Kundalini is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning either coiled up or coiling like a snake. It is a term in yoga, referring to a reservoir of psychic energy at the base of the spine. Kundalini is curled up in the back part of the root chakra in three and one-half turns.
"Kundalini is the energy of the Divine as it is experienced in the individual. Kundalini binds us when we project its energy into the world and yet, kundalini liberates us when we return this energy to its divine origin.
This video is a good attempt to get a feeling of the Kundalini rising:"
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“Brahmarandhra” means the hole of Brahman. It is the dwelling house of the human soul. This is also known as “Dasamadvara,” the tenth opening or the tenth door. The hollow place in the crown of the head known as anterior fontanelle in the new-born child is the Brahmarandhra.
Excerpt from the book Kundalini Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda.
Nadis are the astral tubes made up of astral matter that carry psychic currents. The Sanskrit term ‘Nadi’ comes from the root ‘Nad’ which means ‘motion’. It is through these Nadis (Sukshma, subtle passages), that the vital force or Pranic current moves or flows. Since they are made up of subtle matter they cannot be seen by the naked physical eyes and you cannot make any test-tube experiments in the physical plane. These Yoga Nadis are not the ordinary nerves, arteries and veins that are known to the Vaidya Shastra (Anatomy and Physiology). Yoga Nadis are quite different from these.
Distant healing is known as “absent treatment” also. You can transmit Prana through space to your friend who is living at a distance. He should have a receptive mental attitude. You must feel yourself en rapport (in direct relation and in sympathy) with the people whom you heal with this Distant Healing method.
Excerpt from the book Kundalini Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda.
Meditation is
the practice of turning the attention from outer awareness to inner
concentration. In the practice of Kundalini Maha Yoga, meditation is much more
than a relaxation technique. It is a way of easing resistance to the ascent of
the Kundalini energy by quieting the fluctuations of the mind. Of all the forms
of meditation, meditation through attention on the breath is the simplest and
most direct way to Self-realization.
You must be perfectly established in
Brahmacharya if you want sure success. "Devanamapi durlabha"-very difficult to be
obtained even by Devas. Therefore realise the importance of this Mudra and
practise it very cautiously. Vajroli Mudra also is called Yoni Mudra.
The Yoga-Kundalini Upanishad is the
eighty-sixth among the 108 Upanishads. It forms part of the Krishna Yajurveda.
It deals with an exposition of Hatha and Lambika Yogas. It concludes with an
account of the non-qualified Brahman. The Non-dual Brahman is the quest of all
seekers.
In the act of
lovemaking the couple embodies the dyadic wholeness of the Supreme. TANTRIC
sexual union resonates with the very foundational energies of the Universe: it
captures, magnifies and re-directs the essential Cosmic Power of Life. It is
therefore not by chance that sexual intercourse brings the most intense
emotional experience that the human being can have while in the flesh.
Therefore TANTRA uses it predominantly to create that overwhelming unifying
energy. The erotic impulse stirs up the KUNDALINI energy so that it can rise,
through the subtle duct of power along the spine, to the highest center of
power above the head. This process renders the adept immortal:
Sri Trilinga Swami of Benares, born in
Andhra Desa, lived some fifty years ago. He lived for 280 years. He made his
Tapas in Manasarovar (Tibet). Once Ramakrishna Paramahamsa also saw him at
Benares.
Kundalini is the divine energy. She manifests both in the cosmic
form, encompassing all of creation, and in the personal form. God creates the
universe by producing subtle energies in an act of divine will. This can be
compared to the process wherein sparks are generated from a single source of
fire. The individual manifestation of Kundalini is like a spark of cosmic
Kundalini.
In Kundalini Yoga the creating and sustaining Sakti of the whole body is actually and truly united with Lord Siva. The Yogi goads Her to introduce him to Her Lord. The rousing of Kundalini Sakti and Her Union with Lord Siva effects the state of Samadhi (Ecstatic union) and spiritual Anubhava (experience). It is She who gives Knowledge or Jnana, for She is Herself That. Kundalini Herself, when awakened by the Yogins, achieves for them the Jnana (illumination).
Kundalini is the cosmic power in individual bodies. It is not a material force like electricity, magnetism, centripetal or centrifugal force. It is a spiritual potential Sakti or cosmic power. In reality it has no form. The Sthula Buddhi and mind have to follow a particular form in the beginning stage. From this gross form, one can easily, understand the subtle formless Kundalini. Prana, Ahamkara, Buddhi, Indriyas, mind, five gross elements, nerves are all the products of Kundalini.
Excerpt from the book Kundalini Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda.
Osho Kundalini Meditation acts like an energetic shower, softly shaking you free of your day and leaving you refreshed and mellow, says Amrit Sadhana.
It lasts for one hour and has four stages, three with music, and the last one without it. The first three stages are to be done standing and the last one, lying down
(See also: Meditation Techniques , Meditation,
Meditation for Beginners, Meditation Techniques)
When we come to Vedanta, there is no question about Kundalini or any type of mystical and mechanical methods. It is all enquiry and philosophical speculation. According to Vedanta the only thing to be destroyed is ignorance about one’s real nature, and this ignorance cannot be destroyed either by study, or by Pranayama, or by work, or by any amount of physical twisting and torturing, but only by knowing one’s real nature, which is Sat-Chit-Ananda or Existence-Knowledge-Bliss.
‘Basti’ exercise is intended to serve the purpose of ‘enema’ to pass out the accumulation of faeces from the intestinal canal. There are two varieties, viz., Sthala Basti and Jala Basti.
Excerpt from the book Kundalini Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda.
The heart center, associated with love and courage, presides over the air element. The spiritual center located at the heart. The unstruck (anahata) sound heard in meditation originates in this center.
(See
also: Anahata chakra ,
Kundalini,
Kundalini Yoga, Kundalini Dictionary)
Each Chakra has a particular number of petals with a Sanskrit alphabet on each petal. The vibration that is produced at each petal is represented by the corresponding Sanskrit letter. Every letter denotes the Mantra of Devi Kundalini. The letters exist in the petals in a latent form. These can be manifested and the vibrations of the Nadis felt during concentration.
When we study the construction, location and function of the Spinal Cord and the Sushumna Nadi, we can readily say that the Spinal Cord was called Sushumna Nadi by the Yogins of yore. The Western Anatomy deals with the gross form and functions of the Spinal Cord, while the Yogins of ancient times dealt with all about the subtle (Sukshma) nature. Now in Kundalini Yoga, you should have a thorough knowledge of this Nadi.
An accomplished, Purnayogi in the path of
Kundalini Yoga is in possession of eight major Siddhis, viz., Anima, Mahima,
Laghima, Garima, Prapti, Prakamya, Vasitvam and Ishitvam.
