Setting aside the texts for a moment, what are peoples' experiences with the TM-Siddhi program? It seems whacky to debate a text, however learned, when we have such a large cohort of people who've practiced the techniques for decades. I'm thinking we could evaluate them for ourselves, based on our own knowledge.
For myself, I can't confess to any powers from the siddhis, other than the hopping stuff, but they do seem to do just what I was told they'd do: solidify the presence of silent consciousness. What are other people getting? - Patrick Gillam > On Apr 20, 2005, at 8:18 AM, wayback71 wrote: > > > What do the Shankaracharyas say? Who is > > Vidyaranya? > > Vaj wrote: > > Vidyaranya was one of the most eminent Shankaracharyas. He was the 12th > jagadguru of the Sringiri seat. His text on the attainment of Cosmic > Consciousness is still the standard among yogis today. That's why is it > so significant on what he says of the siddhis and samyama--if you are > interested in enlightenment that is. > > > Is it possible that the siddhis are really about making the relative, > > subjective aspect of the > > individual a better, kinder and more skilled human being - so that > > when they do reach > > CC, they aren't a nasty, unpleasant, unkind Enlightened person? > > Vaj wrote: > > Vidyaranya would disagree. You would more likely become either > egocentric or a collector of subtle experiences. These experiences > would come and go and not lead to a permanent state of higher > consciousness. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
