> > It's been rather interesting observing the > > McRishi Mahesh, whom the Shankaracharya of > > the south observed had a busy supermarket > > mind with no silence... > > Ravi Yogi: > Go back to your discourses on Parama Vakra > Gita... > It is very doubtful that Vaj got an audience with the Shankaracharya of the South.
But in fact, the Sringeri Shankaracharya seems to approve of the work that was being done by MMY and Swami Shantanand of Jyotie Matha! Apparenty Paul van Oyen went to see Sringeri Shankaracharya and actually met him in person. Paul posted this report in the Kosmopolis Newsletter in April - August 2000: Dear readers, As you know Dorine and I have had the grace bestowed upon us of an audience with HH Shrî Bhâratî Tîrtha, Shankarâcârya of Shringeri Matha. Kosmopolis is presenting herewith to its readers the report of this visit... With best wishes, Paul G. van Oyen Shri Bharati Tirtha: "He also emphatically confirmed that in his opinion - and in the opinion of Shringeri Matha - Shrî Shantânanda Sarasvatî had been the lawful and respected Pîthapati of Jyotirmath. In their view Shrî Shantânanda Sarasvatî had been a disciple of Shrî Shantânanda Sarasvatî, 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 Shrî Svarûpânanda was challenging the position of Shrî Shantânanda as Pîthapati of Jyotir Matha the then Shankarâcârya of Shringeri (Shrî Vidyatîrtha Svamijî) had offered to anoint Svarûpânanda as Shankarâcârya of Dvaraka when that seat fell vacant. The one condition was that he would drop his claim for Jyotir Matha. This was agreed and Svarûpânanda was anointed as Pîthapati of Dvâraka Matha. However when the ceremony was over Svarûpânanda refused to honour his commitment and did not step down as claimant to the Jyotir Matha seat."
