Question to Swamiji about Sadhana

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Question:

Dear Swami, i just want to ask a question about

visualisation in the kali puja. i have a strong desire

to visualize myself as kali, also, i am assuming that

is the case. is that correct? or is it just a front

visualization?

also, does recieving diksha allow one to do self

visualization, but not before?

dont worry, i wont inundate you in the future with a

lot of technical questions.

thank you, kalidas

 

Answer from Swamiji:

There are two parts to the meditation. One is becoming Kali and

drawing the yantra upon Her chest. The second is becoming Shiva and

dancing upon that yantra.

 

Definitely diksha is preferred in every spiritual practice. The Guru

is the example of the way you want to worship, someone whose

behavior you want to emulate, whose attitudes you want to reflect,

whose being you want to become.

 

Diksha is the solemnization, the confirmation, of that relationship.

Without an image it is impossible to perform visualization. The

activities of the guru become the image that we visualize.

 

There is a lot that can be done to prepare for diksha. First comes

siksha, then comes diksha. First, make yourself ready to become a

disciple.Learn as much as you can about the example you wish to

follow. What does he or she do to cultivate a relationship with God?

Why do they do it? In what tradition is it being done? Who were

their examples?

 

Only through knowledge can we honestly devote ourselves to a path

and a practice. Then we become a part of that tradition. Then we

become authorized to practice in that tradition. Then we can

actually become disciples.

 

I recommend that you read the Guru Gita. It is in the book entitled

Shree Maa, the Guru and the Goddess.