Shape Shifting

Shape shifting is a fictional or a mythic being changing its shape into that of another being. In the movies we have seen Hulk doing it, the Lycans turning into werewolves, in Hindu scriptures many gods from Lord Hanuman to all powerful Lord Vishnu doing shape shifting based on the need of the situation.  The shape shifting that what we hear or read is achieved in an instant without any much loss of time. For many this may seem a fantasy, but in reality we can see many shape shifters among us.

One of the best and most widely known shape shifters are the bollywood actors and actresses. From becoming skinny to obtaining 8packs of muscles they have achieved all. But these people of modern times have taken huge of amounts of time to change their shapes to the way they wanted and again come back to normal shape they prefer. One spiritual lesson that can be learnt from these acts is that the soul remains the same but the body can be changed as per the will of the soul which resides inside the body.

This important lesson is not spoken for it would be a communal/foolish in the high power circles of fashion, intelligentsia, politics etc where the sources of wealth are always not transparent and words spoken to be soft and pampering.  People becoming obese by excessive eating and skinny by malnutrition, is also some form of shape shifting but the time period to achieve the result is longer. Any change in the body that is done by the will knowingly or unknowingly can be called Shape Shifting.  

Ancient Indian scientists (rishis and sages) also talked about the shape shifting even before the westerners knew about shapes. The ability to do shape shifting is by possessing a power called siddhi. The various types of siddhis are Anima (Invisibility or reduction in size), Mahima (Ability to make the body heavier),  Lagima (Ability to make body light and fly), Prakshya, Ishita, Vashita, Yatkamastadavasyati. The current lot of shape shifters could do by controlling their food and also the amount of exercises they do. Thus shape shifting in simpler forms is possible with longer times to achieve.

With siddhis it is possible to achieve shape shifting in an instant.  We have the literature regarding the details of the process of achieving siddhis, the varieties of siddhis (23 in all) and hence are a scientific technology not mythology. Without a teacher this knowledge cannot be achieved perfectly and if practiced in a wrong way can lead to death. But finding a teacher for achieving siddhi is not as easy as learning salsa or singing. Kundalini Yoga is one of the methods of achieving the siddhi. Siddhis are the byproducts of spiritual realization process and many whose seek spiritual knowledge and undergo the process donot care to achieve them.