Shakti is the creative force, the bonding power that holds the universe together. Shaktipat is the moment when enlightenment is conferred upon a student instantaneously by the master's touch. The guru conferring shaktipat creates a bond of power in those who have accepted him or her as their teacher. The author of Magical Child and other best-sellers describes his own experience of shaktipat from his teacher, Swami Muktananda, and what it led him to realize.