Guest guest Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 Eggers <eggersj@g...> wrote: > Hello Era and all, > > Era, I have been following this thread of your experience a little bit. > I want to offer an opinion opposite Tony's. I would suggest not doing > any japa or meditation at all. > that is what I am doing... > I had a kundalini awakening 12 years ago. The energy went through the > crown chakra on about the 3rd day of its activity, during meditation. > I experienced initially many of the movements you are describing, of > energy moving through the system night and day, accompanied by twisting > and movement in the body as the force met with blocks. Some of this > was very painful, and some of it produced blissful or ecstatic states > when the energy cleared an area or moved in the head. > > Those energy movements were just the beginning of a very long and > challenging journey, however. There has not been a day in the past 12 > years that the kundalini has not been active in working with the > physical, psychological, emotional body, or other aspects of self, > which I think Tony has a better grasp of describing, when he described > the sheaths in an earlier email. > > Like some others who have written on this and other lists about > kundalini, I experienced the energy going too fast, doing its work, for > many years, at a pace that was difficult for the body/mind to > withstand. I appreciate the points made by Wim and Tony, that there is > perhaps no such thing as a premature awakening, and that the energy > should be accepted and supported. But part of that acceptance and > support means taking an active, compassionate role toward yourself, > your body, and this experience, and learning what gets the kundalini > going too much, and what practices allow you to remain functional while > you integrate this energy, and to keep pain and dysfunction to a > minimum. > > As you have found out, japa increases the activity and will speed up > the kundalini activity. that is exactly my finding that is what I meant by enduring > I found japa would really get the kundalini > going, and eventually I had to stop doing it entirely, or I would lose > consciousness and fall down and have a difficult time getting back into > a functional state. In addition to the immediate effects, japa or > meditation also speeded up the whole process of cleansing and changes > to a level that I could not manage, producing intense physical symptoms > as well as states of free-floating fear and anxiety and a host of other > symptoms. I found my work with kundalini to include finding practices > to slow it and ground it, and to be centered in accepting the charge of > being human and physical; in learning to integrate the growth in > consciousness brought about by the active kundalini with the demands > and responsibilities of a full humanity. > > Jerry, another member of this list, and I, are two of the people here I only know of a Jerry K.. the nodualguy > who have struggled over the years to find ways to work with demanding > kundalini experiences and still be able to eat, think, keep alive, > work, and sometimes, play the piano, make a garden, or take the dog for > a run in the woods. Part of that effort has included learning things > that will ground the energy--foods to eat, daily routines to follow > (like Michael's suggestion to take long walks), and other practices. I > think I can speak for Jerry in saying that either of us would be happy > to describe the practices that worked well for us if you want more > information along those lines. > > I hope this is of some use. > > Jill > namaste Jill e > > <aoclery> wrote: > > > > Namaste All,> > is through prayer or japa/rosary. > > > > > > > > > no can do: any attention just > > > amplyfies it and its torked to the > > > right, my head tilts to the right > > > with it and the left side of my neck > > > feels like will burst open > > > > > > > Namaste E,IMO, > > > > It is probably a little late to wait until the surges occur. > > > > One should be doing meditation and japa/rosary either constantly in > > the back of one's mind or doing meditation before retiring to bed. > > It is wise to meditate at a similar time everyday. A few minutes > > will do. I used to do the corpse pose and grab meditation at work > > during the day sometimes. This pose has the benefit of easily de- > > energising the muscles, so there is no tension. > > > > You say 3 am used to be your usual meditation time. Yes, this is the > > Brahma Murtha and advised for spiritual seekers. Unfortunately most > > of us work and cannot meet this schedule in many cases. However if > > you are used to meditating at this time, then 'God' is looking for > > the appointment. You may have to change the regular appointment > > time, then the energy will be absorbed/transmuted into the normal > > meditation. > > > > There are only two ways of getting help, either from a Realised > > Master/Mukti or from your own Inner Self, which amounts to the same > > thing. > > The other problem to avoid, as I mentioned in my original post, is > > psychological and psychosomatic, due to not enough Spiritual > > Direction. > > It may require intense prayer and meditation/japa for a while, but > > the answer truly lies 'within'. Which is the only advice I can give, > > as I am not a Jivanmukta or Realised Master.............ONS...Tony. > > > > > > > > /join > > > > > > > > > > > > "Love itself is the actual form of God." > > > > Sri Ramana > > > > In "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > <lrec_companion_043004.gif> > > <l.gif> > > > > Links > > > > • > > / > > > > • > > > > > > • Terms of > > Service. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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