On Jun 20, 2007, at 7:13 AM, billy jim wrote:
Where and when, in this thread, did someone decide this set of physiological symptoms was an instance of samadhi?
You mean anesthesia? It's long known side effect, observed for centuries.
If I can find Rick's story of the yogis Mahesh observed where he claimed his students (i.e. TMers) would one day be able to do this, I'll post it.
Funny, no one has asked why they are still unable to do so and more interestingly why Mahesh wanted them to be able to do so in the future. Perhaps because he felt it was an important goal and sign?
Why would he think this?
We still occasionally read about Indian fakir types burying themselves for a few days. Since when did a cataleptic trance become samadhi?
It's not catalepsy since these aren't people with a history of seizures.
