Yoga, the spiritual discipline, has some physical side effects, some of them amazing.
The practitioner of Yoga gains master over the Five elements of Nature,Earth,Water, Fire, Air and Ether..
Eight powers result when one practices Yoga.
1.Anima.
Ability to reduce the size of the body, sometimes even to the size of the atoms. (‘Becoming smaller than the smallest‘ as described in Srimad Bhagavatam by Lord Krishna)
Example: Hanuman had reduced the size of his body while he was searching for Sita in Lanka.
2,Mahima
Ability to assume a gigantic form (‘Becoming larger than the largest‘ as described in Srimad Bhagavatam by Lord Krishna)
Example:
- Hanuman assumed a huge form to burn Lanka, he also assumed big form to fight Kumbha Karna
- In Vaamana avatar Lord Vishnu increased his form which was so gigantic that it only took him three steps to cover all three worlds
3.Garima.
Ability to become very heavy in weight by will
Example: Lord Hanuman made his tail very heavy that even Bhima couldn’t life it (Bhima who was climbing the GandhaMadana mountains to get Saugandhika flowers for Draupadi was stopped by a monkey whose tail was on the way, Bhima orders the monkey to take the tail off the road, monkey being old tells him to move it himself, but Bhima couldn’t even lift the monkey’s tail)
4.Laghima.
Laghima comes from the word laghu, which means small or light. Laghima is the ability to make the body very light (‘Becoming lighter than the lightest‘). Levitation and flying in the air are its subsidiary powers
5.Praapti.
Word praapti means ‘to obtain’, ‘having obtained’, ‘to have got’. Thus praapti is the ability to acquire anything anywhere.
6.Prakamya.
The ability to obtain anything desired, ability to have realized the dreams
7.Ishitva.
Iṣa=lord; isitva=lordship; The power of absolute lordship over entire creation.
8.Vasitva.
The ability to have everything under control, especially the physical manifestation made up of 5 elements.
Patanjali exhorts not to be taken in b these powers,not to use them , as these will be hindrances to Self Realization.
Now see a Yogi burning in Fire, ,In Thanjavur,India, without any harm to him.
“The Fire Yogi is a 47 minute documentary exploring the journey of a Yogi who has the extraordinary ability to use a unique breathing technique to get into union with Fire.
This documentary portrays a rare and unusual Fire Ritual performed by a Yogi from India and the subsequent chemical analysis of his clothing & physical tests that examine this supernatural phenomenon.
The Yogi has performed this Fire Ritual for a total of 1000 days over the last 45 years.
The Yogi, weighing a mere 94 pounds (43 kilos), has been able to survive on only two bananas and a mere glass of milk with a few drops of water twice a day for the last 28 years.
Many aspects of the Yogi are on the edge of unbelievability, while at the same time highlighting the power and endurance of human mind, body and spirit.
Hoax or Fact:
The story about Fire Yogi is a Fact.
Analysis:
The messages come with a video showing an Indian Yogi performing fire ritual and sleeping in union with it without getting burnt or hurt.
The story is a fact.
In 2002, as a part of quest for Tantrics and Gurus in India, Mike Vasan, a director and producer, went to Tanjore in Tamil Nadu and met a special Yogi named Rambhau Swami (aged 63 then), who had an amazing power of getting into union with Fire. He developed a complete documentary on the sacred ritual that Rambhau performs, where he sleeps on fire of yagna without getting hurt or burnt.
In the documentary video, he shows and explains the unbelievably mystic lifestyle and rare fire ritual of the yogi, Rambhau Swami.
Rambhau Swami claimed that he started his career as a researcher at an ancient library and then went on to learn ancient vedas and their importance before meeting his Guru who taught and showed him a completely different life close to his Spirit and God.
He also says that he has been drinking only a few drops of water since 1975, and two years later, he started limiting his daily diet to a banana and a cup of milk, followed by only three hours of sleep each night. But surprisingly, he looks completely normal, and unlike most others, he is simple, open minded and down to earth, willing to explain his rare fire ritual and its importance.
Rambhau Swami’s famous and elaborate fire ritual starts with his holy bath, followed by meditation, pranayama and a traditional ceremony of honoring Ganesha.
The fire place of the ritual is a kind of sunken pit, into which Rambhauswami offers wide variety of food and other holy items like gallons of ghee, rice, coconuts, sugar cane, herbal green grass, etc.
While offering these, and as the Fire sets ablaze, Rambhau Swami goes into a deep meditative state, covered only by a woollen shawl
. He is shown to interact with the fire with his virtual signs, and at times he gets himself into the fire place, sleeping comfortably in union with the fire, without getting burnt or hurt.
And surprisingly, even his woollen shawl does not burn in fire, but for few scars here and there, which he says happens when he loses his concentration and connection with fire. He is shown to perform this fire ritual for 14 hours at a stretch without any kind of break in between, and on fasting.
After completing the ritual, he breaks it with only 3 sips of water.
The yogi also claims that he has performed this special fire ritual for about 1000 days in his last 45 years.
And in one instance, he claims he has performed this ritual for 27 days continuously without any break.
This has been checked by Hoax Slayer and found to be true and authentic.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x86dzm_the-fire-yogi-pt-1_travel?start=266
Citation.
http://www.hoaxorfact.com/India/the-supernatural-fire-yogi-of-tanjore-facts-analysis.html
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