Pantajali and the siddhis :
Patanjali, a sage of ancient times wrote in his scriptures about the eight siddhis, what we call supernatural powers.
1. Anima- The siddhi by which a yogi reaches a minute state. As small as an ant or totally invisible.
2. Mahima- The siddhi by which a yogi is able to be so big that he may even tear apart the clouds and looks as if he has reached the sun.
3. Laghima- Making the body as light as a feather or cotton. The power to levitate; to make yourself light so that one could float in the air or walk on the water.
4. Garima- Heaviest body like a mountain by swallowing draughts of air.
5. Prapti- Yogi attains the power to change any object from one state to another, as he desires. Can predict future events, gains the power of clairvoyance, clairaudience, telepathy, thought-reading, etc. He can understand any unknown language, the language of any beast or bird. He can cure all diseases.
6. Prakamya- Entering the body of another (Parakaya Pravesh).
7. Vashitvam- Power of taming wild beasts and bringing them under control. It is the power of mesmerising people by the exercise of will and making them obedient to one’s own wishes and orders. It is the restraint of passions and emotions. It is the power to bring men, women and the elements under subjection.
8. Ishathvam- Attainment of divine power. The Yogi himself becomes the Lord of universe.The Yogi who has this power can restore life in dead bodies.
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Patanjali, a sage of ancient times wrote in his scriptures about the eight siddhis, what we call supernatural powers.
1. Anima- The siddhi by which a yogi reaches a minute state. As small as an ant or totally invisible.
2. Mahima- The siddhi by which a yogi is able to be so big that he may even tear apart the clouds and looks as if he has reached the sun.
3. Laghima- Making the body as light as a feather or cotton. The power to levitate; to make yourself light so that one could float in the air or walk on the water.
4. Garima- Heaviest body like a mountain by swallowing draughts of air.
5. Prapti- Yogi attains the power to change any object from one state to another, as he desires. Can predict future events, gains the power of clairvoyance, clairaudience, telepathy, thought-reading, etc. He can understand any unknown language, the language of any beast or bird. He can cure all diseases.
6. Prakamya- Entering the body of another (Parakaya Pravesh).
7. Vashitvam- Power of taming wild beasts and bringing them under control. It is the power of mesmerising people by the exercise of will and making them obedient to one’s own wishes and orders. It is the restraint of passions and emotions. It is the power to bring men, women and the elements under subjection.
8. Ishathvam- Attainment of divine power. The Yogi himself becomes the Lord of universe.The Yogi who has this power can restore life in dead bodies.
http://vivekananda.hubpages.com/hub/supernatural_powers_and_indian_yogis
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