Shaktipat is an ancient yoga technique used to awaken kundalini energy in a person. This technique can be applied remotely on the aspirant living anywhere on the planet. The cosmic energy emanates from the body of Guru, and after awakening kundalini energy, it returns to the Guru. Thus, the process defies rational explanation by modern science. The word shaktipat means the descent of the energy. It is not an independent yoga system. It is simply an ancient yoga technique. However, it is the highest yoga technique or the “mother of all yoga techniques” known to mankind. In this, the supreme cosmic power itself is used as the technique on itself!
“… if a drop of water in an ocean realizes its nature, then it also knows the entire vast ocean”
The supreme cosmic power does the creation of the cosmos at both individual and collective levels. Therefore, the efficient disintegration or destruction of the worlds can only be done by the cosmic power itself. Every human being is a miniature model of the cosmos as per ancient Sanskrit texts. Therefore, whether at the level of macrocosm or microcosm, it is the same cosmic power that is involved in its creation, sustenance, and also the final disintegration. As a result, the only thing that exists in the cosmos is this supreme cosmic power. It pervades the infinite cosmos. Even modern science admits this fact. The human bodies with their flesh, blood, and bones are also made out of this same cosmic power. However, the underlying substratum of this vast and infinite cosmos is unknown. We can call it the God or the Almighty or the Brahman or the Atman or the divinity. It is widely proclaimed in all ancient Sanskrit texts that the same substratum of the cosmos is also pervading everywhere infinitely. Therefore, whether it is cosmic power or the divine is the same as two sides of the same coin. From this perspective and also as proclaimed in ancient Sanskrit texts, a human being is a miniature model of the cosmos; the same underlying substratum in the form of divinity pervades the human bodies too!
The self-realization for a human being is, therefore, becomes the only thing to be known or realized. The self-realization results in the realization of the cosmos too. That means if a drop of water in an ocean realizes its nature, then it also knows the entire vast ocean. Therefore, there is no necessity for a human being to explore the vast and infinite depths of interstellar and intergalactic space. The technique applied to achieve this realization in a human being is what is called shaktipat. The process which is affected by this technique is called yoga in general terms. The process terminates in self-realization or salvation or a merger with the universal spirit called God etc. Various yoga techniques have been developed since ancient times to achieve this grand aim of joining the individual soul with the universal soul. However, due to the gigantic nature of the task involved, it is impossible for a human being to affect this process on his or her own. All yoga techniques or tantric techniques applied are solely geared to achieve a certain benchmark. That benchmark is to instigate the outbound cosmic power from its creative mode to retract itself. As a result, the same cosmic power which had created the human being and his or her individual world starts to disintegrate it by means of destroying the karmas imprinted in their subconscious minds.
“… will happen without any effort from the yoga practitioner”
This benchmark is what is called awakening of the cosmic energy. However, there is nothing known as awakening as such in its classical sense of the meaning of the word. The all-powerful, all-knowing, and supreme cosmic power is always awakened as we understand the word. It is just the point at which it starts to retract itself from the creative and sustenance mode to dis-integrative or destructive mode is what we term as “awakening” for ease of our understanding of the subject. The awakened cosmic energy in the terminology of human beings is what is called the awakening of kundalini energy. This cosmic energy, after having created a human being is supposed to be lying in a dormant state at the base of the cerebral-spinal system in a human body. It is also supposed to be continuously projecting or sustaining the illusion of “life” for a human being. This illusion is akin to a mirage in a desert that gives the optical illusion of water. In every path of the yoga or tantric system, this benchmark is achieved for the practitioner. As a result, there is nothing left for the yoga practitioner to do anything further. Whatever has to happen will happen without any effort from the yoga practitioner! The awakened cosmic energy does the process of disintegration of the world or destruction of the individual karmas after it starts retracting or collapsing inwardly. Different names in different yoga systems call this energy. However, it is popularly known as kundalini energy.
Shaktipat is an exclusive yoga technique applied for an awakening of the kundalini energy. A small explanation is required here to understand the reason for this specialized yoga technique. The spiritual evolution of a spirit or the Atman of a human being can be broadly categorized into three stages. The first stage is before the awakening of kundalini energy! In this stage, all effort is put in by the yoga practitioner voluntarily, with egoism coloring all actions. All kinds of worship of God, yoga practices, tantric practices, etc come under this category. However, the effort put in by the practitioner amounts to be very minute in nature. After the awakening of kundalini energy, the effort is put in by the supreme cosmic power itself internally. As a result, the destruction of karmas accumulated in a human being occurs at a rapid and accelerated rate. This second stage terminates in a state of thoughtlessness or samādhi as it is called in Sanskrit texts. The third stage starts from here. However, there is no more yoga technique left for this stage. Hence, there is no known initiation into this final path. All ancient texts have remained silent after this. It is said in the texts that the final journey of the soul to achieve its merger with the universal soul or God occurs at the will of God.
“… Guru may appear out of nowhere all of a sudden and bless them with shaktipat đeeksha”
The technique of shaktipat deals with the second stage only. However, human beings must have practiced different yoga systems in their different past lives. As a human being approaches a certain benchmark in their respective chosen paths for an awakening of the cosmic energy, initiation is given by a Guru by using the technique of shaktipat. After shaktipat is done on a human being, it remains active forever until salvation is attained. That means shaktipat is carried forward to their afterlives. However, in every lifetime, it is mandatory to take formal shaktipat initiation under a Guru in a formal manner. When shaktipat is done on a person in whom the kundalini energy is already active by birth, it gets stabilized at a safe level. In people in whom the kundalini energy has not been activated, it will get activated for the first time, provided they have reached closer to the benchmark level explained above.
This is why shaktipat is meant in a way, for some people only and cannot be given to anyone. It may not work even if it is given. The destiny itself decides who is meant to receive shaktipat initiation. That means the karmas accumulated by the practitioners themselves in their past lives or current life will draw them towards the path of shaktipat. A Guru may appear out of nowhere all of a sudden and bless them with shaktipat đeeksha. This is crucial to understand. Because of this, the technique is not very popular among mankind. That means people do not usually meet shaktipat Gurus in the first place. Probably due to the advancements in modern communication technology, people are hearing about it in recent times. However, the actual process of shaktipat initiation takes place or depends only upon their past accumulated karmas. The fact that you are curious about this topic is a key indicator that it is time for this information to come to your awareness. Should you wish to understand further or feel ready for a shaktipat initiation, you may contact us.