[FairfieldLife] Yogic flying and the five knots
From time to time I pick up a book by the Dalai Lama and read through it even though I won't be buying it. I find valuable yogic tidbits this way although a brief statement may not be enough for a book purchase. In one of these, the Dalai Lama was asked about yogis who claimed they could fly - such as Milarepa. He said that yes it was possible but that there were five knots in the heart had to be un-knoted for the prana-vayus to flow properly. Here it is significant to note that the yoga-sadhanas of Naropa and Maitripa have detailed knowledge-practices (Tsa-Lung) for clearing all the prana-nadis. Note also that contemporary Tibetan practitioners have mastered both tsa-lung and tummo inner-fire and have demonstrated this empirically in deadly cold conditions which are impossible for ordinary human bodies to tolerate. However, we might also note that not one of them has demonstrated the ability to perform yogic flying (akasha gamana). We might also note that the Tibetans demand this very kind of demonstration every time some yogi says he is enlightened. Enough said?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Yogic flying and the five knots
On Jan 22, 2009, at 12:48 PM, emptybill wrote: Here it is significant to note that the yoga-sadhanas of Naropa and Maitripa have detailed knowledge-practices (Tsa-Lung) for clearing all the prana-nadis. Note also that contemporary Tibetan practitioners have mastered both tsa-lung and tummo inner-fire and have demonstrated this empirically in deadly cold conditions which are impossible for ordinary human bodies to tolerate. However, we might also note that not one of them has demonstrated the ability to perform yogic flying (akasha gamana). We might also note that the Tibetans demand this very kind of demonstration every time some yogi says he is enlightened. The vows and precepts for Lung-Gompas are very strict, so it's highly unlikely you'd ever see this, although novices have been witnessed. If you hold anuttara-level teachings, you can get permission to observe some of the 'hoverers' now in the Himalayas. I have witnessed first hand yogic running, and it is quite odd to see as the person looks like a cartoon figure running up and down hills as if gravity didn't matter.
