What *were* Patanjali's criteria for levitation? Are they all met within the TMSP, and therefore should we expect more than "bhuchari siddhi" (hopping)?
Well, Patanjali gives at least TWO formulae for achieving levitation: 1) YS III:39 Through mastery of udaana-prana, non-adhesion to water, mud or thorns--the power of "rising" (utkraanti). and the TMSP sutra: 2) YS III:42 Through samayama on the relation between the body and ether and through absorption on cotton fiber's lightness--we traverse space. What's missing here? Duh! What is udana? How is it different from the other pranas? How is it channeled into the neck and head? Isn't that dangerous? Even if we did manage to do these two, why didn't we get that the 4th pranayama in pada 2 was the key to go beyond the formulae? The answer: he were never told. What I wonder is: why were you never told? or WHY DID YOU NEVER ASK? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
