Who gives initiation and what is involved in receiving initiation?
Initiation is only given by the living Master. Initiation is the receiving of the spiritually charged attention of the living Master to open the inner eye and inner ear of the initiate so he or she can contact the inner Light and Sound. It is a sacred covenant between the living Master and the disciple. Initiation also involves the reading of initiation instructions describing the process of meditation on inner Light and Sound, conveying of five charged words given by the living Master, and explaining descriptions of inner journey. The living Master gives the initiation and can personally convey the initiation instructions or can authorize a representative or group leader to read the instructions on his behalf. If someone receives the instructions for initiation by a representative, with the living Master’s approval, the initiate should consider that he or she has been initiated by the living Master. No one else, neither a representative nor group leader, is giving the initiation. They
