yes, Babaji is the name i recall, now that you mention it. interesting you bring up the technology angle. i have been thinking lately how technology makes us all sidhas in a way-- ability to fly, supernormal hearing, sight and speech, omniscience (well wikipedia, anyway), etc, but without the requisite development of expanded awareness, it leads to mundane applications at best (American Idol, internet porn) and accelerated extinction at worst (global warming, nuclear war, toxic food and water, super bacteria, etc.).
also interesting that just as technology began to expand through time and space beyond our ability to control it, that the Maharishi brought out TM. as if the innate intelligence of the universe saw that an appropriate balance of consciousness vs action was needed in order for us to handle the acceleration of living resulting from the technological explosion we find ourselves in the middle of. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_...@...> wrote: > > 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_reply@> 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 > > > > > >
