Vaj writes:snipped
The basic reason often given is that cultivation of siddhis thru
samyama causes one to become "vyuthana" or "outward" and attached to
the outer world.
Tom T
The Sutras of Patanjali are a description not a prescription as so
many have supposed. Read them after thirty years of
On Jun 4, 2007, at 2:55 AM, cardemaister wrote:
Why is it, that some "sour grapes" svaamiis think
PataƱjali advises people not to practise siddhis?
The reason might well be that the Sanskrit skills
of many of them are not too good.
The more likely reason is the almost universal insistence th
Why is it, that some "sour grapes" svaamiis think
PataƱjali advises people not to practise siddhis?
The reason might well be that the Sanskrit skills
of many of them are not too good.
As many of us know, the original suutra goes
like this:
te samaadhaav upasargaa(,) vyutthaane siddhayaH.
If ones