On Jun 8, 2011, at 2:52 AM, cardemaister wrote:
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--- In [email protected], Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote:
The UC view of Vedanta, esp. in the Shank. tradition, not only
avoids siddhis, it considers them antithetical to the evolution
of consciousness.
So, why did "Shank." himself utilize -- according to Shankara-dig-
vijaya of Maadhava-VidyaaraNya -- at least two of those Paatañjala-
siddhi-s, namely 'cittasya parashariiraavesha' (entered the dead
body of King Amaruka for "acquirement of knowledge of sex-love")
and 'aakaasha-gamanam'?
"Bhagavan S[h]ankara now left Prayaga, and travelling through the
skies, reached the splendid city of Mahismati...
One, I wouldn't base his spiritual view on a fairy tale or what one
says. And two, siddhis as obstructions applies to path, not fruition.
