That actually reminds me. One of the first books I got on audiobook is called Training the Mind by Chogyam Trungpa I think it’s about Buddhism. But I remember this practice talked about. The book said people who have Siddhis it will take them away and for people who don’t have siddhis it will awaken them. Siddhis are those supernatural powers and abilities.
But back then I didn’t think anything of it because I always thought that yea if I had Siddhis I wouldn’t want to lose them. But now I’m like well, maybe that’s something I need to try. The thing that was recommended was a form of meditation called Tonglen. Basically it’s imagining taking the other persons suffering and replacing or transmuting it to love. On an inhale you are taking their suffering and on an exhale you are breathing out that light or love.
“Tonglen is an ancient form of meditation that focuses on compassion: connecting with it, developing it, and learning how to apply it in everyday life. The practice centers on imagining that as we exhale, we are sharing the light of well-being and its causes with everyone who needs it. As we inhale, we are relieving others of the darkness of suffering and its causes.”
So I’m going to relisten to that book now. 