> > > My guess is that there is some level on which most > > > yogic flyers don't *really* believe true levitation > > > (i.e., hovering and beyond, not just Really Big Hops) > > > is possible. They may believe it on an intellectual > > > basis, but not in their gut. > > > > Exactly. I think that's the factor that makes > > all the difference. And in my opinion it can't > > be overcome intellectually. The belief you > > speak of is *not* at an intellectual level. As > > you say, it's a "gut" experience. Quite literally, > > your *body* has to believe that the sidhi is > > possible. > > I don't know whether it's the body or something > else. But awhile back I wrote about an experience > I sometimes have at the apex of a hop: for a split > second, it becomes self-evident that levitation is > possible. It's not a belief or even a conviction, > it's *knowledge*, as sure as the knowledge that if > I decide to lift my hand to scratch my nose, that's > what's going to happen.
That's it. Your way of expressing it is better than mine. 'Conviction' or 'belief' connotes something less than this experience. It's more what I would associate with 'seeing,' as in having a clear intuition or a vision of the future. You don't 'believe' it's true; it's just true. There is no question about it. > But it doesn't last. If it did, I wouldn't come > down. Not even for lunch? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
