The four Ways to Force
(iddhi-pada):
1: The Concentration of Will joined with the effort of
Determination.
2: The Concentration of Energy fused with the effort of
Determination.
3: The Concentration of Thought linked
with the effort of Determination.
4: The Concentration of Investigation coupled with the effort of
Determination.
Which forces ?
The force of perfect
determination.
The force of making many
copies of oneself.
The force of transformation
i.e. adopting whatever form.
The force of mind-made
creation of another mentally produced body.
The force of penetrating
knowledge e.g. to remain unhurt in any danger.
The force of penetrating
concentration producing whatever wished result.
The force
of experiencing whatever is repulsive as attractive &
agreeable.
The force
of experiencing whatever is attractive as repulsive &
disagreeable.
The force of freely
accepting or rejecting whatever whether attractive or
repulsive.
The force of remaining in
equanimity faced with either the attractive or the
repulsive.
