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lmaher22
USA
217 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 10:23:44 PM
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| Just curious but has anyone ever experienced any advanced skills as a result of intense practice? Something like mind reading or highly develop intuition or maybe any of the number of extra- ordinary senses that may occur? I just meditate for relief (and it really seems to be helping) but I'm begining to think that almost anything is possible with the right people. I hope this isn't to 'nosey' a question and thanks everyone for all the advice I've been given. This really is a wonderful community. Perhaps even a great early step toward a lasting world peace! |
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kevincann
USA
335 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 11:24:37 PM
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Originally posted by lmaher22
Just curious but has anyone ever experienced any advanced skills as a result of intense practice? Something like mind reading or highly develop intuition or maybe any of the number of extra- ordinary senses that may occur? I just meditate for relief (and it really seems to be helping) but I'm begining to think that almost anything is possible with the right people. I hope this isn't to 'nosey' a question and thanks everyone for all the advice I've been given. This really is a wonderful community. Perhaps even a great early step toward a lasting world peace!
Becoming the Self made flesh, the core reality of who we are, while walking around as regular people.. this is the highest gift, the greatest psychic ability of them all. This doesn't happen overnight. But this is the fruit of a well-rounded system such as AYP, if practiced with devotion and utmost honesty. The witness in the silence that develops is none other than the Awareness which illuminates all the temporary, suffering beings, which from another perspective are eternal bits of the body of God, perfect just the way they are...
In the early years of my life, I expererienced a number of siddhis.. such as out of body, healing, accurate perception of others thoughts.. I could see the cards in the dealers hand at casinos.. lots of crappy stuff. But all that faded as I got older.
I won't pretend to understand siddhis. I don't want any. I want to be completely alive this moment, without saddling myself with any self definitions of any kind.. neither smart or dumb.. neither a leader or a follower.. just a guy who loves his wife and daughter, loves his cats, loves his mundane job and loves everyone else too..limited selves and all..we all have limited selves.. but they needn't hold us back from joy.
These days the only gifts I have are extreme peace and happiness.. and I often find myself dissolving into objects or people, whether in front of my face or at "range". That's it.
I'd recommend holding out for the peace and happiness.. it's worth the ticket of admission.
Love,
Kevin |
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nodoubt
India
90 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 11:38:04 PM
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| Yes. These are normal. |
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lmaher22
USA
217 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 11:41:33 PM
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| Thanks Kevin, that was almost poetic. |
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manigma
India
1065 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2011 : 01:50:36 AM
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As the meditation grows deeper, you speedup your evolution.
You will naturally develop tremendous powers (Siddhis).
Then its upto you to waste your energy playing with these powers... or conserve it.
Conserve it.
Conserve it.
Conserve it.
Until.
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maheswari
Lebanon
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Posted - Jun 09 2011 : 02:42:38 AM
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Ramakrishnna tells the 2 following stories:
A man who had acquired occult powers was sitting on the seashore when a storm arose. It caused him great discomfort; so he said, 'Let the storm stop.' His words could not remain unfulfilled. At that moment a ship was going full sail before the wind. When the storm ceased abruptly the ship capsized and sank. The passengers perished and the sin of causing their death fell to the man. And because of that sin he lost his occult powers and went to hell.
"Once upon a time a sadhu acquired great occult powers. He was vain about them. But he was a good man and had some austerities to his credit. One day the Lord, disguised as a holy man, came to him and said, 'Revered sir, I have heard that you have great occult powers.' The sadhu received the Lord cordially and offered him a seat. Just then an elephant passed by. The Lord, in the disguise of the holy man, said to the sadhu, 'Revered sir, can you kill this elephant if you like?'
The sadhu said, 'Yes, it is possible.' So saying, he took a pinch of dust, muttered some mantras over it, and threw it at the elephant. The beast struggled awhile in pain and then dropped dead. The Lord said: 'What power you have! You have killed the elephant!' The sadhu laughed. Again the Lord spoke: 'Now can you revive the elephant?' 'That too is possible', replied the sadhu. He threw another pinch of charmed dust at the beast. The elephant writhed about a litle and came back to life.
Then the Lord said: 'Wonderful is your power. But may I ask you one thing? You have killed the elephant and you have revived it. But what has that done for you? Do you feel uplifted by it? Has it enabled you to realize God?' Saying this the Lord vanished. "Subtle are the ways of dharma. One cannot realize God if one has even the least
trace of desire. A thread cannot pass through the eye of a needle if it has the smallest fibre sticking out. |
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lmaher22
USA
217 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2011 : 08:31:37 AM
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| Thank you everyone. |
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CarsonZi
Canada
3189 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2011 : 09:34:45 AM
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Hi lmaher22 
Personally, what I have noticed is that there has been an increase in the ability to trust my intution. I'm not 100% sure that my intuition itself has "increased,' but I certainly have found that I have an increased ability to trust that my intuition is right.... which it usually is. This goes for everything from knowing when traffic lights will change to how others are feeling. I also find that the more I "try" to intuite something, the less accurate it is.
Just something I have observed happening here.
Love!
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kevincann
USA
335 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2011 : 12:26:23 PM
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Originally posted by maheswari
Ramakrishnna tells the 2 following stories:
A man who had acquired occult powers was sitting on the seashore when a storm arose. It caused him great discomfort; so he said, 'Let the storm stop.' His words could not remain unfulfilled. At that moment a ship was going full sail before the wind. When the storm ceased abruptly the ship capsized and sank. The passengers perished and the sin of causing their death fell to the man. And because of that sin he lost his occult powers and went to hell.
"Once upon a time a sadhu acquired great occult powers. He was vain about them. But he was a good man and had some austerities to his credit. One day the Lord, disguised as a holy man, came to him and said, 'Revered sir, I have heard that you have great occult powers.' The sadhu received the Lord cordially and offered him a seat. Just then an elephant passed by. The Lord, in the disguise of the holy man, said to the sadhu, 'Revered sir, can you kill this elephant if you like?'
The sadhu said, 'Yes, it is possible.' So saying, he took a pinch of dust, muttered some mantras over it, and threw it at the elephant. The beast struggled awhile in pain and then dropped dead. The Lord said: 'What power you have! You have killed the elephant!' The sadhu laughed. Again the Lord spoke: 'Now can you revive the elephant?' 'That too is possible', replied the sadhu. He threw another pinch of charmed dust at the beast. The elephant writhed about a litle and came back to life.
Then the Lord said: 'Wonderful is your power. But may I ask you one thing? You have killed the elephant and you have revived it. But what has that done for you? Do you feel uplifted by it? Has it enabled you to realize God?' Saying this the Lord vanished. "Subtle are the ways of dharma. One cannot realize God if one has even the least
trace of desire. A thread cannot pass through the eye of a needle if it has the smallest fibre sticking out.
Thank you for sharing these lovely stories.
One quick thing to share at this juncture; it seems appropriate. I believe that most people know this intuitively.. but it is worth sharing..
In the Eternal Now, all possible outcomes, all possible worlds exist at this very moment. For example in one world, a man kills an elephanet. In another world a man brings an elephant back to life. Now one can say that this man has tremendous power! Or one can say that one outcome, one world was perceived, rather than another.
Where was anything changed?
There is nothing to change. Everything that can be, IS this very instant and does not need any changing. So why would anyone wish to have a Siddhi? Let Life flow as it will.. Life is the endless parade of siddhis, just as it is.
Love,
Kev |
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Ananda
3115 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2011 : 12:40:16 PM
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Hi lmaher,
I experience a lot of the things you've mentioned but they happen automatically without my will on and off. And they are quite fun when they do happen. I am not attached toward them and they are not a goal for me. The goal is enlightenment!
Something very weird which has happened recently is that I was inside more then one person at the same time in the room I was in and I could hear what they were thinking and feeling as well... It was one very strange scenery... It passed now and that was that. Life goes on...
So when this stuff happens with you, just enjoy it without attachment. These are my 2 cents
Love,
Ananda |
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psychicexplorer
USA
35 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2011 : 9:08:06 PM
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Originally posted by lmaher22
Just curious but has anyone ever experienced any advanced skills as a result of intense practice? Something like mind reading or highly develop intuition or maybe any of the number of extra- ordinary senses that may occur? I just meditate for relief (and it really seems to be helping) but I'm begining to think that almost anything is possible with the right people. I hope this isn't to 'nosey' a question and thanks everyone for all the advice I've been given. This really is a wonderful community. Perhaps even a great early step toward a lasting world peace!
I actually turned to AYP Deep Meditation after some clairaudience issues. It is easy to take our inner silence for granted until we loose it. After that we know how precious it is. |
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mikkiji
USA
219 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2011 : 7:58:04 PM
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My late wife and I received siddhis from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1978. She especially developed the skill of locating hidden objects. That became a wonderful asset throughout life! I have developed my perceptual sensations to an extreme degree--the "refined sight, sound, smell, touch and hearing" thing. Sometimes it can be annoying, but mostly it's either useful or makes me feel good. After so many years, it's just how life is, never quite taken for granted (because of how you feel in heart and soul when exercising these abilities draws specific attention to the process), but just normal, expected. And it's all so dynamic, nothing is ever static. Everything continues to evolve, become more of itself.
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delta33
Canada
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Posted - Jun 13 2011 : 11:22:57 PM
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