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Darshan Dependence and Shaktipat

Summary

, 22 min

Why depending on one person's darshan or shaktipat is anti-yoga, since yoga means running the experiment oneself. Stories of a taunting initiate, Ramakrishna's crane and Krishna's bee show that energy transfer happens everywhere. The guru is presented as a coach rather than a perfect idol. Closes with a bedtime prayer to the Ishta for answers from the true guru within.

In this video

Teaches
DarshanGuruShaktipat
Discusses
RamakrishnaKrishnaJohn AltonAshok SinghDikshaHigher SelfPrayer
Mentions
Autobiography of a YogiBabajiLahiri MahasayaZenParamahansa YoganandaKundaliniHRV ResonanceFour Proofs of MeditationSamadhiRoll-Up of ConsciousnessKhechari mudraDownload PhaseIshta Devata

Key moments

00:00A long-standing question: darshan, shaktipat and the guru01:09Why darshan dependence is not quite right02:10"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him"02:45Yoga means running the experiment yourself05:09Story: a friend taunted by a newly initiated yogi07:13Energy transfer happens, and not just with people07:59Ramakrishna's white crane and Krishna's bee and ant10:16Initiating students while staying outcome independent11:42John Alton's account of martial arts shaktipat12:39The guru as a coach, not a perfect being15:19Ashokji was not perfect, and that was fine16:27When the training was the guru: samadhi through the roll-up17:20A friend's kundalini, Khechari and trading diksha19:28Bruce Lee: the finger pointing at the moon20:26Bedtime prayer to the Ishta for answers from the guru within