From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Vaj Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 8:49 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do many "gurus" shun siddhis? Part 1 On Apr 7, 2010, at 9:23 AM, cardemaister wrote:
I think there are at least two possible basic reasons, why many modern Indian "gurus" despise paatañjala-yoga-siddhis: 1. The negative influence of Islam and Christianity 2. Many "gurus" might not be that fluent in Sanskrit... One of the reasons the Hindu scriptures almost universally rail against siddhis (Patanjali, Vyasa, etc.) is that they are considered inimical to jivan-mukti or Liberation in this Life Just to play devil's advocate, if Patanjali had been against siddhis, why would he have devoted one chapter of a four chapter book on how to perform them?
