--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The world-wide event was quite sucessful, IMHO. The collected > newspaper articles book gives insight into how YOgic Flying is > perceived in various cultures by various peoples. Some Western and > Indian accounts were openly mocking. Others were respectful, if > bemused. Others were angry that they had been deceived all this time. > One interesting article, can't remember the country, was angry > because the TMO was trying to pretend that it was NOT levitation, but > merely hopping, since obviously no muscles were involved in the > demonstration... > I did create the urge for many to take the TM Sidhi's at $3000+ a piece at a time when initiations had slowed.
Former Citizen Siddhi's course co-ordinator, JohnY > > --- In [email protected], "mrfishey2001" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > ...I laugh - we were very naive - we just did whatever > > we where told - without reflecting at all. > > Ingegerd > > > > ------------- > > > > > > Nice reflection Ingegerd, mine however is somewhat different. > > > > I was one of the performers during the first public event. The > press > > waited in attendance while we were off stage meditating, preparing > as > > it were for our flying demonstration. It was suggested that we > > meditate for 10 Ð 15 minutes at which time we would be invited on > > stage. After an hour of deep meditation we were summoned. My memory > > recalls a room suddenly quiet as we entered - a white yoga clothed > > procession of 12 young people filing in to take their seats on > several > > sheets of high-density foam. We meditated another 10 minutes before > > beginning our demonstration. We hopped around for another 10 Ð 15 > > minutes then rested off stage. We came back out to a thunderous > > applause. For the next hour we were enthusiastically interviewed by > > the press. The entire demonstration appeared on the evening news > and > > in the following dayÕs press. > > > > Two things remain in my mind from this time. First, how genuinely > open > > and hopeful the press was, particularly as the occasion was staged > as > > a World Peace event. Secondly, how profoundly private and intimate > the > > act of transcending is. To sit in front of several hundred people > > whose sole purpose is to watch you only accentuated this experience. > > > > > > ------------ 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/
