Shaktipat is a Sanskrit term referring to the process of transmitting spiritual energy from one person to another. This energy can be transmitted in a number of ways: by touch, through a mantra, with a look, through a sacred word or by thought. It is also said that it can be transmitted over… View Full Term
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