Richard As far as I can gather Guru Dev seldom visited Jyotirmath, perhaps only twice during his tenure as Shankaracharya. His main ashram was in Benares (it is still there) & that ashram is dedicated to his guru and funded by a trust in Dandi Swami Krishanand's name. Regarding his expenditures, all sources are agreed that he used some sort of divine purse, that he had some sort of siddhi that dealt with material funds. Yes, I know it seems very childish to believe such things are possible, but unless accounts of some trust are discovered, which show that Guru Dev was supported by benefactors' donations, I for one will continue to keep an open mind. On the subject of controversy, I recently had a German initiator contact me to tell me how Maharishi declared to about seventy course participants on the Spiritual Guides Course in Rishikesh early 1970 that Guru Dev had been killed by rat poison administered repeatedly by the cook. And I had thought this was just a rumour created and circulated on AMT. Does anyone else at FFL remember Maharishi saying this?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex <no_re...@...> wrote: > > > > > Wait a minute: How long will it take for Rick > > > > Archer, or for that fellow "Vaj" or that scumbag > > > > paulmason, to start claiming that none of these > > > > Saints actually were present on this occasion > > > > in Delhi, 1943? > > > > > > > About thirty-six minutes, Nabby. > > > > Nabby wrote: > > I do not believe they sent cash as He did not allow > > such contributions; but flowers and fruits, chairs > > and tents; obviously. > > > Have you ever heard of the Jyotirmath Trust Fund? What > do you think a Trust Fund does, Nabby? It takes > donations from wealthy patrons and puts it in the bank > in a 'trust fund' to be spent for worthy causes. Where > do you think they got all the money to rebuild the > Jyotirmath Ashram? > > > > > > "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." > > > > > >
