Beyond The Siddhis: Supernatural Powers and the Sutras of Patanjali

Love this book. Very worth it.

After reading this book, you realize the true nature of a mysterious subject.........and then it no longer is mysterious.This is how all mysterious phenomena are: once they are explained by someone who possesses knowledge of them, then these phenomenon are no longer mysterious.

It is an unexpected point of view, but a refreshing one.I recommend this book to all soul explorers.

I've been studying yoga and meditation for nearly 20 years and this is the first book about Patanjali's Sutras that makes spiritual sense that I have read. McAfee describes, step by step, the way to inner knowledge by using the sutras as a vehicle. His insight is amazing. He shows us what we truly are and intimately links the siddhis to our everyday life in a way that knowledge of death, invisibility or mastery of time becomes a true power in a sense far beyond the traditional "supernormal powers" interpretation of the siddhis.This is an amazing book with astonishing implications. A must read for every Yogi.

Without a doubt the most intense and incisive book about Patanjali's Sutras. The author's approach is unexpected and almost unbelievable, yet the first few pages reveal an undeniable truthfulness; a view of the siddhis so brightly illuminated that there can be no doubt as to the authenticity of the author's viewpoint.If you want to have your world turned upside down, then I highly recommend this little book. If you want to continue the sameness of your existence, then avoid it at all costs.

I don't generally write reviews however I was disappointed in this book. The author does have his own slant on the writings of Patanjali. Obviously he believes that Patanjali did not mean that you could realistically obtain these abilities. I don't believe that he has taken the time to really understand what the possibilities might be for individuals to obtain greater awareness and as a result greater abilities. Everything that Patanjali writes about is possible and obtainable.

John McAfee explains these teachings in such a way as to make them understood, with a minimal amount of rhetoric. He writes easy and simply. His words flowed along the paper like pure silk. This was my first introduction to the Sutras of Patanjali and John McAfee and I'm glad I chose his book to bring these Sutras to life. At book's end, I was left wanting more of his guidence.

This little book reminds me of the old Readers' Digest digests that one left on the commode. If you're in a hurry, and seek only the most ephemeral of companionship with THAT, then this book is for you. Otherwise, keep on shoppin'....