On Feb 28, 2010, at 11:34 AM, ShempMcGurk wrote: >> Subject: Maharishi threw the Beatles out >> Author: Willytex >> Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental >> Date: March 17, 2006 >> http://tinyurl.com/ykvndqr >> > > > At that link, Willy, you write, in part: > > "Chopra's account sounds pretty credible to me - I never bought the > "Maharishi made a pass at Mia" theory. According to my sources, the > Beatles were all stoned on drugs at the Rishikesh TTC. The Maharishi > threw them out - as would be expected - so in revenge Mia and the Fab > Four made up a bunch of lies about the Maharishi. John Lennon, in my > opinion, was a liar and a hypocrite - stoner to the end, who brought > Yoko in through the bathroom window. I think that's all crap what's > being said on your Yahoo! Group - FairfieldLife. What a bunch of liars > and Maharishi-bashers over there. You're full of crap about the > Maharishi's private sex life, or lack thereof. You and John Manning > ought to take a hike together - you're full of it, that's fer sure." > > While it may be true about the drugs and all that, I'm sure you realize that > Mia Farrow is convinced that she had "the moves" put on her by Maharishi. In > her book "What falls away" she relates this episode at the end of the > Rishikesh chapter. > > Amazon used to provide all of "What falls away" as searchable and I have, in > the past, linked to it. But now they only give samples, so I can't. But it > is clear Farrow thought she was having the moves put on her. More > importantly, with a sister who is gung-ho on the movement it is unlikely > Farrow would say it if she didn't fee that way. Now, it may be that Maharishi > was perfectly innocent about his intentions but Farrow certainly didn't feel > that way at the time.
When in doubt, go to Google Books. They also have cut way back on what they provide, but a search for Maharishi in What Falls Away produced the following: (all abbrevs mine) p. 137 "Nearly every afternoon MMY sent for me to come to his bungalow for a private talk. From the start he had been esp. solicitous and attentive to me, and I had responded with wary..." That was all I was able to get, despite putting in "wary" as well as other words to try and fool it into burping forth more. But it did give this little tidbit when I put in the term "bungalow": p. 139 (speaking about the cameraderie of Rishikesh) "Then a self-important, middle-aged American woman arrived, moving a mountain of luggage into the brand-new private bungalow next to MMY's along with her..." Could this self-important American woman be our Nancy? http://bit.ly/beGkX4 Sal
