Yogananda was referring to a person by the name of Babaji, as I recall. It appears that certain guru traditions in India are still perpetuating this legend for one reason or the other.
For me, this story is telling me that there are natural ways to lengthen one's health and longevity, which are diametrically opposed to the current allopathic practices today. Although our society has advanced in technological terms, it has forgotten how to live like a human being. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 <no_re...@...> wrote: > > i recall in Autobiography of a Yogi, Yogananda mentions a saint living > in the himalayas who is 1,000's of years old as well. there is also > mention of a saint who was about 350 years old, though i don't recall > where i read about him. even Tat Wala Baba, who was assassinated at > the age of 80 or so was said to look only about 35. > > i am ok with going when i go, though it is remarkable these stories of > those who come to earth with the express purpose of showing us that > even human life need not be as short as it commonly is. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > To All: > > > > According to certain vedic texts, an adept in yoga can live forever > by > > controlling the inhalation and exhalation of the breath. One of > > Ramachandra's descendant by the name of Maru, who was born thousands > of > > years ago, is supposedly still alive today and is living somewhere > in > > India. According to the text, he will revive the lineage of the Sun > > dynasty sometime in the future. > > > > JR > > >
