Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 , Rolando Santos <sivadancer> wrote: > --- vishwanthan Krishnamoorthy <krishvishy> > wrote: > > > I have a counter question what is the potential of a > > mantra? does it mean the fullfillment of the > > phalasthuthi? > > I suppose Sri Kalika Putra was referring to the > phalashruti when he wrote that "most mantras of kali > don't work to their full potential." Personally, I > believe the phalashruti is only there to goad the > sadhak into more earnest practice; if there is no > reward, why should would we do it? Surely it is > entirely possible to acheive the fruits mentioned in > the phalashruti, but I think the point is for our > desires for power to fall away. In the course of > repeating a mantra so many hundreds of thousands or > millions of times, the consciousness of the aspirant > (hopefully) becomes so refined that the desire for the > siddhis falls away. By the time he achieves the > siddhis, he no longer desires them anymore, and this > is the requirement for achieving powers -- as long as > you desire them, you'll never have them, but when you > don't desire them, you'll have more power than you've > ever imagined! Perhaps this is why those with siddhis > almost never use them. The phala shrutis most of the time, contain "arthavada" or exaggeration so as to impell the reader towards that particular sadhana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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