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Con!en!s Yoga prayer Ground rules
Sec!ion 1.
'n!roduc!ion
Sec!ion 2. 8ha! is Kundalini Yoga9 Sec!ion 3. The #is!or o Kundalini Yoga Sec!ion . The $hilosoph o Kundalini Yoga Sec!ion :. The Science o Kundalini Yoga Sec!ion 6. The $rac!ice o Kundalini Yoga Sec!ion . The *;periences on !he pa!h o Kundalini Yoga Sec!ion . $recau!ions a
Yoga $raer
Dharma Daham, Dharma Manas, Dharma Buddhi-Atman
Right care to body, feelings, mind and soul. Dharma Priya Jan, Dharma Serva Jan, Dharma Desh, Dharma Dhara
Right care to family, community, country and the earth. Dharma Neham, Dharma Ekam, Dharma Hee Gatisheelta
Let love, harmony and o sustain right care. Dharma Jeevan, Dharma Chetan, Dharma Hee Ananda Param.
Let right care bring the bliss of conscious living. Aum Asti Asti Asti
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>%?@N %@5*S ?= T#* KYTTC ConBden!iali!( Persnal in!rmatin shared "y mem"ers ! the #ru$ must "e ke$t %n&dential'
+u!ual respec! and a sincere co""i!"en! !o learn ro" one ano!her (ill #uide all $ersnal and #ru$ intera%tin. ) enhan%e #ru$ learnin#, mem"ers are en%ura#ed t share their ideas and e*$erien%es (hile kee$in# in mind the im$rtan%e ! all(in# time !r thers.
Sec!ion 1 +-
ntrdu%tin
Sec!ion 2
/hat is 0undalini 1#a2
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)he histry ! 0undalini 0undalini 1#a 1#a 0undalini and the Chakras in nn-ndian %ultures %u ltures
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The philosoph o Kundalini Yoga Yoga eore !he
.Chakras and %reativity %reativity
=irs! Cen!re or %oo! Cha&ra or +uladhar cha&ra o dea!h7( :tin# and Beln#in# - Path ! Matter Second Cen!re or *nerg Cha&ra or Swadhis!han cha&ra o lie7( Se*,
eelin#s= ?ur Natural sel!
=our!h Cen!re or #ear! Cha&ra or Anaha!a( >eelin#s, Dreams and Creativity - Path ! <ve and Devtin .Path .Path ! Shaman
=i!h Cen!re or Throa! Cha&ra or Dissudha( S%ien%e, Systems, Cmmuni%atin and E*$ressin - )he Path ! ntelle%t ./riter@s Bl%k
Si;!h Cen!re or Third *e Cha&ra or Ana( Death and Naked Duality Path ! nsi#ht .ndividuality and Alneness
Se4en!h Cen!re or Crown Cha&ra or Sahasrara( ndividuality, /hleness and /ellness - Arrivin# at the Peak ! Evlutin 'n4olu!ion The se4en 4ows o "arriage according !o !he cha&ras Cha&ras, rain and =u!ure o #u"ani!
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The science o Kundalini Yoga *4olu!ion o !he #u"an rain
The *;pression o Consciousness .Physi%al Cns%iusness - Primal .Physi%al Cns%iusness )he :e$tilian :e$tilian Brain :t and Se* Chakra .Emtinal Cns%iusness Mammalian Brain Slar and Heart %hakra .ntelle%tual Cns%iusness Human Brain )hrat %hakra .E*istential Cns%iusness )he E*$erien%e ! Disinte#ratin )hird eye %hakra ./itnessin# Cns%iusness nte#ratin and /hleness Cr(n %hakra
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The $rac!ice $rac! ice o Kundalini Yoga Yoga The !en prac!ices or Kundalini Yoga +. Natural Ethi%s - sel!-%are sel!-%are and %are !r thers . Sel!-0n(in# Sel!-0n(in# - studyin# the "k ! li!e . Puri&%atin Shathkarma 3. /rshi$ and Prayer 4. >astin# and Pil#rima#e 6. 1#a Pses 5. Breathin# E*er%ises Pranayama . Bandhas l%ks . Mudras #estures +F. Meditatin
1. Na!ural *!hics E Sel!-%are and Care !r ?thers Sel!-Care Slee$ >d
E*er%ise :elatinshi$s /rk Hme Mind-"dy $ra%ti%e
2. S!uding !he oo& o 5ie E Sel-Knowing nnate nature r Prakirti )he )hree Basi% Cnstitutinal )y$es )y$es Earth r Parasym$atheti% >ire r inter!a%e ! $arasym$atheti% and sym$atheti% /ind r Sym$atheti%
3. Sha!h&ar"a +. Neti . Dhauti . Nauli 3. Basti 4. 0a$al a$al"h "hat atii 6. )ratak atak
. 8orship and $raer :. $ilgri"age and =as!ing 6. Yoga poses Siddhasana 7arasana r diamnd $se Sukhasana r easy $se Slee$ Pse Bindu Pint 1#a Suun Mvements t A(aken Ener#y and the Chakras
. rea!hing or $ranaa"a Sushumna Breathin# Cns%ius dee$ "reathin# thru#h ea%h %hakra
>ull 1#i% Breath ayi Anulm-7ilm r Nadi Shdhan r Alternate Nstril Breathin# 0a$al Bhati #l(in# !rehead Bhastrika "ell( "reathin# 0alaayi Breath r the Breath ! Disslutin
.andhas or loc&s Mla r rt Bandha !r l(er "dy ddiyana r mvin# u$ Bandha !r middle Jalandhara Bandha r thrat l%k !r u$$er "dy
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10. +edi!a!ion .A(areness ! the Chakras and Ener#y .Meditatins !rm 7ian Bhairava )antra .A(areness ! the S$ine and the Nadi nside it .Be%min# a(are ! the s$ine and nadi in it li#ht :isin# in the S$ine .S$ark ! rm the niversal t the ndividual .Sund meditatins .Bia mantra !r %hakras .)antri% mantras
$rac!ice !o awa&en !he in4idi4idual cha&ras Ana r third eye %enter 7issudha r thrat %enter
Anahat r heart %enter Mani$ura r slar %enter S(adhisthan r se*Iener#y %enter Mladhar r rt %enter
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*;periences o Kundalini and Cha&ras *;periencing !he process 1#a 0undalini $anishad Hath 1#a Pradi$ika Sant Gyansh(ara :amkrishna Paramhansa Shirdi Sai Ba"a J 0rishnamurti G 0rishnamurti
Pandit G$ikrishna Jivasu Sudden a(akenin#
So"e o !he co""on s"p!o"s and signs o !he Kundalini awa&ening *;periences on !he $a!h o Kundalini Yoga E The Bnal resul!s )he Healthy E# )he Sul r Jeevatma
:eali8atin ! the universal sel! Natural Bein# Sahaa
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Sec!ion 1 'n!roduc!ion 0undalini 1#a is Param 1#a r the su$reme 1#a. t is an%ient yet %ntem$rary as it %an "e e*$lained in terms ! s%ien%e (ithut "rin#in# any reli#in t de&ne it. ts tea%hin#s n themes like nn-dual %ns%iusness as (ell as the nature ! the material (rld are linked (ith ea%h ther. ?ne as$e%t ! these tea%hin#s %n%erns the kn(led#e ! Braham, (hi%h is "eynd s$a%e and time, (hile the ther as$e%t tea%hes us a"ut the "rain and the "dy. )hese tea%hin#s %nne%t the inner and uter (rld. n 0undalini 1#a nthin# is an illusin and even the Maya r im$ermanen%e is real. >rm human ima#inatin t the ultimate )ruth, all is aKrmed and nthin# ree%ted. Em"edded in it is the essen%e ! all ther 1#as, all reli#ins, s$iritual $aths and $hils$hies. )here is never a %ndemnatin ! the "dy r human (eaknesses. /hat makes us !all %an elevate us. /hat is $isn %an "e%me ne%tar. /hat makes ill %an %ure us. )he $ath ! $ain and srr( "e%mes a $il#rima#e. Bdy, mind, sul, Gd and "eynd Gd all are sa%red and $art ! the same ne mvement ! )ruth. By kn(in# and $ra%ti%in# 0undalini 1#a nt nly d (e reali8e the Braham "ut als #ain the kn(led#e ! this (rld, its $ast, $resent and !uture. /e %an then understand its $liti%s, e%nmy, s%ien%e, %n;i%ts and %ulture. /e %me t understand evlutin and invlutin in (hi%h %ns%iusness !lds ver u$n itsel!. /e "e%me like s$iders in the %m$le* (e" ! li!e and the (rld. /e %an enter and e*it (ithut entan#lin# urselves in the %m$le*ity ! the (rld. /e reali8e Hath 1#a thru#h the &rst t( %hakras and 0arma 1#a thru#h the third. )he !urth %hakra hel$s us t reali8e Bhakti 1#a and thru#h the &!th (e reali8e the 7edanta, Buddha %ns%iusness and Patanali@s :a 1#a. n si*th %hakra (e see the %sms as it is and in the seventh (e e*$erien%e Guru 1#a, (here (e are #uided "y ur (n inner Guru r tea%her. >rm the Geeta t the $anishads, !rm Nirvana t )a, !rm Su&sm t the 0a""alah- all %an "e understd thru#h 0undalini 1#a. /hat is re!erred t as 0undalini 1#a n(, (as $reviusly kn(n as
sha$e ! a %il, like a ser$ent. /hen a(akened the 0undalini is un%iled and strai#htens u$ like a ser$ent and mves thru#h the %hakras. )his is (hy it@s als kn(n as Ser$ent P(er. Sme %mmentatrs %nne%t the (rd 0undal (ith Kanda r the sa%ral area ! the s$ine (here the ener#y ! 0undalini lies drmant. ?thers relate it t the Kund, the $it r the $la%e (here the &re %eremny in $er!rmed, "e%ause the nature ! 0undalini is &re.
Sec!ion 2 8ha! is Kundalini Yoga9 /hen the ener#y ! %ns%iusness r the %ns%iusness-!r%e, kn(n as Shiva-Shakti r Purusha-Prakirti, takes the !rm ! an individual li!e, it@s %alled 0undalini. 0undalini #verns li!e thru#h the %hakras. Be%ause ! Avidya r i#nran%e, nly a !ra#ment ! the 0undalini %ns%iusness-!r%e remains a%tive in us (hile the rest lies drmant in the !rm ! a %il. Althu#h even $artially a%tive 0undalini is enu#h t sustain li!e, it %auses us t live in a state ! e# and in se$aratin !rm the rest ! the %sms. )he e# %auses us t endlessly %y%le thru#h srr( and y. As Sadhana r s$iritual e9rt diminishes ur i#nran%e, 0undalini is a(akened and makes the %hakras !ully a%tive. )he a(akenin# and a%tivatin ! 0undalini and the %hakras "reaks the %y%le ! the (rld and the mind and "dy unite. Jivatma r sul is e*$erien%ed and the individual #ets #lim$ses ! Shiva r $ure %ns%iusness. )his is the &rst reali8atin n the $ath ! 0undalini 1#a. ! the $r%ess %ntinues, the Jivatma r sul %mes t its !ull reali8atin ! the %smi% Shiva-Shakti r Purusha-Prakirti r Paramatma r nn-dual %ns%iusness. )his is !ull reali8atin in 0undalini 1#a.
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Sec!ion 3 The his!or o Kundalini Yoga )he stry ! 0undalini 1#a is the stry ! a #ddess, "e%ause 0undalini re$resents the !eminine as$e%t ! the %sms. t is als dire%tly %nne%ted t the )antra. 0undalini and the Chakras are an inte#ral $art ! )antra. )he aim ! tantri% $ra%ti%e is t a(aken the 0undalini and the %hakras. As a $ra%ti%e )antra is $re-histri%, h(ever (ritten and $i%trial re%rds ! its e*isten%e a$$eared mu%h later.
20,000 C )his is the earliest &ndin# ! the mther #ddess &#urine !rm the Pa%hmari hills in Madhya Pradesh, ndia.
:,:00 C Many !emale &#urines (ere dis%vered at the e*%avatin in Meher#arh, Pakistan.
3000 C E 'ndus-Saraswa!i Ci4iliFa!ion )he earliest eviden%e ! 0undalini and )antra %mes !rm a seal !und in the ruins ! the ndus-Saras(ati %ivili8atin. )he seal is mre than &ve thusand years ld FFF BC. n this seal a man is sittin# %rss le##ed (ith an ere%t $hallus. )he ere%t $hallus is a sym"l ! Shiva and als ! the a%tive ener#y ! se*. H(ever, in the seal the ere%t $hallus is $intin# u$(ard (hi%h means that the ener#y is ;(in# u$(ard in reverse dire%tin rather than d(n(ard, (hi%h is the #al ! )antra and 0undalini $ra%ti%e. 1#is (h are a"le t reverse the ;( ! se*ual ener#y u$(ard are %alled rdhav :etasL Urdhav means u$(ard and Reta means ;(.
1:00 C* - Dedas and @panishads Althu#h there is n dire%t mentin ! 0undalini in :i# 7eda, there is a des%ri$tin ! Sma. Soma, (hi%h (as n%e thu#ht t "e the ui%e !rm a $lant, is n( understd t "e the ne%tar $rdu%ed in the "dy durin# a 0undalini a(akenin# at the Bindu %hakra. Sma is als the mn shinin# n
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Shiva@s !rehead. ts %l radian%e ;ds the "rain and "dy "rin#in# "liss, (isdm and the !eelin# ! the immrtality ! $ure %ns%iusness. Sme say that the 7edi% stry ! 7ishnu, in (hi%h he %rssed the %sms in three ste$s, indi%ates the three %ils ! 0undalini. Beynd the three %ils lies anther hal! %il (hi%h is a"ut trans%endin# the %sms. Chand#ya $anishad (hi%h is an lder $anishad and %m$sed "e!re Buddha, says that Prani% ener#y 0undalini #uards the dr ! the %elestial (rld. 0undalini is mentined in Yajurveda (hi%h (as des%ri"ed in detail in Advaya Taraka and Yoga Kundalini Upanishad. Althu#h the Yoga Kundalini Upanishad is as ld as Yajurveda, it (as %m$iled in the +5th %entury. t des%ri"es the %hakras and the #al ! 0undalini a(akenin# (hi%h is t e*$erien%e the nn-dual Brahman. n 7arah$anishad, 0undalini is %alled the su$reme $(er. 0undalini is als
mentined in Sam 7eda thru#h 1#a Chudamani $anishad. )he time !r the %m$ilatin ! )he $anishad is nt %lear, "ut it (as a!ter Patanaali@s :a 1#a.
!h Cen!ur Adi Shan&arachara -207 Adi Shankara%harya (as a #reat Jnana 1#i and $hils$her (h, in his shrt li!e s$an ! years, (rte %mmentaries n )he $anishads and "ru#ht the $hils$hy ! 7edanta t the !re!rnt ! s$iritual dis%urse. )his in;uen%ed the #r(th ! Sanatan Dharma. He als aKrmed the s$iritual unity ! ndia "y esta"lishin# !ur Maths r ashrams in !ur %rners ! ndia and started the Dashnami se%ts ! mnks (hi%h "e%ame a vehi%le !r the s$read ! the 7edanta tea%hin#s, nt nly in ndia, "ut all ver the (rld. Adi Shankara%harya, aln# (ith sa#e Push$adanta (rte the !amus (rk )he Saundarya
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)i"etan Buddhism is mainly )antri% in its nature and is %alled Vajrayana r diamnd $ath. t des%ri"es 0undalini and the %hakras, "ut (ith a di9erent name )umm &re@ (hi%h in additin t $hysi%ally (armin# the "dy, takes an individual t the hi#her s$iritual reali8atins.
Kash"iri Sha4is" Kashmiri Shavism is a nn-dualist )antri% Shaiva traditin !rm 0ashmir (hi%h %ame int $rminen%e in the th %entury. ts main tea%hers (ere 7asu#u$ta and A"hinava#u$ta. A"hinava#u$ta (rte Tantraloka and Tantrasar , the mst im$rtant (rks ! 0ashmiri Shavism. n 0ashmiri Shavism 0undalini is held in hi#h esteem as is aKrmed "y the !ll(in# (rds= 0undalini shakti is the %n%ealin# and revealin# ener#y ! <rd Shiva. Para su$reme 0undalini is the heart and e*isten%e ! ShivaL in !a%t it is the li!e and #lry ! Shiva, it@s Shiva himsel!.O Kashmir Shaivism, the Secret Supreme Tan!rasad
)antrasad"hava, Gyanarva )antra,
10!h Cen!ur Tan!ra Althu#h )antras are ld, their arti%ulatin and des%ri$tin tk n a de&nitive !rm "y the +F th %entury and many ! them (ere %m$lied durin# the same $erid. )antras %ntain e*tensive des%ri$tins ! 0undalini. A"hinav Gu$ta in his (rk TantraAlok distin#uished "et(een Purna 0undalini, Prana 0undalini and rdhava 0undalini. !urna Kundalini is a ttal divine !r%e. !rana Kundalini, as the name de$i%ts, is nly a"ut li!e !r%e and Urdhava Kundalini is the u$(ard mvement ! the drmant li!e !r%e in the !rm ! a ser$ent.
Yoga Dashis!ha Yoga Vashistha is ne ! the mst "eauti!ul and $r!und "ks ! inte#rated s$irituality !rm ndia. ts $hils$hy (as $r$unded thusands ! years a#, "ut the ldest availa"le manus%ri$t (as (ritten in the +Fth %entury AD.
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t is as%ri"ed t sa#e 7almiki, the authr ! :amayana. n 1#a 7ashistha, :ishi 7ashistha #ives s$iritual instru%tins t Prin%e :ama. t %ntains the synthesis ! nn-dualisti% 7edanta and 1#a. n 1#a 7ashistha, Guru 7ashistha says that 0undalini is the seat ! a"slute kn(led#e. )he a(areness ! the $resen%e ! this $rimrdial 0undalini ener#y (ithin the human "dy (as %nsidered "y the sa#es and saints t "e the hi#hest kn(led#e $ssi"le. 0undalini as li!e !r%e !un%tins in the "dy and is %m$sed ! the &ve elements. t is this same 0undalini (hi%h is als kn(n variusly as the %nditined r limited mind, iva, mvement ! thu#ht, intelle%t r the determinin# !a%ulty and e#-sense, !r it is the su$reme li!e-!r%e in the "dy and %nstitutes the varius levels ! %ns%iusness.
$ada&a-$anca&a !adaka !ancaka %ntains the des%ri$tins ! the %hakra %enters and related $ra%ti%es t a(aken the 0undalini and Chakras. A%%rdin# t this te*t the %hakras are the emanatins ! %ns%iusness and ener#y !rm Brahman (hi%h #radually turns %n%rete, %reatin# these distin%t levels ! %hakras, and (hi%h eventually &nds its rest in the Muladhara %hakra.
>ora&sha Sha!a&a" "oraksha Shatakam is the (rk ! Grakshanath and des%ri"es in details h( t a(aken the %hakras and 0undalini. Grakshanath (as a +Fth %entury Nath y#i, %nne%ted t Shaivism and Hath 1#a. He (as the mst im$rtant dis%i$les ! Matsyendranath, the !under ! Hath 1#a. )he name Hath 1#a is derived !rm t( (rds #a and Tha (hi%h means sun and mn. )his indi%ates that the #al ! Hath 1#a is t a(aken the !ingla r the sun and $da r the mn nadis and t take their ener#y t Sushumna, the %entral %hannel in 0undalini 1#a.
13!h Cen!ur Yoga Yana4al&a Yoga Yajnavalkya "e%ame an ins$iratinal and !undatinal te*t !r many Hath 1#a (rk in%ludin# 1#a-0undalini, 1#atattva and Hath 1#a
Pradi$ika. t is attri"uted t the sa#e 1anavalkya and is a dial#ue "et(een 1anavalkya and the rishika Gar#i.
>aneshwari "yanesh%ari is a "k (ritten "y the (ell kn(n saint !rm Maharasthra, Sant Gyansh(ara. )he si*th %ha$ter ! the "k des%ri"es kundalini in (hi%h Sant (rites that 0undalini is the #reatest ! all ener#ies. /ith the in;uen%e ! this ener#y, the "dy "e%mes $ure and #l(s. Everythin# in the "dy "e%mes symmetri%al and the eyes are "ri#ht and !ull ! radian%e.
1:!h Cen!ur #a!h Yoga $radipi&a Hath 1#a Pradi$ika is a %lassi%al te*t n Hath 1#a. t (as (ritten "y S(ami Svatmarama, a dis%i$le ! the #reat Grakshanath ! Nath Sam$radya. #ath Yoga !radipika is ne ! the "est (rks t learn a"ut 0undalini. A%%rdin# t #ath Yoga !radipika - 0undalini is aslee$L %lsin# the dr ! the Sushumna. She slee$s a"ve the Kanda, (here the Nadis unite. She #ives li"eratin t the 1#i and "nda#e t the !l. Anyne (h kn(s her kn(s 1#a. #ath Yoga !radipika des%ri"es asanas, $ranayamas, mudras and "andhas in
details. Hath 1#a "ru#ht the $hysi%al "dy t the !re!rnt ! 1#a !r the &rst time and sh(ed that the "dy %an "e the dr t the divine and %an li"erate us. n many reli#ius traditins the "dy is %nsidered an "sta%le t enli#htenment, "ut in Hath 1#a it is seen as the means t Mksha. Mst ! the %mmn asanas and $ranayamas in %urrent y#a $ra%ti%e %me !rm Hath 1#a.
>uru Nana& t is said that Guru Nanak mentined 0undalini. t is des%ri"ed in "uru "ranth Sahi&.
16!h Cen!ur Shri-Ta!!4a-Cin!a"ani Shri Tattva 'intamani (as (ritten "y S(ami Purnananda. ts si*th %ha$ter is %alled the Sat'hakra(irupana r e*$lratin int si* %hakras r %entres.
)he "k des%ri"es the %hakras and $ra%ti%es used t a%tivate them in #reat detail. t als des%ri"es the e*$erien%es ! 0undalini mvin# thru#h the %hakras.
1!h Cen!ur >heranda Sa"hi!a "heranda Samhita is ne ! three %lassi%al te*t "ks a"ut Hath 1#a. )he ther t( are #ath Yoga !radipika and Shiva Samhita. t is the y#a manual that (as tau#ht t Chanda 0a$ali "y Gheranda. A%%rdin# t the "herand Samhita, )he Great Gddess 0undalini, (h is the $rimrdial ener#y ! the Sel!, slee$s in the re#in ! se*. t has the sha$e ! a snake %iled three and a hal! times. As ln# as it remains aslee$, Jiva, the individual s$irit, (ill "e limited in its a%tins, and true kn(led#e (ill nt "e a%%essi"le. But like the ri#ht key that may unl%k a dr, Hath 1#a %an unl%k 0undalinis dr and all( the sel! t e*$erien%e the unin (ith Brahman and t rea%h the &nal state.
Shi4a Sa"hi!a Shiva Samhita des%ri"es varius Nadis, ten ty$es ! Pranas, ei#hty !ur asanas and ther y#a $ra%ti%es t a(aken 0undalini.
1!h Cen!ur %a"&rishna $ara"hansa 136-167 :amakrishna Paramhansa (as a uniQue sa#e (h (as a"le t rea%h the state ! sel!-reali8atin thru#h many $aths in%ludin# slami% and nndualisti% $ra%ti%es. He als, thru#h his !amus dis%i$le S(ami 7ivekananda, revived Sanatan Dharma in ndia and all(ed it t s$read thru#hut the (rld. :amakrishna Paramhansa (as initiated int )antra "y a !emale tea%her, Bhairavi and, e*$erien%ed 0undalini. He !ten used t dis%uss h( this ener#y %an "e a(akened in &ve (ays. He stated that it %an "e like a snake, "ird, &sh, mnkey and an ant. He als said - /hen the 0undalini rises t the Sahasrara and the mind #es int Samadhi, the as$irant lses all %ns%iusness ! the uter (rld. He %an n ln#er retain his $hysi%al "dy. ! milk is $ured int his muth, it runs ut a#ain. n Rthis state the li!e"reath lin#ers !r t(enty-ne days and then $asses ut.O
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Swa"i Nig"ananda 10-13:7 S(ami Ni#mananda (as !rm eastern ndia and (as a nn-dualisti% sa#e. A%%rdin# t him i! early $ra%ti%es are $er!e%ted, the su%%eedin# ste$s (ill yield lastin# results. )he sadhaka enters int samadhi as a matter ! individual e*$erien%e, in%ludin# the a(akenin# ! 0undalini. )he u$(ard and d(n(ard mtin ! 0undalini is %alled Sampragyant Samadhi
Gohn 8oodroHe 16:-1367 Jhn /dr9e (as an En#lishman and himsel! nt a master ! 0undalini reali8atin. H(ever, his s%hlarly study ! )antra and 0undalini, as (ell as "ks in En#lish n the same su"e%t hel$ed t translate and transmit the kn(led#e ! the )antri% system and ! 0undalini 1#a. His !amus (rk, The Serpent !o%er, still remains an e*haustive and $r!und study ! 0undalini and the Chakras.
20!h Cen!ur $ara"hansa Yogananda 13-1:27 Paramahansa 1#ananda (as an ndian 1#i (h mi#rated t )he nited States and "ru#ht ndian s$irituality t the (est. He !ll(ed the trail ! S(ami 7ivkeananda. His "k Auto&iography o) a Yogi is ne ! the mst $$ular "ks n 1#a and des%ri"es his 0riya 1#a in detail. 0riya 1#a is "ased n the Chakras and ener#y. A%%rdin# t 1#ananda, 0riya 1#a is Rthe unin y#a (ith the n&nite thru#h a %ertain a%tin r rite kriya. )he Sanskrit rt ! kriya is kri, t d, t a%t and rea%t. )he 0riya 1#i mentally dire%ts his li!e ener#y t revlve, u$(ard and d(n(ard, arund the si* s$inal %enters medullary, %ervi%al, drsal, lum"ar, sa%ral, and %%%y#eal $le*uses....O.
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Sri Auroinally, the 1#i a%Quires at a %ertain sta#e ! devel$ment the $(er ! a"andnin# his "dy de&nitively (ithut the rdinary $henmena ! death, "y an a%t ! (ill, r "y a $r%ess ! (ithdra(in# the $rani% li!e-!r%e thru#h the #ate ! the u$(ard li!e-%urrent udana, $enin# !r it a (ay thru#h the mysti% "rahmarandhra in the head.O n ther $la%es he talked a"ut the des%ent ! the same Shakti r !r%e.
+o!her o $ondicherr 1-137 Mther ! Pndi%herry (as the s$iritual %m$anin ! Sri Aur"ind. A%%rdin# t her= it 0undalini is Shakti. Sme re%eive it !rm a"veL !r thers, it rises !rm "el(. As n%e tld yu, the ld system al(ays $r%eeds !rm "el( u$(ards, (hile Sri Aur"ind $ulls !rm a"ve d(n(ards. )his "e%mes very %lear in meditatin (ell, in y#a, in y#i% e*$erien%e= !r thse (h !ll( the ld system, it@s invaria"ly the kundalini at the "ase R! the s$ine risin# !rm %enter t %enter, %enter t %enter, until the ltus "ursts $en here. /ith Sri Aur"ind, it %mes like this des%endin# >r%e and then settles here a"ve the headL it enters, and !rm there it %mes d(n, d(n, d(n, every(here, t the very "ttm, and even "el( the !eet the su"%ns%ient and l(er still, the in%ns%ient.
G Krishna"ur!i 1:-167 0rishnamurti, a #reat sa#e and $hils$her ! the Fth %entury le!t a dee$ im$a%t n mdern s$irituality. He shunned r#ani8ed reli#ins and the rle ! a Guru in sel!-reali8atin. His statement, ...)ruth is a $athless landO...and that his missin is ...t set man a"slutely and un%nditinally !reeT- are the essen%e ! his tea%hin#s.
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)hru#hut his li!e J 0rishnamurti e*$erien%ed the !r%e r ener#y and he %alled this e*$erien%e the $r%ess@. t is des%ri"ed in his "i#ra$hies (hi%h (ere (ritten "y Mary
@> Krishna"ur!i 11-2007 . G. 0rishnamurti, (as an ndian sa#e (h Questined anythin# (hi%h (as related t s$irituality and enli#htenment. >r him it (as nt Nirvana r Mksha "ut the !reedm ! the "il#i%al "dy !rm the thu#hts and kn(led#e (hi%h (as the mst im$rtant #al ! human li!e. He ree%ted the very "asis ! thu#ht and in din# s ne#ated all systems ! thu#hts and kn(led#e. /hile #in# thru#h 0undalini like %han#es in his "dy, his !riends "served that= $ and d(n his trs, ne%k and head, at thse $ints (hi%h ndian hly men %all chakras, his !riends "served s(ellin#s ! varius sha$es and %lrs, (hi%h %ame and (ent at intervals. ?n his l(er a"dmen the s(ellin#s (ere hri8ntal, %i#ar-sha$ed "ands. A"ve the navel (as a hard, almnd-sha$ed s(ellin#.O
Swa"i Si4ananda 1-1637 S(ami Sivananda (as a 1#i and s$iritual tea%her (h !unded The .ivine Li)e Society and the Sivananda Ashram in :ishikesh ndia. Sivananda 1#a, (hi%h is a $$ular !rm ! 1#a, is "ased n his tea%hin#s. He (as a versatile (riter and (rte many "ks n s$iritual su"e%ts.
$andi! >opi&rishna 103-17 t (uld "e n e*a##eratin t say that G$ikrishna revived the interest in 0undalini in mdern times. He (as an a%%m$lished 0undalini master and tau#ht and (rte !rm dire%t e*$erien%e. His tea%hin#s in%lude nt nly the dire%t e*$erien%e ! 0undalini, (hi%h he had !r many years, "ut als the im$rtan%e ! 0undalini !rm a "il#i%al, s%ienti&% and evlutinary $ers$e%tive. He des%ri"es varius as$e%ts ! 0undalini in many lu%idly (ritten "ks in%ludin# Kundalini+ !ath to #igher 'onsciousnessO
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S(ami Muktananda (rte a num"er ! "ks n 0undalini shakti. His aut"i#ra$hy entitled The !lay o) 'onsciousness /chitshaktivilas0 des%ri"es his (n 0undalini e*$erien%es in detail.
Swa"i Sa!ananda Saraswa!i 123-2007 S(ami Satyananda (as a dis%i$le ! S(ami Sivananda ! The .ivine Li)e Society . He (rte many "ks a"ut tantra and 0undalini.
Yogi haan 12-2007 1#i Bhaan (as a 0undalini y#a tea%her in SA.
Kundalini and !he Cha&ras in non-'ndian Cul!ures SuBs" Latai)esitta are $sy%h-s$iritual r#ans r, !a%ulties ! sensry and su$rasensry $er%e$tin n the Su& $ath. )hese si* levels ! states and e*$erien%es are $arts ! the Sel!, in a similar manner t the (ay r#ans are $arts ! the "dy.
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Chris!iani! )he "k The $nterior 'astle "y St. )eresa ! Avila des%ri"es seven mansins t e*$lain the seven states ! %ns%iusness, (hi%h a $ersn e*$erien%es n the s$iritual $ath t the sul. Sme Christian mysti%s have re!erred t these ener#y %enters as stars. )he seven mansins, and sa%raments trans%end reli#ius "undaries and des%ri"e a rad ma$ t a hi#her %ns%iusness.
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