Siddhi – how people get them ?

Siddhi is the special power, which facilitates a man to do something. People get siddhis in some ways, which are given below, I often hear that the siddhis astray a sadhak (meditator) from its path, and siddhis do not guarantee a calm and peaceful mind. When I was studying about Gotam Buddha, I knew that Gotam Buddha – when he was searching to his life solution, he learned and command all the siddhis but his mind could not be calm, awareness could not ripe; then he left all these siddhis and carried on to his way. People also say there are eight big siddhis and sixteen small siddhis, but I understand one thing – if one can control one’s mind then one can do anything.

Siddhis are not the solution, but a conscious person can use them for better purposes. It’s better to have siddhis, when one is pure, fully awakened and matured; because it is always dangerous to give a gun in the hand of a child.