Sure, I understand. I happen to be in the camp that thinks Fred had achieved a remarkable level of consciousnesses. For me it is based on the transcripts of two interviews he gave. Maybe going back, I might feel differently. But I've read my share of books on, or about, supposed enlightened people. Sometimes that quality really shines through. That was the feeling I was left with after reading the interviews.
His practice of different siddhis? No idea But as you say, they were observed by many people. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <emilymaenot@...> wrote : Nope, I can't. But, I believe that Mark L. and others had the early experiences they did with Fred. I am not weighing in on the how or why of it all. Notice Steve, that I've left myself an enormous amount of wiggle room here using the phrase "altered perception." Many things can create an experience of altered perception - hypnosis, drugs, meditation, etc. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote : Emily, can you elaborate on how this typically works? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <emilymaenot@...> wrote : Why Richard, why....do you continue to obsess on Fred Lenz? Why oh why oh why? Rama had the ability to alter one's perception...well before the drugs took over. He's not the only one who had/has this ability. Get over it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <punditster@...> wrote : On 3/25/2014 8:44 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote: I have no interest in "engaging" with you, Jim, for any reason whatsoever. You're a mental midget with psychological problems so severe that you feel the need to pretend that you're enlightened. What could there possibly be to talk about? The only person here "dodging and weaving" and "hiding" is you. I think you're doing so because you don't want to reveal that your marriage is as rocky as your hold on sanity. > Speaking of "dodging and weaving", it looks to me like Barry doesn't want to talk about the Rama levitation event. Go figure.