| Reincarnation and the spiritual development religions | | | | He was called "The Ageless Yogi" having gain |
| that Hinduism, Buddism, Yoga, and other Eastern | | | | mastery over his hunger and time of his death. |
| religions teach is not a new subject. The super human | | | | Subbayah Pullavar, another Indian yogi, had been |
| abilities that some seem to possess, even if they are | | | | recorded levitating for five minutes in front of 150 |
| not followers of these religions, is something that still | | | | witnesses. Sri Sathya Sai Baba was called the "Man |
| baffles and perplexes the scientific world to this day. | | | | of Miracles" and seemed to be able to perform |
| People who claim to do be able to do super human | | | | astonishing things. They included materializing objects |
| feats say anyone and everyone can perform them, | | | | from thin air, resurrection, healing all types of diseases, |
| so the connection to us and their abilities deeper | | | | as well as possessed the ability to read one's thoughts. |
| rooted? | | | | These men, and many like them, were very spiritual |
| Spiritual growth and karmic balances are strong with | | | | men with many years of life devoted to their own |
| the previously mentioned religions and non-followers | | | | spiritual development. It would seem that even death |
| also point toward a good will to all. This is important to | | | | can be defied by one who is able to attain such a |
| note because it would seem, as one progresses in | | | | level. An ability to increase life span, or to transfer |
| spirit, the laws of the material world, as we see it, | | | | one's soul, to balance out Karma in a single lifetime is |
| gradually falls in line with the spiritual attuned individual. | | | | even one of the Minor Siddhi powers in the path of |
| The idea is that we, over many life times, seek to | | | | Kundalini Yoga. As ancient as these beliefs are, it |
| balance our Karma and develop the spiritual side of us | | | | would seem they understood a connection between |
| to find out "High Self" or become "Enlightened". The | | | | the spirit and a cycle of new incarnations before |
| terminology changes a bit over these beliefs, but the | | | | finding, for lack of a better word, "enlightenment". At it's |
| driving goal seems to be the same. Due to our life | | | | higher levels or mastery and understanding men such |
| span not being long enough, normally, to finish this | | | | as those mentioned above shine through as having |
| process, we come back to incarnate another body to | | | | super human abilities, but perhaps that's just a path we |
| continue or training and learn the lessons needed to | | | | all have to take and discover. Until beliefs like this and |
| get there. So, this is where we hit the super human | | | | their connections to science spread to more people, |
| side of what seems to be modern day twists on | | | | this aspect may be locked in the "paranormal" realm. |
| ancient religions. | | | | Here, I think, another look to ancient knowledge will be |
| For example there is Devraha Baba, and Indian saint | | | | our best guide in understanding ourselves and how we |
| who lived in Mathura. His family tree places his age at | | | | directly relate to paranormal phenomena. |
| around 250 years! It was rumored he lived over 700. | | | | |