--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "yifuxero" <yifux...@...> wrote: > > One of my Teachers - Hsuan Hua - stated that when he was living > in Hong Kong (10 years?...I've forgotten); no typhoons hit the > City due to the fact that he was using siddhis to block or > dissipate the typhoons. Although he rarely used siddhis to > directly impact the physical world; he regularly used them to > offset subtle negative influences, such as evil spirits and > elementals. > http://www.cttbusa.org/founder.asp
I think you meant to say that he *believed* that he was dispelling subtle negative influences. So did Son of Sam. :-) If someone here is claiming that such a mindset is not common in the TM movement, they're either crazy or haven't spent any time in it. I mean, just here on FFL we have examples of it. Think Card's many posts about some TM-sidhis course in some area of Europe affecting the weather. Think of Nabby. And this is to say nothing about many of Doug's/Buck's condescending posts about how "special" Fairfielders or "meditators" are. *Of course* the first thought that went through Chopra's mind was that he "caused" the earthquake. No one who has read his articles or books, or seen him talk, could doubt this for a moment. On another subject entirely, I think Bhairitu's answer to the question I posed below is a good one, and possibly the *only* good one. The reason is that it's all about fun, not ego. Anyone who wants to learn siddhis to either "control nature" or convince other people that they can is setting themselves up for some heavy- duty karma, plus an incarnation or two spent in ignorance. > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > > Something more interesting to do other than chop wood and > > carry water. > > :-D > > > > TurquoiseB wrote: > > > Card, with all due respect, a more relevant question > > > might be, "Why would anyone *want* siddhis?" > > > > > > I pose this as a question for those on this forum who > > > might fall into that category, and look forward to > > > their answers. > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <no_reply@> 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...
