Why would Paramahansa exaggerate stuff in his book?

[Oppositionless]

1 hour ago, Jodistrict said:

I personally talked to a guy who, when he was young, went to see Muktananda.  He said that when Muktananda touched him he had an awakening.

 

I jumped on the kriya bandwagon this forum has gone through in the last week, maybe I'll develop some siddhis lol .

[Ajay0]

On 1/12/2026 at 2:27 PM, Ajay0 said:

This is true, and consequently I don't think this is something special or anything. Psychic abilities may come up due to spiritual exercises in this life or past lives , though it may seem serendipitous in the beginning.

Decades back, I remember reading an article of a western woman who had some abilities related to x-ray eyes , and who was obviously disturbed seeing the internal organs of living people around her.

Nina Kulagina was a famous female Russian psychic who possessed psychic abilities, especially in psychokinesis.

This is interesting considering Soviet abhorrence for the paranormal,  mysticism and religion during that time period, they were conducting lab tests on her to figure out her abilities, and had to create new terminology for ESP.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Kulagina

https://www.unrevealedfiles.com/nina-kulagina-woman-with-ability-to-move-objects-using-mind/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/kulagina-nina-s-1926-1990