Everything is a distraction, or can be.
But also things like that can be used to reinforce your faith and encourage you that you are on the right track. Every experience can be used to launch you or get you stuck in the mud. Even feeding the poor could be a distraction.
If we aren’t going to meditate all day, we enjoy scenery along the way.
Those who are more focused on the acts and abilities without it propelling them in their understanding that all is one likely were not meant to go for oneness in this life anyways.
There are also lots of stories of yogis producing such evidence of the paranormal, not pursuing it for its own sake but they still were able so while it can be a distraction it isn’t always obviously.
But also things like that can be used to reinforce your faith and encourage you that you are on the right track. Every experience can be used to launch you or get you stuck in the mud. Even feeding the poor could be a distraction.
If we aren’t going to meditate all day, we enjoy scenery along the way.
Those who are more focused on the acts and abilities without it propelling them in their understanding that all is one likely were not meant to go for oneness in this life anyways.
There are also lots of stories of yogis producing such evidence of the paranormal, not pursuing it for its own sake but they still were able so while it can be a distraction it isn’t always obviously.