--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Who do you think was more revolutionary in their attempt to > > > > > > > > change > > > > > > > > the world? > > > > > > > > Maharishi or Yogananda? > Yogananda certainly paved the way for > > > > > > > > Maharishi in the West. > > > > > > Crane Brinton's classic comparative study, Anatomy of Revolutions... > > > Brinton argues that for such an overthrow or attempted overthrow to be > considered "revolutionary" the leaders of the movement must also seek > to initiate major changes in the structure of government (as opposed > to simply who is running it), as well as in economic life, social > relationships, and ideological or religious beliefs." > > > > > > > > Revolutionary? By some definitions I'd wager that Maharishi was more > > > > radical. By scope. > > > > >
More discussion of this at: http://groups.google.com/group/communal-studies-forum/browse_thread/thread/d5d8b7558506d775# > > > > > > Maharishi might have been the more flamboyant as a revolutionary. Even > > > more radical. Not that Yogananda was not either. > > > > > > > I don't think Yogananda ever tried to put up a political party. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maharishi may have had the most scope by virtue of the change of > > > > > technology during his 50 years in the West. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yogananda was in the West and America for about 3 decades. > > > > > > Maharishi for 5. Autobiography of a Yogi has probably sold more > > > > > > and influenced way more towards authentic spirituality and > > > > > > practicing mysticism than some number of meditators who may have > > > > > > learned TM in the culture. > > > > > > > > > > > > As I ask around here, mecca of TM, most people read Autobiography > > > > > > of a Yogi before they came to and started TM way back when. AOB > > > > > > has been a preferred book sale all along in the spiritual section. > > > > > > TM effectively disappeared from the 11980's. Yogananda numbers is > > > > > > possibly the more influential in culture of the two. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Interesting question. They both come from the same caste. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But Yogananda had a guru-sishya relationship with which to > > > > > > > receive > > > > > > > all the yogic wisdom he passed onto his students. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maharishi, despite the immense advertising efforts of his > > > > > > > followers, > > > > > > > has been revealed for what he is. It's still broadcast on > > > > > > > American > > > > > > > television weekly. He has no guru-sishya relationship. He > > > > > > > molested > > > > > > > numerous women, while claiming to be a lifelong celibate. And he > > > > > > > never, ever trained as a yogi - even his yoga asana course was > > > > > > > done > > > > > > > by someone else! What kind of yogi is that? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yogananda on the other hand was declared a Paramahamsa yogi by > > > > > > > his > > > > > > > own master. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Heck, even George Harrison left TM to follow Yogananda's > > > > > > > teachings. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
