From a Letter to Kapilnath of 17 October 1989

Please Note: This post from the Open Door category, “INO Schism” contains the views of Shri Gurudev Mahendranath regarding a schism within the INO which culminated in the appointment of a new leadership in 1989. This category is included in our archives as testament to the specific issues and time line of events. These posts are critical of the views and behavior of several people and do not reflect the uplifting concepts and ideals of the INO as a whole. Read on only if you are seeking accurate and reliable information regarding the specific issues involved. A document clearly explaining these issues is under development and will use these letters to validate its accuracy and time line.

None of the points in the MSS have been refuted by anyone and no clarification to any of the doubts raised. Of course, Cliff B. cannot be neutral. He must decide if he is a sadhu or not, and act accordingly. I think it is unlucky to play with these things or pretend one is neutral.

UK I will leave alone in the future. Nothing in UK has developed with peace and tranquillity. But any decision relating to M.M.—I favour forgiveness if sincerity is clearly demonstrated—depends now on yourself as IMM as he has now separated himself from his Guru for all time. He brain-washed himself too much in the old occult rat race, so his start was contaminated. The Oxford group is much the same.

In spite of the slings & arrows and the air filled with MSS missiles, no proper point has been answered and quite a few sadhus, sanyasis and Sanskrit scholars are going to be lonely in their weird trips. Yes, it does still appear, as you suggest, M.M. might still try for being the Adi-Nath Guru although this is impossible without being ordained as an Adi-Nath sanyasi and taking the sanyasa mantra. He could not get ordained into any “Hindu sect” as he is a married man.

I myself stress in the MSS that the Adi-Nath only exists as myself; there are no other Adi-Nath sadhus existing anywhere in the world and the sect will cease when I die. M.M. will have to realise soon that names, titles & sects are not really real and only what he personally attains is of any value to him in the future.

There has been very little mail this week and the absence might mean clear skies and that the storm in the pea cup is over. M.M. might do a sudden turn about and express sorrow. I must admit that things would have developed in U.K. if he had asked questions or sought more detailed information, but he wanted to play the game of the big man and be his own mike & loudspeaker combined.