initiation. Diksha prepares the way for the transmission of spiritual teachings through established lineages.

Initiation; prana-shakti transmission. Direct, tangible reception of the Grace-Field or of Spiritual Transmission; the Primordial Spiritual Power which issues out of an Enlightened Soul.

Spiritual initiation imparted by the Guru (Teacher).

Initiation into a sacred rite.

Initiation into the order of saints.

initiation given by the guru.

Yogic initiation; spiritual awakening of a disciple by the grace of the Master.

A unique process and a ceremony of initiation into Sadhnas, which a Guru performs on his disciple. It is in fact a procedure of bestowing the divine powers of a Guru to the disciple, through which he progresses continuously on the path of divinity. There are a number of Dikshas mentioned in the scriptures for achieving various goals e.g. Kundalini Jagran Diksha (for the awakening of the Kundalini), Baglamukhi Diksha (for the annihilation of the enemies), Panchanguli Diksha (for knowing the past and future of a person) etc.

("initiation"): the act and condition of induction into the hidden aspects of yoga or a particular lineage of teachers; all traditional yoga is initiatory