On Feb 6, 2008, at 2:47 PM, mainstream20016 wrote:
If this IS a photo taken after his 'passing' (see FFL #163495), 'it
would be good' to officially
have the local coroner and as many outside academic experts as
possible verify his
passing, lest MMY cause a sensation by fulfilling the tongue-in-
cheek prophecy made
this morning by Air America radio host Bill Press who said MMY
would rise from the dead
in three days. :) :) :)
It's not from what I know.
In legitimate saints they will often lock into the style of samadhi
that occurs at death--and can only be experienced in two places
(death and special forms of meditation)--and in such a case the
person does maintain their asana, their head remains erect, they
don't "slump over" and their heart area will remain warm--often for
days. In unrealized saints they just die and lose color rapidly. I
suspect the reason for the quick announcement was that after he died,
he exhibited none of the traditional signs of a yogi. If he did,
they'd be milking it for all it's worth. I suspect this photo was
leaked to give that illusion.
