Guru Siyag initiates disciples into his Siddha Yoga by awakening their Kundalini through an initiation process known as Shaktipat Diksha. There are four ways in which Shaktipat is given by a Siddha Guru: physical touch, by sight, divine word and firm resolve. Guru Siyag offers  Diksha through a divine word (mantra).

Shaktipat is a Sanskrit term which combines two words – Shakti (feminine divine energy) and Pat (to fall). Shaktipat literally means transition of divine energy. Yogic practitioners often interpret Shaktipat as transmission of the Guru’s divine energy into the seeker’s body. According to Guru Siyag this is a limited understanding of the process. This is because it is an acknowledged fact in yogic scriptures that the Kundalini is present in every human body, though it lies dormant. So, there is no question of Shakti being transmitted from one person to another. In Shaktipat, Guru acts as a mere catalyst by using his divine force to awaken the Kundalini.

As Guru Siyag explains, “It is not as if the Guru pours something into the seeker’s body. The method of Diksha I use has been gifted to mankind by the Nath Sect in the yogic tradition. It is called ‘ Shaktipat ‘. Shaktipat does not mean the seeker receives some external force through the Guru (as is popularly believed). To use simple analogy, Shaktipat is like using one lighted lamp to light an unlit one. You are like the unlit lamp which has everything — the wick and oil. All you need is another lighted source to light up the flame in your lamp. Once you join the lighted source, you will yourself become a light. This is how I can describe the Shaktipat process in a broad sense.”

Shaktipat is an act of immense grace (Anugraha) on the part of the Guru. Guru Siyag says that while human actions always have a certain motive behind them, Shaktipat carries no intention whatsoever.