Guest guest Posted June 6, 1999 Report Share Posted June 6, 1999 At 01:27 PM 6/6/99 -0500, you wrote: >sdiaz <sdiaz >Do any of you know the relationship between Buddhism and >the practice of Kundalini Yoga? Is this type of practice compatible >with Buddhist teachings? I can tell you that Zen looks at Kundalini as just another manifestation of samsara, best ignored completely (except as a sign of progress) and never clung to. It does not "look down on it" per-se, but students who experience symptoms of Kundalini are generally told "You're coming along well, but these are just hallucinations that are normal, keep sitting in Zazen and disregard them entirely," and that's about it. Tim ----- Messenge me live with Messenger - For info go to http://messenger./ Visit The Core of the WWW at: http://www.eskimo.com/~fewtch/ND/index.html Music, Poetry, Writings on Nondual Spiritual Topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 1999 Report Share Posted June 6, 1999 Tim Gerchmez wrote: > Tim Gerchmez <fewtch > > At 01:27 PM 6/6/99 -0500, you wrote: > >sdiaz <sdiaz > > >Do any of you know the relationship between Buddhism and > >the practice of Kundalini Yoga? Is this type of practice compatible > >with Buddhist teachings? > > I can tell you that Zen looks at Kundalini as just another manifestation of > samsara, best ignored completely (except as a sign of progress) and never > clung to. It does not "look down on it" per-se, but students who > experience symptoms of Kundalini are generally told "You're coming along > well, but these are just hallucinations that are normal, keep sitting in > Zazen and disregard them entirely," and that's about it. > > Tim > There's a story about the students of two different teachers who meet and the first student says "my teacher can make words of scripture appear on a blank piece of paper inside a sealed envelope, what can your teacher do?" and the second student says "My teacher's magic power is that when he's hungry he eats and when he's thirsty, he drinks." andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 1999 Report Share Posted June 6, 1999 Gloria: I love this post, very simple and to the point. andrew macnab wrote: > andrew macnab <a.macnab > > Tim Gerchmez wrote: > > > Tim Gerchmez <fewtch > > > > At 01:27 PM 6/6/99 -0500, you wrote: > > >sdiaz <sdiaz > > > > >Do any of you know the relationship between Buddhism and > > >the practice of Kundalini Yoga? Is this type of practice compatible > > >with Buddhist teachings? > > > > I can tell you that Zen looks at Kundalini as just another manifestation of > > samsara, best ignored completely (except as a sign of progress) and never > > clung to. It does not "look down on it" per-se, but students who > > experience symptoms of Kundalini are generally told "You're coming along > > well, but these are just hallucinations that are normal, keep sitting in > > Zazen and disregard them entirely," and that's about it. > > > > Tim > > > > There's a story about the students of two different teachers who meet and the > first student says "my teacher can make words of scripture appear on a blank > piece of paper inside a sealed envelope, what can your teacher do?" and the > second student says "My teacher's magic power is that when he's hungry he eats > and when he's thirsty, he drinks." > > andrew > > ------ > With more than 18 million e-mails exchanged daily... > > ...ONElist is THE place where the world talks! -- Enter The Silence to know God...and...accept life as the teacher. Gloria Joy Greco e-mail me at:lodpress visit my homepage & internet retreat at: http://users.intercomm.com/larryn/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 1999 Report Share Posted June 6, 1999 Tim Gerchmez wrote: > Tim Gerchmez <fewtch > I can tell you that Zen looks at Kundalini as just another manifestation of > samsara, best ignored completely (except as a sign of progress) and never > clung to. It does not "look down on it" per-se, but students who > experience symptoms of Kundalini are generally told "You're coming along > well, but these are just hallucinations that are normal, keep sitting in > Zazen and disregard them entirely," and that's about it. Hi Tim!...Does this mean that from the Zen point of view "enlightenment" achieved through Kundalini Yoga is a form of "illusion", similar to a shamanic or mystic experience? Nice but not "IT"? Does enlightenment within the Zen context refer to a more down to earth "real" experience of just "Being" in the world? I ask because many years ago I did have quite a shocking "mystical" sort of awakening by accident that actually turned me completely off religion for many years. I have no desire to repeat this experience. That is the reason I am now doing serious research BEFORE I get myself into trouble. -smile- With Metta Silvia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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