Richard, it's not my contention that anything was "proved" in Judith's book, only that her story, seemed plausible to me. There's not enough (if any) evidence that we have to actually determine what, if anything, occurred between Maharishi and Judith, or anyone else.
You may or may not be the only real defender of Maharishi on this list, I don't know. I am not defending him and I'm not condemning him. I loved the man as my guru and have lots of fondness for my time in the movement. It doesn't seem far fetched to me that a guy like him, who obviously enjoyed power and privilege, wouldn't also be attracted to others sexually. That doesn't mean that he actually engaged in sexual activities with anyone, but as unique as he appeared to be in lots of ways, I don't know why we would assume that he was exempt from natural human desire and behavior when he exhibited other normal human characteristics. His proclivities, one way or the other, are not before us in any sort of forensic setting where we might hope to come to a more accurate determination. And even if they were, we could still come to the wrong conclusion. So, go figure, eh? *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardatrwilliamsdotus" <richard@...> wrote: > > > marekreavis: > > I don't think that he was a pervert or > > inordinately lecherous. > > > It's a very weak defense, Marek - apparently > I'm the only real defender of Maharishi > Mahesh Yogi on this entire list. > > Go figure. > > It has NOT been established that MMY had > sexual relations with anyone. You would > think that at least one informant would be > able to provide evidence if this were true. > > Without some evidence, or an believable > eyewitness report, I'm just not buying it. > > So, let's review: > > Are we to believe that Judith walked over > to Marshy's house, in the dead of night, > climbed in through the bedroom window, > and had sexual relations with MMY on his > deer skin rug under a painting of Guru Dev. > > With Nanda Kishore asleep in the living > room and Ms Pittman posted at the front > door? > > This is just outrageous! > > > According to Nancy, you could hear a pin > drop on a warm night up there on the hill > in Rishikesh India. > > Are you thinking that Judith could get > within ten feet of the Maharishi without > anyone in the whole ashram knowing about > it? > > Secretly traisping over to MMY's house, > with a flashlight and probably with duck > tape on their ankle bells, to what, give MMY > a sexy back rub? > > It just doesn't make any sense, Marek. >
