--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" > <willytex@> wrote: > > > > > And came back. > > > > > If so, I wonder why Marshy would have come back to > > the Upper Kashi from Madanapalle. > > Sorry, Willy, saw this post just now. > > No, I didn't mean he returned to Uttar Kashi, rather he returned to > Madanapalle, and at least two times after going to Kanya Kumari. One > time I was told, he came with an entourage of 15 people who took > residence at the Brindaban Lodge, which was actually already full, but > miraculously the place was available when he arrived. This Narayan > Ayer told me, who was also a hotel manager (not sure if it was of the > Brindavan Lodge, or a smaller place nearby, where Maharishi stayed at > his first visit and came in contact with him). He also told me that > Maharishi initiated 200 people there, and the was catching a plane > from Madras, even though he was two hours late. > > All this happened before he sat foot in the west. > > > > And, I wonder how Marshy's Aunt got to the Upper > > Kashi to talk to Marshy about the trip to Madanapalle? > > No idea, but he could have met her after he left. Or he knew she was > ailing and ad heard of the facilities in Madanapalle and thought to > combine it with his pilgrimage. It is also quite feasable, that - if > Maharishi really got the 'order' at GD's deathbead, to make a > pilgrimage in orer to get the proper blessings and the right start. > This would be a very indian way of doing it. You know very well how > Indians look for auspicious timing when they start any undertaking. > When Aishwarya Rai married recently, first thing the newly wed did was > to pay a visit to the south indian temple of Tirupati (which btw is > also nearby Madanapalle) > > > > > And, this brings up another issue. If Marshy was > > at the Upper Kashi and observing "silence" how did > > he communicate with his Aunt? Using sign language? > > Probably telepathy. But honestly, he could have met her just afterwards. > > > Did they have telephones in 1954 at the Upper Kashi? > > > > Maybe she called him on his cell phone or maybe she > > sent Satyanand or Uncle Raj up to see him. If so, that > > would really be a long walk for Uncle Raj. The Aunt > > could have probaly walked herself to Madanapalle by > > the time Uncle got up there to the Upper Kashi! > > > > And, why wouldn't her husband, Uncle Raj, have taken > > Marshy's Aunt down to Madanapalle? I wonder what's up > > with that? Come to think of it, why would the Marshy > > have gone up to the Upper Kashi in the first place if > > his Aunt wasn't well. > > > > And how would the Aunt have known Marshy was even up > > at the Utter Kashi? > > > > Does anyone know what happened to the Aunt? I didn't > > even think that the Marshy had any Aunts that he was > > on speaking terms with. Was it Aunt Varma or was it > > Aunt Srivastava? Did the Aunt practice TM? And I > > wonder if the Aunt availed herself of Maharishi's > > Ayer-Veda. What, exactly, ailed the Aunt? > > > > So far as I can tell, the story about his Aunt is > > probably just a story. I can't recall Marshy having > > mentioned this and I've spent hours listening to > > him and reading his books and watching his videos. > > Apparently Uncle Raj didn't mention an Aunt at the > > Upper Kashi when he was in Canada at the TM Center. > > I wonder why not? > > Well, I was told by the Narayan Ayer this story, who is still alive > and ready to talk to anybody about it. He is still a devotee of > Maharishi. I can give you his address and phone number if you want. > Send me an email if you are seriously interested. You could also > simply visit the Maharishi Mandir near the Ganapathi Temple, opposite > old Brindaban lodge (not in function any more), going off Gandhi Bazar > where it makes a z-curve. > > > The only person that I know of that mentions his > > Aunt is Dr. Coplin. The Aunt isn't mentioned by > > Robert Hollings in his book 'Transcendental > > Meditation', a book which I presume was approved > > for publication by the TMO since it was once > > available from the MUM Bookstore. > > > > Work Cited: > > > > 'Transcendental Meditation' > > An Introduction to the practice and aims of TM > > by Robert Hollings > > The Aquarian Press, 1982 > > ISBN 0-85030-240-4 > > p. 82 - 83 > > Fine, but the non-inclusion of facts or events isn't proof for their > non-existence. Personal eye-witness is about the best proof you can get.
Thanks, very interesting. What is you email adress ?
