Guest guest Posted June 6, 1999 Report Share Posted June 6, 1999 Keith Nightingale wrote: > In the proud tradition of the nineties ... I suggest that all afflicted > consider joining a support group for the enlightened, but frustrated at > being ignored, spiritual teachers. Dear Keith, I'd like to join the support group if you don't mind! ....LOL!...-smile- I am new to this list but by your very witty post I see there must be many "enlightened" souls here who might be able to help me with something. Do any of you know the relationship between Buddhism and the practice of Kundalini Yoga? Is this type of practice compatible with Buddhist teachings? Do they have some common historical background? I know Tantra Buddhism deals with some of these body/energy aspects....What would be the difference between Kundalini Yoga and Tantra Buddhism? I ask mainly because I study Buddhism and I live in a city in Mexico where there are no Buddhist Centers or Temples where I can practice. There are however some very good Kundalini Yoga Centers. I've searched everywhere for the relationship but I can't seem to find anything. I thank all of you in advance for your help and I am looking forward to contributing my two cents worth in the future. -smile- With Love & Metta Silvia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 1999 Report Share Posted June 6, 1999 Dear Sylvia: Welcome. Buddhism and Kundalini Yoga are two paths to one truth. As with all philosophies and religions someone found an answer, taught the answer and a system was born. Any system followed in a sincere search for truth will lead you to the truth and teacher within. There is a story about Jesus walking in the desert and he discovered 'enlightenment'. The devil was with him and expressed great joy at the discovery of Jesus when Jesus asked him why he of all was so happy the devil's response was that now that Jesus found the truth he would organize it and call it religion. Kundalini Yoga is a very old system of asanas, pranayamas and meditations that will help you to clear out your chakras, its works strongly on the nervous and glandular systems and as with all yoga will help you to focus and steady the mind. It is said to be one of the quickest systems of yoga. The important thing to remember is that it was not meant to be a religion, one can use the knowledge but does not need to join the religion that, here in the west, has been built around it. For some people it is necessary to balance the body, mind and spirit as they walk their path to spiritual realization and Kundalini Yoga has much to offer. Good luck. Linda >Do any of you know the relationship between Buddhism and >the practice of Kundalini Yoga? Is this type of practice compatible >with Buddhist teachings? Do they have some common historical >background? I know Tantra Buddhism deals with some of these >body/energy aspects....What would be the difference between >Kundalini Yoga and Tantra Buddhism? >I ask mainly because I study Buddhism and I live in a city in Mexico >where there are no Buddhist Centers or Temples where I can practice. >There are however some very good Kundalini Yoga Centers. >I've searched everywhere for the relationship but I can't seem >to find anything. >I thank all of you in advance for your help and I am looking forward >to contributing my two cents worth in the future. -smile- With Love & Metta Silvia ------ Give back to your community through "Grow to Give." Deadline is June 19. See homepage for details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 1999 Report Share Posted June 6, 1999 > Keith Nightingale wrote: >[...] > Do any of you know the relationship between Buddhism and > the practice of Kundalini Yoga? Is this type of practice compatible > with Buddhist teachings? Do they have some common historical > background? I know Tantra Buddhism deals with some of these > body/energy aspects....What would be the difference between > Kundalini Yoga and Tantra Buddhism? [...] The sutras of Patanjali and Buddha have in common that there is no mention of Kundalini. The Buddha mentions a few phenomena that will occur on attaining nirvana without referring to Kundalini. Purohit Swami, commenting the Patanjali sutras, is radical: one will come to one's sense again when one passes out of illumination (when all transformations are completed). This is from the perspective that in a certain sense Kundalini brings out the "garbage" and there is no gain in ransacking it. For practical purposes one can divide the presence of Kundalini in two parts: 1. where one experiences visions, sensations, siddhis and the like 2. where visions, sensations etc. have come to an end but transformation continues as can be witnessed from the movement of prana. When this ends, it means either the physical body will be left or all transformations are completed. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 1999 Report Share Posted June 6, 1999 sdiaz wrote: > Dear Keith, I'd like to join the support group if you don't mind! > ...LOL!...-smile- > > I am new to this list but by your very witty post I see there must > be many "enlightened" souls here who might be able to help me > with something. > > Do any of you know the relationship between Buddhism and > the practice of Kundalini Yoga? Is this type of practice compatible > with Buddhist teachings? Do they have some common historical > background? I know Tantra Buddhism deals with some of these > body/energy aspects....What would be the difference between > Kundalini Yoga and Tantra Buddhism? > > I ask mainly because I study Buddhism and I live in a city in Mexico > where there are no Buddhist Centers or Temples where I can practice. > There are however some very good Kundalini Yoga Centers. > I've searched everywhere for the relationship but I can't seem > to find anything. > > I thank all of you in advance for your help and I am looking forward > to contributing my two cents worth in the future. -smile- > With Love & Metta > Silvia > If you are looking for a teacher, and you find one who is open and honest, who is humble and knowledgable, who does not say one thing in public and another in private, and most important, who you feel good about, then you should learn from that teacher and not worry about whether s'he is called buddhist or yogic or christian or jain or moslem or shamanic or taoist or .... There is a saying that when you are looking for a teacher, the teacher finds you. However, you should critical and considered and cautious in your choice. My advice for what it's worth is to choose according to the qualities of the teacher as an individual rather than labels or lineages. andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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