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| "It is possible to force Kundalini to awaken by the use of your will, but only through surrender to the Divine will She rise above the first two chakras and lead you to eternal happiness." Durga Ma |
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Kundalini
Kundalini Rising
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Kundalini
The strong release of life energy (prana) disturbs, and ultimately awakens, Kundalini. During the initial stages of this process, called pranotthana, various dramatic, and often alarming, phenomena may occur. Due to this release and its side effects, and because the arousal of Kundalini may be concurrent with it, pranotthana is often mistaken for the awakening of Kundalini.
Through misunderstanding and not knowing how to proceed, Kundalini is often either suppressed or forced. Neither suppression or forcing are beneficial, and both may be harmful.
Scriptures and esoteric writings on the subject of Kundalini tell us that She is the friend of those whose desire is solely for God/the Divine, and the nemesis of those whose aim is other than this.
Persons with awakened or awakening Kundalini whose primary interest is other than God, the Divine, Truth, the Absolute, may wish to seek guidance in directing their energy to a spiritual life more suited to their goals. Those whose desire is for God will want to allow Kundalini the freedom to act unhindered and arrange their lives to accommodate Her.
In the age in which we live, both of these propositions are fraught with difficulty. Some who seek God and whose Kundalini is awakened may have practical problems that interfere with going ahead with this path, while others, who’s primary interest lies elsewhere, find the path to achieving their goals disrupted by Kundalini and full of obstacles. People often find that their energy is aimed in one direction and their lives in another. This conflict seems to be prevalent in our time.
If you find yourself in this situation and believe that your Kundalini is awakening, please know that these conflicts may be resolved with sincere effort in determining what it is that you really want in your life. This is not as easy as it sounds. Many personal aims are superficial to deeper ones that have been forgotten. It is extremely important that you discover what lies beneath the desires that you are aware of. Only by following their trails to the end will you know what kind of information and guidance to accept and to follow.
Sometimes it’s not enough to say, “Well, of course, everyone’s ultimate desire is for God/the Divine/Truth.” While this statement is certainly true, nothing in this life is that black or white. Life is lived in a relative world, and while it exists simultaneously with the Absolute, it is still a phenomena consisting of the relationship of one thing with another, with one person and another. Life as we know it is in the dimension of the relative. It moves, it advances.
Somewhere in the spectrum that extends between the black and the white lies the answer to your most demanding questions, the ones that won’t leave you alone. While the ultimate answers can only come from you, the asking is sometimes the catalyst to their emergence.
Kundalini Rising
Once Kundalini is awake, She wants to rise in order to bring you to your natural state of eternal happiness. But in trying to move upward She encounters walls, or barriers. These barriers are first pierced, and then evolved so that She can continue on Her way.
At first this is only a scouting trip, a partial ascent, ending in Her settling down once more before trying again. After more attempts, clearing the way as She goes and finding the way more and more open to Her, She eventually establishes Her home in a higher place and gets down to serious business. Now, real evolution begins — evolution of the body, the emotions, the mind, the whole being. At this point, you’re headed for eternal happiness.