Occult Powers?

[The_Child]

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It is becoming increasingly fashionable today for seekers to dabble with the occult in the pursuit of esoteric powers and experience. However the ancient spiritual traditions discourage this – why should the seekers of truth preoccupy themselves with powers over the material plane? These practices are distractions from the real goal of trancsendent truth and they can become a source of ego (which the seeker is desires to transcend). Remember Goethe's Faust who became enslaved by these powers and Shakespeare's Macbeth whose downfall was precipitated by the three witches; both characters lost the battle with their lower self.


The deliberate pursuit of psychic powers is not favoured by sages and advanced sincere seekers. They discourage such practices deeming them an obstacle to realising oneness of being. Powers are in the realm of phenomena which are obscuring factors in self-realisation; on the whole dangerous ground to tread for those still on the way to stop the discursive activities of the mind in order to attain a one-pointed flow of awareness. In the course of spiritual practice powers may manifest spontaneously as a result of practice of concentration in previous lives. Great is the allurement of psychic powers such as knowledge of future events, understanding the language of birds or animals,spirit mediumship, clairvoyance, astsal travel, telekinesis, reading of tarot, making oneself invisible or tiny as an atom (anima), and its opposite (mahima) and many more! And great is the discernment of those who have the strength to withstand them. No doubt the acquisition and perseverance resulting in concentration which could be used on the royal road instead of by-lanes.


Acquired powers are to some extent due to a cultivation of generally available techniques and to some extent to development of an aptitude for spontaneous power that was inherent but not powerful enough to manifest without training. It is enough to say that they are not approved of by true masters. In order to seek them, a man's mind must be directed towards them, not towards spiritual liberation. Therefore they cannot lead him to Liberation. Preoccupation with them is far more likely to distract him from it; and it can do this just as effectively as preoccupation with physical wealth and power. At best they exist within the phenomenal world which we should be striving to transcend; at worst they degenerate into sorcery and magnify his ego by giving him power over others and winning their submission and adulation.

http://www.sol.com.au/kor/6_02.htm

[xiao-xiao]

kani jud c regnauld. dili jud ni xa mag-butang ug source.

[regnauld]

Occult Powers

Thanks for the source!

[Ramini]

indulging in them is like stopping by to pick at the flowers by the sidewalk.

i heard you say this before..hehe

[Hellblazer 2.1]

i heard you say this before..hehe

i'm glad you know the meaning already.

[The_Child]

Thanks for the source!

indeed. people tend to forget where they get their ideas from.

[handsoff241]

News Tonight: Headlines!

Regnauld's source busted by the The_Child.

Full story on page z-23.

[Lovely Charm]

eksqueeze me.. straight po ako dear..

i'm just implying that people who go after occult powers are cowards inside..
an honest to goodness person is the bravest person in the world.

ay sorry po,, but really even if your not straight, i mean yung preference mo bwt sexuality is outside the box its perfectly cool for me,, bakit mo naman nasabi oi na coward inside yung individuals na my hilig sa okultismo, di naman siguro, kadalasan lang its gud to venture into something abnormal,,or above normal phenomenon,

[bluedes]

ay sorry po,, but really even if your not straight, i mean yung preference mo bwt sexuality is outside the box its perfectly cool for me,, bakit mo naman nasabi oi na coward inside yung individuals na my hilig sa okultismo, di naman siguro, kadalasan lang its gud to venture into something abnormal,,or above normal phenomenon,

most (if not all) people i've known who go after occult powers, unfortunately, are just out to take vengeance against those who have hurt them.. and they can't face the person talaga, so they resort to occult powers.. or they can't accept reality as it is, so they escape to occult powers thinking they can change the reality outside them to soothe their wounded egos..

and trust me, with all the people i have met, not one of them have passed this criteria. its just sad really..

and how do i know this? because that's just the reality of things.. of course, they will never admit it.. but it all starts that way.. a thirst for power to make up for the lack thereof from within. again, its just sad really..

i know this is a judgement.. i'm very well aware of that.. but it just is.

there's a set of sayings in the bible, the beatitudes. Little do people know that these beatitudes are actually teachings on how to be brave and have courage inside. its very paradoxical, yet its true..

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

All of them teach one to be courageous, to be brave in heart. None of them ever teach you to seek occult powers or any other kind of power in one way or another...

murag OT na ni, kay gi-sagulan na nko ug lain..

but I have nothing against homosexuals or gays..

[Lovely Charm]

most (if not all) people i've known who go after occult powers, unfortunately, are just out to take vengeance against those who have hurt them.. and they can't face the person talaga, so they resort to occult powers.. or they can't accept reality as it is, so they escape to occult powers thinking they can change the reality outside them to soothe their wounded egos..

and trust me, with all the people i have met, not one of them have passed this criteria. its just sad really..

and how do i know this? because that's just the reality of things.. of course, they will never admit it.. but it all starts that way.. a thirst for power to make up for the lack thereof from within. again, its just sad really..

i know this is a judgement.. i'm very well aware of that.. but it just is.

there's a set of sayings in the bible, the beatitudes. Little do people know that these beatitudes are actually teachings on how to be brave and have courage inside. its very paradoxical, yet its true..

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

All of them teach one to be courageous, to be brave in heart. None of them ever teach you to seek occult powers or any other kind of power in one way or another...

murag OT na ni, kay gi-sagulan na nko ug lain..

but I have nothing against homosexuals or gays..

oks sir, well said at least your simply speaking from experience,,but ok pa rin sa kin po yung magka interest sa okultismo, di ba we all have problems & insecurities & we look for alternative answers,merong drugs, substance,nightlife,sugal, etc. you also have religion, in w/c i guess you know the tremendous side effects as well, then okultismo is just one of the many choices for lack of self worth, baka lesser pa yung side effect na naidulot compared sa rlihiyon, who knows sir,,, i think yung na encounter mo na mga tao ay high na sa religion tapos ga mix ng another drug na okultismo,, yun for sure bagsak talaga katawan mo, ang hang-over for the rest of ones mortal life