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Shaktipat




The schools of yoga whose gurus perform shaktipat are as follows:

  • Siddha Yoga In this type of Yoga, a teacher transmits his/her spiritual energy to a seeker by any of the methods mentioned above.



  • Maha Yoga , a school using shaktipat as its main tool for spiritual Liberation . Maha Yoga initiation typically consists of 3 full days of receiving shaktipat, followed by further meditation with the guru.


Some feel that shaktipat is related to the " Laying-on Of Hands " form of Faith Healing . Author Barbara Brennan in the book ''Hands of Light'' describes shaktipat as the actual projection of the guru's " Aura " on the disciple, whereby the disciple acquires the same mental state of the guru, hence the importance of the high spiritual level of the guru. The physiological phenomena of a rising kundalini then naturally manifests.

Comparative Literature professor Paul Zweig wrote of his experience in receiving Shaktipat from Swami Muktananda , published in the anthology ''Kundalini, Evolution, and Enlightenment'' by John White, editor, (ISBN 1557783039).

Current gurus that purportedly have shaktipat powers are Sadgurudev Ram Lal Siyag , Mata Amritanandamayi (the "Hugging Mother") and Sai Baba . Others who claim this power include the yogi Amrit Desai , Da Free John , Shoko Asahara and Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath .


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