TurquoiseB wrote: > There were a few teachers of "advanced techniques" > and "siddhis" who were women, but they had no say > in the organization as a whole and still do not... > Everyone knows that Beaulah Smith was the only initiator in North America for years. She used to give all the initiations at SRM in Los Angeles. Also everyone knew that Helen Olsen really ran the TMO.
On courses, the road manager was Ms. Pittman. It's only later that the men took over, under Nandakishore, after they kicked out Jerry and Debbie. If you had been in Maharishi's inner circle you would already know this, Turq. But, you wouldn't know anything about the Maharishi's private life by just hanging around outside the door or running errands for SIMS. Ned Wyn wanted to be the 'skin-boy' for the Maharishi, and he actually did carry the skin one time, but Ned got to spend less than six minutes alone with the Maharishi, in over seven years of service working for international. Read more: 'Beyond Gurus' By Nancy Cooke de Herrera Blue Dolphin, 1992 'Hermit in the House' By Helen Olsen Privately published, 1967 'The way to Maharishi's Himalayas' By Elsa Dragenmark Privately published, 1972 'We Will Always Live in Beverly Hills' By Ned Wynn Random House, 1993
