--- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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? >
Ha, ha..nice reply. Well, it would be interesting to everybody involved including MMY I would hope! In the almost 40 years of TM the best I can say is I experienced about one second of total pure *conscious* bliss, but that will set you up for the rest of your life. :-)
