Miracles

Siddhi is a Sanskrit word which means “miraculous power” or “energy.” It is possible to perceive the play of energy as miraculous. When we speak of miracles, it does not mean such a thing as fire turning into water or the world turning upside down. Rather, a miracle is something happening unexpectedly, some situation developing unexpectedly. There will always be a scientific explanation. A miracle need not be illogical. It could be highly logical, highly scientific. But nonetheless it takes the form of an apparent accident. For example, our meeting here together could be called a miracle. Why did I alone have to come from Tibet, and why did you all have to be here, reading these words? So a siddhi is a miracle in the sense of the sudden coming together of situations, assuming the guise of “accident.”