Hi everybody,
Here's Yogani's view on this topic. I asked him about initiation in one of my previous mails and here is his reply....
My question:
Hi Yogani,
Today I met one friend who told me about reiki process where the guru initiates you so that your chakras are opened up initially. From then on it is upto you to do daily meditation to bring the energy up and down and maintain it.
What do you suggest me? Do I need some reiki done to me or just AYP practices will be sufficient? Please let me know
Yogani's reply:
As for energy openings by others, whether it be reiki, chakra worker, guru shaktipat, etc., well, Rome was not built in a day, and most anything someone else can do will be a drop in the bucket in the overall scheme of our journey. Enlightenment is not gained in a day, or by any one event, but in thousands of days of diving within. If you want to look around, there is nothing wrong with that, as long as you keep your foundation under you.
Keep in mind that enlightenment is not mainly about opening chakras. It is about cultivating unwavering inner silence - pure bliss consciousness. That is the first stage of enlightenment. With that, all the rest comes easy. Don't give someone else the credit (and undeserved allegiance) for what you are doing yourself in daily meditation. Chakras are the tail on the dog, not the dog itself. The big dog is pure bliss consciousness, and that can only be gained in deep meditation.
Whether you are on your own or with others (even a real guru) on the path, it is always about going within yourself to stillness every day. Real teachers and gurus will always point you to that. Chakra and energy workers may or may not have that in mind. You should always keep it in mind... Inner silence is the measuring rod by which all paths are measured. The energy/chakra work is a distant second to that.
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