Bhagavan Kalki and his wife Amma are current teachers from southern India who have trained people to offer Diksha. Diksha is most simply put, a teacher putting his hands on the head of someone for a minute or so, and the student receives grace. My first experience of it was that it was pleasant, and since then each experience becomes more and more profound. Pure awareness becomes predominant and while the mind is there (or not), it is not running the show and the identity is not with the mind. Chakras become very enlivened, can be quite ecstatic, and pure consciousness is felt very concretely in the body. Very powerful experiences of the Divine are enlivened. They are the kind of experiences that I have had with the TM program on long courses; they are all experiences consistant with expansion of Self. The Diksha giver is simply a channel for enlivening wholeness.
Bhagavan and Amma have taught many Indians, and in the past decade have started teaching westerners as well. They have a 21 day course where people can go after which they can offer Diksha. Check out www.livinginjoy.com if you want to read people's experiences. It seems clear that many people are getting enlightened and the time it takes is not very long. The first westerner who met Bhagavan about 10 years ago says he was in the witness state for quite awhile (as a result of Bhagavan), and when he received his first Diksha about 2 years ago (Diksha just started being offered 2 years ago), he reached the oneness state (our unity) after 4 Dikshas. There have been a few who were enlightened after one Diksha they say. Bhagavan is not looking to be people's guru and does not have alot of teachings. Mainly he wants to offer Diksha, & bring people to enlightenment. He says for people to continue with their own religion and teachings. The TM folks I know who are receiving Diksha are having fabulous experiences. I originally went to a Diksha meeting because I heard they could help heal physical aches and pains, and it definately does have a good effect on the body. It really accelerates experience of pure consciousness/the Divine, for me. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 9/2/05 6:14 PM, shempmcgurk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > 1) What or who is Kalki? > > http://www.experiencefestival.com/kalki > > > > 2) Where and what is "Maharishi's Ashram"? > > Vlodrop > > > > 3) What is "PK"? Is it Panchakarma? > > Yes > > > > 4) What or who is "Diksha"? > > A spiritual transmission or Shaktipat they do. > > > > 5) Who is David Morgen? > > An early (wealthy) founder of the TM Movement. Was he mentioned in this > post? > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From a friend: > >> > >> My friend knows Joques well enough so that he called him on a > > number of > >> ocasions. I saw Joques there at Guru Purnima. To be more acurate, > > he still > >> lives in MMY's ashram, in house number 7, along with his wife and > > daughter. > >> > >> There are lots of rumors going around about Joques. I was on PK in > > Lelystadt > >> and there was Joques. The techs told me he was giving diksha (also > > spelled > >> deeksha). They said it was good. maybe about half the people in > > Lelystaddt > >> took diksha, and about 22 people or more from Lelystadt went to > > india for > >> the 21 day course > >> > >> My friend was receiveing all sorts of info so he called Joques and > > asked- > >> hey I hear you are no longer in the movement. Joques responded > > that he just > >> talked to MMY the other day. Joques voluntarily gave up his post, > > acording > >> to what he told my friend. He told MMY all about Kalki and MMY > > aparantly > >> said he is fully aware of what is going on there. Joques suppsedly > > said > >> Kalki offered all that he knows to MMY- MMY responded that now we > > have our > >> program for peace palaces. > >> > >> Jacques is also on a video for Kalkis group - the head tech at > > Lelystadt > >> showed it to me. Joques was saying that a friend called him and > > said - you > >> know, instead of going throough 30-40 years of sadana, you can get > > instant > >> Enlightenment - this sort of thing > >> > >> So, this is the sentiment that Joques was presenting in the video. > > also in > >> the video was David Morgen. > >> > >> I would think just as MMY describes how children want to know > > everyting, > >> many in the movement will want to have a first hand experiece with > > Kalki. My > >> friend said half the place was loaded with tm ers but I think > > that is > >> probably an exageration. excuse spelling errors, I dont type as > > fast as you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Rick Archer > SearchSummit > 1108 South B Street > Fairfield, IA 52556 > Phone: 641-472-9336 > Fax: 815-572-5842 > > http://searchsummit.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/