--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@...> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > Seems to me that MMY covered his behind pretty well about "the real > thing" claim by claiming that only if you could perform any and all of > the siddhis perfectly, on demand, could you justify making the claim > that you were truly in UC (or at least perfect CC or whatever... nods to > Vaj). > > The siddhis programme has been around for what - 35 years or so? To what > extent have people's performance 'improved' over this period? Not all > traditions seem to consider these kinds of performances or abilities as > necessary for enlightenment. In Vasistha's Yoga there is the following > comment: > I shall now describe to you the method of gaining what is attainable > (siddhi or psychic powers) towards which the sage of self-knowledge is > indifferent, which the deluded person considers desirable and which one > who is intent on the cultivation of self-knowledge is keen to avoid. > It would seem the idea that siddhi performance is not universally > regarded as necessary for enlightenment; other traditions eschew them as > well regarding them as a distraction from the so-called path. > > In stating that perfection of these things is a necessary requirement if > they are not really necessary would serve to keep all those who had not > yet gained perfection in this matter under the thumb of the elites in an > organization because they could never prove they have succeeded in the > orgs main goal, i.e., enlightenment.
The "only" mission of the flying-sutra is to have the kundalini moving. The others are mostly for the meditators to have fun and enjoy the marvel towards the light and eternal freedom.
