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What are the powers/ properties of yoga?
Patanjali describes these power as vibhutis, or properties, of yoga.The properties of yoga are many. Experiencing even one of their extraordinary effects is an indication that the Sadhaka is on the right path in his practice of yoga.
He begins to know the past and the future
He understands the language of all people, birds and animals
He knows his past and future lives
He reads the mind of others
He becomes invisible at will
He can arrest the senses: hearing, touch, sight, taste and smell
He becomes strong as an elephant and his movements are as graceful as a peacock
He clearly sees objects near and far, gross and fine and concealed
If necessary, he can define even the precise details of what is in the mind of others
He knows the exact time of his death by intuition or through omens
He is friendly and compassionate to all
He knows the working of the solar system
He knows the function of the lunar system and through that, the position of the galaxies
He reads the movements of stars from the pole star and predicts world events
He knows his body and its orderly functions
He conquers hunger and thirst
He makes his body and mind immobile like a tortoise
He had visions of perfected beings, teachers and masters
He has the power to perceive anything and everything
He becomes aware of the properties of consciousness
By knowing the properties of consciousness he uses consciousness to light the lamp of the soul
Divine faculties which are beyond the range of ordinary senses come to him because of his enlightened soul
He leaves his body consciously and enters others bodies at will
He walks over water, swamp and thorns
He creates fire at will
He hears distant sounds
He levitates
He frees himself from affliction at will and often leaves without a body
He controls nature’s constituents, qualities and purpose
He becomes Lord of the elements and their counterparts
He possesses an excellent body with grace, strength, perfect complexion and lustre
He has perfect control over his senses and mind, and their contact with the lower self or ‘I’ consciousness
He transforms body, senses, mind, intelligence and consciousness to utmost sharpness and speed in tune with his very soul
He gains dominion over all creation and all knowledge