Yogi 'Survives Without Food' For 70 Years

[zenzero]

Friend ben,

Personal opinion is that The body is just an illusion what is is *consciousness* and those who reach to the nirvanic state do not remain in the body which is the gross aspect of consciousness.
Food is only a requirement of the gross body and when the body itself is irrelevant then the food requirement too is similar.
Yes, on the other hand extreme fasting led Gautama towards the middle path and towards nirvana. Meaning that one can approach the gross from the subtle or vice-versa.

Love & rgds

 

[nameless]

the experiment is going on, any conclusion in advance indicates the presence of biased thinking, this tendency existed in people even at the period of socrates and is so dangerous !!!

 

[zenzero]

Friend nameless,

Experiments are on since the advent of humans which has brought with it the developed mind that has that free will to wander aimlessly anywhere it wishes but then that is only DUALITY to be accepted both as true and as illusion.

Love & rgds

 

[Ben Dhyan]

Friend ben,

Personal opinion is that The body is just an illusion what is is *consciousness* and those who reach to the nirvanic state do not remain in the body which is the gross aspect of consciousness.
Food is only a requirement of the gross body and when the body itself is irrelevant then the food requirement too is similar.
Yes, on the other hand extreme fasting led Gautama towards the middle path and towards nirvana. Meaning that one can approach the gross from the subtle or vice-versa.

Love & rgds

Friend zenzero, agree with you, ultimately the consciousness that identifies with the body must eventually leave it, either through the 'front' door that leads to Nirvana by realizing the unreality of conceptual reality, or the 'back' door that leads to reincarnation by not having yet realized the transient nature of material form which serves as a temporary self reference center, and thereby go down with the sinking ship when it 'dies'.

 

[Autodidact]

I've read a lot about Randi. He is just as much a fraud as he claims others to be.

This is false. I call baloney. Prove it.

 

[Madhuri]

This is false. I call baloney. Prove it.

You could be right Auto, but I approach people like Randi with as much skepticism as those who claim magical feats. I should not be spending time investigating this but I will be away over the weekend so I will throw you some links that I have quickly managed to find. I don't know how valid this sources are, you make up your mind. What I find interesting is that many religious skeptics criticise people for believing in the supernatural and not questioning their sources but I've seen that so many of these 'skeptics' will side immediately with any source that agrees with their beliefs without questioning or investigating those sources.

Michael Prescott's Blog: A slender reed

A Reply to Randi, by Dr Gary Schwartz | TDG - Science, Magick, Myth and History

ESP & PSI Forums - The Amazing Randi - The Book Of THoTH (people's opinions)

 

[Commoner]

You could be right Auto, but I approach people like Randi with as much skepticism as those who claim magical feats. I should not be spending time investigating this but I will be away over the weekend so I will throw you some links that I have quickly managed to find. I don't know how valid this sources are, you make up your mind. What I find interesting is that many religious skeptics criticise people for believing in the supernatural and not questioning their sources but I've seen that so many of these 'skeptics' will side immediately with any source that agrees with their beliefs without questioning or investigating those sources.

Michael Prescott's Blog: A slender reed

A Reply to Randi, by Dr Gary Schwartz | TDG - Science, Magick, Myth and History

ESP & PSI Forums - The Amazing Randi - The Book Of THoTH (people's opinions)

The bs continues. You really must try and find better sources if you are to discredit someone than a couple of disgruntled "ex-skeptics".

 

[Madhuri]

The bs continues. You really must try and find better sources if you are to discredit someone than a couple of disgruntled "ex-skeptics".

Do I really need to discredit him? It wasn't really my point.
I am a skeptic, that's all.

 

[JMorris]

this thread smells funny too.... why do so many threads have odd smells?

 

[Madhuri]

this thread smells funny too.... why do so many threads have odd smells?

Maybe it's your sense of smell.

 

[JMorris]

Maybe it's your sense of smell.

maybe

 

[Commoner]

Do I really need to discredit him? It wasn't really my point.
I am a skeptic, that's all.

Yes, you were just being cautious, right? May I remind you:

I've read a lot about Randi. He is just as much a fraud as he claims others to be.

Now, put up or...well, you know.

 

[Madhuri]

Now, put up or...well, you know.

Yeh, I have read about him and it has made me skeptical. I am also naturally skeptical of anybody who is biased and makes money out of it. I also made a point about hypocricy. In none of that was my aim to convince you all that he is a fraud.

It's quite easy to search google, if you want to. I can't exactly provide you with more than internet sources.

The Relentless Hypocrisy Of James Randi

I've noticed that a few sites aren't available any more.

 

[Madhuri]

A Skeptical Look At James Randi

I'm going to look into this more, but I will have to do it when i get back from camp next monday.

 

[Madhuri]

I also wonder why people volunteer for being tested if they aren't confident in their ability...

 

[angellous_evangellous]

Here we are:

"India has no reason to be grateful to Mother Teresa"

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I also wonder why people volunteer for being tested if they aren't confident in their ability...

Perhaps they aren't confident in the tester's ability.

 

[Madhuri]

Here we are:

"India has no reason to be grateful to Mother Teresa"

The article doesn't expose this man as a fraud though. It is someone having a tantrum.

 

[Madhuri]

Perhaps they aren't confident in the tester's ability.

Maybe...
It wouldn't surprise me at all if some people are paid to pretend to have abilities. I have no evidence for this, it's just an interesting possibility.

 

[MSizer]

I smell a hoax.

Exactly.