When I was a child, I was enchanted by the stories I heard about Yogis. I heard they possessed supernatural powers. I heard they had such control over their bodies that they could live for several hundred years, or more.
Sadly, I’ve come to realize that the stories I heard were more fiction than fact. For their supposed supernatural powers, well, they were never scientifically proven. And as for longevity, the Yogis that I am aware of had surprisingly short lives:
- Paramahansa Yogananda only lived to 59 years of age
- Swami Vishnudevananda only lived to 65 years of age
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi lived to be 90
- K. S. Iyengar lived to 95
- Yogi Bhajan lived to 75
That is hardly an impressive longevity list.