Subtler Hindrances to the Deeper Inner Journey
When you dive deep in meditation on regular basis, you may get various experiences. Such as third eye experiences / Astral body experiences (floating / flying) / Cosmic body experiences (Body expansions etc.), even though indicative of some progress on the path, are just the passing phase of meditation. All experiences are always of the 'Bodies', however subtle it may be. It is better to go through these experiences whole-heartedly with total awareness and discard them to go beyond. Hanging onto the memory of past experiences and expecting more such experiences in future are the biggest hurdles to get rooted in the present moment.
Sharing of meditation experiences with like-minded Meditator friends, if the need be, is okay, but glamorizing of these experiences should be avoided. At the later stage it is understood that 'Verbalization' is an attempt of 'thought' trying to express the experience of 'thought-less' dimension. Perfect verbalization of deeper level meditation experiences is not easy and the very attempt of verbalizing may lead to losing the essence of it.
With diving deep into meditation on regular basis, one may become capable of having control over various subtle forces, traditionally known as 'Sidhhies', e.g. capacity to make body very small or big or heavy or light or transparent, ability to teleport objects, mind reading, levitation, flying with physical body (Aakash-gamana), entering into other body at will (Parkaya-pravesh), capacity of wish fulfillment etc. They are a kind of temptations on the way. A meditator, if not aware of this aspect, may get caught into it very easily and may get stuck with it, forgetting completely the real journey, which is towards enlightenment.
There is nothing wrong in knowing the 'Science of Sidhhies' as it comes and going beyond, but it is definitely not desirable to show-off these powers to public as it may result into ego enhancement and ultimately getting stuck with it. It is important to know such subtler hindrances and better to avoid them. It is also possible that a meditator may not encounter any of these powers and continue the inward journey without any problem. Always remember that the ultimate aim of meditation is to come to the state of 'Nirvana' (Nir - vana means No - desires) or 'desire-less state'.
Dear Guruji, You have been cautioning us about the above traps that you have mentioned while walking the path to enlightenment time and again. Thanks a lot. We can see many people caught in the same manner. They also go ahead and proclaim themselves as God once they are blessed with any siddhi. The seekers being ignorant take them on their word and keep worshipping them without walking their own path towards realising their true self. Hope seekers understand this and they do not get caught up in the bylanes. Realising self is the ultimate goal of every person with gratitude to all the Gurus. Profound Regards,
ReplyDeleteVinayak
Thank you so much for this. All of us sometimes or other have encountered all that you have mentoned and feel on seventh heaven that we have attained to it when in fact the journey has not even begun!!
ReplyDeletePranams,
Namita
Its like a human tendency to fall prey to traps which is actually the 'attention seeking ego' behind the scenes that craves for more & more of the experiences. I too had sometimes come to a verge of getting stuck in experiences, but thanks to your consistent helping hand i never fell into that pit because coming out of it is also difficult.
ReplyDeletepranam guruji,thanks for always reminding us our true goal,i.e,nirvana.you are our true guiding light.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sir for the guidance-
ReplyDeleteinspite of knowing everything what you have said (as you had been continuously telling all these things to us )it is really very necessary to get reminded of such traps.
Sir, thank you again
with love and gratitude
Snehal