Vaj wrote: > On Jun 3, 2009, at 5:47 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > >> It is claimed that MMY gave shaktipat when he first started out. I've >> said many times that traditionally the guru has to wait until the >> disciple's shakti "battery" is charged up enough to give shaktipat. >> You need "excess" shakti to give it. IOW, I wonder if some of these >> teachers that so freely teach it to about anyone (for a few thou) wind >> up with students who deplete their shakti quickly. Now if MMY would >> have waited for that there would have probably been about 50-100 TM >> teachers at most (7 though would have done). ;-) >> > > That has been said about Muktananda. Eventually what happened to > Muktananda was he was relying on Hindu alchemists who were experts in > preparing alchemical mercury and various Ayurvedic products to keep > his shakti "up". Eventually he started doing vajroli mudra on young > women. When the coroner came into his Catskills ashram they found > gynecological stirrups.... > Of course the way you keep your shakti up is through meditation. The guru recognizes when there is enough "juice" to "turn you loose". And then he may limit you to x number of transmissions per day so you don't blow your wad. :-) > >> I would say the TM does awaken shakti but slowly. I think I've heard >> comments on that. I can't say from experience because the first >> time I >> ever tried meditation, out of a book, and a good 3 years before I >> learned TM, kundalini rose. And though it was a good experience >> coming >> down from it was not. Why that happened I don't know. >> Theoretically I >> should have experienced a little buzz or next to nothing at all. >> > > > Well of course if we can believe traditional Hindu lore, if it was > awake before, it will be awake in future lives. I like to call it > 'refamiliarizing oneself'. >
And that was my guru's explanation. And I tend to believe it as I was certainly drawn to this stuff and had spiritual experiences as a child.
