--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_...@...> wrote: > > One of the commentaries in the Srimad Bhagavatam states that yogic flying is > more than flying in the air. The siddhi is also for flying to the other > planets in the universe. If this is the case, that means a yogi will have to > be lighter than air. He or she actually would have to attain the power of > teleportation. It appears that this can only be done if one turns into > "light", thus acquiring the speed of light to travel the cosmos.
Kewl! Perhaps "that's why" Bhojadeva in his comment on YF -suutra mentions rays of the Sun?? ...yogii prathamaM yathaa-ruci jale saMcaran krameNorNa [krameNa + uurna]-naabha-tantu- jaalena saMcaramaaNa **aaditya-rashmibhish ca viharan** yatheSTam [yathaa + iSTam] aakaashena gacchati. > > Moreover, the siddhi should be able to make a person exceed the lightness of > light itself in order to fly in the spiritual skies. By doing so, one can > reach Vaikuntha or heaven itself through the development of consciousness. > > I believe MMY had knowledge of this idea, which is the hidden agenda behind > the yogic flying program. >
