Mantra diksha is a sacred initiation into mantra meditation.

The process of mantra diksha is always performed individually and live, with the ritual of Puja that belongs to a particular mantra. An integral part of the process includes touching the third eye-Ajna chakra and then whispering the mantra three times quietly into the ear. In this way, an energy transmission is made to the human nervous system and the mantra is activated.  

The first diksha of Shiva Shakti Tantra is in the Guru, i.e. the root mantra Om Namah Shivaya. During this mantra diksha, Shiva Puja is performed. Along with the mantra, one also receive a rudraksha japa mala, a rosary that is used for mantra japa meditation.  

The Guru mantra can be used in two ways. One way is sitting meditation with japa mala, while the other refers to mentally reciting the mantra in any daily activity, which is called ajapa japa. In this way, peace of mind is maintained, one becomes more resistant to all the stresses that life brings and one lives immersed in the present moment.

At this first mantra diksha, one is given a daily meditation consisting of 11 japa malas, which takes about thirty minutes. Later, the length of meditation can be increased according to the capacity and possibilities of the person.

The second diksha is in the Mahamrityunjaya or Tryambakam mantra, popularly called the mantra of immortality. Shiva Puja is performed during this mantra diksha. This is a very intense mantra and to begin, one gets only one japa mala of the mantra per day, which takes about twenty minutes. Slowly, with regular mantra japa meditation, this daily number of japa mala increases.

Mahamrityunjaya is the first of the two, which has the role of a kshetrapal mantra (kshetra-sacred place; pal-protector). In Shiva Shakti Tantra, the sacred place is the human body. The awakened Kundalini Shakti will live in it. Such a body must be strong, the mind stable and fearless in order for such a powerful energy to be embodied. This is the domain of kshetrapal mantras. Another such mantra is the Bhairav ​​mantra. It is much more potent than the Mahamrityunjaya mantra. This diksha comes much later, before entering the subtle parts of Shakti Tantra, when the opening of the higher chakras occurs.

Om Namah Shivaya and Mahamrityunjaya mantras are the fundamental practices of Shiva Shakti Tantra. They will, through regular mantra japa meditation, cleanse the essential fears which exists in every person. They will remove a large part of personal negative karma, as well as the karma of the entire family tree. All these changes will be clearly visible in the manifested world, our external life. They will awaken intuition, an abundance of energy in the body and Kundalini Shakti. Much warmth and devotion (bhakti) will be aroused in practitioner. They will cleanse and calm mental activity, increase focus and concentration, heal and stabilize the emotional body. Mantras will give many insights into the nature of the world in which we live, will connect a person with the deepest aspirations of his soul and give him the strength to follow them.

Daily regular mantra japa meditation is required, at least a year with the Om Namah Shivaya mantra, before diksha in the Mahamrityunjaya mantra. The duration of meditation with this mantra is completely individual. It depends on the individual’s dedication to the entire process, maturity and the amount of mental-emotional baggage that must be cleared.

After the meditator went through the mantra japa meditation with the Om Namah Shivaya and Mahamrityunjaya mantras, he is ready for the intensity that Shakti Tantra brings.