> At least for any length of time, my guess is > that after many years of this unnatural behavior > many of these Siddhas will actually have damaged > their knees. It's not that I don't believe that > Yogic flying is possible, only that in the past > (in yogis and saints) it probably occurred > spontaneously and not after years and years of > 'unnatural' hopping. > Well, Billy, a friend of mine used to practice karate kicks and punches. For a couple of years he would habitually use a little bag filled with walnuts to punch at with his fists. Unfortunately, his knucles are got pretty much damaged and with the onset of arthritis he doesn't do that much anymore. I'd say that it would probably be best to practice a more gentle form of hatha yoga and avoid this kind of damage to the joints. I've found that some asanas and walking serve this purpose quite well. Also, aqua therapy might be a good idea - you can levitate and fly around in water pool without much effort. There's no reason to bounce on foam all the time - in fact, at Radiance, the home of the Superradiance Dome, we have a nice swimming pool with a view.
> In the other documented cases where levitation > was established my impression was that the > individuals were highly developed spiritually; > I don't get that impression from your average > siddha. > There are average siddhas out in Pacific Palisades? Apparently Simon the Magus practiced a form of yogic flying - he crashed to the ground in the Forum and may have bounced into a marble step breaking his legs and then the people stoned him when he tried to crawl away - I don't have all the details of this incident yet. There is an event in Buddhist literature where Shakya the Muni, who is reported to have had a bad back, once flew up into the air underneath a Gandamba tree in downtown Sravasti and really impressed the local population to no end. Gautama lived to be over eighty years of age, so go figure. > And to suggest that a little bubbling bliss is > the equavalent of operating from the level of > all the laws of nature to me is totally nuts but > is another discussion. > Maybe so, but we could discuss how you reached enlightenment in 5-7 years with TM. > It would be interesting to see if any siddhas > have already damaged parts of their body... > Interesting to whom?
