--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" > > <jpgillam@> wrote: > > > > > > Vincent J. Daczynski devotes his site to amazing > > > abilities much as Yogananda devoted his autobiography > > > to anecdotes of the realized. At one time, such stories > > > inspired me because I felt I would achieve such things > > > myself. Now my attitude seems to have changed. > > > > > > Now I'm not too keen on hearing isolated stories of > > > this adept here and that healer there. These anomalies > > > may point to untapped human potential, but now > > > that people have been doing self-development > > > practices for decades, I'm more interested in > > > finding out works for them. > > > > > > It's like these studies that put one Buddhist monk > > > in an MRI and show the amazing results. What's that > > > mean? I have to live in a monastery for 30 years to > > > be happy? When you figure out how to package > > > the bliss, buddy, let me know. > > > > > > That said, I wonder if there's a way to capitalize > > > on these super abilities in the context of our > > > entertainment-oriented culture. Create a competition > > > or something. A yogic Olympics, maybe? > > > > > > ; - | > > > > > Hi, yeah, its a little weird to keep reading stories about what > > super powers this yogi or that manifested. The best book on that > was > > Yogananda's, but agreed that it gets old after awhile. > > > > > > Why not just read a Marvel Comic? I myself really don't see a > difference... > I have always enjoyed comics- oddly, when I was learning the sidhis, I had a subscription to X-Men...
At a certain stage of my development, I needed to know that our abilities as humans weren't limited to what is ordinarily reported. So I really enjoyed and was inspired by Yogananda's book, because it was written in a very matter-of-fact and personal style. It was accessible, vs just imaginative as comic books are. ------------------------ 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/
