Celibacy and siddhis

Hello Neeraj,

Good to know of your interest regarding Brahmacharya. Coming to the answers,

Siddhis and superhuman miraculous powers cling to the pious Brahmachari after many years of unbroken celibacy when he starts getting close to becoming a complete Urdhvaretha or a non-semen producing Yogi. To the Brahmachari, these are really not miracles but only a manifestation of the already existing powers of the soul further to the layers of 'Maya' around it getting unwound.

The Urdhvaretha who has reached such a state makes use of these powers to do good to mankind and alleviate their suffering under divine orders from above and never for selfish or commercial purposes.

A plant sapling cannot protect a gathering of people from the elements. In order to shelter people and offer shade, it has to survive the various attacks from livestock trying to eat it and finally succeed in becoming a large and well grown tree after many years of growth. Only after it has reached such a state can it shelter people from the sun and rain. In the same way a Brahmachari needs to persist in many years of unbroken Brahmacharya emerging victorious against the attacks of lust and temptation with constant prayer and God-meditation to reach a state where he attains superhuman powers that can be used rightly.

Before one tries to 'change' the lives of others, one should have succeeded in changing one's own life! So charity begins at home. We first need to correct our own shortcomings before we can reach a stage where we can effectively correct other's shortcomings.

God bless and have a nice day :-)
Dhananjay