Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Namaste and love to all: Om Sri Mathre Namah: When I chant Om Aim Mahakaaliyey, Hreem Mahalakshmiyey, Kleem Mahasaraswathiyey Namah. I get a tickling or a sensation on top of my head. It is as if someone is circling a finger very slowly and gently. What is this. It happens only when I chant this aloud. It kind of slowly ceases when I stop chanting this and get on to other chanting. It also happens just like that(for example, it happened as I was writing this email too). Thank you. At the lotus feet of the divine mother. Ekambaram Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 When I chant Om Aim Mahakaaliyey, Hreem Mahalakshmiyey, Kleem Mahasaraswathiyey Namah. I get a tickling or a sensation on top of my head. It is as if someone is circling a finger very slowly and gently. What is this. It happens only when I chant this aloud. It kind of slowly ceases when I stop chanting this and get on to other chanting. It also happens just like that(for example, it happened as I was writing this email too). praNAms Hare Krishna Aim, hreem, kleem are the beeja maNtra-s we often use in chandi pArAyaNa related anga nyAsa & karanyAsa & mUla maNtra. So, it is better to ask your guruji who has given the initition to chant these maNtra-s with beejAkshara.....Perhaps it is the sign of the kundalini jaagruti in sahasrAra...Anyway, better take the advice of your guruji before concluding anything yourself from the replies of this group. Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! bhaskar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Namaste. Bhaskarji has given a very good advice. I am not a qualified guru. Yet, let me join in by saying that such sensations are common with the chanting of Devi mantrAs. Some people attribute it to Kundalini awakening. Although still very very far from any sort of awakening (even the normal one from sleep to waking!), I too get such sensations on the crown of my head. The body sometimes glows like a Rontgen tube and currents of brilliance radiate up and down the spine. The sensations are more predominant on the left side of the body. Often, it feels like there are cakrAs all over and in each and every atom of the body! Nay, I am an embryo oozing light! Besides, I do always hear anklet sounds and some distant singing (more like chanting) when I pause to listen. I have hearing impairment on both ears and the docs I talked to have suggested that my peculiar auditory experiences are due to it. They may be right. That is their point of view. I have politely told them not to suggest any treatment or cure for my 'condition' as I am enjoying what is happening. There is nothing other than the Devi. That is Advaita. Whenever you get the sensations on your head again, visualize them as the Devi manifesting in Her form you like most. That would be thrilling. I think She is prompting you to do exactly that so that you are soon able to see the One that shines in all. She shines not in one particular sensation alone. She is in all sensations - all over the body and all outside the body too. The body just happens to be 'our body' because we foolishly attach ourselves to it. We are all bodies in the Universe and She is all of them! Best regards. Madathil Nair ____________________ advaitin , Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr wrote: > > When I chant Om Aim Mahakaaliyey, Hreem Mahalakshmiyey, Kleem > Mahasaraswathiyey Namah. I get a tickling or a sensation on top of my > head. It is as if someone is circling a finger very slowly and gently. > What is this. It happens only when I chant this aloud. It kind of slowly > ceases when I stop chanting this and get on to other chanting. It also > happens just like that(for example, it happened as I was writing this > email too). > praNAms > Hare Krishna > Aim, hreem, kleem are the beeja maNtra-s we often use in chandi pArAyaNa > related anga nyAsa & karanyAsa & mUla maNtra. So, it is better to ask > your guruji who has given the initition to chant these maNtra-s with > beejAkshara.....Perhaps it is the sign of the kundalini jaagruti in > sahasrAra...Anyway, better take the advice of your guruji before > concluding anything yourself from the replies of this group. > Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! > bhaskar > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 advaitin , " madathilnair " <madathilnair wrote: > > Namaste. > > Bhaskarji has given a very good advice. Namaste, The following 20 Upanishads have been grouped as Yoga Upanishads: advayatAraka amRRitabindu amRRitanaada brahmavidyaa darshana dhyaanabindu haMsa kShurikaa mahAvAkya maNDala braahmaNa naadabindu paashupata shaaNDilya tejobindu trishikhii braahmaNa varaaha yoga chUDAmaNi yogakuNDalii yogashikhaa yogatattva The descriptions of different sensations are scattered in these. The English translations are available at : http://www.celextel.org The Sanskrit versions are at: http://sanskritdocuments.org The presence of absence of such sensations can be interpreted only by the Guru who initiated one in the path. Regards, Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I once asked a Swamiji a question of a similar nature and he basically told me that one should just ignore these different sensations (whether tactile, sound, seeing lights, etc.) and focus on the objection of meditation. They should be treated as common distractions like any other thoughts that arise during meditation. However, despite the fact that these manifestations are of no intrinsic value, they are a good sign that the meditation is progressing and the purification of the currents of prANa, etc. are taking place. In general, the sense I got from his response was that I was making a big deal about nothing much. In the Yoga Sutra (1.35, for example) as well as in the Hatha Yoga literature, meditations which have these types of sensations as their object are discussed. Regards, Rishi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Namaste: In order to understand the sensation as described you, one of the starting point is to recognize the significance of the " prana prathista " ceremony. The first aspect – the ritual ceremony is a petition on behalf of all the devotees submitted by the representative priests requesting the Lord (Deity) to `descend' into the sacred image, and the congregation agrees to care for the Deity within the stone or metal image. This part of the ceremony is literally bringing and awakening of the Deity within the stone or metal image. The theological view is more relevant with respect to your question. By definition (our understanding) God is all pervading and omni-present and so the idea of establishing the breath (prana) of the Deity within the image is only symbolic. The entire ceremony is a symbolic demonstration of preparing the mind of the participants to get awakened! The entire ceremony helps the mind to focus its total attention to the Lord through the sacred image so that the divine vision becomes possible!! The real installation takes place not in the stone or metal image but in the minds of the participants. Now the ritual of chanting the mantra " Om Mahalaaliyey, …., " has similar potential to those devotees who are able to invoke the Lord through the mantra and that enables them to get the sensation of " Ananda " which can not be described using words of any language. For some devotees (bhaktas), a just vision of Kali or Lakshmi, or Saraswati or Meenakshi or Samundeswari or Padmavati, etc, can provide that Ananda. The question, how a Devotee can invoke the Lord in his/her mind can never be explained with words because such answers will not satisfy all minds! ( " one shoe does not fit all! " ) Our dear Sunderji has provided a list of references which will certainly provide more insights to your question. With my warm regards, Ram Chandran Note: I just had a trip to India and returned back after visiting quite a few temples – Samundeswari in Mysore, Meenakshi in Madurai, Subramaniya in Palani, Ramalingaswamy in Rameswaram, Balaji in Thiruppathi and the Kalahastinathar in Kalahasti. During those visits, I could just have a glimpse of the deity which was quite sufficient to get an indescribable sensation of joy! advaitin , ekambaram ramachandran <ekambaramr wrote: > > > When I chant Om Aim Mahakaaliyey, Hreem Mahalakshmiyey, Kleem Mahasaraswathiyey Namah. I get a tickling or a sensation on top of my head. It is as if someone is circling a finger very slowly and gently. What is this. It happens only when I chant this aloud. It kind of slowly ceases when I stop chanting this and get on to other chanting. I was writing this email too). > > > > Thank you. > > At the lotus feet of the divine mother. > > Ekambaram > > _______________ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. > https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Namaste Nairji, How are you sir. After long time your post is seen. I enjoyed your post. One thing i just wanted to say regarding this kundalini sadhana. There are certain pre-requisites for kundalini sadhana and foremost is nADi shuddhi prakriya. Without nADI shuddhi, nothing is possible. One may get certain visual effects / halucinations, but it should not be mistaken with kundalini prabodhana. An adept guru is required for that otherwise the repercussions are terrible. There is every chance that one may become perverted in the sadhana and end up with neurological disorders. The result of such perversions is what you see now the recent fate of currents swamijis in India & Abroad who are in the cluthes of wine & women!!! So, vedanta chintana is the uttama marga. Either you get englightened or not. There is no dosha here. regs, sriram advaitin , " madathilnair " <madathilnair wrote: > > Namaste. > > Bhaskarji has given a very good advice. > > I am not a qualified guru. Yet, let me join in by saying that such sensations are common with the chanting of Devi mantrAs. Some people attribute it to Kundalini awakening. Although still very very far from any sort of awakening (even the normal one from sleep to waking!), I too get such sensations on the crown of my head. The body sometimes glows like a Rontgen tube and currents of brilliance radiate up and down the spine. The sensations are more predominant on the left side of the body. Often, it feels like there are cakrAs all over and in each and every atom of the body! Nay, I am an embryo oozing light! Besides, I do always hear anklet sounds and some distant singing (more like chanting) when I pause to listen. > > I have hearing impairment on both ears and the docs I talked to have suggested that my peculiar auditory experiences are due to it. > They may be right. That is their point of view. I have politely told them not to suggest any treatment or cure for my 'condition' as I am enjoying what is happening. > > There is nothing other than the Devi. That is Advaita. Whenever you get the sensations on your head again, visualize them as the Devi manifesting in Her form you like most. That would be thrilling. I think She is prompting you to do exactly that so that you are soon able to see the One that shines in all. She shines not in one particular sensation alone. She is in all sensations - all over the body and all outside the body too. The body just happens to be 'our body' because we foolishly attach ourselves to it. We are all bodies in the Universe and She is all of them! > > Best regards. > > Madathil Nair > > ____________________ > > > advaitin , Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr@> wrote: > > > > When I chant Om Aim Mahakaaliyey, Hreem Mahalakshmiyey, Kleem > > Mahasaraswathiyey Namah. I get a tickling or a sensation on top of my > > head. It is as if someone is circling a finger very slowly and gently. > > What is this. It happens only when I chant this aloud. It kind of slowly > > ceases when I stop chanting this and get on to other chanting. It also > > happens just like that(for example, it happened as I was writing this > > email too). > > praNAms > > Hare Krishna > > Aim, hreem, kleem are the beeja maNtra-s we often use in chandi pArAyaNa > > related anga nyAsa & karanyAsa & mUla maNtra. So, it is better to ask > > your guruji who has given the initition to chant these maNtra-s with > > beejAkshara.....Perhaps it is the sign of the kundalini jaagruti in > > sahasrAra...Anyway, better take the advice of your guruji before > > concluding anything yourself from the replies of this group. > > Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! > > bhaskar > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Namaste. Shri Sundarji has mentioned good upanishads for svadhyaya. Apart from this, there is one more to be studied who are on the path of yoga sadhana. It is " Yoga, Englightenment & Perfection of Shri Abhinava Vidya Tirtha Mahaswamigal " by Shri Umesh. Shri Umeshji is a direct disciple of Shri Vidyatirtha Swamigal of Sringeri and observed His Holiness from close quarters. Served Guruji and obtained His grace. Shri Umesh has recorded some of the wonderful yogic experiences of Shri Vidyatirtha Swamigal who practiced yoga under the personal care of Shri Chandrasekhara Bharati Swamigal. Shri Chandrasekhara Bharati Swamigal used to take daily feedback of the yogic experiences of Vidyatirtha Swamigal and gave personal directions of what to do and what not to do. I remember one instance during the initiation of Nrisimha Mantra. When Chandrasekhara Bharati performed nyasa and initiation to Shri Abhinava Vidyatirthaji. During the process, Mahasannidhanam placed his right hand on the head of Shri Abhinava Vidyatirtha as a part of Sakti Pata Diksha. The moment His Holiness placed His hand, the form of Abhinava Vidyatirtha got transformed into Nrisimha Swarupa and in place of Shri Abhinava Vidyatirtha, Lord Nrisimha manifested which was just as per the dhyana being performed by Shri Chandrasekhara Bharati that time. THIS IS MANTRA DIKSHA AND THESE ARE THE JAGADGURUS. My prostrations to the holy & illustrous parampara of Sringeri Acharyas. regs, sriram advaitin , ekambaram ramachandran <ekambaramr wrote: > > > Namaste and love to all: > > > > Om Sri Mathre Namah: > > > > When I chant Om Aim Mahakaaliyey, Hreem Mahalakshmiyey, Kleem Mahasaraswathiyey Namah. I get a tickling or a sensation on top of my head. It is as if someone is circling a finger very slowly and gently. What is this. It happens only when I chant this aloud. It kind of slowly ceases when I stop chanting this and get on to other chanting. It also happens just like that(for example, it happened as I was writing this email too). > > > > Thank you. > > At the lotus feet of the divine mother. > > Ekambaram > > _______________ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. > https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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