--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Let's refresh our memories of the context, since > > Vaj keeps snipping it. > > > > Here was the quote Vaj offered as proof that George > > was no longer a devotee of MMY: > > > > "My life belongs the Lord Krishna now. I'm just the servant of > > Krishna. I've never been so humble in all my life, and I feel > > great." > > > > And here's the quote OffWorld provided to which Vaj > > was responding: > > > > "Maharishi only ever did good for us, and although I have > > not been with him physically, I never left him." > > > > I don't see any obvious incompatibility there (nor is > > there any mention of ISKCON in Vaj's quote). > > > > For that matter, MMY has never encouraged devotion, > > in the sense of worship, of himself. > > > > I don't know whether George switched his allegiance > > from MMY to ISKCON, and in so doing definitively > > rejected MMY, as Vaj claims. My point is that Vaj is > > going to have to do a lot better than he has so far if > > he wants to prove that is anything more than "unfounded > > rumor," if not "desperate disinformation." > > > > Vaj has conveniently flexible standards for proof. > > The context I'm responding to is in the title of this thread which was > written by offworlds - "George Harrison, most devoted to MMY of all > devotees". It's absurd. > > I don't think george rejected MMY, but clearly his main spiritual > allegiance was with iskon if it was with anything. George wasn't a > rejecting type, remember he had a number 1 hit with a chorus featuring > of halleluias and hare krishnas.
...and don't forget his plagiarized "My sweet lord" with parts of the puja in it... > I'm not saying this as a tmer, but > as a beatles fanatic. (Imagine a hit with a hare krishna chorus in > george bush's america) > > You don't need no love in > You don't need no bed pan > You don't need a horoscope or a microscope > The see the mess that you're in > If you open up your heart > You will know what I mean > We've been polluted so long > Now here's a way for you to get clean > > By chanting the names of the lord and you'll be free > The Lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and see > > Awaiting on You All by George Harrison, (with ridiculous phil spector > overproduction). > ------------------------ 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/
