--But (discussion below regarding St. Theresa of Avila...one of over 100 levitating Catholic Saints); the commonality among such Christian Saints was Jesus and Mary, not the impersonal Absolute. If realization of the Self were the sole requirement, then impersonalists would automatically be levitators; but we have not seen this association. However, there is a common attribute of the levitating Catholic Saints: out of body projection. In addition, (based on my assessment of the biographies of the Saints), few if any of the RC Saints seem to be E'd. (St. John of the Cross could have been, judging by descriptions of various states of progressive awareness in his autiobiographical works). He was another levitator and a contemporary friend of St. Theresa of Avila.
My conclusion: levitation is a Siddhi which may or may not occur in conjunction with BC; and additional research should be undertaken (preferably through one's own experience); to ascertain the precise causations behind levitation: so that one can either keep the spectacle a secret or package and market it, thus getting rich. - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Gimbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutphen@> > wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > The Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit is the impersonal aspect of > > > > God. > > > > > > Not the Godhead (the "Samhita" of the Trinity)? > > > > > > > How can samhita be impersonal? > It seems like it would be both, personal and impersonal; > The part of it that is universal is impersonal; > And the part of it that is 'refracted' thru you; > Is personal. > So, the whole Jesus metaphor; > Which I believe is misunderstood by the masses thru time... > Is that the soul, or the Holy Spirit, was fully expressed thru him. > And he demonstrated some of the abilities associated with this state > of consciousness, as Maharishi has tried to do, with the Siddhis, > etc. and other extraordinary powers... > So, I'm sure, to go back to the Saint Teresa analogy; > When she became engulfed in the energy of the Holy Spirit; > It was enough to lift her up into the air; > So, part of her was lifted up by it. > And part of it was lifted up by it thru her. > Make sense to anyone? > Good... > R.G. > . > > > 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/
