All true; But I still believe that Maharishi's wearing white;
Is symbolic of purity, an essence of the Yogi, Shiva; His task, that Guru Dev, originally realized; "Be the destroyer of ignorance, on this earth, to every corner" And why Maharishi is above all else; A 'Destroyer of Ignorance' and the embodiment; Of 'Shiva'. Anyway, on an archetypal, makes sense to me; And beside, Maheshvarha is a manifestation of Shiva. Om Shri Maheshvhahahara Namah Om... - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I'm not so sure it's a caste thing at all. The link below says > that > > when one becomes a shankaracharya, he removes his sacred thread > and > > becomes a sanyasi (in Guru Dev's case, he had already become a > > sanyasi long before becoming Shankaracharya) and thus does not > > belong to any caste or varna, so Maharishi could certainly have > > become a sanyasi, if not a swami -- the reason why MMY did not > > become a sanyasi is clearly that he was destined to interact with > > the world extensively: > > > > http://www.sulekha.com/news/ThreadComment.aspx?cid=525375 > > > > The link below supports the idea that sanyasis are casteless, > since > > they have renounced the illusion that the body is the self, and > > therefore when it is discarded, no ritual offerings are made to > them: > > > > "The ritual of Pindadaana is not performed for children and > > sanyasis. As far as children are concerned, they do not have the > > sense of `I' and `mine' developed in them; and a Sanyasi on the > > other hand is supposed to have repudiated the illusion of > > considering oneself as the body. Since they have no affinity for > > their physical forms, no Pindadaana is necessary for neither of > > them. " > > > > http://www.ashram.org/~rp/rp_issues/rp141_files/main.html > > > > ********************* > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > This has always been my understanding too. MMY is not > > > a Brahmin and therefor can not become a sannyasi and > > > wear orange. > > It is also a hand-colored black and white photograph. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
