Tantra Kundalini Experiences

CROSS-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF KUNDALINI In Africa Katz (1973) writes of the !Kung people of the Kalahari Desert in Northwest Botswana, Africa, who dance for many hours to “heat” up the n/um so that the !kia state can be attained. He notes that n/um is analogous to the kundalini state. !K•ia is the state of transcendence. It is more than a peak experience of going beyond the ordinary self; !kia is like Satori, participation in eternity. Education for transcendence teaches the adept the way to stir up the n/um and how the threshold of fear can be crossed into the !kia state. The n/um is said to reside in the pit of the stomach. As it warms up, it rises from the base of the spine to the skull where then !kia occurs. According to the report of a tribesman: You dance, dance, dance, dance. Then n/urn lifts you in your belly and lifts you in your back, and then you start to shiver. N/urn rnakes you trernble; it’s hot. Your eyes are open but you don’t look around; you hold your eyes still and look...

Quick Answer: Involuntary shaking and vibrations during meditation (spontaneous kriyas) happen when dormant prana dissolves energetic blockages in the nadis. The Mālinīvijayottara Tantra classifies these into five progressive stages: Ananda (bliss at the base), Udbhavana (sudden bodily jerks), Kampa (intense trembling), Nidra (mystical absorption), and Ghurni (whirling spiritual energy at the crown). Why Does the Body Shake During Meditation? The Five Phases of Vibration or the Signs on the Path To complete this survey of the various courses of Kundalini, the distinctive signs of the different stages will now be described. A vibration of the nostrils, for instance, is indicative of the movement of the breath energy (pranakundalini); however, the passages dealing with all these symptoms are deliberately scattered, and since they belong to different traditions, we cannot present all of our information together. So here we deal exclusively with the basic texts, leaving for s...

CONVERSATION BETWEEN GREAT DISCIPLE GORAKNATH & MASTER MACCHENDRA Gorakh -- O Lord (Svami), you are the Master Teacher (Satguru Gosain), and I am but a disciple: may I put a question, which you would kindly reply to and resent not? To start with, what ideal (lacch) should the disciple put before him? Do tell me for you are the true Teacher. Macchendra -- Let the unattached (awadhu, avadhuta) live at the monastery (hat) or be on the road, resting in the shadow of the trees; he should renounce desire, cruelty, greed, delusion, and the illusion of Samsar (Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha and Samsar ki Maya); he should hold converse (gosht) with himself and contemplate the Endless (Ananta); he should sleep little and eat little. In the beginning the disciple should live thus. Thus speaks Macchendra. [2] Gorakh -- What should he see, what contemplate, and what treat as the essence (sar); with what should he shave his head and with the knowledge of what should he try to cross (the ocean of S...

EXCERPTS FROM THE GREAT BOOK MAHANIRVANA TANTRA Mount Kailasa The scene of the revelation of this Tantra is laid in Himalaya, the "Abode of Snow," a holy land weighted with the traditions of the Aryan race. Here in these lofty uplands, encircled with everlasting snows, rose the great mountain of the north, the Sapta Kula Parvata. Hence the race itself came, and there its early legends have their setting. There are still shown at Bhimudiyar the caves where the sons of Pandu and Draupadi rested, as did Rama and his faithful wife at the point where the Kosi joins the Sita in the grove of Asoka trees. In these mountains Munis and Rishis lived. Here also is the Kshetra of Shiva Mahadeva, where His Spouse Parvvati, the daughter of the Mountain King, was born, and where Mother Ganges also has her source. From time immemorial pilgrims have toiled through these mountains to visit the three great shrines of Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath. At Kangri, further north, the pilgrims make...

Quick Answer: Vajroli Mudra is an advanced Hatha Yogic kriya intended to preserve vital energy (bindu) and redirect sexual energy upward through the central Sushumna channel (Urdhvareta) toward higher consciousness. While classical medieval texts mention physical catheterization, traditional masters emphasize breath retention, bandhas (Mula and Uddiyana), and internal energetic sublimation. The True Purpose of Vajroli: Energy Sublimation (Urdhvareta) Vajroli mudra a gem of Tantra yoga Vajroli Mudra This is an important Yogic Kriya in Hatha Yoga. You will have to work hard to get full success in this Kriya. There are very few people who are experts in this act. Yogic students draw water first through a silver-tube (catheter specially made) passed into the urethra 12 inches inside. After due practice they draw milk, then oil, honey, etc. They draw mercury in the end. Later on they can draw these liquids directly through the urethra without the help of the silver-tube. This Kriya...

Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening 1. Changing sleep patterns: restlessness, hot feet, waking up two or three times a night. Feeling tired after you wake up and sleepy off and on during the day. There is something called the Triad Sleep Pattern that occurs for many: you sleep for about 2-3 hours, wake up, go back to sleep for another couple of hours, wake again, and go back to sleep again. For others, the sleep requirements have changed. You can get by on less sleep. Lately I have been experiencing huge waves of energy running into my body from the crown. It feels good, but it keeps me awake for a long time, then subsides. Advice: Get used to it. Make peace with it and don't worry about getting enough sleep (which often causes more insomnia). You will be able to make it through the day if you hold thoughts of getting just what you need. You can also request your Higher Power to give you a break now and then and give you a good, deep night's sleep. If you can...