How about the Siddhi of controlled out of body travel. Can you do that? by "dreams", this term represents an entry point into a broader topic, such as Yoga Nidra (complete awareness during the sleep states), and then going onto lucid dreams, precognitive dreams; and most important: the Radiant Form of the Master. Since Ammachi is your Guru, I take it you have seen Her Radiant Form. By that I mean not a mere dream, but a totally mind-blowing Radiant, effulgent, Celestial form that is Beautiful beyond discription. You keep on saying...no, no, I don't have these types of awarenesses that are common among the Tibetan Rinpoches (such as complete conscious awareness during the sleep states); and the capacity to "Rise Above Bodily Consciousness", meeting up with various Spiritual Masters both living and physically dead. (the Siddhi common to genuine Sant Mat Saints). So, you have realized the Self. Everything is Being....OK; not a new message but an important one if one goes beyond the ordinary Neo-Advaitic message and states why such a realization is "important" (i.e. gives one some types of benefits). The next question would be why one would declare such as Self-attainment, if the achievement is only to end on the surface of your skin. (and thus, the need for hugging). I'm trying to grasp the situation here with BatGap but don't quite understand it. Bear with me a bit....(to summarize), let's start from page 1: 1. Going back to Sakyamuni Buddha and others such as St. Paul, various claims are made: people can eliminate suffering and become "happy" if only they perform actions (a, b, c,...). OK, fine; but I don't see much evidence for such claims, especially coming from the MUM statistics, and the like. 2. Then, over the centuries, various people claim to have duplicated the efforts of the Buddha; only to recycle the old messages and claims. 3. Apart from some extremely rare cases such as Nityananda and various Christian Saints; given the set of "Awakened" people, the evidence seems to suggest that true Enlightenment goes beyond mere "Awakening" and indeed, the latter is "ordinary" in no extraordinary sense! (in that case, one might as well interview Vegas card cheaters for amusement). 4. Among the truly Awakened, some demonstrate genuine Siddhis, either in a deliberate fashion (Nityananda); or that occur spontaneously in the Presence of persons like Ramana Maharshi. Yet you make lite of such happenings apparently to proclaim your elevated status and lower theirs. At any rate, I applaud you for not asking for donations and not having much in the way of a concealed agenda. Maybe you can hit people for some $$ later on. ...
--- In [email protected], Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.r...@...> wrote: > > What kind of Sidhhis did Raman Maharishi demonstrate or was it just the > imagination of devotees? I always laughed at anyone who said they had > Ammachi in their dreams and made them do x, y or z. I would say it is just > imagination, I have had Amma in my dreams and so...what then? > > I wouldn't be surprised if someone appears on this list that they had Ravi > Guru in their dreams instructing them to abuse torky, sally and tartie for > example..LOL..the power of imagination is such, oh what games we play to > escape the truth staring at us constantly... > > Love - Ravi.. > > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 4:26 PM, yifuxero <yifux...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > No evidence of Siddhis. imo, would-be Gurus should demonstrate an > > extraordinary level of Shakti power, appearing in people's dreams maybe. > > Even Dr. Lenz could do that.. > > I have yet to find a Guru who can do well in the stock market. Where's the > > Spiritual/material interface? At least Ravi seems to have a real job. > > The credits he cites amount to a beginning. Is he (you...if reading this) > > not on a learning curve like the rest of us? I recommend that you become a > > disciple of Ramana Maharshi, then teach from that perspective. > > > > >
