Sadhnaa & Siddhis part 2

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Imagine how tempting it would be to misuse powers

such as these or even to just amuse yourself with

them. Siddhis confer absolute power to do anything. But

remember that absolute power can corrupt absolutely.

<br><br>It takes a saintly person to use siddhis wisely

without attachment. If there is even the least hint of

satisfaction in the guru that he or she has and can use the

siddhis even for the benefit of others, then the seeds of

that guru’s destruction are sown. The guru must use

those siddhis as a karma yogi with no attachment to the

fruits of his or her labour. And as a bhakti yogi

striving to see God in all situations and people and

offering his or her actions as love offerings to God. It

is in these ways that the guru avoids

corruption.<br><br>So what about the rest of us who may acquire siddhis

during our spiritual evolution? Each of us has a purpose

in life that overrides all else. That purpose is to

come to Brahman. But we also have a karmic purpose

that is suited to this particular life and the karma

that is to be discharged in this life. <br><br>There

are many people who have siddhis who are called

psychics, channelers or healers. These people may have been

granted those siddhis in order to pursue their karmic

purpose in this lifetime. Their task, however, is use the

siddhis to pursue that karmic purpose without

interferring with the overriding purpose of coming to God. Too

often, people get dazzled by the siddhis and by the

money and fame that comes to them from using the

siddhis. Then they are diverted from that their overriding

purpose of coming to God and, in fact, take a detour away

from God thus creating additional karma for

themselves.<br><br> Aside from ego aggrandizement, people can get

lost in the world of siddhis. Curiousity about where

and how far the siddhis can take one will cause the

person lose their spiritual focus. There is no

difference between exploring siddhis and daydreaming. They

are both highly entertaining, often informative and

both can divert one from life’s tasks, in this case,

the task of coming to God. The likelihood is that you

end up being further away from God as a result of

using siddhis than you are right now.<br><br>So the use

of siddhis, whether by a guru or a more ordinary

person, is fraught with danger and temptation that few

can survive. The choice is yours as to whether you

think that you can handle the siddhis. My choice is to

ignore them and continue to move past all content toward

Brahman.<br><br>Hari Om Tat Sat <br><br>omprem