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In a discussion about siddhas, Bhagavan expressed annoyance at the notion of seeking external siddhis, emphasizing that the true attainment lies in recognizing our own existence and capabilities as formless beings with physical bodies. He referenced a conversation between a siddha and a sadhaka from the Tamil text Bhakta Vijayam, highlighting that true siddhi is self-realization and remaining true to oneself. Bhagavan concluded that other siddhis are merely illusions, and the ultimate goal is to understand and realize the ever-real truth.

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In a discussion about siddhas, Bhagavan expressed annoyance at the notion of seeking external siddhis, emphasizing that the true attainment lies in recognizing our own existence and capabilities as formless beings with physical bodies. He referenced a conversation between a siddha and a sadhaka from the Tamil text Bhakta Vijayam, highlighting that true siddhi is self-realization and remaining true to oneself. Bhagavan concluded that other siddhis are merely illusions, and the ultimate goal is to understand and realize the ever-real truth.

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There was a talk in Bhagavan’s presence today about siddhas.

Some people said,


amongst other things, that someone had tried to attain siddhi and had
succeeded. After hearing them all patiently for a long time, Bhagavan said in a
tone of annoyance, “You talk of siddhas. You say they attain something from
somewhere. For that purpose they do sadhana and tapas. Is it not really a siddhi
or attainment for us who are really formless to have got a body with eyes, legs,
hands, nose, ears, mouth and to be doing something or other with that body? We
are siddhas. We get food, if we want food; water, if we want water; milk, if we
want milk. Are not all these siddhis? While we experience ever so many siddhis
at all times, why do you clamour for more siddhis? What else is required?” About
two years back, Manu Subedar, a member of the Indian Legislative Assembly and
translator of the commentary on the Bhagavad Gita by Jnaneswara, came to
have darshan of Bhagavan, and asked Bhagavan during a conversation why it
was that there were writings about siddha purushas in all books but none about
sadhakas, and whether there were any books about sadhakas. Bhagavan said,
“In Bhakta Vijayam, in Tamil, there is a conversation between Jnaneswara and
Vithoba, his father. That is a discussion between a siddha and a sadhaka. The
state of a sadhaka can be seen in that conversation.” So saying Bhagavan sent
for a copy of Bhakta Vijayam from the Ashram library, read out that * Semi-divine
people supposed to be of great purity and holiness and said to be particularly
characterised by eight supernatural faculties called siddhis. portion himself and
explained it in detail. On reaching home, Manu Subedar asked for a copy of the
conversation. Bhagavan sent a copy after getting it translated into English. Manu
Subedar added it as a supplement to the third edition of his Jnaneswari. Recently
I translated that conversation into Telugu. You remember when you came here
last full-moon day, during some conversation, Bhagavan said that Jnaneswara
was a siddha while Vithoba was a sadhaka. Hence it was named “SiddhaSadhaka
Samvadam” (Conversation between a siddha and a sadhaka.) Bhagavan often
says, “To know oneself and to be able to remain true to oneself, is siddhi, and
nothing else. If one’s mind is absorbed in the enquiry of self, the truth will be
realised some time or other. That is the best siddhi.” I give below an extract from
the prose writings of Bhagavan regarding these siddhis in his “Unnathi
Nalupadhi”* which bears this out: Siddhi is to know and realise that which is ever
real. Other siddhis are mere dream siddhis. Would they be true when one wakes
up from one’s sleep? Those who are wedded to truth and who had got freed from
maya, will they get deluded by them? Please understand.

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