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How does the song, “Sexy Sadie” relate to the Maharishi?

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How does the song, “Sexy Sadie” relate to the Maharishi?

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There is a good deal of information in the book, “A Hard Day’s Write” about this subject. “John’s honeymoon period with the Maharishi didn’t last long. By the end of his stay in India, he had rejected the guru’s leadership and channelled his feelings of disappointment into ‘Sexy Sadie’.” John knew he could never call the song “Maharishi”, for fear of a libel suit against him. Two of the reasons the Beatles were disenchanted with the Maharishi and decided to leave India were: they were told that the Maharishi was just after their money, and the other was a rumor that the Maharishi was making sexual advances to one of the females there. The Beatles met privately with him and told him they were all leaving. He wanted to know why. John’s reply to this (in his straightforward, outspoken way) was, “Well, if you’re so cosmic, you’ll know why!

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