The Buddha possessed many extraordinary psychic powers.
Psychic powers may (but do not always) result from intensive training of the mind,
and even today, there are advanced meditators who possess such powers.

The Buddha used his psychic powers sparingly, usually as a teaching aid employed when all other methods would be ineffective,
the most renowned example occurring in his meeting with the notorious murderer, Angulimāla.

The Buddha considered that the faith people gained from seeing ‘miracles’ usually led them away from the path of wisdom
rather than towards it. For this reason, he prohibited monks with psychic powers from revealing them to lay people.
The possession of psychic powers can become intoxicating. The Buddha warned his disciples not to consider them as goals of the spiritual life.



from without and within by Ajahn Jayasaro
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