First hand reports of this kind are invaluable.
Many people have described receiving bliss tingles aka "shaktipat" from various
persons.
Too often the witnesses and happy recipients assume that shaktipat proves
that whoever gives it has virtue and wisdom.
Whatever "shaktipat" is, it appears to be a skill that can be learned, and that by itself, "shaktipat" does not demonstrate that someone has wisdom and virtue.
Paul of Tarsus warned of the need to test the spirits. Just because a human being
can produce this effect does not mean that person is benevolent.
In fact, one can ask why someone is not content to be a human among humans.
Too often, ambitious and power hungry persons are the ones who do all they can
to learn the skills of charisma.
Len Oakes wrote a book, Prophetic Charisma, describing how charismatic persons
are human, all too human. They cannot enjoy ordinary peer relationships. They have a sense of emptiness that drives them to elicit love and attention from an audience, because they are unable to nourish themselves in peer human relationships.
Oakes described how all the chrismatic leaders he interviewed had been avid students of social manipulation when young.
Some have reported that they became addicted to shaktipat. Many who get these bliss transfers care only for the bliss and show no concern when told that their
shaktipat guru is abusing a multitude of underlings.
This is the mentality of the drug addict who ignores the rights of other persons
because seeking the high is all that matters.
Many people have described receiving bliss tingles aka "shaktipat" from various
persons.
Too often the witnesses and happy recipients assume that shaktipat proves
that whoever gives it has virtue and wisdom.
Whatever "shaktipat" is, it appears to be a skill that can be learned, and that by itself, "shaktipat" does not demonstrate that someone has wisdom and virtue.
Paul of Tarsus warned of the need to test the spirits. Just because a human being
can produce this effect does not mean that person is benevolent.
In fact, one can ask why someone is not content to be a human among humans.
Too often, ambitious and power hungry persons are the ones who do all they can
to learn the skills of charisma.
Len Oakes wrote a book, Prophetic Charisma, describing how charismatic persons
are human, all too human. They cannot enjoy ordinary peer relationships. They have a sense of emptiness that drives them to elicit love and attention from an audience, because they are unable to nourish themselves in peer human relationships.
Oakes described how all the chrismatic leaders he interviewed had been avid students of social manipulation when young.
Some have reported that they became addicted to shaktipat. Many who get these bliss transfers care only for the bliss and show no concern when told that their
shaktipat guru is abusing a multitude of underlings.
This is the mentality of the drug addict who ignores the rights of other persons
because seeking the high is all that matters.