Q. 271: Gurudev, in villages there are individuals who by their mere speech can cause someone’s house to burn to ashes, or a catastrophe can happen. What kind of tantra is that?

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

There are several kinds of tantras. ‘Vaam tantra’ employs evil spirits, and ghosts to accomplish one’s ends. But that kind of tantra will not work wherever there is saatvikta, knowledge and devotion (bhakti). You all meditate, do pranayama and chant mantras. In your presence that kind of tantra will be ineffective. Incidents such as Lord Ganesh drinking milk are phenomena of the subtle world, some divine energy displaying its power and influence to arouse and awaken people. Some tantriks who perform small, little miracles go through a lot of suffering afterwards. They are unable to stay happy.

These tantriks attain minor occult powers (siddhis) by subduing spirits of the netherworld (Karna pishaachi – ear demons) that allow them to impress gullible people with their ability to read their thoughts and concerns. However the advice that such tantriks give is highly inaccurate and unreliable.How many people have experienced this?(A few in the audience raise their hands.)

Some tantric can describe your past accurately but are unable to predict the future correctly, and only 10-20% of what they say is true. My advice is that if you come across something like this, keep your distance (DSN, door se namaskar!). Don’t get entangled in it. Twenty five or thirty years ago, there was a man in west Delhi who would tell people to blow on a blank sheet of paper, dip the paper in water, and pull it out with something written on it, usually questions and concerns in their minds. Someone from the satsang proposed that I also meet him. So I went. He asked me to blow on a sheet of blank paper which he then dipped in the water;but when he pulled it out, the paper was still blank!! The man was amazed, and fell at my feet, and began to perform aarti. I said to him, ‘Don’t exploit this siddhi (occult power) to deceive people. Instead, inspire them to follow the path of goodness and virtue. Advise everyone to meditate, sing bhajans and perform seva. If your powers can benefit others, definitely use them.’ These powers can be labeled as neither ‘good’ nor ‘bad’. It is all divine play. Do not condemn anything this is my policy. Do not get involved too deeply in these affairs. If there is some knowledge to be gained-or any blessings, take it and move on.

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