Why I Think Magic Is Real

[BlessedLion]

Just now, bazera said:

What do you mean? Do you think it's a matter of belief?

Can't a western rational scientist develop siddhis (at least to some degree) without believing in them, just doing the practices?

i'd be cautious around this Siddhis stuff too, seems like something Aubrey Marcus would be interested in. Again, like we said previously, it's just this desire for things to go above and beyond the magic that they already are. Like wanting to see a Yogi float rather than just being amazed he is breathing

[BlessedLion]

Why do Siddhis impress us? Because they go above and beyond normal reality. But normal reality is the magic. Imagine that there used to be absolutely nothing, then this reality appeared from that, how is that not enough?

Now, we get greedy and want things that defy that, like levitation, mind reading, future telling, etc. 

[BlessedLion]

It's childish, ultimately it's an immature way of relating to God. Which is why it is Stage Purple Age 0-5 for most humans, it's that level of development. If this is your cup of tea, go follow Aubrey Marcus and his Jesus-Alien guests.

[Ajay0]

2 hours ago, Someone here said:

You’re late to the party . Every other corner in India lives a Yogi who has Siddhis.

There are yogis with psychic abilities in India, but not in every corner. I have personally witnessed, heard and read about the same. 

I don't consider it a major deal, as anyone can develop these abilities with the right practices and environment. 

There are some people in the west as well with some inborn psychic abilities and I remember reading articles about them. So it is not much of a mystery over there, though they may not be able to fully understand the mechanism behind it.

 There are enlightened sages with highly advanced psychic abilities as well. 

What is said to be magic could be related to a combination of these genuine psychic abilities of some amateurs as well as cleverly engineered optical illusions .

A genuine sage would not show off these abilities unless it is for inspiring faith or for practical utilities. 

I really wish such sages were there in all countries, as it would help bring down the dominant materialistic paradigm in many countries around the world which is putting blinders on morality and spirituality as such. 

Edited 15 hours ago by Ajay0

[Someone here]

13 hours ago, AtmanIsBrahman said:

Have you run into people with Siddhis? And do you think it takes high levels of realization to do magic, or can anyone?

I don’t know what you consider that. I’ve personally met a guru face to face who is at this level. He says he doesn’t dream at night because there is simply nothing going on in his mind. If you put a brain scanner on him, it would be a flat line.

Yes, it takes practice, time, and a well established level of enlightenment to reach that point.

And when you say “magic,” are you talking about something like literally materializing a million dollars into existence through nothing more than thought?