The most ancient and also the most modern goal for our well-being
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Most people are familiar with the idea of awareness, which is basically the knowledge that something exists. What is less familiar and not yet accepted in most scientific circles is the idea of the “Universal Unconscious”.
This is the collective knowledge that forms the basis of the material world and is expressed in human beings as “Archetypes”, described in modern times by Carl Jung. So, when we get our Inner Awakening we become aware of our position in the whole and how our experiences – felt through sensations in the central nervous system – show how we are connected with every human
The Subtle System in the human body
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Inner awakening occurs when this inner energy, known traditionally as the “Kundalini” becomes activated. Actually, to call it an energy is incorrect because it is a living force which is intelligent and nurturing – being of the nature of our own Mother. “She” has been built into us since the beginning of creation, but it is only when we get our inner awakening that we become aware of her.
The Kundalini has been recognised for a very long time – thousands of years – but because we cannot feel her presence before getting inner awakening, the descriptions of the Kundalini in historical sources have been sketchy to say the least. A few people achieved their inner awakening spontaneously in the past, and they are the ones who have been able to explain a little of what the Kundalini is. There are also references which have entered common knowledge in a distorted way so that their origin has become confused.
The Kundalini is present in the Sacrum bone in the spine, coiled up in three and a half coils. When She is awakened, she uncoils through the subtle centres in the body known as “chakras”. For this reason, she is often depicted in the form of a snake and snakes are seen as auspicious creatures with divine qualities in some cultures. This symbolism is at the root of signs like the apothecaries’ staff formed from two snakes intertwined and the fleur-de-lys symbol.
In the Yajurveda, Kundalini is mentioned as a virgin energy which “moves like a devoted wife and destroys all evils, and, by its slight movement, through its energy, pierces all centres“.
Some refer to the story of Moses and the burning bush as being a reference to Kundalini, since the Kundalini is often depicted in the form of a snake.
In the Varahopanishad (5.52), Kundalini is called the supreme power.
In the Yogashikhopanishad (6.56) it is stated that when Kundalini Shakti rises above its resting point (the kanda), the yogi attains liberation.
Prophet Mohammed Sahib talked of the day of resurrection when he said that the “hands will speak“. “That day, we set a seal on their mouths, but their hands will speak to us, and their hands bear witness to all that they did.”
We have found that when you get your Inner Awakening and your own Kundalini becomes awakened, you will be able to feel the condition of your own subtle centres in your fingertips as feelings of heat, cool and tingling. The subtle centres in the body record the experiences you have throughout your lives, so the prediction of the prophet has been shown to be true.
In the Tao Te Ching, the primordial power is described as that of a mother. Lao Tze described Kundalini as the “spirit of the valley” (which relates to the central subtle channel in the body known as the “Sushumna Nadi”).
“The Valley Spirit never dies.
It is named the Mysterious Female.
And the Doorway of the Mysterious Female
Is the base from which Heaven and Earth sprang.
It is there within us all the while;
Draw upon it as you will, it never runs dry.”
Lord Buddha spoke of the “middle path” to achieve nirvana. He was actually describing the central channel (sushumna) through which the Kundalini ascends. Later Buddhist masters considered that the existence of the path of liberation within a human being was the greatest secret. They transmitted it to only a few deserving disciples because only those few were ready for it at that time.
The Old Testament symbol of the snake becomes significant in Christianity when Christ suggests Kundalini awakening, not just for the tribe of Israel but as the true destiny of all Christians: “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even as the son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life.” He says unequivocally, in the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas and elsewhere, that “The Holy Spirit is My Mother”. “The Kingdom of God is within you” (Luke 17:22).
Christians called it a reflection of the Holy Ghost, and worshipped its manifestations as tongues of flames over the heads of apostles during the Pentecost reunion.
The Hebrew “ruach” means “wind,” “breath,” or “spirit.” The corresponding Greek word is pneuma. Both words are commonly used in passages referring to the Holy Spirit. The word’s first use in the Bible appears in the second verse: “The Spirit of God [Ruach Elohim] was hovering over the waters” (Genesis 1:2). In Genesis 6:17 ruach is translated “breath of life.” Genesis 8:1 uses ruach to describe the “wind” God sent over the earth to recede the Flood waters. Altogether, the word ruach is found almost 400 times in the Old Testament.
When you get your Inner Awakening, you will find that when you put your hand above your head with the palm downwards, you will be able to feel a sensation like a cool breeze coming from the top of your head. This shows the presence of the Kundalini flowing in the subtle system and gives meaning to these references to “The Spirit” being connected with the idea of wind or breath.
The great Indian saint, Shri Adi Sankaracharya lived in the 7th-9th century CE. and wrote:
“Having filled the pathway of the Nadis with the streaming shower of nectar flowing from the Lotus feet, having resumed thine own position from out of the resplendent Lunar regions and Thyself assuming the form of a serpent of three and a half coils, sleepest thou, in the hollow of Kula Kunda (Kula Kunda means the hollow of Mooladhara Sacrum bone).”
In his work, Saundarya Lahari, he described the path taken by the Kundalini through the subtle centres or “chakras” to the chakra known as the Sahasrara in the head, saying, “Thou art residing in secrecy with Thy Lord (The spirit) in the thousand-petalled Lotus, having pierced through the Earth situated in ‘Mooladhara’, the Water in Manipura, the Fire abiding in the Svadhisthana, the Air in the Heart (‘Anahata’), the Ether above (Visshuddhi) and ‘Manas’ between the eyebrows (‘Agnya’) and thus broken through the entire ‘Kula Path’.”
Shankaracharya, in his famous treatise, Saundarya Lahari, says: “The invincible Kundalini Shakti pierces the six chakras and enters its abode slowly step by step.”
Gyaneshwara, another famous saint of Maharashtra born around 1275 AD, described Kundalini in the 7th chapter of his famous book “Gyaneshwari”. He wrote:
“Kundalini is one of the greatest energies. The whole body of the seeker starts glowing because of the rising of the Kundalini. Because of that, unwanted impurities in the body disappear. The body of the seeker suddenly looks very proportionate, and the eyes look bright and attractive, and the eyeballs glow.” — (Gyaneshwari, Chapter VI).
Guru Nanak Dev (born in 1497 AD) has made references to Kundalini awakening. He said, “God has made this human body a house with six Chakras and has established the light of spirit in it. Cross the ocean of Maya and meet the eternal God who does not come, who does not go, who neither takes birth nor dies. When your six Chakras meet in line, Surati (Kundalini) takes you beyond distortions.” (Sri Guru Granth). Note that the seventh Chakra, the Sahasrara, was not open at this time, but is now.
Many people are born with their Kundalini already awakened. Some become aware of this during their life, and some never really understand the feelings they have. Others achieve their inner awakening spontaneously because their life experiences have prepared them, and they are ready for it. All people in these categories have a positive experience of Kundalini and no doubts over the benefits she brings to them.
There are many groups practising “Kundalini Yoga” who have some awareness of how the Kundalini works, but there is a very great misconception that the awakening of the Kundalini can be a painful experience. In reality, if the Kundalini awakens naturally and at the correct time, there is never any problem. People experience difficulties when they over-stimulate the subtle system through their practises – particularly a chakra known as the Mooladhara, which is below the base of the spine.
The practise of Sahaja Yoga is in a different category to all other meditation and Kundalini-based groups. The difference is that the first thing experienced in one’s journey in Sahaja Yoga is one’s inner awakening when the Kundalini becomes awakened in the body. This has now happened with millions of people worldwide, and there has never been a single problem with it. It’s not just a fantasy either, but a real event which is provable through experiencing sensations on the fingers and different parts of the body, together with a feeling of complete calm where the normally never-ending thoughts in the head subside and leave on to experience a state of true inner peace.
The people practising Sahaja Yoga feel so privileged to have experienced this and are so grateful to be able to help others experience it too, that they hold free meditation sessions around the world so that the Kundalini of everybody can be awakened.
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