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In my view the whole question is based upon erroneous presuggestions

 

So let us examine these one by one:

 

1. Kundalini is a flow of Divine Shakti, revelational power of Godhead

(anugraha-shakti).

At first place, Kundalini is a descending power; this process of descent of

grace is called

shakti[ni]pata. It is never "we" who "move kundalini" but exactly vice versa.

She is not

under our control but we are totally under Hers.

This is a common mistake to concider kundalini a kind of subservient to us

energy. Or "a

snake in the ass" which one intends to "awake" by means of numerous awkward

techniques. Described commonly sensations of "raising of kundalini" is 99% of

cases are

either psychally induced or related to subtle physiology (sukshma-sharira). The

signs of

awakening of kundalini is not shaking or burning in asshole, but spiritual

transformation

and ecstatic elevation

Summing up, it should be put thus: "When Divine grace falls upon us and descends

from

sahasrara to muladhara, this process is called kundalini-yoga".

There is also another meaning related to Kula-yaga which is irrelevant to the

case so i

won't go into its detail now.

 

2. It is erroneous and naive to take the name of certain tradition as an

exclusive technical

characteristic of its metaphysics or practice. If we use the name "shAkta" that

doesn't

mean that we neglect Siva . It simply means that one is connected with Shakti

or one is

"of Shakti". That indeed signifies the nature of tantric doctrine and method,

but it doesn't

imply that other principle is rejected. It is only Siva who is truely "Shakta"!

It is needed to note that Tantras accept only One God, who is appearing to us in

two

modes - as light of consciousness (prakasha) and self-awareness (vimarsha),

"male" and

"female". These are not separate entities but one single Reality, Brahman.

Finally tantric adepts follow the way of parampara, tradition. This term

"shakta" was not

invented by me or you, it is used in revealed texts and by holy gurus. Thus it

is true, and

its use is based on proper authority.

 

3. Will is also a kind of energy, ichha-shakti. It is generally held that

Consciousness (Chit)

is Siva and Bliss (Ananda) with the rest of 3 divine powers is Shakti.

However, for instance, B.N. Pandit in Svatantrya-darpana (3.1) says that "When

He is bliss,

He is named Siva, and when He is will, He is named Shakti".

In any case will is attributed to Shakti, Devi.

 

Love is the law, love under will.

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> "During kundalini yoga we move the energy from muladara to shasrara I

> have read that energy is shakthi and the will is Siva so both are

> important so one cannot call himself a Sakta!"