--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mar 14, 2007, at 4:17 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > In a message dated 3/14/2007 10:49:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Guru upset by Beatles' drug use > > > > WORLD BRIEFINGS > > By David Orr > > LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH > > March 6, 2006 > > > > > > > > NEW DELHI -- The spat between the Beatles and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi > > in 1968 became an instant pop legend as perhaps the most bitter > > breakup in the era of free love. > > Now, after almost four decades of rumor and counter-rumor, a > > confidant of both sides has gone public with revelations that could > > upset many of the band's fans. > > Spiritualist and author Deepak Chopra, a former maharishi > > disciple and a friend of the late George Harrison, has said that > > contrary to popular myth, the row had nothing to do with charges > > that the maharishi made sexual advances toward Mia Farrow, the > > actress and friend of the band. > > > > Presumably Deepak knows this because George Harrison told him. > > Otherwise, how would he know? The Beatles were in Rishikesh in > > what, 1968? Deepak didn't learn TM until 1980 or so. Anyway, the > > story John Lennon told was quite different. Maharishi didn't want > > the Beatles to leave and tried to talk them out of it. Also, > > Cynthia Lennon, in her book "A Twist of Lennon," said the Beatles > > were drug-free in Rishikesh. I think she would know better than > > Deepak. > Yeah it goes against most other accounts out there. It may just be an > attempt by Deepak to heal the situation for the Reesh. >
Or an attempt to position Deepak as the expert for all things Maharishi, as Judy suggested a year ago when this article first appeared...
