In practice, the term
"yogic adept" refers solely to a yogic adept—someone who
"possesses" yoga in the sense of mastering it—rather than to someone
who just does yoga.
True yogis are often thought to possess superhuman abilities
(siddhi) as a result of their lengthy spiritual growth, which they may and will
use for the benefit of their disciples—for physical cure, psychiatric
assistance, or spiritual and mundane advice.
The yogi is seen as a spiritually developed individual, and
their authority is entirely based on this attribution, which, ironically, is
not susceptible to external proof.
As a result, there are major differences of opinion over
whether or not someone is a yogi.
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