Shaktipat

​Shaktipat is an ancient yoga technique used to awaken kundalini energy in a person. This technique can be applied remotely to the aspirant living anywhere on the planet. The cosmic energy emanates from the Guru’s body and, after awakening the kundalini, 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 creates 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 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 God, the Almighty, the Brahman, 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, 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 used to achieve this realization in a human being is called shaktipat. The process that is affected by this technique is called yoga in
general terms. The process culminates in self-realization, salvation, or a merger with the universal spirit known as God. 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 sheer magnitude of the task, it is impossible for a human being to carry out this process on their 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 that had created the human being and his or her individual world begins to disintegrate it by destroying the karmas imprinted in their subconscious minds.

“… will happen without any effort from the yoga practitioner.”

This benchmark is called the awakening of cosmic energy. However, there is no such thing as awakening in its classical sense. 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 the disintegrative or destructive mode that we term as “awakening” for the ease of our understanding of the subject. The awakened cosmic energy, in human terms, 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 continuously project or sustain 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. Whatever has to happen will happen without any effort from the yoga practitioner! The awakened cosmic energy initiates the disintegration of the world, or the destruction of individual karmas, after it begins to retract or collapse inwardly. Different names in different yoga systems call this energy. However, it is popularly known as kundalini energy.

Shaktipat is a unique yoga technique used to awaken the kundalini energy. A brief explanation is needed 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 very little. 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 are no more yoga techniques left at 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 addresses only the second stage. However, human beings must have practiced different yoga systems in their past lives. As a human being approaches a certain benchmark in their chosen path toward awakening cosmic energy, initiation is given by a Guru using the technique of shaktipat. After the 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 receive shaktipat initiation from a Guru in a formal manner. When shaktipat is performed on a person in whom the kundalini energy is already active at birth, it stabilizes at a safe level. In people in whom the kundalini energy has not been activated, it will be activated for the first time, provided they have reached a level close to the benchmark explained above. This is why shaktipat is, in a way, meant only for some people 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 practitioners in their past lives or in their 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 advancements in modern communication technology, people have been hearing about it recently. However, the actual process of shaktipat initiation depends only on their accumulated past karmas. The fact that you are curious about this topic is a key indicator that it is time for this information to become aware to you. Should you wish to understand further or feel ready for a shaktipat initiation, you may contact us