What
Is Kundalini ?
Kundalini
is an invisible force, but in the human body it is clothed in
a nest of hollow concentric spheres of astral and etheric matter,
one within the other.
There are seven (7) concentric spheres resting within the Root Chakra (in an around the last hollow of the spine close to the coccyx.) In the ordinary human, the only force active is the outermost sphere; the other spheres are asleep.
In order
to bring your Root (1st) Chakra into full activity is to awaken
these inner spheres, and it is THIS force that arouses or awakens (activates)
the rest of the chakras.
The kundalini power lies at rest at the lower end of the spine
like a "coiled snake" and enters the system through
the Root Chakra. The
kundalini power flows through the sushumna in a mere trickle
in most people. But when it is awakened, it rises up the sushumna
like a growing stream, activating the chakras, supplying them
with vibrations, causing them to expand and increase their vibrational
frequency.
As the kundalini
rises, its energy is transformed into various vibrations, corresponding
to each individual chakra (ie. it is lowest at the Root Chakra
and highest at the Crown Chakra.) The degree of each chakra's performance
is determined by the degree of consciousness (awareness) the person has attained in the various
areas of his/her life, and whether they are blocked by stress
and / or unresolved experiences. The more conscious a person is, the
more active and open their chakras will be and the more kundalini
that will be able to enter their body and flow like a strong
flowing stream.
Please
read the following page carefully:
A Kundalini
Journey
through the Chakras
Here is a very, very, very BRIEF description:
1. When the serpent-fire
is awakened in the person at the "astral" level, it
moves on to the Sacral
(2nd) chakra,
which corresponds to the physical spleen, and through it, vitalizes
the whole astral body;
2. Then it moves on to
the Solar Plexus (3rd) chakra, vivifying it, awakening in the
astral body the power of feeling, a sensitivity to all sorts
of influences;
3. Then it moves on to
the Heart
(4th) chakra,
which when awakened endows the person with a power to comprehend
and sypathize with the vibrations of other astral entities in
a way that they can instinctively understand something of their
feelings;
4. Then it moves on to
the Throat
(5th) chakra,
awakening / activating it, giving the person the power of hearing
on the astral plane;
5. Then it moves on to
the 6th
- Third Eye chakra,
which when developed and awakened (activated) produces astral
sight;
6. Finally, when it awakens
or activates the Crown
- Third Eye (7th) chakra, which corresponds to the top of the head, it
completes the astral life.
Vague, huh?
Sorry, but it must be this way for now.
Think of
Kundalini as a LIQUID FIRE that rushes through the body when it has been aroused by the
will - emphasized, your WILL. When it has been aroused, it spirals
up your spine like the coils
of a snake.
For the ordinary person, it lies at the base of the spine, unawakened,
asleep, its very presence unsuspected for their whole life.
But there are various methods you can use to awaken the kundalini
power. Some of these methods involve the use of your will, peculiar
modes of breathing (exercises), mantras, various postures and
movements, et cetera.
IMPORTANT
It is said that it is better to allow the kundalini power to
remain dormant until the person has made definite moral development,
until the will is strong enough to control it, and their thoughts
are pure enough to enable them to awaken it without injury.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY
Nobody should tamper or "experiment" with it without
the instruction of a Teacher who thoroughly understands the subject,
because the dangers associated with it are very real and terribly
serious.
The DANGERous Side
If the kundalini power is uncontrolled, it often produces intense
physical pain - it may tear tissue and even destroy physical
life. But, strange as it may seem, these are the least of its
evils - it can do permanent injury to vehicles higher than the
physical.
If awakened
prematurely, one commone effect is that the kundalini power rushes
downwards in the body instead of upward, exciting the most undesirable
passions, making it impossible for the person to resist them. Such people become
monsters of depravity. They may gain supernormal powers but they
will be connected with the "lower" order of evolution,
something that may take more than one incarnation to overcome.
Other unpleasant
possibilities
involve the mental body. For example, ambition is quickly aroused
which swells to an incredible degree. Ambition will rule your being! It may bring a great
power of intellect but at the same time produce abnormal and
satanic pride, inconceivable to the ordinary person.
Kundalini
is no ordinary energy. It is restless. Only under the guidance of a
Master, who watches over them, should one attempt to awaken these
tremendous forces. In the words of The Hathayoga Pradipika: "Kundalini power
gives liberation to yogis, and bondage to fools."
In addition
to kundalini, there is another energy that enters the body through
the Crown Chakra (the top of your head) and flows down / through
the spine to each individual chakra. It is a pure and divine vital energy.
The archaic teachings in India call this energy, the god Shiva,
whose mere presence initiates the transformation towards the
Divine.
Remember, the chakras act as receivers of the energy vibrations
and information that transcends the physical realm -- openings
that are connecting us with the unlimited universe of subtle
energies.
It should
be noted that the chakras also radiate energy into our surrounding
environment. Through
our chakras, we can send out loving and healing vibrations and
conscious or subconscious messages, which can and will influence
the people around us (near or far away) as well as situations
and even physical matter, all in a positive or negative light. So think about that.
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