More About The Maitreya
1. Where was He born?
2. When was He born?
3. What was His birth name?
4. Where did He receive His other names?
5. Education?
6. Religious background?
7. Religious affiliations?
8. Marital status?
9. Any children?
10. Is there any picture of Maitreya available?
11. What is His relationship with Benjamin Creme?
12. Does Maitreya have to suffer, be poor, be crucified, etc. as other Prophets did? Has God prophesied that this should happen to Maitreya?
Answers
About The Maitreya
A2 - He was born at 5:00 AM, November 8, 1944.
A3 - His birth name was Muhammad Hussein. This fulfills the expectation of Muslims that His name will be Muhammad.
A4 - He received the names Maitreya and Vigi Kumar from His Spiritual Teacher. His wife gave the name Joseph to Him. The name Emmanuel evolved from his pen name Manny. He received His Heavenly name (Yshwa - ) as part of The Holy Name (The Word /)! For more detail, read "How He Became Maitreya."
A5 - Maitreya has an MBA. He was working for his DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) when he started receiving these Revelations. He left the college to start his Mission.
A6 - Maitreya was born in a Muslim family. Although His grandfathers were Islamic clergymen, his father was not a member of the clergy and was not a strict Muslim. Maitreya asked if they could show God to him. Since no one could do that, He did not accept any dogmatic religions. He said, If I cannot see It, I will not believe in It. He was a seeker of the Truth from a very early age in His life.
A7 - The only religious organization he ever joined was Ananda Marga (The Path of Bliss). It is an organization that was influenced heavily by Hinduism, but is very progressive in many other aspects. Maitreya was guided to join this organization (read "How He Became Maitreya" for more details). This, of course, happened so that He received the knowledge of the mystical paths. It was the mystical explanation of God that made sense to Him. It was not a dogma but the Truth!
A8 - He was guided to a wonderful woman (Maitreyii) who is His beloved wife.
A9 - After nine and a half years of marriage, God blessed them with a son.
A10 - Yes, there is, now all eyes shall see him, and hear him!
A11 - Benjamin Creme foretold that Maitreya would come in the spring of 1982 and the Maitreya we represent announced His presence on earth in the spring of 1982. We were not even aware that a person by the name of Benjamin Creme existed and was preaching about Maitreya. For more information on this topic, click here.
A12 - The crucifixion of Christ and the suffering of other Prophets were all Prophesied (Foretold). If we accept that Maitreya is the indeed Seventh Angel who Opened the Seven Seals, Revealed the Book Sealed with the Seven Seals, The Lion of the Tribe of Judah, The Lamb Of God, then the verses below (and many similar verses) were written in the