--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 21, 2005, at 8:37 AM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [...] > > > >> One of the signs that the fourth pranayama has been attained is > >> paralysis. > >> > > > > > > Er, and this is different than simply not being aware of they body > > during samadhi, how? "Spontaneous paralysis" doesn't sound real great > > to me. > > It is disconcerting at first, but a good teacher explains all this so > there's no worry. > > > The spontaneous episodes of breath suspension during samadhi in > > TM are easily interupted, by tapping someone on the shoulder or > > otherwise getting their attention. How do you show that someone is > > truely paralyzed in your world BTW? > > It's something you would have to experience, it's just the best way > to describe it.
So, where's the peer reviewed research on the phenomenon? > > > > > It is first perfect in various parts of the body. There > > > >> are documented stories of students in the US who have perfected this > >> to the point of being able to have minor surgery with very little > >> local anesthesia. The other sign is prolonged suspension of > >> breathing. > >> > >> > > > > Documentation in peer-reviewed journals? > > Actually what I had seen was a signed letter from the physician who > performed the surgery written to the teacher/guru himself. > I was referring to the "prolonged suspension of breathing." There are plenty of documented cases of peoplehaving surgury with no anesthetic. I'm hard-pressed to see why you think either is a sign of spiritualy, in and of itself. The breath suspension thing during TM is correlated with self-reports of samadhi, and THAT is why its so interesting from a spiritualand physiological point of view... ------------------------ 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/
