Guest guest Posted February 20, 2001 Report Share Posted February 20, 2001 I would like to quote what I had read from one book written by Swami Chidananda quote " Sri Ramakrishna had this actual experience: he said that once these powers were brought to him in a basket. This was an inner mystical experience in which he was offered them, in which he was pressed to take them............ ..................... .........he found them to be occult powers,.... he immediately spat upon them and began to shout, " take them away! take them away at once!" ........... .................... ........Later on he told his disciples that the power of whole universe was offered to him ..... but my mother came to my rescue and I was able to shove it aside completely. So, the teaching of the Masters, form the very begining, is " If you want God, shun all ruthlessly all powers, all occult phenomena and ......... ..........If you want God, do not want anything else but God, for if you have God, you have everything........." unquote If above belief is true which I think so, please do not encourage occult in the email. Any comment is appreciated. all the best, all the bliss, all from one, all in one, all from ??????? one for one, one for many, one from one, one from many, one from ?????? Sadhant Singh wrote: > Sat Nam Norma: > > Here is a link to a posting which explains how to perform Sodarshan > Chakra Kriya: > > Kundaliniyoga/message/2791 > > This is said to be the highest kriya of all the 20 types of yoga, > that it will purify all the chakras (the name means Kriya for Perfect > Purification of the Chakras), cuts through all barriers of the > neurotic or psychotic inside nature, gives you the vitality and > intuition to combat the negative effects of the unchanneled > subconscious mind, purifies your past karma and subconscious impulses > that may block you, gives the pranic power of health and healing, > establishes inner happiness and a state of flow of ecstasy in life. > > It is said that this kriya never fails, and that if you perfect the > practice for 2 1/2 hours every day that it gives "the 9 precious > virtues and the 18 occult powers". I cannot testify to that, but > then I've only ever practiced it at 31 minutes/day > > I can say that I truly love this meditation - although when I was > first taught it I thought it was awful! Be patient with the > practice - treat it with reverence. It is worth the effort. > > Love & blessings, > Sadhant > > > "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" > - Yogi Bhajan > > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the eGroups Member Center (My Groups), or send mail to > Kundaliniyoga- > NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE! > WEB SITE: kundalini yoga > > KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from > kundalini yogaclasses.html > > Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Practical books on Kundalini Yoga, Meditation, Chakras, Womens' Empowerment. Meditation & Mantra CDs. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2001 Report Share Posted February 21, 2001 Sat Nam Seow Zhiming: Please do not confuse a quotation from YB describing the benefits of a particular meditation as the encouragement of the practice of occult powers. Indeed, to practice yoga only for the sake of attaining such powers is certainly discouraged by the many advanced practitioners who have gone before. But, by the same token, they advise us that such powers are latent within all of us, and that the practices of yoga are one of the ways in which such powers may become active. In fact, the desire to attain such abilities is one of the many reasons that people become interested in practicing spirituality, but rarely does the desire survive the time and effort that the practices require, or the experiences that result. Furthermore, one cannot shun that which one is ignorant of. If we do not know what it is we should shun, how would we recognize it when it manifests? It is best to know that this can be a result of such practices, and this is surely why the complete descriptions of yoga include this discussion (example: the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali), with a description of such powers. We do not encourage the use of occult powers, but it is important, I think, to be aware of the distinction between the attainment of such powers, which is a natural part of the spiritual growth process, and their use. Many blessings, Sadhant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2001 Report Share Posted February 21, 2001 I think if you want absolute Truth, then you have to push everyhing else aside. Isb't the aquisition of occult powers supposed to be the final test - can one refise to use them and turn completely to God ?. Not everyone wants the Absolute though. love and Blessings, Avtar K. ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 In a message dated 02/21/2001 9:01:01 PM W. Europe Standard Time, siobhanmac writes: > I think if you want absolute Truth, then you have to push everyhing else > aside. Isb't the aquisition of occult powers supposed to be the final > test - can one refise to use them and turn completely to God ?. Not > everyone wants the Absolute though. > > love and Blessings, > Avtar K. My "take" on this has been that if God wants me to have powers (occult or otherwise) in order to be of service and be whatever I am 'sposed to be, then I will have such powers. it is my responsiblity to steward my abilities carefully, develop them as best I can, and use them as God directs. There have been a few abilities I really wanted, and didn't get, although later I understood how they wouldn't have helped me... and there have been a few abilities that I got that I would have happily handed off to the first person I met, just to be rid of them. I think learning to "play the hand we are dealt" is a big part of growing up and becoming spiritually mature. I think any effort directed towards making ourselves into what we are not is probably going to fail, but the failure itself may be interesting and educational and the very process by which we come to honor who and what we are. Ardas Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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