This is a hard one because scientists have indeed studied yogis who can
so control their body state that they do appear dead. Like the article
says there is a technique for leaving the body temporarily and during
the time the guru leaves the body the disciples have to look after it to
make sure that not so much as an insect bite occurs or the guru won't be
able to return to the body. There is the famous story of Shankara doing
this to experience sex after a bet with a king and supposedly had sex
with the queen. :-D
OTOH, you have educated Indians fighting over the last two decades with
the "holy people" to clean up the Ganges. Or get rid of the silly
belief that cows ought to be allowed to wander city street where they
pose a traffic hazard.
On 12/12/2014 03:23 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
Its a fine read of ignorance and superstition:
Where a Holy Man Lies Frozen, Threat of a Standoff Looms
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Where a Holy Man Lies Frozen, Threat of a Standoff Looms
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At an ashram in Punjab, followers of Ashutosh Maharaj insist that he
is in a state of higher consciousness. The state government disagrees
and has ordered his body ...
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