According to Osho, shaktipat is an auxiliary spark—an indirect, lightning-like glimpse that intensifies your growth rate but adds no new energy and cannot become your foundation. Its effect isn’t permanent; confidence surges, then darkness returns. Therefore it should occur repeatedly; one event is helpful but not sufficient. Real, lasting transformation arises from your own kundalini and the effort of walking the path yourself.
Shaktipat is like a brief flashlight that helps you see and move faster, but you still must do the walking, and one flash isn’t enough.