MIND : Its Mysteries & Its Control - Chapter-39 : Swami Sivananda.
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Chapter - 39 : The Powers Of A Yogi :
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Chapter - 39
The Powers Of A Yogi :
1.Siddhis And Riddhis :
There are nine Riddhis and eight Siddhis (major) and eighteen Siddhis (minor). Theeight Siddhis are Anima (atomic size), Mahima (colossal size), Garima (excessive bulk),Laghima (extreme lightness), Prapti (attainment of whatever you desire), Prakamya(unhampered will), Isatva (lordliness) and Vasitva (control over all senses). Riddhi meansaffluence. It is inferior to Siddhi.
2.Bhutajaya :
A Raja Yogi gets conquest over the mind (Manojaya) through Nirvikalpa or Nirbija(without seeds or Samskaras) Samadhi and, through Manojaya, gets Bhutajaya also (conquestover the five elements). Fire will not burn such a Yogi. Water will not drown him. LateTrailinga Swami of Benares who lived 80 years ago and Sri Jnanadeva of Alandi (near Poona)had various Siddhis. Sri Jnanadeva made his house move to receive Changdeva who was comingon the back of a tiger. He made the Masjid walk. Trailinga Swami used to live for sixmonths underneath the Ganga.
3.Knowledge Of The Past :
The Yogi has got the power to plunge deep into the depths of his subconscious mindwherein the Samskaras are embedded and to have direct vision and understanding of theSamskaras of different births through his new Yogic eye. “Samskara–sakshatkaranatpurvajatijnanam” (Patanjali Yoga-Sutras, III-18). He makes the Yogic Samyama(Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi) on these latent Samskaras which are only the pastexperiences in a subtler form. Thus he gets the knowledge of his past life.
4.Ashtavadhana And Satavadhana :
An untrained mind can only see or hear at a time, but a perfected mind can see and hearat the same time. It can be linked to several organs, to one or to none. It can bemanipulated in any way the Yogi likes. It can do eight things at a time. This is calledAshtavadhana. It can do hundred things at a time. This is Satavadhana.
5.Separation Of Astral Body From Physical Body :
A Yogi separates his astral body from the physical body, travels to different parts ofthe world, as well as to higher planes, in the twinkling of an eye and returns to thisphysical body like a bird returning to its prison of a cage. A slender thread of Pranaconnects the physical and the astral bodies. The moment he gets out of the body, the Yogisees with his astral vision his physical body as a cast-off slough. The process is a verysimple one when you know the Yogic technique of separating yourself from the physicalbody.
Psychic Siddhis-a Source Of Great Danger :
To Spiritual Sadhakas :
1.A man may have psychic powers and Siddhis through concentration of the mind. But, hemay not have mental purity. Mental purity is of paramount importance for Self-realisation.
2.Do not think too much of psychic Siddhis. Clairvoyance and clairaudience are not worthhaving when far greater illumination and peace are possible without the Siddhis than withthem.
3.Why do you care for psychic Siddhis? They are absolutely useless. Shun them ruthlesslyeven when they try to manifest. They will mislead you and cause your downfall. Beware,Lord Buddha shunned Mara (temptations and Siddhis). Try to get Brahma-Jnana. Then you willhave everything. All spiritual Siddhis will welcome you with outstretched hands. Youcannot have a downfall then.
4.A Jnani never cares for psychic powers, for he does not need them in his daily life.Through his Sat-Sankalpa, a Jnani does whatever a Raja Yogi does through his YogicSamyama. He simply wills. Whatever he desires, then and there it materialises.
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Next
Chapter 40
Necessity For A Guru
To be continued
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