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**daguy** · 11-29-2011, 06:39 AM

People come here to investigate Buddhism and anyone reading this thread is likely to run a mile.

They will discover it eventually in any case, if they investigate Buddhism at length. Supernaturalism isn't limited to Tibetan traditions; it can be found in Theravada as well, and a basis exists in certain suttas of the Pali Canon. Paranormal powers have been ascribed to some highly regarded yogis -- I'm not going to name names here, but cast around and the stories are easy enough to find.

It's best, in my view, to accept that this side of Buddhism exists -- so we don't end up averting our eyes or experiencing some painful hour of doubt whenever we run into it. Obviously we have a range of choices when it comes to what we make of it. And it's certainly peripheral (at best) to the Buddha's core teachings.

11-29-2011, 06:39 AM	#11
daguy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 607 Senior Member	People come here to investigate Buddhism and anyone reading this thread is likely to run a mile. They will discover it eventually in any case, if they investigate Buddhism at length. Supernaturalism isn't limited to Tibetan traditions; it can be found in Theravada as well, and a basis exists in certain suttas of the Pali Canon. Paranormal powers have been ascribed to some highly regarded yogis -- I'm not going to name names here, but cast around and the stories are easy enough to find. It's best, in my view, to accept that this side of Buddhism exists -- so we don't end up averting our eyes or experiencing some painful hour of doubt whenever we run into it. Obviously we have a range of choices when it comes to what we make of it. And it's certainly peripheral (at best) to the Buddha's core teachings.
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