Does a full-fledged Yogi not feel tempted to test his Yogic powers? Is such testing justified?

A full-fledged Yogi can never have the idea either to test himself or his powers. If suchbe the case, he should in no way be considered full-fledged or well-baked. It is only the raw, theill-expanded and half-baked Sadhaks or Yogins that will have the inclination to test their ownselves, i.e., their progress, by virtue of the powers they might have acquired.Yogic powers cannot but manifest in proportion to the amount of progress one makes inYoga as per the injunctions laid down in the Yoga Sastras; and they are surely a detriment toone’s further progress if even the slightest attention is paid towards them either to advertiseoneself or to test oneself. Every day, every minute, nay, every second, will see some blissfulexperience or the other even without the wish of the Yogic aspirant. As these experiencesmanifest of their own accord, the aspirant is to remain indifferent and unconcerned and wonder atthe glory of glorious God; and he should not care to have even a knowledge of the experiences.Only then, and then alone, can he be expected to have onward progress. A full-fledged Yogi ishe who has attained Self-realization through the medium of Yoga and so there can never be anytemptation in him to know who he is or how far he has progressed by dint of the powersaFrom "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda
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Does a full-fledged Yogi not feel tempted to test his Yogic powers? Is such testing justified?

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