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Can people really use yogic powers/their mind to levitate? How do they do this?
courtrigrad said:Can people really use yogic powers/their mind to levitate?
Rach3 said:Of course! And stage magicians are real too. You'd think they're just using slight-of-hands and hidden tricks to deceive a paying audience for entertiainment. But in actually they're merely exploiting natural physical laws that no one else knows about and that must not or can not be replicated under controlled circumstances. It's a secret, you know!
I don't do so well without enough caffeine myself. :rofl:DaveC426913 said:not the right kind of chai flow or whatever.
turbo-1 said:...I still owe my yogi.
Look my previous post. The link in it might have a possible explantion.Tony11235 said:I have this aunt that says she once levitated while meditating and claims she can do it again. I get soo tired of these people who claim they do this. I'm like "Ok, then let me know the next time you plan on doing this, or at least video tape it!". Never happens of course. Gee i wonder why.
Tony11235 said:I have this aunt that says she once levitated while meditating and claims she can do it again.
I think David Blaine is an especially talented, but conventional magician. The stuff this book describes is of a completely different nature.courtrigrad said:so you think David Blaines street magic is genuine? Or is it just sleight of hand?
Tojen said:That would be auntie-gravity. :tongue:
No, Yogi does non-sequiturs, and I have to write them. They make my head hurt.3trQN said:Pay in picnic baskets? :rofl:
brewnog said:Someone tell Evo to take that banner off Danger, we have a new contender! :rofl:
:rofl: I remember seeing that. They were just bouncing, no different from anything anyone else can do. It was ridiculous.bioactive said:I saw a video of yogis levitating.
They were crosslegged and on an athletic pad about 15 feet across. They would rock forward, springing with their legs, and hopping about 6 inches off the pad again and again until they hit the other end and then turn around and do it again to get back where they started. I think both the technical and muystical term for this behavior is "bouncing."
I didn't have a stopwatch but I think they fell back from the top of their bounce at about 32ft/sec/sec.
The only thing amazing about it is that they thought they were doing something interesting, useful, or gravity defying. It was a study in denial.
This is an activity that comes out of the Transcendental Meditation movement, and I thought is was one of the most embarrassing things I'd ever seen them do.bioactive said:The only thing amazing about it is that they thought they were doing something interesting, useful, or gravity defying. It was a study in denial.
...in the sub-standard model :tongue:Stevedye56 said:There are 3 forces...
Cobras won't tolerate a boring performance. Flute majors at Julliard have to pass the "Cobra Test".Chronos said:I saw a clip of this guru dude teasing a cobra with some sort of flute. The cobra got bored and decided to strike at the guru's leg. Talk about levitation.
Zelos said:before i blow the levitation myth to pieces i want to know from you who believe in it. Is it simple that youre not falling by gravity?
Or "sleight of foot". His type of levitation was "Balducci Levitation - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balducci_levitation . He would appear to rise a few inches, which is what the street audience saw, but what the TV audience sees is augmented by post-production video trickery.courtrigrad said:so you think David Blaines street magic is genuine? Or is it just sleight of hand?
There is no scientific evidence to support the idea that people can levitate using yogic powers or their mind. Levitation, or the ability to float or rise off the ground without any physical support, goes against the laws of physics and is considered a supernatural phenomenon.
Some people believe that through intense meditation and control over their mind and body, they can tap into a higher state of consciousness and manipulate the laws of physics. However, there is no scientific basis for this claim and it remains a belief or spiritual practice rather than a proven ability.
There are many anecdotes and claims of people levitating using yogic powers, but there is no reliable scientific evidence to support these claims. The lack of concrete evidence and the fact that levitation goes against the laws of physics suggest that these are likely exaggerated or fabricated stories.
There is no scientific proof that anyone can learn to levitate through yogic practices. While meditation and mindfulness can have many benefits for mental and physical well-being, levitation is not one of them.
There are a few possible explanations for the perceived levitation experiences during yogic practices. These include misinterpretation of sensations or feelings, illusions caused by altered states of consciousness, and the power of suggestion or belief. However, none of these explanations involve actual levitation using yogic powers or the mind.