Hi All
I recently read an article which said the practicing trataka, would give siddhis like clairvoyance. Do you think is it possible to attain siddhis thro in this kali yuga?. I know we should not practice yoga with siddhis as objective.:o
Has anybody had influence of siddhis in their life? 
My very limited personal experience makes their existance a ceirtanty. The problem is that until we are egoistic and selfish (as we all are, just that we think it is normal) even unvoluntary use of these siddhis produce extremely unpleasant sideeffects.
Before every step on the spiritual journey, three steps must be taken in morality … and this is not an arbitrary rule. Noone is given a firearm before learning how to handle it safely, for his/her own as well as other’s sake.he article given, siddhi is explained
PS. In the given article, siddhi is defined as “accomplishing a task, perfecting soemthing”. In light of this, any action, any job done well is a siddhi. Miracles happen evey single day, in your own life. We take too much for granted …
Hi,
Welcome to the forum. I cannot say if practicing trataka will give you siddhis, but what I can say if you are naturally more sensitive and certain centres are more open, it will be enhanced by all the different yoga practices of which trataka is but one. 
Nice informative article Hubert…
Yes siddhis are a certanty like hubert wrote and they are explained in the third chapter of the Yoga sutras of Patanjali.
But if we run after them it`s definetly the wrong way.
If we realise they are there ang become proud of them everthing is lost.
They are no more than a signpost to be on the rigth way and can become a big hinderance if we give themn to much importance.
All the best
Lars
May be the positive point about siddhi, what i believe is it will attract many people to spiritual path. But i also accept the fact, it will delay the progress. But it will attract many people to yoga. Once they are attracted, continious practice of meditation, pranayama and other yogic exercise would make them realize that siddhi are only distractions.
Just my opinion.
Their experience transforms a nonbeliever witness into a believer, and a believer who experiences them, into a seer.
But with great strenght comes great responsability / Spiderman’s uncle 
The big question is, why do you want to atract many people to Yoga?
To be proud of what you reached?
Lars
Why shouldn’t I?.. Whats wrong in expecting others to have the same happiness which i get from Yoga…
We shouldnt be selfish and I thought Siddhi would help in attracting people to yoga
There is the risk of misunderstanding or prejudice if one learns too much, too soon. Even admitting you believe in siddhis, paranormal, or spiritual things might prove a turn off for a lot of people. This way one just makes them more rooted in their own conviction … what you say must be always based on who you talk to. A selfless action or a kind word are things what does not require miraculous powers, but their effect is miraculous nevertheless.
Yes Hubert!!!
And I would ad a friendly smile to what you said.
Shanti
Lars
Hi Amateuryogi,
While posting another thread this morning on charity I discovered the following words from Swami Sivananda and they indeed would add to the understanding of this post and what Hubert has confirmed already in one of his earlier replies.
"Spiritual progress is not measured by Siddhis, or powers, but only by the depth of your bliss in meditation. " - Swami Sivananda
I could accept and understand all of your replies… But not lars rimbock. It was quite a disappointing reply… 
Hi,
owning paranormal siddhi is like owning new language ability, just try to learn & you see how long you withstand … for inspiration google: Kuda Bux + youtube or wikipedia …
[QUOTE=AmateurYogi;8191]Hi All
I recently read an article which said the practicing trataka, would give siddhis like clairvoyance. Do you think is it possible to attain siddhis thro in this kali yuga?. I know we should not practice yoga with siddhis as objective.:o
Has anybody had influence of siddhis in their life? [/QUOTE]
I have read that trataka is a powerful exercise. However, it is meant as one of the six purificatory exercises, mainly intended for developing concentration and mental focus.
A good side effect is ith healing power for the eyes.
It is simpler to go directly to the source: Kundalini Yoga by Swami Sivananda.
http://www.yogaforums.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=8191
[QUOTE=oak333;19995]I have read that trataka is a powerful exercise. However, it is meant as one of the six purificatory exercises, mainly intended for developing concentration and mental focus.
A good side effect is ith healing power for the eyes.
It is simpler to go directly to the source: Kundalini Yoga by Swami Sivananda.
http://www.yogaforums.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=8191[/QUOTE]
I do not know what happened. Here it is the source: Kundalini Yoga by Swami Sivananda:
To be happy and smiling is a siddhi! it can help others too.To practice it you need constant awareness and focus.
It looks like there are other sorts of attempts to develop “siddhis.” It is the so-called
"synthetic telepathy." It is based on the fact that human beings can “hear” trains of
microwaves of specific frequences.
I do not want to elaborate on this.
Very true. A powerful siddhi worth having too!
My smilies were inactive- now there’s a siddhi worth having!;)