The Buddha expressly forbade his disciples to use miracles to prove the superiority of his teachings. On one occasion he said the use of miracles to gain converts was akin to using alluring young dancers to tempt people to do something. Anyone with the proper mental training can perform miracles because they are simply an expression of the power of the human mind.
According to the Buddha, the miracle of realization and the miracle of understanding are the real miracles. When a murderer, a thief, a terrorist, a drunkard, or an adulterer comes to realize the action he or she has been doing is other than correct correct and they give up their harmful way of life, this change can be regarded as a miracle.
The change for the better arising from an understanding of the Dharma is the highest miracle that any person can perform.
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