Receiving Deeksha Through Music

I've written in a previous post about Deeksha (otherwise known as the Oneness Blessing), a transfer of energy which is said to nurture a feeling of Oneness - connection with "all that is" - in those who receive it. People who wish to give Deeksha to others must travel to the Oneness University in India to attend a 21 day process, the idea of which is to allow them to act as a vessel through which the Deeksha energy may flow. This transfer of energy is normally achieved by a laying on of hands, the same as in Reiki or spiritual healing, but not everyone who graduates from the 21 day process will choose to give Deeksha in this way.  Some may prefer instead to use their own individual skills, such as music, artwork, or writing.

Now, a group of musicians have joined together to produce a CD with the specific intention of passing this Deeksha energy to all those who hear it. Everyone who has worked on the CD: the musicians, the writers, the producer, and even the sound engineer (not sure about the guy who fetches the sandwiches) have undergone the 21 day process. The CD is Om Deeksha by Maneesh de Moor, Maneesh being the musician who has coordinated the project.

Regular readers of The Secret Of Life may regard me as a sucker for all this spiritual stuff, but I honestly didn't approach this CD with any great sense of anticipation. For whatever reason, the idea of receiving Deeksha through someone's hands (which I had already done myself on many occasions) seemed a rather more credible prospect than simply putting on a CD and flicking a switch. There may not be much logic to this, but that's how I felt. So as I sat back to listen, I didn't expect to experience a great deal more than some relaxing music.

It came a very pleasant surprise, therefore - an unexpected and very welcome gift - to feel the familiar sense of peace which Deeksha can bring spreading through the room as the music played. There was something very powerful happening here, and Chris, who was sitting beside me, also sensed it. I have played the CD many time since then, and have always felt that same sense of peace, sometimes even of joy.

I cannot guarantee, of course, that you will experience a similar effect from this music. But if you are intrigued about Deeksha and either find the laying on of hands a bit too wacky or are too far away from a Deeksha event to attend, then do consider trying this CD. After all, this is world music. It's cool. You don't have to own up to the spiritual stuff if you don't want to!

The CD is widely available. Here is the link for Amazon.com and here for CD Universe, where you can listen to samples. The CD is also on iTunes, but I don't have iTunes on my computer, so I don't know if it is possible to download individual tracks. If it is, then try the first track, Moola Prayer, which is almost ten minutes long and should provide you with all you need for a Deeksha experience in itself.

Now comes the tricky bit to explain. If you listen to this music, please forget all I've said above. These things are best approached with an open mind and without expectations. I don't know what - if anything - you will experience from this. So simply listen to the CD as you would any other music. Then see what happens...

(Naturally, I shall be interested to hear any feedback you may have!)

Something else that's worth mentioning here is a new book, an excellent introduction to Deeksha called Awakening Into Oneness by Arjuna Ardagh (with a foreword by Ervin Laszlo). This is the preeminent book about the Deeksha phenomenon. I opened it almost at random just now to quote you a bit and this is the encouraging extract I came across:

There were several things that really impressed me on that first visit to The Oneness University... I have spent a great deal of my life around organized spirituality. The situation has always been more or less the same. A great teacher, great teachings, wonderful practices, meditations or prayers, and then among the followers, there was always a certain degree of politics. Who could get higher in the organization? Who had the power? During my three-week stay at the university, I looked under every rock and behind every bush. Where was the politics? I could not find it, even after an exhaustive search. What I found instead was an extraordinary quality of oneness: people living together, working together, being together as many bodies but one heart, one consciousness.

Does that sound like a good way to run the world?

Comments

[Marion]

It does, indeed!

Thank you for the link to the Deeksha CD...I have recently become interested in researching what music does to the body. This will be just what I need.

[Karen]

I am very interested in this phenomena. Thanks for the post. I am going to go ahead and purchase this CD. I look forward to its arrival.

[Secret Simon]

Hi Marion and Karen - Thanks for getting in touch. I hope you both enjoy the 'Om Deeksha' CD. As I say, I shall be interested in any feedback you may have.

[Priscilla Palmer]

You have been tagged for The Personal Development List. (See my site for details), I would love for you to participate.

[OnenessBlessingsNY]

Om Deeksha is awesome, the Moola Mantra or Prayer that opens it up is excellent. I also enjoy Deva Premal's Moola Mantra album but Om Deeksha takes the cake.

Great post, I'm sure it helps put a perspective on the music used during a blessing.

Cheers

[Secret Simon]

Hi - it's great to hear from you! Since writing this post, I've also obtained Deva Premal's CD, but like you I find that Om Deeksha is my favorite of the two. Just to explain for anyone coming across this: Deva Premal is also a Deeksha giver and her CD consists of various versions of the 'moola mantra' or 'moola prayer'. This moola mantra also appears on the Om Deeksha CD and it is basically a prayer which evokes blessings. Although I find that Om Deeksha is more likely to put me in touch with the Deeksha energy, I've found that Dave Premal's CD can be very powerful if I haven't heard it for a while. It seems to give me an energy healing, balancing my chakras. I'm sure that such experiences are very individual!

[Sally Crawford]

@Simon. Dave Premal is one of the best artists to listen when in distress, needing to rebalance energy. I get that whenever I listen to his work.

[Farrahdiba Stephanus]

I received the Om Deeksha cd by Maneesh De Moor from the sounds true website as a gift to joining. i've listened to it every day with such enjoyment. Is it possible to forward the words or lyrics of the song to me? I will appreciate that.

[Simon]

Hi Farrahdiba - Good to hear from you. I don't have a copy of the full lyrics to the Om Deeksha CD but here's a link which explains the meaning of the Moola Mantra, which forms the basis of many of the tracks:
http://www.omoneness.com/moolamantra.html
It's worth explosing that website, too, to find more about Deeksha.
Namaste - Simon