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Sai Ram to everyone ...

 

Happy Holidays to everyone as well ..

 

I was wondering if some of the more learned Hindu

people in this forum could possibly explain to me what

 

"being given Diksha Namam?" ... means?????

 

What does it mean to get Diksha?

What does it mean to be given Diksha Namam??

 

I would really appreciate any and all help in understanding

this phrase as I am reading about Bhaskararayar and this phrase has come up

several times ... I am afraid I simply don't understand the significance of it

or its meaning ...

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated ...

 

Thanks in advance

Sai Ram to everyone

Your sister in Sai always

Melody

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basics of a Diksha ? What is the significance of the various Dikshas ?

Which Diksha should I take ? Diksha is a unique and rare

process of making the life of a disciple more pure, more enlightened and more

successful. Generally a human being remains under the sway of bad karmas of

past lives which do not allow him to make the desired level of progress in

spite of hard work and sincere efforts. In such cases nothing can work better

than Dikshas to remove the baneful effects of past Karmas and propel a Sadhak

onwards on the path of success. Just as a cloth has to be washed thoroughly to

free it of stubborn stains similarly Diksha is a method adopted by a Guru to

free the disciple of his mental, physchological and physical drawbacks so that

he could make good progress with a free mind in the spheres of spiritualism and

materialism. Diksha is the foundation of a disciple, fuel of the spiritual

life, completeness of the mind, basis of the fusion with Shiva and the path to

reach one's destination. This type of soul has three shackles-body, age and

pleasure, which can be completely subdued by the help of Diksha New energy can

be transferred into the Sadhak, thus enlightening him and helping him in the

success of Sadhnas and the realisation of God. Diyate Gyan Sadbhavan Shiyate

Pashu Bhaavana, Danshapan Sanyukta Diksha Teneh Keertita.

i.e. The act, by which teachings are given and by which all kinds of animal

instincts are demolished, which is granted by Gurudev in charity is known as

Diksha. What actually is Diksha? It is a subtle transfer of the divine

energy of a Guru into the heart, soul and body of a disciple. This pure energy

initiates a process of change in the person which ultimately leads to

destruction of all evil and negative tendencies, and spurt of creative and

positive powers which encourage him to strive for the highest and best in both

the spiritual and material fields. When the Guru gives Diksha a flow of energy

takes place from Him to the disciple, which can be in any form -

spoken words in the form of Mantras, subtle radiation emitted from the eyes or

gentle warmth from a touch on the forehead with the thumb. But the Sadguru is

not limited to these means. Instead He can transfer His energy across

continents and give Diksha through the medium of a photograph as well. But

Diksha cannot be had so easily as it seems. Firstly only when one's good luck

is running does one have the inclination to go in for spiritual initiation.

Then secondly one has to find or come across a real Guru who can transform

one's life. And even if one does one has to devote oneself fully to benefit

from the Diksha. Diksha is Important

Diksha Moolo Japah,Sarvah Diksha Moolam Param Tapah. Diksha Mashoitey Nirset

Yatra Kutrashrame Vasan. (Kularnav Tantra) Diksha is the foundation of

every kind of worship and penance, therefore a Sadhak must always avoid long

methods and adopt the easy way. Receiving Diksha is such a way. A Guru who

cannot grant Diksha is not fit to be a Guru, he is a fraud. An Ashram without

the tradition of Diksha is just like a desert.

Unless there is arrangement of transferring spiritual energy, it cannot be

called an Ashram. A real Guru is the one who knows the methods of Diksha,

because it is the only power which transfers knowledge and wisdom into the

disciple. Even though he is sinful, he is freed from all bondages. Dikshya

Moksha Deepen Chandalopi Vimuchayate -Kularnav Tantra In fact Diksha is

the greatest treasure, boon of life, basis of the fusion with Shiva and a

system by which a human being transforms into Maheshwar. The Sadhak not only

achieves divinity, but also gets Gurudev's power. Diksha, initiates the

flow of true life What is meant by Guru? The task of the Guru is to fuse

himself with the soul of the disciple, so that his inner faults are demolished

as quickly as possible, thus converting him into an enlightened being. The Guru

can do this either by preaching, by giving Diksha or by the transfer of energy.

First of all the Guru preaches about the original state of the disciple. In fact

the disciple is full of faults and sins. He is totally impure. His soul is

affected by all such shackles. As a result he comes under the influence of

Maya, which is a barrier to his success in Sadhna and realisation of God. The

Guru shows us that such kind of animal life is useless. The God has given us

human form not to waste our life, but to know our potentialities. Only by

wisdom can we understand how to make our life holy and sanctified. This wisdom

itself is known as

rgb(255, 255, 102);">Diksha. Diksha: A process of purifying life Now a

question arises, what the disciple must do to receive Diksha and the steps by

which he must proceed? Is it necessary to take Diksha periodically or only one

Diksha is enough? Can the Sadhaks given to pleasure make their lives pure?

Can people living in adverse circumstances free themselves from the bondages of

attachment, pleasure and sin? Can a person avoid doing undesirable deeds? It

is not at all possible for a normal person to avoid such things. He has to

literally struggle for the achievement of

worldly happiness. He cannot live on wild-berries in a jungle. It is his wish to

perform pure Sadhnas and to be successful in them, even when he is living in

adverse atmosphere. He wants to make his ambition come true with the help of

Sadhnas. It is possible because whenever the disciple thinks about Sadhna, it

is clear that he has respect for Gurudev, has faith in the energy of Mantra and

the techniques of Tantra, and thus wants to place, their fused energy i.e.

Yantra, in his house, so that his wealth and success increase. I have already

cleared that Diksha is the greatest boon of our life, a charity given by Guru

which is useful in laying the foundation and upbringing of life. Diksha is

differentiated into three categories according to the Tantra scriptures: 1.

Shambhvi Diksha 2. Shaakt Diksha 3. Mantri Diksha But these Dikshas are only

suitable for people who have devoted their lives to Tantra. Hence they cannot

lead a family life. What path should the worldly people follow? The

right and perfect balance between Siddhi and Pleasure (Bhog) can be attained

only by following the path shown by the Sadguru because people related to one's

life intentionally or unintentionally interfere into the personal life due to

which the power of the Sadhna or its effects become feeble and minimised and

success in the Sadhna keeps eluding. The disciples should keep obtaining

Dikshas in the

same sequence as given in Shastras, because each Diksha helps in sanctifying a

part of his soul and this must be continued until all of some specific Dikshas

are obtained namely- The Ten Mahavidya Dikshas - including Kamala, Kali,

Matangi and Tara etc. For accomplishing the Sadhnas of the Mahavidyas,

obtaining their individual Dikshas is essential, because during the Diksha the

Guru transfers to his disciple a part of his infinite divine powers which help

in the awakening of the dormant Shakti (energy) in the disciple. Stages of

Diksha The first Diksha a Guru gives is called Guru diksha in which the

Master takes upon Himself all responsibility of the disciple. But this is in

now way a one way process. If the Guru assumes total responsibility it also

becomes the duty of the disciple to devote himself fully in the feet of the

Guru, to immerse himself in His love, to have full faith in Him and to

regularly chant the Guru Mantra given by the Guru as specified by Him. This

might seem a very easy thing to do but it is most challenging to keep up with

this practice lifelong. And this regular spiritual communication proves to be a

very subtle yet strong link between the disciple and the Guru through which all

desires, problems, thoughts of the disciple are conveyed to the Guru and thus

it enables Him to transmit solutions, suggestions and warnings regarding future

dangers back to the disciple. The more one devotes one self in the Guru after

having had this Diksha the more benefit one gets of the immense divine powers

of the Guru. Then besides Guru Diksha the master can give many more Dikshas

depending on what specific problem one faces in life or what sort of success

one desires in life. Among some of such Dikshas are Lakshmi Diksha for wealth,

Manokamna Poorti Diksha for fulfilment of wishes, Kundalini Jagran Diksha for

spiritual upliftment and activation of Kundalini, Kayakalp

102);">Diksha for perfect health, Sheeghra Vivah Diksha for quick marriage,

Sammohan Diksha for a hypnotic personality, Karya Safalta Diksha for success in

some particular task, Sarva Baadha Nivarann Diksha for riddance from specific

problems, Shatru Daman Diksha for victory over foes in disputes etc. Thus it

can be seen that there are Dikshas for all purposes and through them the Guru

transfers a particular type of power which enables the disciple to overcome the

very problem he faces. The power transferred by the Guru also acts in another

manner when it nullifies the evil effects of

his past Karmas, bad stars or misfortune that are causing him or her trouble.

And once this happens then not only is the problem easily solved rather one

makes swift progress in life. Besides Sadhanas for material gains there are

Dikshas for the specific purpose of spiritual upliftment too. Such Dikshas

ensure success in Sadhanas and Mantra rituals and could enable one to have the

divine glimpse of one's deity. But this does not imply that once the disciple

obtains Diksha, he should feel that now rest of the task, of soul awakening, is

of the Guru and neither should he start to lead a life of indulgence. Just as a

body is cleansed daily by taking a bath, the same way in order to cleanse the

soul and to enlighten it, it is necessary to keep obtaining new Dikshas. When

a Guru feels that his disciple wants to get success in Sadhna through his

continuous service for the

Guru and he has also performed some Sadhna practices but due to certain reasons

he is not getting success in his Sadhna. The reason for his failure may be the

influence of his previous life or he may be committing some kind of error

during Sadhna or he may not have concentrated his mind thoroughly during

Sadhna, necessary for success. In a nut shell this implies that the disciple is

facing failure in his Sadhna due to some obscure reasons and his body has not

yet attained as much spiritual strength as is essential for the achievement of

success. In that situation, a Guru with his kind grace imparts in his

disciple, forcibly, some power of penance and spiritual strength assimilated in

his own body so that the disciple is able to achieve full success or Siddhi in

the field of Sadhna practices. Shaktipaat

background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Diksha This procedure of transferring

the spiritual power is termed as Shaktipaat. This procedure is not so easy as it

appears. A Guru also acquires spiritual power with tenacious efforts and then

accumulates it inside his body. This procedure of transfer of spiritual

strength can be accomplished only by a Guru, whose intention is to uplift his

disciple in every aspect, to provide him totality and to give him strength so

that the disciple can emerge successful in his Sadhna and can realise the

authencity of Mantra and Tantra. The disciple can also conquer his material

obstacles through his divine powers and in this way can attain fulfillment in

his life. Shaktipaat Diksha is one of the most powerful

forms of Diksha. The Guru through His gaze or by touch of His thumb on the Third

Eye of a disciple activates certain points in this part which enable the latter

to gain much in the area related to that particular point. There are actually

32 subtle points on the spot known as the Third Eye on the forehead. 16 of

these relate to spiritual accomplishments and 16 to material accomplishments.

Very similarly there are 16 points of each in the Thumb of the Guru and by

matching similar points in His thumb and on the forehead of the disciple Guru

can activate all or some points and bestow specific benefits on the disciple by

making some of His energy to flow into a specific point or points. Only the Guru

knows well which point has to be pressed in which way so as to help the disciple

gain what he wishes to. This process is actually nothing but the Guru's method

of transmitting His divine energy through the Third Eye into specific centre's

on the Kundalini of the Sadhak. Every centre of the Kundalini has special

powers and if even one capability is awakened it can prove enough to make a

disciple uniquely successful in life. Diksha: when and which There are

no auspicious or inauspicious moments as far as the Guru is concerned and

whenever a person approaches Him with full faith and some problem to be solved

a true Guru would never hesitate to give Diksha. But as far as the disciple is

concerned for him the best moments are when he has fully devoted himself in the

Guru, for then if he obtains some Diksha he is able to imbibe the flow of energy

fully. Also

although one should feel free to relate one's problems openly to the Guru, yet

it is always better to let the Guru decide which Diksha would suit one the best

because a Guru can easily peer into the future and He would be more aware than

the disciple how the latter should be equipped to tackle the current problem

and those that might arise in the future. Although Guru Diksha links one subtly

to the Guru's soul still from time to time one should personally meet the Guru

even though one might not be facing any problem. And if the Guru suggests some

Dikshas it means that He wishes to prepare you for some future eventuality. So

never hesitate to take the Diksha even though at present you might not feel it

to be necessary. Without doubt Diksha is the greatest boon of life and through

it one can not just fulfil one's worldly wishes rather one could also attain

divinity. Another very important purpose of Diksha is to ensure success in

Sadhanas or Mantra rituals. If one has had Diksha before one starts some Mantra

or Tantra Sadhana then success becomes 99% assured, for the Guru takes upon

Himself the responsibility of making one succeed. By putting in just 1% effort

one could thus achieve success in a Sadhana amazingly fast. The boons of

Dikshas are limitless and one could go on enumerating them till ever. In short

this is a quick, easy and unfailing path to success and glory in life provided

of course one has unmoving faith in the Guru and His powers. The

black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Diksha is granted free of cost by

Pujya Gurudev. The prayer expenses money goes towards charitable causes through

Dr. Narayan Dutt Shrimali Foundation International Charitable Trust Society.

Guru Diksha is the initial, starting base. Special Diksha means that you can

get your desires and wishes fulfilled through it - like getting rich, famous,

popular, getting a good life partner, good children etc. In short whatever you

wish for can be fulfilled only through special Diksha. However, taking Diksha

once is not enough. One might need to take Dikshas again and again to achieve

success, as each time, it will remove some past bad karmas and one might

have a big stock of past bad karmas. It is preferable to take Diksha in person,

but taking Diksha on a photograph also has some good effects. The scriptures

have quoted many different Dikshas covering the variety of spheres in life.

Different people, with different desires and wishes can take recourse to

different types of initiation. Each Diksha has many stages. Some of these

Dikshas are- 1. Guru Diksha becoming a disciple through the first

initiation. 2. Gyan

rgb(255, 255, 102);">Diksha to attain extraordinary knowledge and increase in

brilliance. 3. Jeevan Marg Diksha to make the life lively. 4. Shambhavi

Diksha to attain "Shivamaya" after receiving "Shivatava". 5. Chakra Jagran

Diksha a Diksha to awaken all "Shata Chakras" (six chakras). 6. Vidya

Diksha to transform an ordinary child into intelligent being. 7.

Shishyabhishek Diksha complete surrender of oneself to become a perfect

disciple. 8. Aacharyabhishek Diksha to attain the totality of knowledge.

9. Kundalini Jagran Diksha An extraordinary personality can be attained by this

Diksha having seven stages. 10. Garbhastha Shishu Chaitanaya Diksha To

enlighten an offspring in the womb. 11. Shaktipat Yukt Kundalini Jagran

Diksha Transferring of Guru's Tapa-Energy into the disciple's body to attain

the "Ultimate Truth" of the life. 12. Kundalini Jagran Diksha through a

photograph Kundalini Jagran Diksha is attained on a photograph of a disciple.

13. Dhanvantri Diksha to attain the perfect state of health. 14. Sabar

Diksha to get success in a Tantrik Sadhana. 15. Sammohan Diksha to acquire

extraordinary attraction in the body. 16. Sampoorn Sammohan Diksha to

acquire the art of attracting everyone. 17. Mahalakshmi Diksha to get the

monetary benefits and attaining prosperity. 18. Kanakdhara Diksha a Diksha

for incessant flow of money. 19. Ashta Lakshmi Diksha a special Diksha to

get unusual opulence. 20. Kuber Diksha to attain the riches and prosperity

permanently. 21. Indra Vaibhav Diksha to attain fame and wealth. 22.

Shatru Samharak Diksha to overcome the enemies. 23. Apsara Diksha to Siddh

(to control) an Apsara. 24. Rin Mukti

background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Diksha to get rid of debts. 25.

Shatopanthi Diksha to attain the extraordinary power of the Lord Shiva. 26.

Chaitanaya Diksha a Diksha to invigorate and to attain full enlightenment.

27. Urvasi Diksha to attain youthfulness and get rid of aging. 28.

Sondaryottama Diksha to increase the beauty. 29. Menaka Diksha to attain

the physical success in life. 30. Swarnprabha Yakshini Diksha to get the

unanticipated money. 31. Poorna Vaibhav Diksha to get all types of luxuries

and wealth. 32. Gandharva Diksha to attain perfection in music. 33.

Sadhana Diksha to link the previous birth Sadhana to this birth. 34. Tantra

Diksha to get success in Tantrik Sadhanas. 35. Baglamukhi Diksha to

overcome the enemies. 36. Raseshwari Diksha to attain perfection in

chemistry and mercury science. 37. Aghor Diksha to get full success in Shiv

Sadhanas. 38. Shighra Vivaha Diksha for early marriage. 39. Sammohan

Diksha an important Diksha having three stages. 40. Veer Diksha to do the

Veer Sadhana. 41. Sondarya Diksha to attain the rare beauty. 42.

Jagdamba Siddhi Diksha to please the goddess Jagdamba. 43. Brahma Diksha

to attain the divine powers. 44. Swasthaya Diksha to attain the disease

free health. 45. Karna Pisachini Diksha to know the past and present of an

individual. 46. Sarpa Diksha to get rid of snake bite and life security from

it. 47. Navarna Diksha to siddha (control) the Tripower (Trishakti). 48.

Garbhastha Shishu Kundalinin Jagran Diksha Offspring in a womb gets the

samskars of a Superhuman. 49. Chaakshusmati Diksha to increase the eye

vision. 50. Kaal Gyan Diksha to attain the knowledge of Time (Kaal). 51.

Tara Yogini Diksha to get the unexpected money. 52. Rog Nivaran Diksha to

get rid of all the diseases. 53. Poornatava

background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Diksha a Diksha to attain the Totality

in the life. 54. Vaayu Diksha to make oneself as light as air. 55.

Kritya Diksha to attain the Siddhi (to control) to ruin somebody completely.

56. Bhoot Diksha a Diksha to control ghosts completely. 57. Aagya Chakra

Jagran Diksha to attain the rare vision. 58. General Vaital Diksha to get

control over Vaital. 59. Special Vaital Diksha to get control over Vaital

completely. 60. Panchanguli Diksha to get perfection in the palmistry.

61. Anang Rati

background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Diksha to attain beauty and youth power.

62. Krishanatava Guru Diksha to get the powers of the spiritual masters of

the world. 63. Hairamb Diksha to please the Lord Ganapati. 64.

Haadi-Kaadi Diksha to get control over sleep, hunger and thirst. 65.

Aayurved Diksha to attain special distinction in the field of Aayurved. 66.

Varahmihir Diksha to attain special distinction in the field of Astrology.

67. Tantrokta Guru Diksha to get the powers from the spiritual Master (guru).

68. Garbha Chayan Diksha to get the desired pregnancy. 69.

Nikhileshwaranand Diksha to get special powers of Sanyasi. 70. Deerghaayu

Diksha to get a big span of life. 71. Aakash gaman Diksha The soul travels

in the sky by this Diksha. 72. Nirbeej Diksha to end the shackles of life,

death and Karma. 73. Kriya Yog Diksha to attain the knowledge of Jeeva

(soul) and Brahma. 74. Siddhashram Pravesh Diksha paves the way to enter

into Siddhashram. 75. Sodash Apsara Diksha to get every type of comfort and

wealth in the life. 76. Shodasi Diksha a diksha for attaining sixteen Kalas

"Tripur Sundari " Sadhana. 77. Brahmanand Diksha to attain the knowledge of

infinite secrets of the Universe. 78. Paashupaateya Diksha to fuse oneself

with the Lord Shiva. 79. Kapila Yogini Diksha to get control over Kapila

Yogini. 80. Ganapati Diksha to please the Lord Ganapati and getting their

special blessings. 81. Vaagdevi Diksha to get the capacity to speak

profoundly. In reality it is only by good fate that a person is able to get

Diksha, and he/she are initiated into a process of coming close to his Guru by

obeying His instructions. One should become the disciple of such Guru and get

various Dikshas from Him so that the completeness of the soul and the life

can be attained, which are the actual manifestations of the process of getting

Diksha. © Melody McClarty <blngs2sai (AT) tds (DOT) net> wrote: Sai Ram to

everyone ... Happy Holidays to everyone as well .. I was wondering if

some of the more learned Hindu people in this forum could possibly explain to

me what "being given Diksha Namam?" ... means????? What does it mean to get

Diksha? What does it mean to be given Diksha Namam?? I would really appreciate

any and all help in understanding this phrase as I am reading about

Bhaskararayar and this phrase has come up several times ... I am afraid I

simply don't understand the significance of it or its meaning ... Any help

would be greatly appreciated ... Thanks in advance Sai Ram to everyone

Your sister in Sai always Melody

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Madhu <nomavi

Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:34pm

Re: [saibabanews] Question

 

Sairam Sister Melody,

Eventhough I have not studied

Sanskrit and studied Hindu texts in depth, still I am venturing to

reply to your question based on general principles as understood by

me. May be some other scholarly member possibly give a better answer

than mine.

In simple terms, an aspirant (possibly in the fourth & last phase

of life called Sanyasa aashrama where one renounces all ties to the

world) accepts a Preceptor or Guru, who initiates the aspirant into

the Order by giving a mantra ( sloka / name etc.) to constantly

meditate upon (this is called being given Diksha) and gives a new

name to the aspirant (Diksha namam is the name given to the new

aspirant after being given Diksha). The word Diksha also refers to

first initiation of Gayatri Mantra by whispering in to the ear of

person, undregoing Upanayanam or Thread Ceremony (normally at an age

between 5 and 8), by the Guru normally father of the person.

Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu.

In Sai seva,

Madhusudan Nori

 

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anoop sehgal <anoopsehgal

Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:44am

Re: [saibabanews] Question

 

Sai Ram,

 

I believe Diksha means initiation and Diksa Namam means intiation,

of a mantra or a divine name for chanting, by the preceptor.

 

Love,

Anoop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

saibabanews, "Melody McClarty"

<blngs2sai@t...> wrote:

>

> Sai Ram to everyone ...

> I was wondering if some of the more learned Hindu

> people in this forum could possibly explain to me what

> "being given Diksha Namam?" ... means?????

......