If you choose to go forward and be initiated, your Master will
likely do some purification practice, perhaps chanting some mantrams or prayers as a
preparation for transference of spiritual light. Often, you, the initiate, join in these
practices of purification which usually take a few minutes.
Then your Master asks your help in invoking, through prayer, the presence of God. The
two of you sit quietly, meditatively. You are sitting a few feet in front of your Master.
Your Master then lovingly conveys your
personal technique for enlightenment. It may be a word or phrase for you to chant and
concentrate on; it might be a breath control practice; or, perhaps, you will be given a
specific technique for awakening spiritual centers in your spine and head. Initiated
techniques are usually personal, according to the seeker’s individual strengths, and
very diverse.
The Master patiently does the practice over and over until you understand it. Then you,
the initiate, repeat the practice over and over until the Master is satisfied you can do
it properly. Sometimes an initiate, while first doing the practice, becomes superconscious
or enters levels of higher consciousness immediately. The devotee sits in sweet samadhi, a
flowing state of higher consciousness, or a wondrous bhava, a mood of spiritual
relationship. The Master lovingly watches you to be certain all is well and developing
smoothly.
