--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > > On May 6, 2009, at 6:13 PM, sparaig wrote: > [...] > >> That is how the yogic tradition perceives the intent of those who try > >> to skip the angas. > >> > > > > Is that how you perceive the TM-Sidhis program? > > Black magicians? It's one possibility but not necessarily in the way > you would think of it as. Some masters like to use such techniques to > enslave their students so they tend to stick around. So for a > disreputable teacher, they have a certain function. > > More often though it's just an error in the way the yoga-sutras are > taught. SBS certainly agrees, as he clearly states siddhis should > trail behind you (i.e. not you chasing after them with formulae). He > quite clearly echoes the sentiments of the yogic tradition and the > Holy Shankaracharya Order as well. >
I meant "do you perceive the TM-SIdhis as trying to skip the angas?" Lawson
