Questions tagged [siddhi]
siddhi or siddhiḥ (Sanskrit:सिद्धि; "perfection", "accomplishment", "attainment", or "success") — extraordinary powers of the atma (Self), developed through consistent meditation and deliberate, grueling, often uncomfortable tapas, or awakened naturally through spiritual maturity and yogic sadhana.
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Do we have any video proof or some real place where baba/sadhus showing miracles?
I have heard neem karoli baba/ Sai Baba had miraculous powers. But I haven't seen for myself. Is there a video or some sadhu/baba still showing miracles?
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What exactly is a "Chaattan"?
In Kerala,there is a continued tradition of worshipping "Chaatan".They are believed to be beings who can harm ,and are sent by an individual for a specific purpose(possibly even death).They ...
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Is SapnaSiddhi an important step in spiritual progress?
Is Sapna-Siddhi (vision of God in dream and conversation with God) an important step in spiritual path? What scriptures says about it?
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Siddhi Of Assuming Any Form You Wish
Seeking some factual info re supernatural abilities. So guys so while trying to awkwardly write an answer on here yesterday I referenced Hindu text Uddhav Gita. In particular the Krishn dialogue in ...
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Can tantra be linked to Bhakti?
Among the different types of Bhakti,a/the prominent type is where one is simply in love with his/her aaradhya,and worships simply because he/she loves the deity ,displaying nishkama Bhakti.
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How can a person get the power of going anywhere at will like the Rishis?
Rishis could go anywhere at will like Vyasa.
And Krishna-Dwaipayana, when he met his mother as before, informed her as to how he had been deceived by the seniormost of the princesses and how he had ...
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If it is so difficult to see god through mantra japa, why should we do it
What is the use of mantra japa if it’s really difficult to attain siddhi of any mantra for physical interaction or getting any wish fulfilled by god. If materialism doesn’t matter in our lives, what ...
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If I attain turiya is it possible to turn things to gold by rubbing one's feces over it?
If I attain turiya is it possible to turn things to gold by rubbing one's feces over it?
I've read that a yogi can convert iron into gold by rubbing his feces or urine over it.
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What are the most documented miracles in Hinduism?
By most documented I mean the most supported by evidence, which may include medical records (in the case of a miraculous healing), video recordings (if possible), multiple eyewitnesses, etc. Have ...
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Some mantras which require minimal level of efforts to make them siddha?
Please tell some Mantras which require minimal efforts to get Siddhi over them, so that one can feel their miracle and power.
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What's the difference between a Māyāví & Siddha?
Śrī Kṛṣṇā at various instances in the Mahābhārata showed his various divine opulences in myriad ways. But, several people used the word Māyāví for dismissing it as something tāmasī or non-...
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True mental potential of an enlightened human
I have read many articles stating that the human soul, when enlightened has many possibilities.
What are the various realistic mental abilities, an enlightened individual has?
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What is Vayu Siddhi and how to attain it? Are siddhis necessary for Moksha achievement?
Reading the Samhita of Shiva and some other recommendations of the Swami Sivananda Saraswaati, I came across the term vayu siddhi.
The English translation roughly explains what it is but I wish to ...
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Is exhibiting siddhis a sin?
There are many yoga siddhis in scriptures: Anima, Mahima, Garima, Laghima, Prapti, Prakamya, Isitva, Vasitva.
I wonder why no yogi exhibit them.
I heard several reasons. But I don't know whether there ...
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Does all yogas include chakras and kundalini awakening?
Does all the yogic traditions like bhakti yoga, kriya yoga, karma yoga...etc involve the concepts of chakras, kundalini and siddhis based on the scriptures?
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What are the Siddhis associated with each of the Chakras based on the scriptures?
What are the Siddhis that are obtained by mastering each of the Chakras through kundalini according to our scriptures? Please mention your sources in the answers.
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Can time be controlled with Siddhis?
There are Siddhis for almost everything: teleportation, creating things out of nothing, and just controlling matter generally at will.
But is there a Siddhi for controlling time? Like speeding up or ...
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Will chanting the same mantra 10 lakh times earn Siddhi power?
I was told that if you chant a mantra 100 000 times you get the siddhi that correspondes to this specific mantra. is this true?or do i need to chant more? There's one siddhi I need to obtain and im ...
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Do scriptures mention of rishis, who have the power to create fully grown human beings? [duplicate]
Do scriptures mention of rishis, who could create fully grown human beings using their power?
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Does the concept of stava(stotra) siddhi exist?
It is well known that a person can achieve siddhi on a mantra following the rules of sastra.
Is there such a concept of attaining siddhi on a stava?
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Can anyone provide download links of Shabar mantra books?
Download links of real shabar mantra books.
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How to attain siddhis? [duplicate]
Is there any source that contains description of methods or mantra sadhana to attain all the siddhis? Such as x samyama for x siddhi, or methods of worshipping a yantra or deity for x siddhi? Do ...
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Yogic/Tantra practice providing ability to control body temperature
Tony Buzan in his book Make the Most of Your Mind relates the story of an Indian Yogi, Swami Rama, who in a lab experiment was able to willfully change the temperature of a spot on his right hand. ...
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What type of siddhi is it where one can create one's own world or loka?
Vishwamitra created his own heavenly universe after being denied acess to Trisanku to devaloka. Many buddhists also say they have experienced pureland,which must have been created through siddhi of a ...
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Anandamayi Ma's prophecies?
I have heard about ' Prophecies' about the World's Future offered by this Great Saint: however, I have not found them mentioned in any biography I could find. So true or hoax?
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What happens if a mantra / sadhana is siddha?
Basically we everytime come to know that in order to make a mantra / sadhana work for you, it should be siddha first. There are different types of sadhana / siddhi for different purposes. I wanted to ...
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What is the Secret of Durga Saptashati - Devi mahatmya?
From few months I have been reading/listening 'Durga Kavach' / 'Bhagavati Strota' / 'Siddha Kunjika Strota'. I was aware of that there is a vedic book for Devi. So I decided to explore that too, ie. ...
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Did mantra siddi ever happen without guru initiation?
Either from scriptures or from history, did mantra siddi ever happen to a person by just mantra chanting, along with other conditions but without any initiation of the mantra by physical guru?
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What is the need of a physical guru for easy mantras
Easy mantra in the title refers to the mantra whose pronunciation and other aspects of mantra are easy to comprehend. Such as small bheeja mantra of length varies from one to maximum three characters. ...
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Do sadhaka aware of siddhi for all mantras?
Assume that a sadhaka got mantra siddhi for a mantra.
Do sadhaka aware of his siddhi for all mantras in hinduism? or are there mantras such that sadhaka does't able to decide whether he/she attained ...
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Are Siddhis Illusory and part of Maya?
When Buddha and some other ascended masters attained enlightenment were gifted with special abilities or Siddhis. Buddha was even able to recall his previous lives and his and other people's karmas ...
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Siddhis Riddhis
In legends of Sant Changdeva and Sant Gyandev they are said to have travelled on bricks and tigers. Can anyone elaborate more than what is on wikipedia? Were they riddhis, siddhis? What was specific ...
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What is asana siddhi and its importance based on vedic srutis or smritis
What is asana siddhi and importance?
It would be better to back it up with references from the vedic literatures.
Also it would help to provide some scriptures that mention the importance and also ...
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Is it possible to travel to different Lokas in turiya?
In turiya, is it possible to travel (teleport like narada) to different Lokas, such as Vishnu, deva loka? Like how devas went to Vaikunta, begged Vishnu to reincarnate to get rid of Ravana and other ...
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Scriptures about announcement of possessing mantra siddhi
Suppose a person attains siddhi over a particular mantra.
Is it recommended by scriptures to hide about possession of such siddhi from public?
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What all are the parameters needed for getting a mantra siddhi?
According to the Hindu scriptures, what are the parameters needed to get a mantra siddhi?
Some of the parameters that can influence mantra siddhi (generally believed) are
1) Quantity of sins done by ...
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Are there any mantras that does not need any guru initiation but gives siddhi?
Do all mantras that gives siddhi needs guru initiation? Or are there any mantras that can give siddhi without the need of guru?
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What kind of effects does mantra japa have on our bodies?
What are the siddhis one gets by performing the japa of the Mantras of different deities with different sadhanas, 1008 times or more?
What kind of effects will happen to our body after certain ...
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Ability to give 'Shraap' (curse) is a type of Siddhi or what?
The answer to this question describes the various siddhis that are achieved when one attains turiya but my question is whether the ability to give shraap (curse, श्राप) is also a type of Siddhi ...
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What siddhis are achieved when one attains turiya?
Can someone list siddhis one achieves when one attains turiya? Are all Ashta siddhis achieved when one attains turiya or does it only exist at six Chakras below sahasrara, is siddhis like ...
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Does any yogic siddhi let a human to be simultaneously present at two different places physically?
Is there any yogic siddhi by help of which one can be present at two or more places physically at the same time?
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What is the name of the power which allows one to know future in dreams?
What is the name of the power which allows one to know future in dreams? One of my relatives say they can see future in their dreams.
Is this a spiritual gift? What is its name? What practices and ...
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What is the difference between Mantra-Siddhi and Bhagavat-Praapti?
What is the difference between Mantra-siddhi that is described primarily in the Tantras as success of the sadhana and Bhagavat-prapti which is thought as the ultimate goal in the dvaita bhava upasana?
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how to realize that a person got mantra siddhi [duplicate]
What are the symptoms,how we will come to know that, a person got mantra siddhi , after a "N" number of jaap of a particular mantra?
Say, if it is shakteya tradition , then about bala parameswari or ...
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Which saints or Yogis from history are recorded to have done Parakaya Pravesha successfully?
Parakaya Pravesha is an advanced level Yogic Siddhi (accomplishment) obtained by certain adept Yogis. By virtue of which these Yogis can enter other's bodies.
Adi Shankaracharya mastered this Siddhi ...
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What happens when mantra initiation is done by an ineligible guru?
Siddhi for many mantras will happen only if the person who is reciting them undergoes initiation of mantra by a guru.
Does the siddhi of a mantra occur if initiation is done by a guru who is not ...
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What substances cause prophetic dreams?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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What were the special powers of MeghanAda?
Ravana's son MeghanAda was believed to possess mighty special powers and siddhis which made him almost impossible to defeat.
These shaktis also made it difficult for lord Rama's army to defeat him.
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How did Hanuman get the 8-Siddhis and 9-Nidhis? [duplicate]
What should one do to achieve 8-Siddhis and 9-Nidhis?
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What herbs take away the burning power of fire?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school. But there are five other Astika or orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy: Purva Mimamsa, Samkhya,...
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