In Search of the Miraculous [antikvár]

Chapter 1 Outer Help in the Growth of Kundalini Energy Q You said recently that the meaning of shaktipat—transmission of the divine energy—is that the energy of the divine descends into the meditator. Later on, you said that there is a difference between shaktipat and grace. Tltese two statements seem contradictory. Please explain. There is a slight difference between the two and there is a little similarity between the two also. The two spheres of activity overlap. Shaktipat is the energy of the divine. In fact, there is no other energy except the energy of the divine. In shaktipat, however, a person functions as a medium. Although, ultimately, the person is also a part of the divine, in the initial stage, the individual functions as a medium. It is just like the lightning that flashes across the sky and the electric light that lights the house: they are the same but the light that burns in the house comes through a medium and the hand of man is clearly evident behind it. The lightning that flashes in the rain is the same energy ofthe divine but needs no human agency. If man becomes extinct, the lightning will still flash across the sky but the electric light bulb will no longer work. Shaktipat is like the electric light bulb which needs man as a medium; grace is the lightning in the sky that comes without the help of a medium. A person who has attained this energy level, one who is in contact with the divine, can function as a medium because he is a better vehicle than you are for this happening. He is familiar with the energy and its workings. The energy can enter you more quickly through him. You have no experience of it and you are immature; this man is a well