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Lal
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It is an interesting video.

  • It seems this yogi has perfected the anariyatejo kasina” meditation using fire as the meditation object.
  • Breath meditation is an anariyavayo kasina” meditation using the breath as the meditation object.
  • They also do anariyapathavi and apo kasina” meditations using a ball of clay and a bowl of water as meditation objects.

As we have discussed pathavi, apo, tejo, vayo all have the mind as their precursor. See “The Origin of Matter – Suddhāṭṭhaka.”

  • It is possible to “control those elements” with the mind and exploit that to engage in various “supernormal activities.”
  • For example, even during the Buddha’s time, some yogis who perfected breath meditation (vayo kasina) could travel through the air by making their bodies “light.”
  • Even these days, there are yogis who can lie on “beds of nails,” who have likely developed anariyapathavi kasina” meditation.
  • I have discussed some of these aspects in “Buddhahood Associated Controversies.”
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