darshan questions

Summary

June 13, 2013, 13 min

What shaktipat and darshan are: energy passed on by a realized teacher or a holy person. The video tells stories of Sri Yukteswar and Yogananda, Babaji and Lahiri Mahasaya, and a Kriya initiation by Brother Anandamoy. Such transfers are natural, but there is no quick fix. The real initiation is doing the work of pranayama, posture and relaxation.

In this video

Teaches

ShaktipatDarshan

Discusses

Autobiography of a YogiParamahansa YoganandaLahiri MahasayaBrother AnandamoyDikshaSpiritual eye

Mentions

Sri YukteswarBabajiSamadhiPranayamaMeditation postureFrancis of AssisiOMHacking the UniverseFive Breath States

Key moments

00:03Tony's last question: shaktipat initiation and self-realization 00:59Shakti is energy, pat means to descend 01:38Autobiography of a Yogi: Yukteswar slaps Yogananda's chest 02:32Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya and purification before samadhi 04:11Yoga is already the quick fix, but the work must be done 04:59Darshan: meeting holy people as an energy transfer 05:39The monk at the bank and the beaming little girl 06:49Hands-on-head initiations in Reiki and a Hawaiian tradition 07:56Kriya initiation with Brother Anandamoy vibrating with Om 09:23Relaxation is needed to see the light of the spiritual eye 10:38A woman from India giving hugs as a darshan experience 11:15On the road to samadhi: brass tacks, not experiences