does anyone know anything about the process of kundalini?
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The spiritual awakening of the aspirant is described in Tantra by means of the symbol of the awakening and rising of the Kundalini power. What is this Kundalini? Properly understood, it is not something mystical or esoteric, peculiar to Tantra, but the basis of the spiritual experiences described by all religious faiths. Every genuine spiritual experience, such as the seeing of light or a vision, or communion with the Deity, is only a manifestation of the ascent of the Kundalini.\n\nLet us try to understand the Kundalini with the help of an illustration from classical physics. There are two kinds of energy associated with a piece of matter; potential and kinetic, the sum total of which is a constant. The kinetic energy, which may be only a fraction of the total energy, is involved in the movement or action of a body. According to Tantra, the Kundalini, in the form of cosmic energy, is present in everything, even in a particle of matter. Only a fraction of it, like the kinetic energy, is operative, while an unmeasured residuum is left, like the potential energy, ‘coiled up’ and untapped at the ‘base root’. It is a vast magazine of power, of which the operative energy, like the kinetic energy of the particle, is only a fraction. In the jiva-centre, also, are both this potential energy of the Kundalini, which is the storehouse of the energy of the body (physical, subtle, and causal), and also the active energy of the jiva.\n\nThe coiled up Kundalini is the central pivot upon which the whole complex apparatus of the body and mind moves and turns. A specific ratio between the active and total energies of the Kundalini determines the present condition and behaviour of the bodily apparatus. A change in the ratio is necessary to effect a change in its present working efficiency by transforming the grosser bodily elements into finer. A transformation, dynamisation, and sublimation of the physical, mental and vital apparatus is only possible through what is called the rousing of the Kundalini and its reorientation from 'downward facing' ’to 'upward facing'. By the former the physical body has been made a ‘coiled curve’, limited in character, restricted in functions and possibilities. By the force of the latter it breaks its fetters and transcends its limitations. This is the general principle.\n\nBut there are various forms of spiritual discipline by which this magazine of latent power can be acted upon. Faith and love act as a most powerful lever to raise the coiled up Kundalini; also the disciplines of Raja-yoga and jnana-yoga (yoga of knowledge). The repetition of the Lord’s name or a holy mantra, and even music, help in this process. Tantra recognises all this. The student of Tantra should bear in mind the psychological aspect of the process of the ascent of the Kundalini, which is more of an unfoldment, expansion, and elevation of consciousness than a mechanical accession to an increased and higher power. The aim of waking the Kundalini is not the acquisition of greater power for the purpose of performing miraculous feats or the enjoyment of material pleasures; it is the realisation of Satchidananda (existence-knowledge-bliss absolute).\n\nModern research demonstrates the close affinity of the Tantra system of religious philosophy to the Vedas; Tantra itself speaks of its Vedic origin…… The Tantric method of sublimation consists of three steps: purification, elevation, and reaffirmation of identity on the plane of pure consciousness. First the aspirant must rid himself of the dross of grossness by reversing the outgoing current into the return current. (Outgoing current operates as a bond for the embodied soul and the return current as ‘releaser’ or ‘liberator’).\n\nAccording to Tantra, in the process of evolution, the pure cosmic principles at a certain stage cross the line and pass into impure principles, the latter constituting the realm of nature, which is like a ‘coiled’ curve, i
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Try:\nhttp://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/meditation_practice.html
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Check this out:\n\nhttp://www.yoganewyork.org/meetings01_newyorkcity.html\n\nIt's a meditation-based method and classes are free.
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http://www.nwahindutemple.org/bhajans/navarathri.doc
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Right Shoulder corresponds to the cervical plexus' right aspect which maintains and nourishes that area.\n\nIn yogic philosophy, the right cervical plexus (Right Vishuddhi Chakra) represents the center of sweetness and diplomacy. If you look at it from a yogic point of view, it is a manifestation of a blockage of the R. Vishuddhi. To confirm or deny take a short test. Do these additional malfunctions related to the right cervical plexus manifest:\n\n1. Anger, use of sharp words.\n2. Inability to handle pressure situations diplomatically.\n3. Headache in the left part of the head/forehead.\n4. Issues with the liver.\n5. Heartburn/Constipation.\n\nIf some of the above manifest, then it might be a problem in the subtle system.\n\nthe solution is chakra cleansing and kundalini awakening is one good way to do it. Where could you learn it? There is possibly a free class closeby if you would care to look up on the Meditation Class directory (Sahaja Yoga is a method of cleansing chakras through Kundalini):\nhttp://sahajayoga.org/worldwidecontacts/default.asp\n\nTry out the basic excercise online:\nhttp://sahajayoga.org/experienceitnow/default.asp
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According to the details provided by you, I've prepared your Kundali and it goes like this :\n\nAscendant          Aquarius with 21 degrees\nSUN                    in Pisces with 09 degrees\nMARS                 in Pisces with 26 degrees\nMERCURY         in Pisces (DEblited) with 06 degrees\nVENUS               in Aries with 11 degrees\nRAHU                 in Gemini with 05 degrees\nKETU                 in Sagittarius with 05 degrees\nMOON                in Cancer (your Raashi is Cancer) 04 degrees\nSATURN            in LIBRA (Exalted) with 09 degrees\nJUPITER            in Scorpio with 17 degrees.\n\nAccording to your horoscope you're a medium heighted person. the ruler of your ascendant zodiac Saturn lie exalted in 9th house which makes you a fortunate person. You will earn by lending money to people. you'll live long, but you'll have to go through harsh time, that means you'll have to run like anything in your life. Things wont come as easy as you expect to. \nYou have a bit pointed nose, narrow chin line. your body shows the signs of Saturn means you're a tough like person, with more weight of bones in your body. \n\nMercury deblited lies in the second house with Sun and Mars, which will give you problems related to your mouth, speech, throat, left eye, may be both eyes. family related problems. \nThis also makes you an angry person. Just think before you speak, because sometimes you speak that could hurt others. \nYou are harsh at your speech. you say truth that's not sweet. \nRahu lies in your 5th house. this may create problem in your studies. It can make you change many schools, may be A.T.K.T even though you're good at studies. you think too much. Stop thinking negetive and be positive. you'll face problems related to stomach. watchout for what you eat.\n\nyou can go for career in Computers, Electronics, iron related, Fire and Fire related business or Career. Chemicals, Colour etc.\nhotel management etc.\n\nJupiter in 10th house shows that you'll have difference of opinion with your father. \n\nMoon in 6th house will give you illness at the age of 6, 8,9 ot 12.\nSaturn in 9th house will make you travel a lot. Once again you're a lucky guy. \n\nIf you think my predictions are good and if they helped you then please do let me know. at onedeepen@yahoo,com
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I've heard of this, but don't know of 1st-hand examples.\n\nthe best part? you get to explore spirituality on your own terms, yet within a solidly self-responsible framework. It's quite beautiful and liberating.
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Meditation is Simple\n\nAs meditation became popular in the West, beginning in the late 1960s and 1970s, and many different meditation approaches were introduced to the West, a lot of misinformation was spread. At Centerpointe, we talk to a lot of people everyday interested in meditation -- some of whom have been meditating off and on for years (unfortunately, a lot of times with little to show for it). The mish-mash of beliefs about meditation, what it is, how it works, and how to identify when you are doing it properly is amazing. Hopefully this article will clear up some of the misconceptions and simplify something that has been overly complicated over the last 30 years.\n\nMeditation is a tool used to gain self-awareness, to help get the mind out of the way so you can more clearly see who you really are. Those who have succeeded in this quest tell us the resulting peace, happiness, and connection to (God, the One, your Self, the Infinite -- pick one) is immeasurably better than the stressed-out and often hopeless existence many people are experiencing.\n\nFrom research done in the 1970s, we learned that all forms of meditation involve the slowing of the electrical brain wave patterns from the normal, everyday beta brain wave pattern to the slower alpha rhythms. Very experienced meditators enjoy short excursions,  lasting a few moments at a time, into the even slower trance-like theta brain wave pattern.\n\nThis slowing of the electrical brain wave patterns in every case is accomplished -- in traditional meditation -- by some kind of focusing, the most popular points of focus being the breath, or a mantra or prayer. Any kind of focusing causes the brain wave patterns to slow.\n\n[Now I know this "brain wave pattern" approach to understanding doesn't sound as romantic as some of the more metaphorical Eastern explanations, but I believe it is more useful (and I don't think it negates the Eastern explanations, either).]\n\nSo what does slowing the brain wave patterns accomplish? Several things. First, it creates an altered state. You become more relaxed. The brain makes endorphins, DHEA (a hormone related to health and well-being and a buffer against stress), human growth hormone, serotonin, and a number of other hormones and neurochemicals related to relaxation, stress release, and well-being. While in this altered state, you may partially or even totally lose contact with the outside world for moments at a time.\n\nSecond, the slower brain wave patterns create electrical fluctuations the brain cannot handle -- the way it is currently structured. To deal with this, the brain creates a new structure that can handle these fluctuations. The two sides of the brain begin to communicate more, leading to whole brain functioning, which includes greater mental abilities, and greater self awareness, resolution of emotional problems, greater balance in the brain, and what most people describe as a greater feeling of connect to everything around them.\n\nNow, you may have meditated, even meditated quite a lot, and had very little of this happen to you. Why is that? It's because it isn't that easy to create the focus required to slow the brain wave patterns and then to hold them at the point where the brain must create the required changes. Most people require several years of practice to get the technique down -- and most people are too impatient to really work at it long enough to do so. Then, it requires practicing this focus for a few hours a day to really create deep changes. So, at best, people experience some relaxation (which is good) but little real transformation.\n\nThen there is the issue of what many people call the "monkey mind." As you focus on your breath or your mantra, you periodically realize you're thinking about something else: what happened before, what will happen later, the noise you just heard, the pain in your leg -- anything but what you intended to focus on. Your mind fig
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Try this site:\n\nhttp://adishakti.org/subtle_system/kundalini.htm\n\nYou might find this one interesting too:\nhttp://www.al-qiyamah.org/forum/age_when_the_holy_breath_will_testify_anew_for_christ_12-14-2004.htm
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Reiki is 19th century Japanese \nTummo is 10th century Tibetan\nKundalini is 7th century BCE Vedic/Indian\nReiki Tummo was invented in the 1998\n\nReiki is based on Shinto & Japanese Buddhist beliefs\nTummo is based on Tibetan Buddhist Beliefs\nKundalini is based on the Vedic text - its own spiritual / philosophical / scientific system of the people pof that time. \n\nNone of these topics are related. I'm not sure that the 'drilling' technique would be either. \n\nFrom what I understand, Reiki Tummo uses this theory to describe how they attain Yoga - or raise the kundalini energy. It is their belief that Reiki comes in from the crown chakra down, opening each chakra on the way. The kundalini resides in the base chakra. The Reiki therfore opens the path for the kundalini energy to rise to the crown chakra from its home in the base chakra. \n\nMany who work with Kundalini energy do not believe this is a safe or practical way to tap into the kundalini potential. \n\nThe interesting things here is that Japanese Reiki has nothing to do with the Chakras. This Reiki / Chakra connection was invented in the 1980's by an American man named Arthur Robertson. Because of the new age community, it has stuck ever since. Reiki is Japanese and is based on Japanese thought. The Chakras are Vedic - coming from a much different time, culture, and perspective. \n\n.....sounds a little new agey to me.
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pl in form \nwhether  friend has faith in doing Poojas\n can it be done there\n what his name with sir name\nfathers name \ncan he get it done if needed any where\n this is indian-hindu vedic astrology \nhence asked.\nur friend running sat in venusupto-12-09-2008\nhaving partial Kalasarpa yoga\noweing to saturn in 6th place with moon some of the nareted ailments r comming. \nif above particulars given  it can be sugested for minimise hardship & for gradual betterment.\ncontact
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the only regret was that i did not do it consciously! though now I'm trying to do an obe. the kundalini fire really brought into perspective the reality of the multidimensional beings we really are eg, the fact that these experiences are just a dream, the universe is a very big play ground and how I'm a spiritual being first and a mindboby second. it's the beginning of ones awakening. the realization that we are much more than our senses allow know. this awakening may take life times or just years or months to a fully awake state. it all depends on the souls passion to grow.
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If you highly recommend it as a good translation of the Upanishad, I would gladly like to receive it. You needn't give it to me for free, I will gladly pay you for it and the shipping. The only version of the Upanishads I have is not very good at all. It only has five of the Upanishads in it and most of the book is "Translator's Commentary". The book was translated by a Christian missionary so the version tends to use Christian terminology (and the Translator's Commentary, which takes up half of the book, is full of "how the Upanishads compare to the Bible"). Its an awful translation! :(  I probably should have known better since the first version of the Bhagavad Gita that I bought was from the same company and it failed to translate a great deal of the Sanskrit (so in the middle of sentences would be Sanskrit phrases, but then no translation of what it meant). Thankfully the head organizers of the satsang I attended got together and got me a copy of the version they use (which is the one that was translated by Christopher Isherwood & Swami Prabhavananda). It's a very good version that I am so thankful to be able to read. That said, if your Upanishads was translated by Swami Prabhavananda then I have great hopes that the translation does a great deal of justice to the Upanishads and well worth the read. \n\nI don't feel comfortable posting my address, etc, here, but you can contact me for that (just click 'contact gabriel_zachary). I do live in the US (Oklahoma). I hope you find a good home for the book (even if not with me...afterall if God intends for me to have it, then it'll be, if not then atleast I now have heard of the book and if you give me your recommendation of it being a good book, then I won't hesitate to buy it at a later date)\n\nPeace be with you,\n\nNate
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thats a big process. If you are really interested mail me to deepak.salem@gmail.com\n\nI will help you, dont worry!
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The whole aim of meditation is,\n1. to calm your mind, and\n2. to focus the mind on one thing.\n\nIf you sit down and close your eyes you will notice that your mind is jumping from one thought to another. Even though you want to concentrate on your breath you will find other thoughts also coming in between.\n\nIn learning to meditate you must first learn to calm your mind. You do this by following every thought that comes into you mind. You must be like a Manager of a Hotel who stands at the entrance and observes the customers coming in. Without getting attached to the thoughts try to observe them. You will find that a thought comes in and that it goes nowhere and another thought follows it - try following that too - with same results. This way you will find that your thoughts gradually subside.\n\nOf course do not expect results in one or two days. Practise it for at least 40 minutes every day for at least 2 months you find that you have 'killed' your train of thoughts. I have practised for 1 1/2 years but still vagrant thoughts come in. The whole idea is to silence the mind.\n\nThereafter start concentrating on your breath. Notice the breath coming in and going out. You should not concentrate only on the tip of your nose. Notice the breath coming in and thereafter your lungs getting filled and then gradually exhaling the breath.\n\nYou should be able to get some guidance from the following sites,\n\n1. http://www.dhamma.org/vipassan.htm\n2. http://www.meditationexpert.com   and click on the free articles on yoga meditation - it includes articles on all types of meditations including christian and muslim meditation.
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Patience required go through the below URL you will understand it :-\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma#Dharma_in_Hinduism
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It's wonderful, but don't start with Bikram, even if you are in great shape.  Start with a beginner/intermediate level Hatha or Iyengar yoga class.  Just like with any new exercise, it is important that first you learn the proper form so that you get the full benefit of the exercise and don't injure yourself.  And the high temperature atmosphere of Bikram makes the workout very intense... even long distance runners fatigue quickly at first.  The combination of not knowing proper form and fatiguing quickly can be deadly in terms of sports injuries.  So better to first learn proper asana form under less stressful conditions, then move up to Bikram after 3-4 months or so.  Namaste.