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And what will change for you and your practice should you receive personal testimonies (related to your OP) from anyone here? In case you are hoping that whomsoever makes a declaration here that they have such abilities, and then offer to teach you online, my advice is to weigh your options with great care. You will never be able to learn these abilities without devoting at least a few years of your time in secluded practice, under the guidance of a live, authentic guru(s). Without these prerequisite conditions, your quest will potentially be hazardous.

I think nobody ever cease looking/seeking until they come to realise at-one-ment.

Maybe Herbie came to the rescue.

Maybe not now, but at some point, if your circumstances would allow, you ought to try to venture out to the Himalayan regions for a few years. It takes time, but if you can spare that, then it is very likely that you will witness these displays of mind control. But the genuine siddhas wont be easy to find though. Lots of fake ones around, so be wise and sincere if you happen to get there.

Getting out is fun, but to really stay out is more fun!

Compassion, within the framework of buddhist thought, has 2 aspects: relative and absolute - in order for discussions to gel, it will be good to know which aspect is being referenced.

These are the individuals who somehow miss seeing that the prison and the imprisoned are not two.

Was 'easy' ever a viable option? Yes, if the unconscious intent is to remain within the comfort of volitions.

most habits have already been ingrained for lifetimes, and here you are making it sound so easy to deconstruct. In theory maybe.

I doubt the heart is responsible for issuing the orders to chase after caffeine fixes. If anything, being the seat of wisdom, it will likely issue a reminder to let you know you've had one too many

Gravity is very interesting when viewed under classical physics where theoretical evaluations can clearly be deduced in relation to particles, but where its principle relates to quantum field theory is still inconclusive.

All actions are fundamentally habit-driven, even those that are deemed involuntary, or those that are routinely thought of as reflexive. Just because some actions are more pronounced than others does not mean they are not driven by habitual tendencies.

there are also ethical considerations (samurai codes) when slicing off the opponent's hand...

That is an interesting proposition. I'd be interested to hear how this 'law of attraction' works in such a way that makes you say it is inherent in all phenomena.

The realization of the nature of emptiness within which effortless compassion arises like heat arising from fire. Compassion is inherent in emptiness as an innate quality, and if one has realized emptiness it is simply impossible that compassion would not be there. ~ Yangthang Rinpoche ~

Padmasambhava's Bardo Thodol ~ Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo (repost)

seek not, for ye shall not find.

Just sharing some nifty looking techniques by this English dim mak master, for defence and protection. Youtube homepage: Sifu Steven Burton

Like patting a cow, sir?

I think anyone who claims 'they know' know not... as per the philosophy guiding this OP. However, if one is of the opinion that wisdom and awareness can be honed limitlessly, then it is only right to acknowledge an ongoing process of knowing, or, to put it another way, to allow happiness and contentment to arise as a natural consequence of engaging with/in the process of wonderment, of discovering that indeed one can maintain a centre without a circumference. The potential for joy in simplicity is limitless. Whereas, in my own view, I tend to manage my own progress keeping in mind that what I practice (as a spiritual path) and what the ultimate goal is, is inseparably conjoined -- they are so inextricably entwined that, once realised experientially, that very knowing (realisation) will naturally dissolve other existential questions.

Rather than looking at them, would it not be more beneficial to gauge one's reactions and responses, to them?

Only if you are bound by your habits, and as a result, experience some occasions where you might miss the various options that are available to you in every moment, in terms of choosing how you might want to respond at the onset.