Vaj wrote: > He replied that the only thing he heard was: > Apparently MMY visited the Shankaryacharya > some time ago. And after MMY had left, the > Shankaracharya commented to the Swami that > MMY's mind was a complete mess, a supermarket, > not quiet at all." > According to Paul G. van Oyen, the Shankaracharya of Sringeri, was very fond of the Maharishi and the Swami Shantanand Saraswati, Guru Dev's successor at Jyotirmath.
Paul G. van Oyen, who visited His Holiness Shri Bharati Tirtha, the 'Shankaracharya of the South' wrote in his newsletter: "He also emphatically confirmed that in his opinion and in the opinion of Shringeri Matha Shri Shantânanda Sarasvati had been the lawful and respected Pîthapati of Jyotirmath. In their view Shrî Shantânanda Sarasvatî had been a disciple of Shrî Shantânanda Sarasvati, maybe even a rather disobedient and naughty disciple. In a later conversation with another member of the Shringeri Matha staff we were reminded of the fact that when Shri Svarupananda was challenging the position of Shrî Shantananda as Pîthapati of Jyotir Matha the then Shankaracarya of Shringeri (Shri Vidyatîrtha Svamiji) had offered to anoint Svarupananda as Shankaracarya of Dvaraka when that seat fell vacant. The one condition was that he would drop his claim for Jyotir Matha. This was agreed and Svarupananda was anointed as Pîthapati of Dvaraka Matha. However when the ceremony was over Svarupananda refused to honour his commitment and did not step down as claimant to the Jyotir Matha seat." Work cited: 'A Visit to the Shankaracharya' By Paul G. van Oyen Kosmopolis Newsletter, August 2000 "He was His Holiness Shrî Shantânanda Sarasvatî, Shankarâcârya of North India and based in Jyotir Math (Himalayas). Dr Roles introduced Leon MacLaren to His Holiness and as a result a master-disciple relationship was established..." Read more: From: Willytex Subject: The Work Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: January 7, 2003 http://tinyurl.com/yfoveuj
