This is how siddhis are used in my tantric tradition. For example we learn the maran siddhis to help someone who has supposedly had a maran spell cast on them.
yifuxero 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 > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozg...@...> 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... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> > > > >
