Schrodinger's Guru - The $170 million dollar question

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**Ahtman**

Source

By Timothy McGrath

His Holiness Shri Ashutosh Maharaj, a wealthy religious leader in the Punjab city of Jalandhar, is either dead or meditating. A court may decide which, and the Maharaj's $170-million estate is at stake.

According to his family, he died from a heart attack on Jan. 29, 2014.

According to members of Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan — which was founded in 1983 and which describes itself as a "socio-spiritual-culturel, not-for-profit organisation" — he's in a deep state of meditation known as "Samadhi."

"Maharaj has been in deep meditation," one of his followers said. "He has spent many years meditating in sub-zero temperatures in the Himalayas, there is nothing unusual in it. He will return to life as soon as he feels and we will ensure his body is preserved until then."

Punjab police initially confirmed that the Maharaj was deceased, but the Punjab High Court ruled that his condition was a spiritual matter. Now, the Maharaj's wife and son are filing a court application seeking to have his death confirmed, claiming that his followers just want control of his money.

While all this gets decided, His Holiness Shri Ashutosh Maharaj will remain right where he is: in a commercial freezer.

**Aerethan**

If nothing else, you chose the perfect title for this thread.

**LordofHats**

Agreed.

Gotta be one of the most novel religious cases I've read in awhile. "Don't worry. He's not dead he's just not using his body right now."

**sirlynchmob**

Maybe he's spending the year dead for tax reasons

**Kilkrazy**

The Rutles did that once, or maybe it was Zaphod Beeblebrox.

**SilverMK2**

That throne doesn't look quite golden enough... also needs more skulls.

**gunslingerpro**

SilverMK2 wrote:
That throne doesn't look quite golden enough... also needs more skulls.

Pretty much my first thought.

Quick, someone try interstellar warp travel and see if he's got the beacon going!

**Easy E**

Interesting? Could they not just delcare him under the custodial guardianship of the family and move the estate over to them?

Oh wait, the spiritual group wants the money and estate for themselves, so no they won't let it transfer without a legal fight.

I sort of hope he does wake up after a few years.

**squidhills**

sirlynchmob wrote:
Maybe he's spending the year dead for tax reasons

Exalted because I love Hitchhiker's Guide!

**A Town Called Malus**

Kilkrazy wrote:
The Rutles did that once, or maybe it was Zaphod Beeblebrox.

Exalted because I love the Rutles and Hitchhikers.

Take that squidhills, I loved one more thing than you

**sebster**

That story is awesome, thanks for sharing Ahtman.

Don't really have much to say about the whole thing, except that its a classic example of the kind of craziness you get when money and religion intersect.