Published May 26, 2005
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Maharaj Ji

Thirty Years Ago Though Carly and Richard insist that historical events have little to do with their religious experience, they explain that if the Guru's mother and brother, who have denounced the Guru [Maharaj Ji] as a playboy, were to come to San Diego, they would not accept them. Carly and Richard, "Guru Maharaj Ji says obstacles are a part of life." Comments are likewise muted about local Marilyn Johnson, the blonde stewardess who, as the Guru's wife, gives satsang. "Her parents, who live in Imperial Beach, they have come to see that she and Guru Maharaj Ji are happy.... No, the parents haven't received knowledge. They come to some of our satsang meetings, and Guru Maharaj Ji comes to visit them in San Diego."
-- "STILL BEAUTIFUL," Jean Hector, May 29, 1975