What is the significance of the Siddha Yoga Shaktipat Intensive?
The Siddha Yoga Intensive serves as the primary vehicle through which Gurumayi Chidvilasananda bestows shaktipat-diksha. This initiation is a most extraordinary event in the life of a spiritual seeker. When a seeker receives shaktipat-diksha, their spiritual energy, kundalini, is awakened. The experience of love for God and the longing to become one with God is innate in every soul. Deep within we know that greatness awaits us if we could only discover how to find it. Shaktipat-diksha, initiation by Guru’s grace, is the key that unlocks the greatness within. Once this energy within us is awakened, the effort that we put forth on our spiritual journey expands our awareness of the love and divinity within our own being. In his spiritual autobiography, Play of Consciousness, Baba celebrates the day he received shaktipat-diksha because, as he explains, the goal of sadhana is already contained in the initial bestowal of grace. The attainment will come; how quickly it comes depends on our st
