hugheshugo wrote: > Thanks for the reply and link. I'm sure it would seem like magic to > me, I've been looking my whole life for anything I could genuinely > say is beyond any normal explanation and not a single scrap of > evidence, other than hearsay, has come my way. Not that I doubt > others experience, I think I've just missed out. My guess is this > takes a lot of devotion and isn't something I could just try to see > if there is anything "real" involved. > > I did the TMSP for 10 years and had some flashes of sidhis which was > pretty weird, the most common I got was seeing inside my body, > usually the inside of my skull, which is covered in unpleasantly > sharp bony protruberances, but then I knew that anyway so I instantly > got sceptical that it was a real experience, even though it was > accompanied by a profound flash of one of the higher states of > consciousness, I couldn't tell you which as it was a bit intense. > What siddhis have you mastered, if you don't mind talking about it? Here is a list of the siddhis I've learned which are fairly standard in tantric practice:
Maran means "kill" and it can be used to kill someone though that is considered bad in the tantric tradition unless it is to save someone's life such as a child from the attack of a tiger (or a mountain lion). Vashikaran is used to bring someone under your influence though it can be used to help dispel relationship problems. Uchattan is used to distract the enemy. Stambhan is used to paralyze the enemy and shut up people who talk in theaters during a movie. :) Videshan is used to create differences between people or groups of people. Shanti Karan is used for healing. All of these practices are attained through mantra siddhi, use of yantras and the practice of rituals called tantras. The misuse of these are considered a "sin" or bad karma. Tantrics learn the technique of maran not so much to use but as to help those who have been afflicted by someone who misused the technique. A couple of good books on the subject are: "Practicals of Mantras and Tantras" by L.R. Chowdhri This book though not well written contains much information on the practice of tantra. It makes more sense though after you been practicing tantra for a while. "Yantra Mantra Tantra and Occult Sciences" by Dr. Bhojraj Dwivedi This is a recently published excellent book. Both of these authors are practicing tantrics. There are many books by "spectators" who do not practice or have been initiated who are only guessing about the practice. If one is skeptical of the supernatural then the tantric initiation will cure you of such doubt. ;-)
