On Feb 6, 2008, at 1:59 PM, Vaj wrote:
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.
Am I the only one who finds this whole discussion a tad ghoulish? What difference does it make what position his body was in when he died?
Sal
