--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tazarmfune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <SNIP> > > > Hmmm. Must've missed that part. It DID say that yogic flying > was an > > obstacle > > > of Cosmic Consciousness (Skt.: turiyatita). > > > > Where exactly did it say that? > > The Yoga Sutras say (somewhere) that powers are an "obstacle" > to Samadhi. I heard that MMY comment that the translation was > simply bad. Since the experience of Samadhi is the very basis of > the siddhis, how can they be an obstacle to Samadhi?
"In the inner stroke they are an obstacle [a challenge to be overcome to strengthen -- MMY's interpretation] samadhi. In the outer stroke they are siddhis [superpowers/perfections in the relative -- ditto]." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
