Shaktipat and Shaktipat Diksha |
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Shakti
Shakti is the Sanskrit word for the activating force of nature (prakriti). Shakti initiates all action. Shakti is often translated as power, spiritual power or initiation.
Shaktipat
Shaktipat means shakti-giving, and is often translated as initiation as it is shakti that initiates any and all action. The transmission of shakti can initiate spontaneous meditation, kundalini awakening and spiritual transformation, depending upon the preparedness of the initiate.
Shaktipat Diksha (dee'-ksha)
Shaktipat diksha means "shakti-giving initiation." Diksha (pronounced dee'-ksha) refers specifically to initiation in
the sense of showing, informing or bestowing something upon someone.
Shaktipat diksha is often likened to lighting one candle with another candle. This allows for the bound life energy in the body (prana) to be released and set free. Once this energy released, the evolutionary force, kundalini, can awaken naturally.
Why Do I Need Shaktipat From Durga Ma?
You don't. You don't need to get shaktipat from anyone. You may have already had shaktipat without realizing it. Shakti is everywhere. She is Divine Energy, the activating force of nature, nature's go-power, the animator, the primordial power that makes things happen.
Your own shakti can be ignited through physical exercise, dance, deep study and concentration on your art, your science or your skill, by understanding Truth, though loving devotion to God and guru (teacher), or by transmission from the guru to the student.
A shaktipat teacher transmits shakti by means of any of the following: thought, sound, touch, gaze. The benefit of taking initiation from a shaktipat teacher, even if you have already had shaktipat spontaneously, is to forge a relationship with someone qualified to guide you from that point. You can either boot-strap your own way or use a teacher qualified to initiate and guide you.
Shaktipat and Shaktipat Diksha