tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304796879315222257.post2024365428911904978..comments2023-12-08T16:13:51.173-08:00Comments on My magical magick blog: Siddhi or SidderiSpellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077029259538077791noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304796879315222257.post-61527156148698326972016-01-02T17:56:35.064-08:002016-01-02T17:56:35.064-08:00In the Panchatantra, a siddhi may be the term for ...In the Panchatantra, a siddhi may be the term for any unusual skill or faculty or capability.<br /><br />Eight primary siddhisEdit<br /><br />In Hinduism, eight siddhis (Ashta Siddhi) or Eight great perfections (mahasiddhi) are known:[9]Aṇimā: reducing one's body even to the size of an atomMahima: expanding one's body to an infinitely large sizeGarima: becoming infinitely heavyLaghima: becoming almost weightlessPrāpti: having unrestricted access to all placesPrākāmya: realizing whatever one desiresIṣṭva: possessing absolute lordshipVaśtva: the power to subjugate all[10]<br /><br />Bhagavata PuranaEdit<br /><br />Five siddhis of yoga and meditationEdit<br /><br />In the Bhagavata Purana, the five siddhis of yoga and meditation are:trikālajñatvam: knowing the past, present and futureadvandvam: tolerance of heat, cold and other dualitiespara citta ādi abhijñatā: knowing the minds of others and so onagni arka ambu viṣa ādīnām pratiṣṭambhaḥ: checking the influence of fire, sun, water, poison, and so onaparājayah: remaining unconquered by others[11]<br /><br />Ten secondary siddhisEdit<br /><br />In the Bhagavata Purana, Krishnadescribes the ten secondary siddhis:anūrmimattvam: Being undisturbed by hunger, thirst, and other bodily appetitesdūraśravaṇa: Hearing things far awaydūradarśanam: Seeing things far awaymanojavah: Moving the body wherever thought goes (teleportation/astral projection)kāmarūpam: Assuming any form desiredparakāya praveśanam: Entering the bodies of otherssvachanda mṛtyuh: Dying when one desiresdevānām saha krīḍā anudarśanam: Witnessing and participating in the pastimes of the godsyathā sańkalpa saḿsiddhiḥ: Perfect accomplishment of one's determinationājñāpratihatā gatiḥ: Orders or commands being unimpeded [12]<br /><br />SamkhyaEdit<br /><br />In the Samkhyakarika and Tattvasamasa, there are references to the attainment of eight siddhis by which one becomes free of the pain of ignorance, one gains knowledge, and experiences bliss. The eight siddhis hinted at by Kapila in the Tattvasamasa[note 1] are as explained in verse 51 of the Samkhyakarika:[13]Uuha: based on the samskaras of previous births, the attainment of knowledge about the twenty-four Tatwas gained by examining the determinable and the indeterminable conscious and the non-conscious constituents of creation,Shabda: knowledge gained by associating with an enlightened person (Guru – upadesh),Addhyyan: knowledge gained through study of the Vedas and other standard ancillary texts,Suhritprapti: knowledge gained from a kind-hearted person, while engaged in the spread of knowledgeDaan: knowledge gained regardless of one’s own needs while attending to the requirements of those engaged in the search of the highest truth,Aadhyaatmik dukkh-haan: freedom from pain, disappointment, etc. that may arise due to lack of spiritual, metaphysical, mystic knowledge and experience,Aadhibhautik dukkh-haan: freedom from pain etc. arising from possessing and being attached to various materialistic gains,Aadhidaivik dukkh-haan: freedom from pain etc. caused by fate or due to reliance on fate,The attainment of these eight siddhis renders one no longer in a painful state of ignorance but in possession of greater knowledge and experience of bliss. The aim of Samkhya is to eliminate all kinds of physical and mental pains and to receive liberation<br /><br />Are these things possible?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829302613041758176noreply@blogger.com