--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On Jan 12, 2008, at 12:42 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
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> > Yes, there are apparently techniques (siddhis) for mahasamadhi
> > (I don't have that one yet)
>
> Sanskrit-speaking yogis call it "samkranti", Tibetans "Phowa"
> ('pho ba).
Actually, 'pho ba appears from your link to be
somewhat different from the mahasamadhi Bhairitu
was referring to, i.e., the ability to die at a
chosen moment. Your link defines "'pho ba" as the
"ejection of consciousness to a buddhafield at
the moment of death."
> There's no evidence Mahesh Varma was ever ordained as a yogi
> in any tradition.
Oh, tell us about the ordination of yogis in MMY's
tradition, Vaj.
Of course, having a particular siddhi may not require
"ordination" as a yogi. Bhairitu was talking about a
technique/ability, not whether or not MMY was "ordained"
as anything, so it's pretty much a non sequitur. One
wonders why you even brought it up in this context.
