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A '''''fakir''''' is a [[religion|religious]] mystic found in [[India]], on [[Earth]].
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A '''''fakir''''' was a [[religion|religious]] mystic found in [[India]], on [[Earth]].
   
[[Jack (20th century)|Jack]], a youth from [[Carbon Creek]], [[Pennsylvania]], preparing for college spent a lot of time at the [[library]] learning about far away places, including [[India]]. While discussing [[meditation]] with [[T'Mir]], Jack explained to her that from his readings, he learned of the ''fakirs''.
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[[Jack (20th century)|Jack]], a youth from [[Carbon Creek]], [[Pennsylvania]], when preparing for college, spent a lot of time at the [[library]] learning about far-away places, including [[India]]. While discussing [[meditation]] with [[T'Mir]], Jack explained to her that from his readings, he learned of the ''fakirs''.
   
He noted that they supposedly could almost stop their [[heart]]s by the use of willpower. To which T'Mir responded, "You'd be surprised what a disciplined mind can accomplish." ([[ENT]]: "[[Carbon Creek (episode)|Carbon Creek]]")
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He noted that they supposedly could almost stop their [[heart]]s by the use of willpower, to which T'Mir responded, "''You'd be surprised what a disciplined mind can accomplish.''" ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}})
   
==External Links==
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== External link ==
* {{Wikipedia|Fakir}}
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Revision as of 18:34, 11 April 2014

A fakir was a religious mystic found in India, on Earth.

Jack, a youth from Carbon Creek, Pennsylvania, when preparing for college, spent a lot of time at the library learning about far-away places, including India. While discussing meditation with T'Mir, Jack explained to her that from his readings, he learned of the fakirs.

He noted that they supposedly could almost stop their hearts by the use of willpower, to which T'Mir responded, "You'd be surprised what a disciplined mind can accomplish." (ENT: "Carbon Creek")

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