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What is Diksha
What is Diksha
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What is Diksha
In Sanskrit the word for initiation is ‘diksha’ which comes from the root ‘diksh’, to dedicate oneself. Initiation implies that the disciple dedicates himself to the service of the guru and accepting his guidance. It also means that the disciple dedicates himself to something that was previously beyond his perception and understanding. Whether formal or subtle, initiation has been known and utilised throughout the world. In ancient Greece the word for initiation was ‘musierion’ which means ‘dedication and knowledge that cannot be divulged’. Initiation was an essential part of the ancient mystical societies — ‘The Mysteries’.
In Latin the word for initiation is ‘sacramentum’, that which binds. Initiation binds the disciple to his guru and also binds him to a deeper identification with his own being. Further, initiation has the same type of implications as the word ‘Yoga’. ‘Yoga’ means ‘the process whereby one gradually binds or yokes oneself’ to one’s deeper nature or being’ . We can say that the path of Yoga is a process of progressively more subtle initiations. One gains a deeper insight into life and oneself. Such is the meaning of initiation.
Initiation in Tantra is to awaken the Shakti that is dormant in us and, through a series of initiations into different practices and techniques, a tantric seeks to unite this dormant Shakti with the ever-wakeful Shiva. In Tantra there are the following types of diksha or initiation:
1. Sparsha diksha: Initiation and instruction by touch is likened to the slow nourishing of its young by the bird with the warmth of its wings. It is the diksha where the guru divinises the sadhaka by his mystical touch. We have the example of Ramakrishna Paramahansa who one morning put his feet on the chest of Narendra, and as a result of that mystic touch Narendra lost his body-mind consciousness and was transformed from a sceptic Narendra into a God-intoxicated Vivekananda.
2. Dhrik or dhriksangya diksha: Initiation by sight is Like the nourishing of its young by the fish through its seeing alone. In this form of diksha, the process of transmission of shakti is by sight. The guru transmits spiritual power to his disciple by mere seeing. Ramana Maharshi used to impart initiation to his deserving disciples by sight only, at Arunachalam, his ashram in South India.
3. Manasa diksha: In this diksha the disciple receives the grace of the guru by thought. Here, the dormant Shakti within the disciple feels the subtle, intuitive powers of Shiva, This diksha is also known as ‘Shaktipat’, the awakening of Shakti.
4. Anushthana diksha. It was like a preparatory class. This initiation was also known as vaidiki diksha. Before taking the tantric initiation, it was customary to go through the vedic rites and rituals. In the absence of a competent guru who could initiate and guide the disciple in the deeper science of sadhana, vedic diksha became very popular among the ordinary folk, and tantric diksha was confined only to a few. Anusthana diksha was considered necessary and important for the man of animal tendencies and instincts, to transcend his primitive and underdeveloped frame of consciousness and to try to reach into the other higher levels of consciousness.
5. Varnamayi diksha: It is said that it removes all bonds and brings the realisation of supreme godhood and a stats of eternal bliss. It liberates man from the bondage of pasha (the noose). Here the pasha is represented by one instinct. There are fifty instincts in a human being and each instinct is a vritti or pattern of mind. They are represented by fifty letters and these fifty letters are represented by different petals of various Lotuses.
The lotuses are known as chakras and the letters are placed in the different chakras of the disciple and are swallowed by the kundalini as it ascends through the chakras, freeing the sadhaka from those vrittis, instincts or pasha. When all the letters are swallowed up by the kundalini, the sadhaka attains the stale of eternal blessedness. This is called samadhi. It means that all the vrittis are extinguished and that the sadhaka is liberated from the bondage of pasha.
6 . Kalaa diksha: The different expressions of Shiva or consciousness are known as kalaa; the crude manifestation of Shiva is in the form of waves and vibrations. Bindu, nada and kalaa are the three stages of cosmic evolution. In the state of bindu and nada the bondage of Shakti is theoretical. Paramshiva undergoes transformation due to the activation of Shakti, but in the state of bindu and nada there is no objective manifestation of Paramshiva, supreme consciousness. Gradually, due to the predominance of the static principle, tamoguna, Paramshiva is transformed into the phenomenal world. This is the state of kalaa. Kalaa is nothing but the physical waves and vibrations of the cosmological order.
According to Tantra, the whole universe is Shiva –maya. Every being is transcendental but due to certain faults the world becomes Shiva– Shakti — maya, the illusion of energy and consciousness. Due to the illusion, a human being, who in reality is transcendental in nature, does not have the realisation of his perfection, and thinks that he is an imperfect creature. For it the world is maya and for the liberated soul the world is Shiva-maya.
In kalaa diksha there are two elements. First, it brings the awareness of the mind, and second it brings the awareness that the world is a mystic arrangement of Shiva, Kalaa diksha destroys darkness. Man attains divinity. He becomes Shiva.
7. Aanavi diksha. When, with the help of mantra sadhana, under the guidance of a competent guru, the disciple becomes free from the bondage of world maya.
8. Shakti diksha: The guru transmits his shakti to his disciple by any means and method of sight, sound or touch, by written letters or verbal communication. The guru transmits his shakti to his disciple in order to conquer the maya and awaken his creativity.
9. Shambhavi diksha: This is one of the highest initiations in the tantric tradition. By the mere touch of the guru, a disciple goes into sahaj samadhi. It is known as shambhavi diksha where ‘through the mere look or speech or touch of the guru, the disciple attains, instantaneously, knowledge of the supreme reality or truth.
Posted by Sadhak on February 28, 2011
From http://www.yogamag.net/
Sri Karunamayi is revered in India as an embodiment of divine motherly love, due to the love and affection that she showers liberally on people, animals, and even plants, the spiritual knowledge and guidance that she gives freely to all of humanity.
Amma showers Her divine love during diksha
In Sanskrit the word for initiation is ‘diksha’ which comes from the root ‘diksh’, to dedicate oneself. Initiation implies that the disciple dedicates himself to the service of the guru and accepting his guidance. It also means that the disciple dedicates himself to something that was previously beyond his perception and understanding. Whether formal or subtle, initiation has been known and utilised throughout the world. In ancient Greece the word for initiation was ‘musierion’ which means ‘dedication and knowledge that cannot be divulged’. Initiation was an essential part of the ancient mystical societies — ‘The Mysteries’.
In Latin the word for initiation is ‘sacramentum’, that which binds. Initiation binds the disciple to his guru and also binds him to a deeper identification with his own being. Further, initiation has the same type of implications as the word ‘Yoga’. ‘Yoga’ means ‘the process whereby one gradually binds or yokes oneself’ to one’s deeper nature or being’ . We can say that the path of Yoga is a process of progressively more subtle initiations. One gains a deeper insight into life and oneself. Such is the meaning of initiation.
Initiation in Tantra is to awaken the Shakti that is dormant in us and, through a series of initiations into different practices and techniques, a tantric seeks to unite this dormant Shakti with the ever-wakeful Shiva. In Tantra there are the following types of diksha or initiation:
1. Sparsha diksha: Initiation and instruction by touch is likened to the slow nourishing of its young by the bird with the warmth of its wings. It is the diksha where the guru divinises the sadhaka by his mystical touch. We have the example of Ramakrishna Paramahansa who one morning put his feet on the chest of Narendra, and as a result of that mystic touch Narendra lost his body-mind consciousness and was transformed from a sceptic Narendra into a God-intoxicated Vivekananda.
2. Dhrik or dhriksangya diksha: Initiation by sight is Like the nourishing of its young by the fish through its seeing alone. In this form of diksha, the process of transmission of shakti is by sight. The guru transmits spiritual power to his disciple by mere seeing. Ramana Maharshi used to impart initiation to his deserving disciples by sight only, at Arunachalam, his ashram in South India.
3. Manasa diksha: In this diksha the disciple receives the grace of the guru by thought. Here, the dormant Shakti within the disciple feels the subtle, intuitive powers of Shiva, This diksha is also known as ‘Shaktipat’, the awakening of Shakti.
4. Anushthana diksha. It was like a preparatory class. This initiation was also known as vaidiki diksha. Before taking the tantric initiation, it was customary to go through the vedic rites and rituals. In the absence of a competent guru who could initiate and guide the disciple in the deeper science of sadhana, vedic diksha became very popular among the ordinary folk, and tantric diksha was confined only to a few. Anusthana diksha was considered necessary and important for the man of animal tendencies and instincts, to transcend his primitive and underdeveloped frame of consciousness and to try to reach into the other higher levels of consciousness.
5. Varnamayi diksha: It is said that it removes all bonds and brings the realisation of supreme godhood and a stats of eternal bliss. It liberates man from the bondage of pasha (the noose). Here the pasha is represented by one instinct. There are fifty instincts in a human being and each instinct is a vritti or pattern of mind. They are represented by fifty letters and these fifty letters are represented by different petals of various Lotuses.
The lotuses are known as chakras and the letters are placed in the different chakras of the disciple and are swallowed by the kundalini as it ascends through the chakras, freeing the sadhaka from those vrittis, instincts or pasha. When all the letters are swallowed up by the kundalini, the sadhaka attains the stale of eternal blessedness. This is called samadhi. It means that all the vrittis are extinguished and that the sadhaka is liberated from the bondage of pasha.
6 . Kalaa diksha: The different expressions of Shiva or consciousness are known as kalaa; the crude manifestation of Shiva is in the form of waves and vibrations. Bindu, nada and kalaa are the three stages of cosmic evolution. In the state of bindu and nada the bondage of Shakti is theoretical. Paramshiva undergoes transformation due to the activation of Shakti, but in the state of bindu and nada there is no objective manifestation of Paramshiva, supreme consciousness. Gradually, due to the predominance of the static principle, tamoguna, Paramshiva is transformed into the phenomenal world. This is the state of kalaa. Kalaa is nothing but the physical waves and vibrations of the cosmological order.
According to Tantra, the whole universe is Shiva –maya. Every being is transcendental but due to certain faults the world becomes Shiva– Shakti — maya, the illusion of energy and consciousness. Due to the illusion, a human being, who in reality is transcendental in nature, does not have the realisation of his perfection, and thinks that he is an imperfect creature. For it the world is maya and for the liberated soul the world is Shiva-maya.
In kalaa diksha there are two elements. First, it brings the awareness of the mind, and second it brings the awareness that the world is a mystic arrangement of Shiva, Kalaa diksha destroys darkness. Man attains divinity. He becomes Shiva.
7. Aanavi diksha. When, with the help of mantra sadhana, under the guidance of a competent guru, the disciple becomes free from the bondage of world maya.
8. Shakti diksha: The guru transmits his shakti to his disciple by any means and method of sight, sound or touch, by written letters or verbal communication. The guru transmits his shakti to his disciple in order to conquer the maya and awaken his creativity.
9. Shambhavi diksha: This is one of the highest initiations in the tantric tradition. By the mere touch of the guru, a disciple goes into sahaj samadhi. It is known as shambhavi diksha where ‘through the mere look or speech or touch of the guru, the disciple attains, instantaneously, knowledge of the supreme reality or truth.
Posted by Sadhak on February 28, 2011
From http://www.yogamag.net/
Sri Karunamayi is revered in India as an embodiment of divine motherly love, due to the love and affection that she showers liberally on people, animals, and even plants, the spiritual knowledge and guidance that she gives freely to all of humanity.
Amma showers Her divine love during diksha
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