--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Premanand Paul Mason" > > <premanandpaul@> wrote: > > > > > > A flying monkey and a shape shifting king of Lanka are quite > > > beautiful images to be found in the Ramayana. So too is the > > > idea that supernatural weapons might be used in warfare, in > > > the place of conventional and crude weaponry, to be found in > > > the Bhagavadgita. But in the 21st century we tend to treat > > > such tales as makebelieve. If talking animals do not exist, > > > nor astral weapons, then why should one choose to accept > > > the descriptions of the powers of rishis or maharshis as > > > all factual? > > > > There *is* a criterion that would make one tend to > > respect such descriptions in ancient texts, be they > > from the Vedas or other traditions -- personal exper- > > ience. That is, if one has had the experience of > > performing or witnessing such powers, then if the > > description in the text agrees with your experience, > > then you might give the text more credibility. Same > > thing with some of the "legendary" animals described > > in texts of the past. One can treat them as fiction > > only until you run into one. Once you do, the texts > > are harder to be skeptical of. > > > > My recollection is that your personal experiences are such that > you don't believe that a photographer might have recorded them > as you remembered them.
Your recollection is incorrect. I don't *know* that the experiences (of levitation, someone turning invisible, etc.) would have been captured on video or in a photograph. > Most of us wouldn't find that to be "real" in the > usual sense of hte word. "Most of us" can go suck eggs. What others believe or don't believe is real doesn't affect me in any way. :-) What you should ponder is how *you* would react if you had witnessed such phenomena -- often -- and yet had no objective evidence of their existence. Would you have the balls to believe your own exper- ience or would you doubt, and continue to doubt until "outside verification" made it *safe* for you to believe your own experience. If the latter, I would suggest that you're gonna have a long, long road to enlightenment. IMO, one of the things you have to do to realize it is learn to trust yourself. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
