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This is bogus. Just chant Hare Krishna

Balavanta: A boy who had been one of the top men with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi came to Srila Prabhupada and announced that Maharishi had sent him to Prabhupada. He had told Maharishi that he wanted to go higher, and Maharishi had responded, "If you want to go higher you must go to Swami Prabhupada." The devotees thought, "This is wonderful, what a breakthrough."

The boy was introduced to Prabhupada, and the boy said to him, "Maharishi recognizes you are the real thing, and Maharishi's program is to make people a little more qualified to follow your path. Maharishi is helping them get started. After that they can come to you." Prabhupada listened to his presentation with his eyes closed, sitting behind a table in his typical fashion. Everyone was waiting to see what Prabhupada would do. Being passionate, we were thinking "This is our opportunity to make all these people devotees." When the boy finally finished, Prabhupada opened his eyes and said, "This is bogus. Just chant Hare Krishna; there is no need for anything else."


Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 1 by Siddhanta Dasa