--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > IIRC, one of the things he had students do was meditate on him.
But I never did. Never on MMY or GD, either. Just not that kinda guy. > I don't > know a lot about hypnosis, but this could be linked to some sort of > hypnotic method, couldn't it? In my experience, *most* of the people who propose hypnosis as an alternative explanation for what happened know nothing about it. :-) > I was also suspect about the recent claims on this list, if true, > that he claimed to have been a reincarnated lama, reincarnating > several times--as I know of no formal acknowledgment of this > status from the tradition itself (which definitely looks for > reincarnations). There may even be a formal denial out there > somewhere (e.g. from the Dalai Lama or some other figure). That is true, but then he wasn't *part* of their tradition. I've met Tibetan rinpoches who swing both ways on Rama. Some think he was enlightened, others don't. It's like anything else...everybody's got an opinion. In general, given the crazy wisdom aspect of their own traditions, the Tibetans are more understanding and less likely to gossip than Newagers or Hindus. Unc To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
