--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon wrote: > > Yeah, he's still a holy man, just not as holy as most of us thought. The > Bible tells us that all men fall short of the Glory of God. That means that > all men have and will sin. Maharishi was a man, not God. The Bible also > speaks of angels coming to earth and having sex with women. Veda Vyasa had > sex with an unmarried woman in a boat while crossing a river, thus we have > Shukadeva.
Who is the ultimate Brahmachari, walking around naked, not having any sense of sensuality > Maharishi belongs on a pedestal, just not as high as we might have thought. > My thoughts are that M was a very high soul on a mission and upon taking > birth as a man, he did things men do. My opinion too. I put him on a high pedestal for what he did and accomplished. In other areas he is just like a human being. And I credit him for inspiring me (and so many others) to live brahmacharya, and create an environment where this was easy. Well said, Mike. > > ________________________________ > From: Michael Jackson > To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" > Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2013 12:58 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Serious Question > > Â > > OK, serious question here to all those who have defended Maharishi as a saint > and true holy man. > > > How do you account for the stories that several of his former skin boys have > told about his sexual escapades? Mark Landau, Billy Clayton, Nedd Wynn and > others have told stories that are very similar as to what who and when. > > Do you think they are all lying and if so why? Or do you honestly think it is > alright for a true holy man who always said he was a lifelong celibate to > have sex repeatedly and lie about having done so? >
