K and Buddhism / Silvia

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Dear Silvia,

 

You asked:

>> > >Do any of you know the relationship between Buddhism and

>> > >the practice of Kundalini Yoga? Is this type of practice compatible

>> > >with Buddhist teachings?

 

My knowledge of the genealogy and relationship between

the different schools of yoga and how they relate

to the different schools of

Buddhism is not great, so please bear with me

if this reply doesn't answer your questions to a

great degree or if it does not contain any

information which is new to you. I don't belong to

any specific path and hence, does nor possess inside

information about the relationship to other paths.

 

If anybody wants to add information or correct my points, feel free to do so.

 

Kundalini yoga is only one of the many yogic pathways

originating in India, there are the schools of

Hatha yoga and Raja yoga etc etc. I don't know what

separates one school from another.

 

All yogic schools belong in some form to the Tantric

traditions, which all work, in one form or another

with the life force, Shakti = Kundalini.

This may be the only thing the different schools have in common (apart from some

teachers..).

 

Vajrayana Buddhism can be seen as a Tantric tradition,

as it too has teachings of the life force and Kundalini, as well as yoga

exercises.

 

But on the whole (and again, this is a great over

simplification) the Indian Tantric and Yogic

traditions belong to Hinduism and the teachings

pay homage to certain deities / individualized

forces, which

Buddhist paths do not.

 

So there are many

similarities and many differences,

depending on how you want to view things.

 

Compatibility ? Kundalini is compatible with all

traditions / religions, as it is known in most

Oriental as well as Western religions /

spiritual traditions.

 

Hope others can fill out the gaps in the info.

 

Best regards,

 

Amanda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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