Kundalni……

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Kundalni is a subtle power; she lies dormant in each and every body. It is a cosmic
power; it is in the form of a serpent and lies coiled up in the Muldhara Chakra. The details
about the chakras are given in the succeeding chapter. Kundalni is that dormant cosmic power
within us that underlies all organic and inorganic matter. No words theory or thesis can describe
this divine power. But for the purposes of understanding it is to be realized that this force is not
like electricity, centrifugal or a centripetal force. It is a cosmic power a spiritual force.

Divine powers have a very subtle ways of manifestation; they are not visible to the eye. Seekers
of the divine knowledge find themselves at a loss when even concerted efforts do not bear fruit
or results. Just remember without awakening of this power nothing happens, very little spiritual
progress is made, one toils for years and no experiences come by. Most seekers of knowledge
are ignorant of this fact hence some get frustrated and give up.

Kundalni is awakened by proper initiation by a Vedic Guru, mantra japa, pranayama etc.
There are other means also which are not discussed here. One should not get involved in
awakening of this dormant power prematurely without guidance and supervision. This power
awakens gradually in those people who practice japa and meditation, no other extra effort is
required, yes, asana and pranayama etc. certainly help in its awakening. A word of caution to
seekers, do not attempt to awaken this power without help of a qualified Guru, results can be
disastrous. Persons teaching yoga asana in normal way as yoga instructors or teachers may not
be qualified for this job. One must learn this practice under Realized Souls who may not be
easy to find.

Once the Kundalni awakens, during meditation one starts getting divine visions, divine smell,
divine taste, one can feel divine touches and hear divine sounds. Nature starts unfolding its
secrets. There is movement in the region of the Muldhara chakra; vibrations are experienced
during meditation. One starts to transcend the present state of consciousness and feels a state of
bliss never experienced before. Once Kundalni starts to move up from the Muldhara chakra up to
the Sahasrara chakra in the head, many knots block this path. The knots are gradually unlocked
by meditation or other means and one reaches the state of Super Consciousness when the
Kundalni reaches the Sahasrara. Many divine powers then manifest in the divine being one
becomes divineImportant Instructions

Important Instructions

1. Get up early morning preferably at 4 AM. During the early morning hours the
environment is calm and quiet and ideal for meditation, Japa and other yogic disciplines.
Saints and Yogis meditate at that time and send favorable vibrations. It is also the time
of sunrise, sunrise and sunset these junction hours are considered very favorable and
auspicious for meditation and Japa.

2. Be punctual, set a routine for your self and adhere to it. Do not allow the mind to take
liberties unless one has to go out of station or on an important job. If it is not feasible to
get up at 4 AM you may get up late and start your practices. If one cannot do it in the
morning or some reasons fix a time in the evening. Nighttime meditation is not
recommended for beginners.

3. One should have a light meal at night; this facilitates getting up early morning and
prevents one from falling asleep during meditation.

4. One should totally avoid alcohol, and all types of psychopathic drugs. Tobacco
chewing or smoking is equally bad. One must avoid chilies, pickles, sour and bitter
foods. One must avoid tinned food as far as possible. Fruits, milk and milk products
are highly recommended. Fresh vegetables and cereals are ideal. People, who do not
adhere to dietary restrictions, make very slow progress in this field.

5. Keep good company, mind follows law of association, if you keep bad company, it will
disturb the mind and will be tempted to do wrong things. One must try and avoid too
much talking. Do not solicit views of others regarding your spiritual practices or your
intentions regarding any spiritual activity. Just remember other than your Guru no one
can help you in your spiritual quest. No one can understand a mind of a spiritual
aspirant be it father, mother sister, brother or friends none. Only like-minded people may
discuss such aspects and may be of assistance. Every one will have their own views and
most of them will not be very encouraging due to their own ignorance and prejudices. If
one is an adult one should be able to take ones own decisions. Children below 15 years
of age must consult their parents.

6. Do not discuss your spiritual experiences with anyone except your Guru and that too in
private. Do not show off or brag, all that you will gather with great effort and sacrifice
will just vanish if you do not check your impulses regarding speech. Remember always
no one gets spiritual knowledge by allowing the senses to run riot. A spring has its
power in contraction not in elongation.

7. One must cultivate the habit of reading holy books like The Gita, The Bible, The Holy
Koran, Sri Guru Granth Sahib and Zend Avasta etc. Reading makes one keep good
company, it opens many vistas and widens ones horizons of thought and action. Read
 some books other than your own religion it makes you realize that God is one. Do not
begin your studies with Vedas if you are not exposed to it earlier. Vedas and Vedanta
texts are very difficult to understand. It is observed that some authors of commentaries
on Vedas and Vedanta texts have grossly misinterpreted them because they could not
comprehend the real purport. Only people who have advanced in the field of spirituality
may read Vedanta and Vedas. Just remember it is not possible to understand the
scriptures in detail all great sages and seers have virtually coded all religious scriptures.
There is an apparent meaning and a hidden meaning. It is experienced that hidden
meanings may be more than one.

8. One must become fearless; fear is an abrasion of character. One has to advance in this
field without any prejudices or fear. Fear of loss of face, criticism and censure should
be faced with a balanced mind. One should not even fear death. One must certainly
not become foolhardy and overstretch the dimension of fear.

9. One must give charity and share ones wealth with everyone. A little percentage of
income as felt convenient should be given in charity. One must be liberal in this aspect.
Not only humans one must feed the birds and animals. See God in all beings, learn to
love and respect all beings. This is a very great virtue.

10. Do not criticize others or do back biting. It is a serious lapse. The less you speak the
more energy you would be able to conserve for spiritual purposes. Learn to accept each
and every human as an entity manifested by The Lord. Eradicate your own weaknesses
rather than becoming a critique and finding fault with others.

11. Do introspection; find out your weaknesses and build a sterling character.

• Ask yourself how many lies you speak in a day?

• How many times you abused or used slang language?
• How many times you felt jealous?
• How many times you hurt the feelings of others?
• How much time you spent in gossip and idle talk?
• How many times you criticized others and could not stand criticism?
• How many times you got angry or violent?
• How much charity did you give in a month?
• Did you serve sick or poor and attend to the needs of downtrodden?
• How many times you missed your daily prayers and meditation etc?
• How many times you consumed non prescribed foods?
• Did you attend to sick animals and birds?
• Make a note of this daily and at the end of the month check the contents it will tell you
about your progress and change in you. This is a very important aspect of yogic
disciplines. Note this in a serial on a notebook and keep a record of this.

12. . One must never be arrogant in any aspect of life. Power, money and possessions all
belong to the God. Consider yourself to be caretaker of the Lord’s wealth and power a
 great change will take place in you if you adhere to this. Nothing here belongs to you
this is a transit camp. House, cars, aircraft, riches and power are bestowed by the
pleasure of the Good Lord; one must never get it to the head. Become humble,
humility will not only relieve pressure from ones mind but makes one very acceptable to
the others. Modesty removes vain ideas about ones self and helps in spiritual
advancement.

13. If one is an aspirant and serious about this business stop accepting gifts from others.
One must learn to live within ones own means. Do not unnecessarily take obligations
by accepting presents. Cut down your needs regarding your clothes, food etc. Live as
simple being with limited needs. Simple living subdues the ego, tames the monkey mind
and gives more time for devotion and prayers.

14. Acquire wisdom and learn to bear pleasure and pain in a balanced way. Remember
when there is desire for pleasure and enjoyment it will be followed up with pain and
frustration. If we enjoy pleasures and are troubled by pain we may get heaven or hell but
cant be eligible for salvation because deliverance is for those who remain alike in both
pleasure and pain.

15. Try and cultivate knowledge about herbs and Ayurveda. Ayurvedic science was the
most potent way to cure ailments of all kinds. Due to some reasons certain types of
herbs and plants cannot be identified currently despite availability of the formulas of
cure. However certain plants roots and herbs are invaluable in maintenance of sound
health and positive frame of mind. There are many books available on cure of diseases
through herbs and Ayurveda one may like to go through these books. Homeopathy is
very effective in cure of chronic ailments.

16. Never complain or crib about anything in life. Patiently bear the heat and the cold,
the storm and the floods. Be satisfied in the bracket the Lord has placed you. Just put
in the best effort in any of those slots you have been placed in, keep acquiring wisdom
and spiritual knowledge. In nature no two beings think and act alike, there will always
be differences of opinion and clash of ideas it is natural. Life gives limited freedoms,
Ups and downs, coolly accept it and remain satiated.

17. Perform yoga asana and pranayama daily. Do not practice weight lifting if you are
serious about yoga. Avoid-consuming steroids, they do more harm than good. Do not use
Pan Masala (Betel Masala) it is bad for lungs and lining of the stomach. Do not fast
often; fasting on the 11th day of the waning and waxing moon is very good. Have a good
balanced diet.

18. Do not gossip and avoid shoptalk with any one it does not help in any way but wastes
precious energy. Develop your own techniques to save energy.

19. Do not become an escapist and avoid work. One has to work harder and perform ones
duty if one is serious about yoga. Never avoid duty or responsibility.

20. Never violate the instructions given by your Guru.

 21. Be at peace; cultivate an aura of peace in and around you. Never get perturbed how so
ever irritating or unsavory the circumstance may appear to be.

22. Become a good human and advance towards becoming Divine.

Raja Yoga
Maharishi Patanjali developed the Yoga of eight limbs; the details regarding the same are given
in the book called Yoga Sutras. Raja yoga is also known as Astang Yoga. Astang in Sanskrit
language means eight limbs. These forms of yogic practices were devised considering the
physical, mental and psychological requirements of a human being. These yogic practices have
integrated all types of other Yoga’s and harmonize the body, mind and complete personality of a
person.

This type of yoga is famous all over the World due to incorporation of some Hatha
Yogic practices and yoga asana by the some modern seers. This yoga has devised means to
check the outward moving tendencies of the mind and restrain the desires so that one is to be
able to reach the state of super consciousness or samadhi in the most smooth and harmonious
method. It has been discussed in this type of Yoga that ignorance of true knowledge causes ‘I
ness’ and an individual considers himself non-eternal real. This is primarily due to ego and
design of creation. It is revealed that the attachment to body, pleasure, animosity, desire,
aversion and anger are reasons for affliction of the mind. A man’s latent impressions have their
roots in their previous births; they shape up in this birth and will be there in future births too.
These deep impressions called samskaras are responsible for both pleasure and pain in ones
lifetime; also they make a person act in a particular manner. These afflictions continue till such
time that they are burnt up by practice of yoga.

A wise person of discriminative knowledge views the entire world experience of pleasure and
pain as pain only. This is not a pessimistic approach towards life but by taking that all
experiences in the world are very temporary and permanent pleasure is not forthcoming through
worldly objects. Also, if one takes an over view of the entire life,
one finds that the process of birth, growth, decay and death birth after birth at this plane of
consciousness is not at all a happy going. One has to struggle each time one is born either as a
man or an animal. Many argue who has seen the life after death? Answer is simple, if this
was not so why would all Gods who have incarnated in various times and places only
preached virtue and restraint, and not vice and indulgence. They knew the consequences of
sinful conduct and gratuitous desires.

Each person has in a broad category the following physical, mental and psychological
requirements:
(a) Dharma. (Performance of secular and spiritual duties in life).
(b) Kama. (Fulfillment of desires).
(c) Arth (Economic prosperity).
(d) Moksha. (Enlightenment).

The yoga of the eight limbs was devised considering the entire requirements of a human
being. The practice of any particular system of yoga is very difficult because the effort required
by all human beings may not be adequate towards the achievement of the ultimate result; hence
Astang yoga or practices akin to this type of yoga are very conducive for almost all types of
personalities. We must understand what these practices are. Astang yoga has the following
eight limbs:
(a) Yama.
(b) Niyama.
(c) Asana.
(d) Pranayama.
(e) Pratyahara.
(f) Dharna.
(g) Dhyana.
(h) Samadhi.

Dharna (Concentration)

Dharna means concentration; most of us confuse Dharna to be meditation. Dharna involves

focusing the mind on the desired object. Thought plays an important role in concentration, if it
is one pointed it is good, if confused it becomes weak and dissipates. A good thought for a
person will do that person good and to the person thinking, a bad thought will yield bad results.
A yogi uses Dharna to avoid all distractions.

There are many ways to practice Dharna. Some practice this initially by concentrating on a
black object on a wall or candle gazing. Some concentrate on the chakras. Some gaze on the
stars or rivers and so on. There are many ways of doing this.

One must evolve ones own technique after learning since it is experienced that one particular
method may not suit every one. Singing and chanting of holy hymns and mantras puts one into
a meditative mood. One must know and understand ones mind, the mind has an inherent
tendency to get out of control and to run away from the objects it is focused upon. Don’t be
harsh with the mind during this practice. Lord Krishna says in Bhagwat Gita that the mind runs
farther away if you try to wrestle with it. Just watch your mind, become a witness to your own
mind it will become quiet.

Become a witness to your breath; watch the inspiration and the expiration mentally.
Continue doing this for some time, your senses and mind will quiet down, slowly focus your
mind on the whatever you think is God, bring it before your eyes, if the object runs away keep
watching, do not allow your mind to panic, slowly bring the object back again and restart the
practice. Do not be in a hurry to climb the spiritual ladder. People with good power of
concentration and vegetarian food habits may achieve focused mind early some may take a few
months. Do not get discouraged, keep at it God will help you if you are sincere, gradually find
a Guru.
Kundalini Meditation TM

This meditation lasts

for one hour and has
four stages, three with
music, and the last
without.

Kundalini acts like an

energetic shower, softly
shaking you free of
your day and leaving
you refreshed and
mellow.

First Stage: 15 minutes

Be loose and let your whole body shake, feeling
the energies moving up from your feet. Let go
everywhere and become the shaking. Your eyes
may be open or closed.

“Allow the shaking; don’t do it. Stand silently, feel

it coming and when your body starts trembling,
help it but don’t do it. Enjoy it, feel blissful about
it, allow it, receive it, welcome it, but don’t will it.
“If you force it will become an exercise, a bodily,
physical exercise. Then the shaking will be there
but just on the surface; it will not penetrate you.
You will remain solid, stone-like, rock-like within.
You will remain the manipulator, the doer, and the
body will just be following. The body is not the
question – you are the question.
“When I say shake, I mean your solidity, your
rock-like being should shake to the very
foundations so that it becomes liquid, fluid, melts,
flows. And when the rock-like being becomes
liquid, your body will follow. Then there is no
shake, only shaking. Then nobody is doing it; it is
simply happening.

Second Stage: 15 minutes

Dance, any way you feel, letting the whole body
move as it wishes. Again, your eyes can be open
or closed.
Third Stage: 15 minutes
Close your eyes and be still, sitting or standing,
observing, witnessing, whatever is happening
inside and out.

Fourth Stage: 15 minutes

Keeping your eyes closed, lie down and be still