I think there are at least two possible basic reasons, why
many modern Indian gurus despise paatañjala-yoga-siddhis:
1. The negative influence of Islam and Christianity
2. Many gurus might not be that fluent in Sanskrit...
On Apr 7, 2010, at 9:23 AM, cardemaister wrote:
I think there are at least two possible basic reasons, why
many modern Indian gurus despise paatañjala-yoga-siddhis:
1. The negative influence of Islam and Christianity
2. Many gurus might not be that fluent in Sanskrit...
One of the reasons
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On Apr 7, 2010, at 9:23 AM, cardemaister wrote:
I think
On Apr 7, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Rick Archer wrote:
Just to play devil's advocate, if Patanjali had been against
siddhis, why would he have devoted one chapter of a four chapter
book on how to perform them?
First of all, it's a compilation of what was known in his time. Since
yogic texts
cardemaister wrote:
I think there are at least two possible basic reasons, why
many modern Indian gurus despise paatañjala-yoga-siddhis:
1. The negative influence of Islam and Christianity
2. Many gurus might not be that fluent in Sanskrit...
It's simple because siddhis are not part of the
