To All Members: For those who have meditated for some time, he or she can understand that the phenomenal world is based on consciousness, as Patanjali has discussed in his yoga sutras. Although not mentioned in his sutras, I believe some of his experiences of the siddhis pertain exclusively to the dream consciousness.
Specifically, through the use of the basic TM technique, I have personally experienced the siddhis of being as small as an atom, being as tall as a mountain and flying in the air. I have even seen the ethereal kundalini in the base chakra. All of these I have seen in my dream experiences, either soon after meditation or during the sleeping hours. MMY, however, is taking the sutras to another level by showing that the flying siddhi can be experienced during the waking consciousness. Ultimately, Patanjali (as well as MMY) is trying to say that the so called reality or phenomenal existence is really like the dream experience. In this scenario, it is highly likely that whatever we desire in the waking consciousness will come true as they magically manifest in our dreams. Which brings us to the final question: what is reality? Regards, John R.
