Kundalini Awakening : THE LOCATION OF KUNDALINI and the basics of activation Part – 4,
Those who have not read the previous parts it is suggested that you read part – 3 and earlier, as this is a continuation of the text indicated in the previous post.
Kundalini in the masculine body it is in the perineum, between the urinary and excretory organs. In the female body its location is at the root of the uterus, in the cervix. This center is traditionally known as mooladhara chakra and it is actually a physical structure. It is a small gland which you can even take out and press. This is done in some tantaric massage therapies as well.
However, kundalini is a sensory perception that is dormant in a human being, and even if you press the glands or the nerve center, it will not activate. To activate this nodal point you must prepare yourself through proper techniques. You must practice asanas, pranayama, and meditation.
Then, when you are able to force your internal breadth into the seat of kundalini, the energy wakes up and makes its way through sushumna nadi, the central nervous canal, to the brain. As kundalini ascends, it passes through each of the chakras which are interconnected with the different silent areas of the brain. With the awakening of kundalini there is an explosion in the brain as the dormant or sleeping areas start blossoming like flowers. This is why the activated sahasrara chakara is depicted with a 1000 petal lotus blossoming. Therefore, kundalini can be technically equated with the awakening of the silent areas of the brain and the central nervous system.
We are all at different stages of sensory awakening or perception. Not all of us are the same. In some of us kundalini may have already reached swadhisthana, manipura or anahata chakra. If this is so, whatever sadhana you do now might start an awakening in anahata or some other chakra. However, awakening of kundalini in mooladhara chakra is one thing, and awakening in sahasrara, the highest center of the brain, is another. Once the multi-petalled lotus of sahasrara blossoms, a new consciousness opens up.
Our present consciousness is dependent, as the human mind and intellect depends on the information supplied by the five senses, the mind and intellect level of awareness is limited. However, when the super consciousness emerges, experience becomes completely independent and knowledge also becomes completely independent of the primary five senses, this stage is what in other words called as all Seeing Eye.
In the Christian tradition, the terms "the Path of the Initiates" and "the Stairway to Heaven" used in the Bible, refer to kundalini's ascent through sushumna nadi. The ascent of kundalini and ultimately, the descent of spiritual grace, are symbolized by the cross. This is why Christians make the sign of the cross at ajna, anahata and vishuddhi chakras, for ajna is the center where the ascending consciousness is transcended and anahata is where the descending grace is made manifest to the world.
Whatever happens in spiritual life, it is related to the awakening of kundalini. This is the final goal of every form of spiritual life, whether you call it samadhi, nirvana, moksha, or whatever, is in fact awakening of kundalini.
Once you have reached this point, you see everything, you hear everything, you understand everything but one thing for sure this is a boon as well as a curse. Some times in this process you feel that you are struck, like a whale struck in a pond or a well this needs to be overcome mentally. This is also a reason for some people who practice its preferable to be in an ashram or in the midst of people who are in the same or higher level of development.
The word kundalini refers to the shakti or power when it is in its dormant potential state, but when it is manifesting, you can call it Devi, Kali, Durga, Saraswati, Lakshmi or any other name according to the manifestation it is exhibiting before you.
When kundalini has just awakened and you are not able to handle it, it is called Kali. When you can handle it and are able to use it for beneficial purposes and you become powerful on account of it, it is called Durga.
According to yoga philosophy, Kali, the first manifestation of the unconscious kundalini is a terrible power; it completely subdues the individual soul. This is what is represented by Kali standing on Lord Shiva. It sometimes happens that by mental instability some people get in contact with their unconscious body and see inauspicious, ferocious elements - ghosts, monsters, etc.
When Kali, the unconscious power of human, is awakened and further refined she goes up to meet the further manifestation, being Durga, the super conscious, bestowing glory and beauty on the individual.
We will discuss the different locations of the individual chakaras and some specific about these chakaras in the next posts.
Keep reading.
May The Master’s Voice be with you.
Those who have not read the previous parts it is suggested that you read part – 3 and earlier, as this is a continuation of the text indicated in the previous post.
Kundalini in the masculine body it is in the perineum, between the urinary and excretory organs. In the female body its location is at the root of the uterus, in the cervix. This center is traditionally known as mooladhara chakra and it is actually a physical structure. It is a small gland which you can even take out and press. This is done in some tantaric massage therapies as well.
However, kundalini is a sensory perception that is dormant in a human being, and even if you press the glands or the nerve center, it will not activate. To activate this nodal point you must prepare yourself through proper techniques. You must practice asanas, pranayama, and meditation.
Then, when you are able to force your internal breadth into the seat of kundalini, the energy wakes up and makes its way through sushumna nadi, the central nervous canal, to the brain. As kundalini ascends, it passes through each of the chakras which are interconnected with the different silent areas of the brain. With the awakening of kundalini there is an explosion in the brain as the dormant or sleeping areas start blossoming like flowers. This is why the activated sahasrara chakara is depicted with a 1000 petal lotus blossoming. Therefore, kundalini can be technically equated with the awakening of the silent areas of the brain and the central nervous system.
We are all at different stages of sensory awakening or perception. Not all of us are the same. In some of us kundalini may have already reached swadhisthana, manipura or anahata chakra. If this is so, whatever sadhana you do now might start an awakening in anahata or some other chakra. However, awakening of kundalini in mooladhara chakra is one thing, and awakening in sahasrara, the highest center of the brain, is another. Once the multi-petalled lotus of sahasrara blossoms, a new consciousness opens up.
Our present consciousness is dependent, as the human mind and intellect depends on the information supplied by the five senses, the mind and intellect level of awareness is limited. However, when the super consciousness emerges, experience becomes completely independent and knowledge also becomes completely independent of the primary five senses, this stage is what in other words called as all Seeing Eye.
In the Christian tradition, the terms "the Path of the Initiates" and "the Stairway to Heaven" used in the Bible, refer to kundalini's ascent through sushumna nadi. The ascent of kundalini and ultimately, the descent of spiritual grace, are symbolized by the cross. This is why Christians make the sign of the cross at ajna, anahata and vishuddhi chakras, for ajna is the center where the ascending consciousness is transcended and anahata is where the descending grace is made manifest to the world.
Whatever happens in spiritual life, it is related to the awakening of kundalini. This is the final goal of every form of spiritual life, whether you call it samadhi, nirvana, moksha, or whatever, is in fact awakening of kundalini.
Once you have reached this point, you see everything, you hear everything, you understand everything but one thing for sure this is a boon as well as a curse. Some times in this process you feel that you are struck, like a whale struck in a pond or a well this needs to be overcome mentally. This is also a reason for some people who practice its preferable to be in an ashram or in the midst of people who are in the same or higher level of development.
The word kundalini refers to the shakti or power when it is in its dormant potential state, but when it is manifesting, you can call it Devi, Kali, Durga, Saraswati, Lakshmi or any other name according to the manifestation it is exhibiting before you.
When kundalini has just awakened and you are not able to handle it, it is called Kali. When you can handle it and are able to use it for beneficial purposes and you become powerful on account of it, it is called Durga.
According to yoga philosophy, Kali, the first manifestation of the unconscious kundalini is a terrible power; it completely subdues the individual soul. This is what is represented by Kali standing on Lord Shiva. It sometimes happens that by mental instability some people get in contact with their unconscious body and see inauspicious, ferocious elements - ghosts, monsters, etc.
When Kali, the unconscious power of human, is awakened and further refined she goes up to meet the further manifestation, being Durga, the super conscious, bestowing glory and beauty on the individual.
We will discuss the different locations of the individual chakaras and some specific about these chakaras in the next posts.
Keep reading.
May The Master’s Voice be with you.
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