--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Nov 25, 2008, at 11:56 AM, Patrick Gillam wrote: > > > One thing the yogic flying meme has accomplished > > has been to reposition meditation in marketing > > terms. Before yogic flying, meditation had been > > equated with relaxation. After yogic flying, it > > was associated with hovering. You see it all the > > time in generic depictions of meditation: the > > person is sitting in a lotus position, hovering > > a few feet off the floor. These are images that > > have no association with Maharishi or the TM > > organization. For example: > > > > http://tinyurl.com/5ejwot > > > > Such a depiction suggests that meditation offers > > much more than mellowness, making it more desirable > > and justifying a higher instruction fee. > > > The picture you linked to shows a standard > motif used in Himalayan thankha or scroll > paintings for enlightened beings, (accept > of course for the guy they pasted in there :-)).
You mean, it's standard practice to show someone levitating? Disregard the mountains and accouterments for the moment.
