya who also attended the event, sitting right next to the Guru Dev." Read more: From: Willytex Subject: Re: Guru Dev's Mahayajna Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: January 11, 2003 http://tinyurl.com/ln85tg Works cited: 'Our Spiritual Heritage' An Informal History of the Shankaracharya Order. By Lynn Napper Hesperdes, 1998 'Truth is One' The Story of the World's Great Living Religions in Pictures and Text. By Henry James Forman and Roland Gammon Harper & Row, 1954 page 12
