--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > The TMO NEVER says the word "hopping" and ALWAYS uses the wordss > "flying" or "levitation" when talking about the sidhis, in press > conferences, in any public discussion. It's absurd to say the TMO > is honest in saying they are teaching hopping.
Well, they're not teaching hopping, they're teaching flying, so it would be dishonest to say the former. At any rate, they routinely talk about the "three stages" of Yogic Flying, identifying the first as "hopping like a frog," and saying that's the most that has been achieved so far. > The winners in the "FLYING" competitions are always ex-athletes, > often ex-gymnists, never the Bevans of the world. If it's really > levitation why do the Bevans of the world always look like they're > straining to get 1/2inch off the ground at best. (If you've never > been in the men's dome, take my word for it). But nobody is suggesting it's "really levitation," except in the first-stage sense. And I've never heard the TMO say the muscles aren't involved at all. The question is whether the "Yogic Olympics" are *just* an athletic competition, or whether there's something else involved. It *looks* to me as though there is, not so much in terms of height and distance--although that's part of it versus the apparent effort being exerted--but more in the force of the touchdowns, even on foam. Ballet dancers can touch down in such a way that it looks like they weigh almost nothing, but they do it with their legs extended so they act as shock absorbers. In full lotus, there isn't much to work with in that respect. ------------------------ 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/
