Kundalini yoga definition prob.

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I have some issues over the definition of Kundalini Yoga:

 

1) I always thought that kundalini yoga referred to the old technique

of the prevention of sphincter contractions during sex that diverted

the energies down into the spine coupled, possibly, with

hyperventilation.

 

2) I never understood such practices as these as requiring mastering -

in much the same way as no-one can be said to be a master at getting

angry or relaxed, or enjoying ones food, etc.

So isn't 'mastering' more about the things we fear than the things we

look for? - that is, isn't " mastering " defined by the things we want

to avoid or control?

 

3) Anyway, asking for a definition of Kundalini Yoga seems to be

historically and politically determined. Historically, certainly, but

why politically? Well, because I think that the things we feel we

ought to avoid in meditation are those things that are currently

reflected in hidden social demands and fears. For example, we might

justify the avoidance of certain experiences by saying that they

are 'disordered' and lead to madness, or that calmness and powerful

energies have no contructive relationship with each other, or are not

parts of an altogether HUMAN process.