In its essence, the Guru Gita is a diagram of the method by which the awakening process occurs. It describes the transmission of Shaktipat from the Guru to the disciple, which is the entire . Shri Guru Gita - longer version (now out of print). Sri Guru Gita 18 Salutations to Muktananda, the Guru who rescues his disciples from the cycle of birth and death, who assumed a body to meet the needs of his devotees, and whose nature is .