Sadhnaa & Siddhis part 1

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Blessed Self, silentsoul<br><br>You asked, “What

exactly is the purpose of the siddhi and how it should be

utilised in positive way, by a person who attains

siddhis”<br><br>Generally, siddhis should be viewed as signposts that one is

on the right path and then they should be ignored.

The process of meditation is to quiet the mind until

finally there is no content and one becomes aware of the

indwelling soul and that the soul is really God and that

your identity is really God. Siddhis are no different

for most of us than the conscious and subconscious

thoughts and the ingrained karmic tendencies to action

that plague us all day every day and divert our

attention and energies from realizing Brahman.<br><br>As

Patanjali tells us, “The cause of future karma is the

identification of the experiencer with the object that is being

experienced.” (Raja Yoga Sutras 2.17) Siddhis are just another

group of experiences that can entrance us and keep us

trapped in the illusion of Maya. Siddhis are just another

group of experiences that must eventually be overcome

in the sense that one does not identify with

them.<br><br>In my opinion, the only person who can utilize

siddhis is a highly-evolved guru.<br>When that guru’s

guru decided that the potential guru was evolved

highly enough so that satchidananda was present, as well

as siddhis, and that the potential guru had the ego

under firm control, and told the potential guru to go

out and teach, then and only then should the guru

attempt to use the siddhis. And even then, the guru would

only use the siddhis to aid his or disciples along

their spiritual journey. For example, a guru would use

siddhis to become aware of the karma of the disciple, to

know the conscious and subconscious thoughts of the

disciple, and to arrange events in the disciple’s life that

move the disciple further along the spiritual path.

The guru could use siddhis to protect the disciple

from harm. Another use of siddhis by the guru would be

to heal himself or herself of disease so that they

could continue to be of service to their disciples. The

guru might also use siddhis to signal a spiritual

seeker that he or she is prepared to accept that seeker

as a disciple.<br><br>I have had the good fortune to

have been with two highly evolved teachers, one of

whom I considered to be my guru. Both of these

teachers had siddhis and used them for the benefit of

their disciples in the ways outlined

above.<br><br>Imagine how you would feel knowing that someone could

read your every thought, even those thoughts that you

know to be unworthy and strive to keep private. The

guru does this and makes no judgement. It is a

blessing to have a guru but it is no picnic.<br><br>to be

continued...