Richard J. Williams wrote: > According to the terms of Brahmanand's will, the Jyotirmath > succussor was Swami Shantinand. No mention in the will of > a Swami Swaroopanand. At any rate, Swami Swaroopanand is not > a succusor to Brahmanand . . . > Jonathan Chadwick wrote: > Well at least Mahesh Yogi is not a succesor to SBS because > it was his karma not to be one: Mahesh Yogi is not a Brahmin. > Jonathan - The Mahesh Yogi has not only succeeeded his guru but surpassed him. The organization built by Mahesh makes the Shankaracharya Order look like small ant hill.
> Shankaracharya: The Lord, Shankaracharya Brahmananda Saraswati > Ji Maharaj strictly adhered to the varna (caste)...He believed > in one's varna by birth... > The word 'varna' in Sanskrit means color. If the quote above is what the Swami Swaroopanand learned from his Master and what the Swami is now teaching, he greatly misunderstood what Guru DevJi was teaching. This is a gross error and the Swaroop will go to hell for repeating this casteism nonsense. For this, the Swaroop was an Indian "freedom fighter"? Go figure. According to Sanatan Dharma, there's no such thing as a "Brahmin" - that's just a misguided cultural convention based on on birth circumstances - a practice that was introduced into India by the Aryan speakers who invaded Bharatvarsh. Besides, the Mahesh Yogi never aspired to be a Shankaracharya or even a Sannyasin - Saynyasins suffer - Yogis enjoy. > I do the program every day > Maybe so, but which one? > It's Hinduism that's "a mess." > That disqualifies Swami Swaroopanad from holding any holy office then, doesn't it, since he fully supports the Hindu caste system. That pretty much makes the Swami an illigitmate teacher in my opinion. Mahesh teaches a division of labor and segregates the sexes for program. Mahesh doesn't believe in varna ashrama - that's not a part of his program.
