--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've heard this stuff for awhile, and I think it is due to improper > practice of the sutra. If someone is straining and not just > naturally going with the specific effects of the sutra, I can see > how all sorts of physical problems would result, simply because they > aren't doing the program as taught. > > I would venture that teaching *anything* of a spiritual nature to > seekers has its risks, because seekers want to get further along, > and particularly in the West, where we are taught to strive and to > push to achieve our success, I can see how some people might think > that such unnatural effort may benefit them spiritually. (A good way > to get killer headaches too, during meditation.) > > However, when practiced correctly and innocently (not holding a gun > to God's head, so to speak), there is no danger of injury. I > remember several times when doing the flying sutra I would bang my > knee hard on concrete, smack into someone, or fly into something. > There is a phenomenon associated with the flying technique when done > correctly, whereby I can only conclude that the stuff the body is > made of appears to be more loosely coupled or more akin to > consciousness vs. physical form. The result being that I never > experienced any sort of permanent injury during my practice of my > flying technique, and I was a consistent high flyer, practicing the > technique for ~15 years. > > No need to throw the baby out with the bathwater on this one- just > practice the technique as taught, and don't be so desperate for > results. Well...I hope you are right although one persons account hardly leads to a conclusion of any sort.
