The short explanation of this which will be easily understood is enlightened are not performing Sidhis because there is no one to be the performer, no desires for such things but they do occur around the enlightened, it just happens
A performer of sidhis is not enlightened --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ...Few people have a siddhi, but by their greediness for siddhi a good > many people are caused to get cheated. Our wish then is to be wary. We > are like the village guard who calls "Jagtay raho!" (Be awake!)... > > > There are five kinds of siddhis:- > "janmaushhadhimantratapaH samaadhijaaH siddhayaH." > [yogadarshanam (Patanjalis Yoga Sutras) ch4 v1] > > 'siddhis are attained by birth, drug, mantra, tapa & samadhi.' > > 1 > Truly, it occurs that someone is born as a siddha (one who has > supernatural powers). Must have worshipped in a former life, but not > so much as to have merged with Bhagavan (God), so in this way, by > previous worship people actually have miraculous siddhis - in this > manner Jada Bharata was a siddha from birth, who did not have to hear, > learn and memorise in order to understand. > > 2 > Various kinds of sidhhis are come to be seen by means of drugs. When I > was staying in the jungles, on several occasions Kola and Bhil (tribal > peoples) came and informed me of the properties of drugs. One time a > Bhil brought one such which would make a tiger senseless who saw only > a little of it from afar. By means of drugs a human being can live > several hundred years. By means of drugs many siddhis can come. So > there are also drugs that give the strength to fly for the one who > puts it in the mouth. > > 3 > From a mantra come siddhis. Once the deity of the mantra becomes > favourable it will act according to its ability. The proper form of > siddhis is of mantras. Common people receive siddhi from yakShini, > karNa-pishachi and bhuta-preta (demi-gods, demons and ghosts) or > trifling deities - and dark spirits of people inform of the past and > present or do amazing feats and [the medium] pretends to be a siddha > yogi. This is how straightforward simple people are deceived. > > 4 > siddhi occurs by doing tapa (austerity). Maintaining brahmacharya > (celibacy), fasting and enduring ones sadhana in order to gain God are > performances of tapa which are satvik (pure). From this [tapa] peace > and satisfaction grow. tapa aimed at dishonouring, killing, > bewitching, enchanting etc. are rajasik and tamasik tapa. By this > there will be neither peace nor satisfaction, the intrinsic enemies of > unrest and anxiety increase bringing about the downfall of the sadhaka. > > 5 > From samadhi come siddhis. But, these siddhis go to the sadhaka who > has gained the supreme situation or jivanmukti. With these siddhis the > duty is to be steady and if a good deal of work is not undertaken then > the steadfastness is gone. > > The significance of this is that if there are miracles seen in any > person this is not the true measure of a yogi. Seriously there are > yogis in whom miracles occur and they do not perform miracles for > their wealth or reputation. They only want for happiness in the world, > tenderness and compassion. Understand that folk should be saved from > misunderstandings about these siddhas. > > Do bhajans (hymns) to Bhagavan (God). You should become a ruler to the > siddhis then siddhis will wander behind you. > > How to be made a ruler? Not to belong to the world of imagination. > Until such time as your world is of a different kind, not longing for > a son, for wealth, for a wife, for prestige and reputation, until then > you will really be bereft of strength. The proverb is that "khuda" is > scared of the beggar (Pharsi / Urdu word "khuda" = God). > > Withdrawing from the fancies of the world, grow in desire of Paramatma > (the Supreme Self, God) then a multitude of siddhis will wander behind > you, [but] no siddhi will occur when you seek them. > > The way that one should possess is that where ones own honour is not > sacrificed. When you can be in the steady presence of the almighty > Paramatma, then it would be a calamity if you were to go stumbling > behind, here and there, following trifling siddhis. Be sure of this > the siddhis behind you will run away when they see you. If you do not > wish for siddhis, if you obstinately make a boundary with the siddhis > that obstuct your spiritual progress, then siddhis will stay surround you. > > The way to keep siddhis under control is by remaining bowed to > Bhagavan (the Supreme Being) and don't wish for the siddhis - this is > the way to freedom. > > If the siddhis wander behind you then they will be subjected. At that > time then the siddhis cannot be the swami (master), say they will > really be only slaves. Therefore don't be a slave to the siddhis, > become a master of the siddhis. Becoming a slave to Bhagavan you will > become a swami of the siddhis. Becoming a servant of Bhagavan then all > your service will be performed - in this is true independence and a > way to be self-reliant. > > [Shri Shankaracharya UpadeshAmrita kaNa 35 of 108] > translation - Paul Mason > > http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/upadesh.htm#kaNa35 >
