Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Beyond yoga > > Some jnanis (those who have realized the Self) may develop siddhis (occult > powers) such as invisibility. They are equal to Siva and can even grant > boons, but no powers can equal Self-realization. People are not content > with their idea of jnana (knowledge) and want siddhis as well. They only > look at the body. They are likely to neglect the supreme happiness of > jnana and get sidetracked and lost on the way, instead of following the > royal path. Jnana is everything; a jnani will not waste any thought on the > occult powers. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah, published by Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai, South India. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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