I got the impression from the report that this guy is doing it as an
ego thing -- he wants to break a world record and do it in public. I
don't think he's the slightest bit interested in scientific research
for the benefit of humanity. He just wants to show off, and the idea
of a spiritual "master," Tantric or otherwise, performing in a stunt
like this seems rather incongruous to me.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander
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> I don't understand the "what's the point" question. Of course there
is no immediate usefulness I can think of, but the FACT of controlling
what we ordinarily think of as beyond our control is not only
interesting but important to explore for humankind.
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> From: feste37 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 8:24:16 AM
> Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Tantric master breaks ice record in NYC
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