In the Kevaddha Sutta (DN 11.4 and 7), the Buddha says, referring to both the various supernormal powers and knowing the minds of others, “Seeing the danger of such miracles, I dislike, reject and despise them.” There is also a foolish monk named Sunakkhatta who left the monkhood because the Buddha didn’t perform any miracles,h which certainly casts doubt on all the accounts of miracles that are found in the suttas. So don’t waste your life messing around with any supernormal powers. The jhānas are for turbocharging your insight practice. Deep insights into the inconstant, ultimately
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