Jyotir Math has been described here on FFL as a lodge, furthermore it appears that Guru Dev seldom visited Jyotir Math.
The term retirement is a surprising way to describe the period Guru Dev undertook the position of Shankaracharya of Northern India. Is it possible that you might share your sources about the financial support you suggest Guru Dev received for his ashram and mission? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As far as I know, Guru Dev lived in a mansion in his retirement > called the Jyotir Math, with servants and massive donors from the > Hindu community, as well as many volunteers (which included > Maharishi fro a decade or so). > > OffWorld > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ingegerd" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This is my opinion too. His thinking was more in accordance with > > Guru Dev. Not quite - as I read the quotes from Guru Dev, but more > > etichal than what he shows these days. I think the influence of > Guru > > Dev faded more and more as he became The Big Guru. > > Ingegerd > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand Paul Mason" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > It sounds like in the early-early days Guru Dev's teaching was > > still > > > fairly fresh in his awareness, but that the freshness diminished > > as > > > time passed, to the point where he now represents a teaching > quite > > > alien to that of Guru Dev's. > > > That is the corrupting force of materialism, which he appears > not > > to > > > have been a match for. > > > Just my opinion. > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ingegerd" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Contact MUM about the nearest World Peace Palace. You > can > > > take > > > > > > > out a low-interest student loan to learn TM, and I would > > > > guess, > > > > > > > to learn an advanced technique as well... > > > > > > > > > > > > ***************** > > > > > > > > > > > > The loan to learn TM is not low-interest (the Citibank > > > > Citiassist > > > > > > loan is prime rate plus points, instead of less than prime > > rate > > > > > > like > > > > > > Stafford govt-guaranteed loans), because it is not a > > government- > > > > > > guaranteed/subsidized loan, but a private student loan > that > > > > either > > > > > > requires good credit or a co-signer -- it's the same loan > > that > > > > MUM > > > > > > students in the Computer Professional program get: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.mum.edu/compro/citiassist.html > > > > > > > > > > > > for MUM students who are foreign nationals, Iowa banks > give > > a > > > > loan > > > > > > (guaranteed by MUM itself): > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.mum.edu/compro/financial.html#cploan > > > > > > > > > > I think you people are missing the point, big-time. > > > > > > > > > > The very fact that someone should have to take out > > > > > a loan to learn to meditate is what's criminal. And > > > > > the organization that places the people of the world > > > > > in that position are the criminals. > > > > > > > > You are so right. MMY has changed his mind about loans. I > > remember > > > > in the early-early days that MMY said that we never should > take > > up > > > > loans, because it made a limit to our freedom. He said that > the > > > > persons or banks that gave us loans, made us as slaves - > because > > > > they owned a part of us. I think that this was something he > had > > > from > > > > Guru Dev. > > > > Ingegerd > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
