We have heard of some people walking on fire, some on water, and some simply fly in air (clairvoyant)! Theses are nothing when compared to the feats of Hanuman who used to appear and disappear in a fraction of a second, or appear everywhere at the same time like Bhagavan Shree Krishna. These feats are not only mythological, but shown by some magicians like Jadoo Sarkar. The magic is different and achieving siddhi is different!
The human potential is vast. There is no limit to one's attainment! The Yogi is one who has attained siddhi as a result of steadfast (dhruti) spiritual practices (adhyatma sadhana), and yogabhyasa. There are several methods of spiritual practices or yoga, such as, Hatha yoga, Kundalini yoga, Ashtanga yoga, chakradhyana, pranayama, Gayatri japa, ajapajapa, etc.The great sages belong to a special category of attainers. Some have attained brahm jnyan, some have attained siddhi and these are called siddhi purusha. There are the set of people who worship Shiva and some who worship Shakti adopting unscientific or irrational, avaidiki cult (prohibited for householders and common people). Some have adopted very scientific methods of asana pranayama and transcendental meditation. All these get certain success, not necessarily siddhi!
The human potential is vast. There is no limit to one's attainment! The Yogi is one who has attained siddhi as a result of steadfast (dhruti) spiritual practices (adhyatma sadhana), and yogabhyasa. There are several methods of spiritual practices or yoga, such as, Hatha yoga, Kundalini yoga, Ashtanga yoga, chakradhyana, pranayama, Gayatri japa, ajapajapa, etc.The great sages belong to a special category of attainers. Some have attained brahm jnyan, some have attained siddhi and these are called siddhi purusha. There are the set of people who worship Shiva and some who worship Shakti adopting unscientific or irrational, avaidiki cult (prohibited for householders and common people). Some have adopted very scientific methods of asana pranayama and transcendental meditation. All these get certain success, not necessarily siddhi!
The Rishi is one who visualizes the mantra. Even a sound, a syllable or a word or few words may be the mantra, so received or visualized. For example, the King Sharadvan of Gadi Kingdom became a drushtara, Rishi Vishva Mitra, a brahma rishi, by visualizing the mantra in Gayatri Metre. He meditated on Paramatma Narayana and Sun, Bharga deva of savitru devata, and prayed that the inner potential be activated. This became a mantra in Gayatri Metre of Three and a half lines consisting of 24 letters: tatsavitruvarenyan bhargo devasya dhi mahi dhi yo yo nah prachodayat | However, this is not that simple. He visualized 24 Devi Shakti like Adhya, Brahmi, Vaishnavi, Shambhavi, Vedamata, Devamata, Vishvamata, Rutambhara, Mandakini, Ajapa, Ruddhi and Siddhi - twelve of them are of Vaidiki / yantra and, twelve of them of Tantra- Savitri, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Durga, Kundalini, Pranagni, Bhavani, Bhuvaneshvari, Annapurneshvari, Mahamaya, Payasvini and Tripura, each one having the bijakshara like tat, sa,vi, tru, etc.and a mandala or Chakra suitable for practice. Hence, one can realize how much power can be gained by this mantra when all the twenty-four devata become glad and bless!
Normally, an adept who practices yoga sincerely will get success, siddhi within six months! However, this is only an indication of the progress, but not attainment. The real attainment comes at the end. The ashtasiddhis so attained are said to be anima, mahima, garima, laghima, prapti, prakamya, Ishtva, and vashitva.
The yogi should not use these powers for selfish ends. It is for the universal wellfare and good of all!
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