--- In [email protected], cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Jason Spock <jedi_spock@> wrote: > > > > > > Well Sir barry, I think Jim is correct. > > > > The Hindu Philosophy states, Sidhis are by-products that come > on its own. > > > > It also states, they are distractions that should be avoided > at all costs. > > > > That's the same old tired misinterpretation of Patañjali! > Everyone should believe by now, that the demonstrative > pronoun "te" in "te samaadhaav upasargaa..." apparently > refers MAINLY to the siddhis mentioned in the previous suutra. > Why would Patañjali present e.g. tha flying suutra (aakaasha- gamanam) > *after* that "disclaimer", if it applied to all the siddhis?
Perhaps it means: Not to get too caught up- in this ability or that ability; Before enlightenment is established... As this could certainly be one of the most damaging results... If one decides to concentrate on one particular 'power'; And use it for ego purposes, in whatever way the ego would choose- Well then, there could be a falling away from the path to enlightenment; And also an imbalance caused, as a result of compulsing on a certain result. I believe the practice of the siddhis, and the techniques as Maharishi has taught- drawing upon the Pantanjali literature, Teaches us the possiblities of human-kind's abilities to work with the natural forces, and to be able to transcend the body, and many other abilities which are mentioned in the literature. The Vedas give a detailed analysis of consiousness, and all of it's expressions, manifestations, and how they are connected to human consciousness. So, it's a double edged sword, working with the siddhis, before one is enlightened- which I suppose is where the paranoia of the movement got started, since the days, in which the siddhis were introduced. And the stability of the people involved in the practice. Because it is easy to forget that the ultimate goal is not to levitate; The ultimate goal is to realize the Self, as youself, and become enlightened. I presume the levitation sutra, has been a concentration in the group practice, not so much becuse of the actual accomplishment of levitation, per se... But because it is working with the essence of the material field, and well as gravitation- that it must 'bend' of influence the 'field of consciousness', in a way, which has an increased effect of coherence, which has been termed and known as the 'Maharishi Effect'. And because Maharishi is primarily interested in creating an effect- Then it follows that the group practice of levitation, is a way to magnify the effect of 'infusing matter with spirit'. The levitation sutra, I believe has a way of infusing the energy of spirit of atma, into the physical body. When one can endure the power of the atma completely to infuse the body completely- then levitation as well as all the other abilities would manifest spontaneously according to the need of the Atma. So, it all goes together, if we remember the goal is realization that we are Atma, soul. R.G. >
