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[RamanaMaharshi] STUDY

GROUP on SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTON Ch4V10

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STUDY

GROUP on SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTON

CHAPTER 4

ATTAINMENT

Arudha

V10.

Q. Is

there any connection between the attainment of supernatural

powers (siddhis) and Liberation (mukti)?

M.

Only knowledge [jnana] obtained through enquiry can bestow

Liberation. Supernatural powers are all illusory appearances

created by the power of maya (mayashakti). Self-realization

which is

permanent is the only true accomplishment (siddhi).

Accomplishments

which appear and disappear, being the effect of

maya, cannot

be real. They are accomplished with the object of

enjoying

fame, pleasures, etc. They come unsought to some persons

through

their karma. Know that union with Brahman is the attainment

of the sum

total of all the siddhis. This is also the state of

Liberation

(aikya mukti) known as union (sayujya).

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