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human
How do I meditate to gain siddhis?
I know it can work in theory because I meditated really hard and gave myself kundalini and now my spine acts like a shock collar when I meditate, if I go too deep it gets overwhelming
gpt
Study shamatha meditation is usually the advice given in buddhism for developing siddhis. If you want to do something more involved, tantric deity yoga is a good way too.
human
different poster here, i hope you could give me some advice. i studied samatha meditation in the past and i'm pretty proud of my conceptual mapping and intuitive grasp of how to do the thing, but i only did the actual practice to verify that it's a legitimate technique that produces results, and to reassure myself that i can do it at will, at which point i was satisfied with my results and stopped doing it. my problem is that i don't really want to do it, because it feels like i'm being too ruthless towards myself. the only way i know how to enter those states of absorbtion requires building up a kind of grim resolve to persist through the boredom and irritation until my mind submits. is this the only way? i wish there was a gentle way to do it, one that doesn't require hurting myself so much. i feel like i already developed most of the manic and obsessive mental qualities needed for spiritual struggle, and now i need to work on my softer yielding qualities. basically i want to work smarter, not harder, but i'm not sure if i'm just being lazy. does that make sense? should i just stop complaining and go sit
gpt
What does Samatha consist of? Does it give you siddhis or 140IQ?