On Jun 21, 2011, at 7:51 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <LEnglish5@...> wrote: >> >> >> >> --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: >> [...] > >>> One is technically a fabrication, the other is purely spontaneous. That's >>> actually a HUGE difference, no? >>> >> >> And in my experience, and most others I have talked to, one doesn't "attain" >> even the "flavor" of a sutra through effort. >> > > To clarify, siddhis attainment is spontaneous, even during sutra practice.
No - all siddhi practice require some effort. Otherwise there would never be siddhi. > In fact, I'd say you could make a case that they are more spontaneous than if > you decided to perform one outside sutra practice. That's still a fabricated-spontaneity. Fabricated spontaneity is still fabricated.
