Theos-Talk Archives (February 2001 Message tt00039)

Bart Lidofsky:
>One reason why it is important to remember that exhibition of siddhis
>is NOT a sign of spiritual development. I am by no means at a notably
>higher level of spiritual development than most of humanity...

Hmm... Is that so? How CAN one measure any degree of spiritual
developement? Sure, the stone on the ground may be developed
spiritually far beyond than any theosophically minded person, but
nobody just knows it. Also you may also be well developed, but either
you or your folks may not know it. In the works of DK he clearly lets
us assume that he KNOWS some peoples' inner life and spiritual
problems and talents, surely without ever seeing them before. Is THAT
a sign of spiritual developement? The attuning to the brother's soul
and knowing what he knows and feeling like he feels?

>...the ability to solve reasonably complex arithmetic problems in
>my head (meaning that I can be replaced by a $1 calculator...).

Probably DK had an ability to solve peoples' inner
life as easily as you do the calculations? O:-)

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