Biology of Kundalini: Towards a Fuller Understanding of Kundalini

[MagickMuffin]

I found this interesting site. Lots of links


http://biologyofkundalini.com/

KUNDALINI - (Sanskrit kund, "to burn"; kunda, "to coil or to spiral") a concentrated field of intelligent, cosmic invisible energy absolutely vital to life; beginning in the base of the spine when a man or woman begins to evolve as wisdom is earned. Kundalini has been described as liquid fire and liquid light. The ultimate outcome of kundalini is the union of Will (sakti- kundalini), Knowledge {prana-kundalini) and Action (para- kundalini)

Excerpt from the book: Biology of Kundalini..................

Whether it be from a spontaneous awakening, the result of spiritual practice (sadhana) or through Shaktipat from a Guru, metamorphosis tends to be such an overwhelming cataclysmic process that the more knowledge and tools for the road we have the better. What we really need to do if we are going to submit to our own evolution, is to strengthen ourselves to be able to endure the all-consuming flame of spirit. My aim in writing this book is to help others to support their chemistry so an awakening can be sustained rather than go wildly up and down. For in my experience after a full-on six month kundalini peak it takes about five years to recover.
One can see in each of us going through this phenomena, that it is transpersonal, archetypal and trans-anthropomorphic. Though in its insidious omnipresence it is intensely personal and specific, especially crafted to our own unique needs and condition. Kundalini works with whatever we have built ourselves to be. Whatever our encrustations and blocks, the fire in perfect equanimity uses everything good and bad to fuel the flame of consciousness.

You can look at kundalini through a subatomic lens, an atomic, molecular, cellular, organ, organism, physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, mystical, mythic, sociological and species evolutionary lens—for it encompasses all of these. Just because our reality has a material component however, is not to dismiss the sublime beauty and significance of our subjective experience of the Divine. Kundalini is very specific and unique chemistry, that uses every facet of our biology, and affects our entire being. To me kundalini is a friend, a lover, a guide, a teacher, a taskmaster, a spirit and the presence of the Holy Ghost. As I became familiar with kundalini I noticed that any genuine insight or creative urge is simultaneous with a flux in kundalini. Thus I really have to say that kundalini is none other than spirit itself, manifesting on every level. In fact any meaningful psychic, relational, mental or spiritual event is simultaneous with a flux in kundalini.

The fire of Transmutation feels like desire, it feels like passion, the ULTIMATE passion. So we have to distinguish between life-destructive desires that reduce the fire of Transmutation and the GREAT Passion itself. The paradoxes involved with kundalini abound. The more we do to open ourselves up, the hotter the flame. But if we try to stem the flame then we regress and damage ourselves. It really is a case of how much bliss we can stand and how fast can we process our Self, and this is largely determined by how fast and thoroughly we can unload our baggage.

The increasing sense of being at home and being Alive makes metamorphosis seem inevitable. As the awakening speeds our incarnation, a feeling of objective conscience (baraka) and gratitude arises as a powerful urge to go-with this force of evolution. For the spiritual drive of Eros is our own deepest source and condition of being that we share with all Life. If we do not listen and surrender to this feeling of right-will, we will resort to sense gratification and self-destruction in an effort to avoid our Self.

Kundalini awakening can leave us totally incapacitated at times, or permanently damaged as far as our adaptability to this culture. Even Muktananda complained that he feared he would not be able to look after himself after he had experienced samadhi a couple of times. The Guru ashram system is great in this way, in that it insures those that are completely lost to kundalini, will be looked after. Not so in this society however, the initiate is more likely to be misunderstood, taken advantage of or locked up. Thus the more we know about the kundalini process, the better adapted we can be to the evolutionary force while still surviving in the western way of life.

Metamorphosis must surely be the most amazing and misunderstood phenomena on earth. My aim in writing this book is to dispel misinformation, myths, fear, resistance and superstition with regards to this most mysterious of all life processes. So many things have to be right for a successful kundalini awakening; going it alone is hard; being insulted and attacked for expressing ones experience--these make it harder. The experience of persecution is a common one, and the individual learns to depersonalize through this, so it's part of the courageous growth to Self, while we live in a society that is largely ignorant of and fearful of metamorphosis.


More: http://biologyofkundalini.com/article.php?story=Introduction

Namaste

:loveya:

[I Have A Dream]

1. I look forward to checking it out more thoroughly!

Thanks for the link, MagickMuffin.

:)

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Doc has dealt with this

kundalini awakening in some patients. Most Sufis don't touch working with it.

[MagickMuffin]

3. Upon further reading, not sure if this is my path but there is some interesting info

I thought the author raised some interesting points that we have been discussing lately about acceptance of how others perceive us in our quest of a higher knowledge of self. The author explains how difficult people can be when dealing with the subject of “Science and Protocol of Spiritual Alchemy“. She really has a sense of writing (which I lack) in detailing the effects of Kundalini.
I ended up reading several pages of her site and was very impressed with her knowledge on the topic of Spiritual Alchemy, I still haven't finished because there is so much information to glean.

I'm not sure if I should have posted this since several people have reviewed the Thread, but not sure if anyone went to check it out. Perhaps this information is like posting the “Lord's Prayer“ everyone knows it already. But we all need a refresher course from time to time.

Great info on Herbs, Supplements, and Diet. She gives details about the functions of these herbs as well as what one should take, *Disclaimer one should consult with their doctor about taking supplements.

Lots of info here: http://biologyofkundalini.com/article.php?story=MoreSupplementSuggestions

BRAIN FUNCTION, CONTRACTION PHASES, SPASMS~TICKS, DIGESTION, TINNITUS (Ringing in the Ears), VERTIGO AND NAUSEA, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, ANXIETY AND HYPERTENSION TEA FORMULA, ENERGIZERS, ADRENALS,

The idea behind the awakening is to “Know Thyself“ which is hard to accomplish when we have so many distractions on a day to day basis.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Anyone read "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert?

My colleague at work just finished this book and recommends it--in it is a very succinct account of a kundalini event.

[MagickMuffin]

6. I haven't heard of Elizabeth, however she has a website

Here's a few reviews

http://www.elizabethgilbert.com/booksinterviews.htm

LOS ANGELES TIMES

“Gilbert’s journey is full of mystical dreams, visions and uncanny coincidences…Yet for every ounce of self-absorption her classical New-Age journey demands, Gilbert is ready with an equal measure of intelligence, humor and self-deprecation…Gilbert’s wry, unfettered account of her extraordinary journey makes even the most cynical reader dare to dream of someday finding God deep within a meditation cave in India, or perhaps over a transcendent slice of pizza.” by Erika Schickel

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

“Fine, sometimes startling…Gilbert doesn’t wear spirituality like a fresh frock she hopes will make her pretty, but nurtures the spiritual seed within herself to find the beauty and love in everything.” by Sarah Peasley

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Gilbert (The Last American Man) grafts the structure of romantic fiction upon the inquiries of reporting in this sprawling yet methodical travelogue of soul-searching and self-discovery. Plagued with despair after a nasty divorce, the author, in her early 30s, divides a year equally among three dissimilar countries, exploring her competing urges for earthly delights and divine transcendence. First, pleasure: savoring Italy's buffet of delights — the world's best pizza, free-flowing wine and dashing conversation partners — Gilbert consumes la dolce vita as spiritual succor. 'I came to Italy pinched and thin,' she writes, but soon fills out in waist and soul. Then, prayer and ascetic rigor: seeking communion with the divine at a sacred ashram in India, Gilbert emulates the ways of yogis in grueling hours of meditation, struggling to still her churning mind. Finally, a balancing act in Bali, where Gilbert tries for equipoise 'betwixt and between' realms, studies with a merry medicine man and plunges into a charged love affair. Sustaining a chatty, conspiratorial tone, Gilbert fully engages readers in the year's cultural and emotional tapestry — conveying rapture with infectious brio, recalling anguish with touching candor — as she details her exotic tableau with history, anecdote and impression." Publishers Weekly


BOOKLIST

A Starred Review. "Gilbert, author of The Last American Man (2002) and a well-traveled I'll-try-anything-once journalist, chronicles her intrepid quest for spiritual healing. Driven to despair by a punishing divorce and an anguished love affair, Gilbert flees New York for sojourns in the three Is. She goes to Italy to learn the language and revel in the cuisine, India to meditate in an ashram, and Indonesia to reconnect with a healer in Bali. This itinerary may sound self-indulgent or fey, but there is never a whiny or pious or dull moment because Gilbert is irreverent, hilarious, zestful, courageous, intelligent, and in masterful command of her sparkling prose. A captivating storyteller with a gift for enlivening metaphors, Gilbert is Anne Lamott's hip, yoga-practicing, footloose younger sister, and readers will laugh and cry as she recounts her nervy and outlandish experiences and profiles the extraordinary people she meets. As Gilbert switches from gelato to kundalini Shakti to herbal cures Balinese-style, she ponders the many paths to divinity, the true nature of happiness, and the boon of good-hearted, sexy love. Gilbert's sensuous and audacious spiritual odyssey is as deeply pleasurable as it is enlightening." by Donna Seaman

[I Have A Dream]

9. I started to read it while I had a little time over the holidays at the end of the year.

I got the first section ("Eat") completed and started the second. I haven't gotten to that part yet. I look forward to getting back to the book soon since things should be slowing down for me a bit at work soon. :)

[Metta]

5. K is not invisible, to the trained eye. Link to practical ways.

www.kundalini-teacher.com

[MagickMuffin]

7. Checking out the link, looks like another good site

Thanks for posting the link.

Namaste

:loveya:

[Metta]

8. Yeah, it's a good one.

Glad you like it. :hi:

[northernlights]

10. I couldn't access the pages I was drawn to

probably because my peecee is acting up a bit. If I remember and have time, I'll try again from the school computers on Monday.

I have to admit I found the home page hard to follow with some confusing use of science terminology.

[MagickMuffin]

11. The problem could be on their end

I tried accessing some of her pages and it gave me a error message. I went back a few pages and hit reload and it started working again.

The first page is rather confusing to me also, but reading through her book it makes some sense. However, I don't think I could give up cooked foods and I don't necessarily think one has to in order to achieve Kundalini, I could be wrong, but I don't think so. If the object is to connect to ones Higher Self and obtain a new self of awareness and transformation then I really don't see how you have to give up cooked food. It worked for her, and I think that is great, but not everyone operates on the same vibrational planes.

I really liked some of her other pages, the Supplement pages are worth looking into.