--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jul 7, 2006, at 6:03 AM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > >> > >> --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > >>> > >> <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > >> > >>>> > >>>> Snip " Making a poster that gives the > >>>> appearance of the eventual outcome of the Yogic FLying technique > >>>> (at least in MMY's belief) is a subtle > >>>> way of establishing in the mind the goal of the technique, which > >>>> is anecessary part of the process of the technique, from what > >>>> MMY has said." snip > >>>> > >>>> That was really funny! You are being satirical about how a true > >>>> believer would try to cover up a blatant misuse of science to > >>>> attempt to deceive people right? "Establishing in the mind the > >>>> goal", that was your best line! > >>>> > >>> > >>> Nope. Deadly serious. As a Unitarian minister once commented > >>> about MMY's loose use of language about Yogic Flying in his > >>> world-wide publicity stunts and ads and so on: "he's > >>> trying to change the global paradigm." > >>> > >>> People can't fly not just because of their own state of > >>> conscioiusness and expectations, but because of the > >>> consciousness and expectations of the entire world, or > >>> such appears to be MMY's belief: > >>> > >>> The Laws of Nature [devas] active in the world are very > >>> stupid and need to be woken up. > >>> > >> > >> In other words, if the technique I sell for thousands > >> of dollars fails to work as described, it's not my > >> fault, it's your fault and the world's fault. > >> > >> > > > > The Dali Lama sent Herbert Benson to Nepal, I think it was, to do > > research on Buddhists > > practicing levitation. He found people able to do remarkable > > physical feats, but no-one > > floating. One of the test subjects indicated that his grandfather > > had been much better at > > the practice than he was. Are you claiiming that the Dali Lama > > didn't send Benson to look > > at the best practitioners that he was aware of? > > IIRC the authorization was only for novices. For more advanced > practitioners it would violate their vows. Those with the proper > initations into inner tantra can receive permission to observe some > of the more accessible "floaters" for inspiration in their own practice. >
Not how Benson portrayed it, IIRC. He got dispension to see the most advanced people around, none of whom were floating. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
