Don's Source About Intense Meditation And Metal Bending

[Ming the Merciful]

Without wanting to put a "Damper on Things", what is the point? I came from the School of Zen, and such practises are considered pointless. Meditation development is to achieve Spiritual Awakening and Self-Development, and eventually Liberation. Spoon bending achieves nothing. Are you seeking to become "Awake" with "Party Tricks", or in it for the "Real Thing". I consider such practises and something that is holding you back, and not taking you forward. It is like the story in Zen, where a student spent ten years in Meditation on the bank of a river, seeking to cross the river by Levitation. The Spiritual Master passed, and said use the bridge. It would be easier to bend a spoon with a hammer, than wasting time in Meditation.

I agree that such things are only a 'material' proof for the possibility of 'paranormal activity'.
This might be sensational for much people, but does not really point into an direction of spiritual progress.
It's on the 'edge' of metaphysical work similar to magic work, where it is not clear if the goal can be seen as positive work.

What I was taught coming from Zen. Magic are only the side-effects of Spiritual Development. The "Magic", (or "Party Tricks"), manifests itself as we develop Spiritually. It is more important to concentrate on the action of Spiritual Development, and not the Party Tricks. As we grow Spiritually, Materialism and the Artificial World subsides and become meaningless. What was once considered important, such as physical possessions or a status in society become of no importance as we develop and attuned to the Universal Nature. My answer to your question is, allow yourself to find your way Spiritually, and if the "Party Tricks" happen, let them happen, but do not put all your effort on the Party Tricks. Do you want to grow Spiritually, or are you in it just for the Party Tricks?