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...Perfect Master had come to Detroit to sow peace, love and truth. What he reaped was a pie in the face. In town to accept a testimonial resolution, Guru Maharaj Ji, the 15-year-old Indian religious leader, was struck with a shaving-cream pie hurled by a bearded ill-wisher. The pie thrower, who had concealed his missile beneath a box of flowers, said the guru was on an ego trip and "I wanted to show he was mortal." Unfortunately not quick enough to turn his cheek, the guru did give his attacker his forgiveness blessing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Aug. 20, 1973 | 8/20/1973 | See Source »

...Bonati, a 19-year-old who attended the University of Hartford, in Conn., is typical of many devotees in that she traveled the "guru circuit" before becoming a member of Divine Light Mission. "I tried yoga, and a lot of different kinds of meditation," she said. "They were relaxing, but this is so much more--there is so much love...

Author: By Lewis Clayton, | Title: Guru Maharaj Ji Says: 'All I Promise Is Peace' | 8/7/1973 | See Source »

...Maharaj Ji has a practical plan to bring about world peace by providing the necessities of food, clothing and shelter along with the Knowledge," he said. Lentini said he respects Rennie Davis for joining Divine Light. He said that Davis is performing "top-notch, professional work" for the Guru. Lentini said he believes that Davis is "a saint, who was around at the time of Christ...

Author: By Lewis Clayton, | Title: Guru Maharaj Ji Says: 'All I Promise Is Peace' | 8/7/1973 | See Source »

...middle-aged Brooklyn woman, a devotee who came to Boston to see the guru again, after having seen him in New York last week, said that her children, both devotees, had introduced her to Divine Light. She had just gone through a divorce, she said, and her children felt that she "needed some help...

Author: By Lewis Clayton, | Title: Guru Maharaj Ji Says: 'All I Promise Is Peace' | 8/7/1973 | See Source »

...said that receiving knowledge had improved her relations with her children. She uses the guru's Knowledge "instead of a psychiatrist," she added. Divine Light "is not a religion," she said. "I still go to temple every week." "It takes an intelligent person to realize the truth behind the guru's teachings," she said...

Author: By Lewis Clayton, | Title: Guru Maharaj Ji Says: 'All I Promise Is Peace' | 8/7/1973 | See Source »

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