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3933:"Baba had just begun delivering his discourse with his opening statement: 'Today's subject is meditation. The crux of the question is: What do we meditate upon?' Continuing his talk, Baba said: 'Kundalini starts dancing when one repeats Om Namah Shivaya.' Hearing this, I mentally repeated the mantra, I noticed that my breathing was getting heavier. Suddenly, I felt a great impact of a rising force within me. The intensity of this rising kundalini force was so tremendous that my body lifted up a little and fell flat into the aisle; my eyeglasses flew off. As I lay there with my eyes closed, I could see a continuous fountain of dazzling white lights erupting within me. In brilliance, these lights were brighter than the sun but possessed no heat at all. I was experiencing the thought-free state of "I am," realizing that "I" have always been, and will continue to be, eternal. I was fully conscious and completely aware while I was experiencing the pure "I am," a state of supreme bliss. Outwardly, at that precise moment, Baba shouted delightedly from his platform, "Mene kuch nahi kiya; kisiko shakti ne pakda" ("I didn't do anything. The Energy has caught someone"). Baba noticed that the dramatic awakening of kundalini in me frightened some people in the audience. Therefore, he said, 'Do not be frightened. Sometimes kundalini gets awakened in this way, depending upon a person's type. 3360: 42: 3618:
and have an intense desire to attain liberation, but at the same time he still has desire for various enjoyments and pleasure; after the end of his life, he continues to a paradise where he fulfills all his desires and after that he receives again initiation from his master and realizes permanent
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describes his shaktipata experience at Muktananda's public program at Lake Point Tower in Chicago on September 16, 1974 as follows:
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Abhinavagupta, The Kula Ritual, as Elaborated in Chapter 29 of the Tantrāloka, John R. Dupuche, page 154
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those whose intuition is hesitant, who need more practice in order to stabilize; they would take a
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can be transmitted in person or at a distance, through an object such as a flower or fruit.
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of the disciple, constituting an initiation into the school or the spiritual family (
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Abhinavagupta : the Kula ritual, as elaborated in chapter 29 of the Tantrāloka
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Micromotions of the body as a factor in the development of the nervous system
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Human spirituality and coming together in peace, looking through two lenses
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needs to work in them for many lifetimes before spiritual liberation occurs
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describes his laboratory measurements of kundalini-awakening through
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is present only in times of distress and suffering; the grace of
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and his spiritual development that unfolded after this event.
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Kashmir Shaivism, The Secret Supreme, Lakshman Jee, Page 69
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spiritual aspiration is more intense than worldly desires
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Jhawar, Shiv R. (2004) Building a Noble World, Page 84 (
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upon one person by another or directly from the deity.
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describes shaktipata as the projection of the guru's "
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Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 311. 4207:Paul Zweig, in John White (editor), 3926:In his book, Building a Noble World, 890:Anupalabdi (non-perception, negation) 885:Arthāpatti (postulation, presumption) 7: 3492:The term shaktipata is derived from 4318:(PhD thesis). pp. 44, 105–106. 3669:When is the moment of liberation? 14: 4117:, John R. Dupuche, 2003, page 155 3812:in the next physical incarnation 3358: 40: 16:Transmission of spiritual energy 3664: 3480:) of the guru. It is held that 3468:is considered an act of grace ( 3702:capability to abandon duality 3523:, depending on its intensity, 128:Epic-Puranic royal genealogies 1: 4284:"aahuti - Meaning in English" 3777:intense spiritual aspiration 3189:Other society-related topics: 880:Upamāṇa (comparison, analogy) 5493:Hindu philosophical concepts 4187:. 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Jhawar 3863:, in his book 3856: 3853: 3850: 3849: 3847: 3840:the initiation 3838: 3835: 3827: 3826: 3821: 3815:the initiation 3813: 3810: 3802: 3801: 3798: 3792:the initiation 3790: 3787: 3779: 3778: 3775: 3769:the initiation 3767: 3764: 3756: 3755: 3749: 3741: 3735: 3727: 3726: 3723: 3715: 3712: 3704: 3703: 3700: 3692: 3689: 3681: 3680: 3675: 3670: 3667: 3660: 3657: 3656: 3655: 3637: 3623: 3605: 3587: 3573: 3551: 3516: 3513: 3511: 3508: 3489: 3486: 3399: 3398: 3396: 3395: 3388: 3381: 3373: 3370: 3369: 3368: 3367: 3354: 3353: 3348: 3340: 3339: 3336: 3335: 3329: 3303: 3302: 3299: 3296: 3295: 3290: 3285: 3280: 3275: 3269: 3268: 3265: 3262: 3261: 3255: 3254: 3248: 3247: 3242: 3239: 3234: 3233: 3230: 3229: 3226: 3225: 3220: 3215: 3210: 3205: 3204: 3203: 3196:Discrimination 3192: 3191: 3188: 3185: 3184: 3178: 3177: 3171: 3170: 3164: 3163: 3154: 3153: 3148: 3143: 3138: 3132: 3131: 3125: 3124: 3119: 3116: 3113: 3112: 3109: 3108: 3105: 3104: 3097: 3090: 3087:Abirami Antati 3083: 3076: 3069: 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4279: 4276: 4272: 4271:0-9749197-0-5 4268: 4262: 4259: 4256: 4250: 4247: 4243: 4242:1-55778-303-9 4239: 4235: 4231: 4225: 4222: 4218: 4217:1-55778-303-9 4214: 4210: 4204: 4201: 4196: 4194:0-911307-81-8 4190: 4186: 4179: 4176: 4170: 4167: 4163: 4157: 4155: 4151: 4147: 4141: 4138: 4134: 4128: 4126: 4124: 4120: 4116: 4111: 4109: 4105: 4101: 4095: 4092: 4086: 4083: 4077: 4074: 4069: 4063: 4059: 4058: 4050: 4047: 4041: 4032: 4028: 4025: 4021: 4020: 4018: 4017:Abhinavagupta 4013: 4010: 4004: 4000: 3997: 3995: 3992: 3990: 3987: 3986: 3982: 3980: 3978: 3974: 3973: 3968: 3966: 3960: 3950: 3946: 3941: 3936: 3934: 3931: 3929: 3924: 3922: 3918: 3914: 3910: 3908: 3904: 3900: 3896: 3892: 3888: 3887:Itzhak Bentov 3884: 3880: 3876: 3872: 3870: 3866: 3862: 3854: 3848: 3845: 3839: 3836: 3832: 3829: 3828: 3822: 3820: 3814: 3811: 3807: 3804: 3803: 3799: 3797: 3791: 3788: 3784: 3781: 3780: 3776: 3774: 3768: 3765: 3761: 3758: 3757: 3754: 3750: 3748: 3742: 3740: 3736: 3732: 3729: 3728: 3724: 3722: 3719:the grace of 3716: 3713: 3709: 3706: 3705: 3701: 3699: 3696:the grace of 3693: 3690: 3686: 3683: 3682: 3676: 3671: 3668: 3665: 3658: 3653: 3649: 3645: 3643: 3638: 3635: 3631: 3629: 3624: 3622: 3617: 3613: 3611: 3606: 3603: 3599: 3595: 3593: 3588: 3585: 3581: 3579: 3574: 3571: 3567: 3563: 3559: 3557: 3552: 3549: 3545: 3541: 3537: 3535: 3530: 3529: 3528: 3526: 3522: 3514: 3509: 3507: 3506:, "to fall". 3505: 3501: 3500: 3495: 3487: 3485: 3483: 3479: 3475: 3471: 3467: 3463: 3461: 3457: 3453: 3449: 3445: 3441: 3437: 3433: 3429: 3424: 3418: 3409: 3405: 3394: 3389: 3387: 3382: 3380: 3375: 3374: 3372: 3371: 3366: 3356: 3355: 3352: 3349: 3347: 3344: 3343: 3342: 3341: 3334: 3330: 3328: 3324: 3320: 3316: 3312: 3308: 3305: 3304: 3298: 3297: 3294: 3291: 3289: 3286: 3284: 3281: 3279: 3276: 3274: 3271: 3270: 3266:Hindu culture 3264: 3263: 3260: 3257: 3256: 3253: 3250: 3249: 3245: 3241: 3240: 3237: 3232: 3231: 3224: 3221: 3219: 3218:Organisations 3216: 3214: 3211: 3209: 3206: 3202: 3199: 3198: 3197: 3194: 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2808: 2804: 2800: 2796: 2795: 2792: 2791: 2790:Sthapatyaveda 2787: 2785: 2784: 2783:Gandharvaveda 2780: 2778: 2777: 2773: 2771: 2770: 2766: 2765: 2761: 2757: 2756: 2753: 2752: 2748: 2746: 2745: 2744:Varaha Purana 2741: 2739: 2738: 2737:Skanda Purana 2734: 2732: 2731: 2727: 2725: 2724: 2720: 2718: 2717: 2713: 2711: 2710: 2706: 2704: 2703: 2699: 2697: 2696: 2692: 2690: 2689: 2685: 2683: 2682: 2678: 2676: 2675: 2674:Brahma Purana 2671: 2669: 2668: 2667:Garuda Purana 2664: 2662: 2661: 2660:Matsya Purana 2657: 2655: 2654: 2653:Vāmana Purana 2650: 2648: 2647: 2643: 2641: 2640: 2636: 2634: 2633: 2629: 2627: 2626: 2625:Vishnu Purana 2622: 2621: 2617: 2612: 2608: 2607: 2604: 2603: 2599: 2597: 2596: 2592: 2591: 2587: 2583: 2582: 2579: 2577: 2573: 2571: 2570: 2569:Bhagavad Gita 2566: 2565: 2561: 2557: 2556: 2553: 2550: 2548: 2545: 2543: 2540: 2538: 2535: 2533: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2524: 2520: 2516: 2515: 2512: 2511: 2507: 2505: 2504: 2500: 2498: 2497: 2493: 2492: 2489: 2486: 2485: 2482: 2481: 2477: 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