Thanks for the K-info

[Guest guest]

Thanks to Michael for a drawing a wise and telling link between the

physiological and the spiritual descriptions of the Kundalini functioning,

and thanks to Dharma for providing everthing I could ever want (more,

actually) on the physiological details, and sharing from his Christian

experiences.

 

Here's a very (overly!) general question. For most people, when they enter

into a Kundalini practice, pursue K-yoga, seek a teacher in the tradition,

etc., have they already felt K-activity and then seek to learn more about

it, or do they hear about it and then want to experience it?

 

I knew there would be a wealth of info on that topic among the learned

members of this list, and this could be the tip of the iceberg!

 

Love,

 

--Greg

[Guest guest]

Hi Greg,

>Thanks to Michael for a drawing a wise and telling link between the

>physiological and the spiritual descriptions of the Kundalini functioning,

>and thanks to Dharma for providing everthing I could ever want (more,

>actually) on the physiological details, and sharing from his Christian

>experiences.

 

You're welcome, but my experiences are not exactly typically Christian. )

I'm both Christian and Tibetan Buddhist, and I've been teaching Raja Yoga

for many years... now I teach meditation combined with Kundalini work. I

take whatever methods and techniques seem most useful from whatever

tradition I find them in... it's the basic approach of the shaman. I make

sure my students can hear their own spiritual gurus, their inner guides,

and follow their own guidance, as I follow my own spiritual guru.

>Here's a very (overly!) general question. For most people, when they enter

>into a Kundalini practice, pursue K-yoga, seek a teacher in the tradition,

>etc., have they already felt K-activity and then seek to learn more about

>it, or do they hear about it and then want to experience it?

 

Sure... all of the above. ) You might enjoy Muktananda's spiritual

autobiography, _Play of Consciousness_. He was a young man in the Kashmiri

Shaivite tradition... siddha yoga. His own guru, Swami Nityananda, gave

Shaktipat but not many words of advice or preparation, and the young man

had little idea of what was happening to him much of the time. For that

reason, he later wrote this book to give guidance to other people coming

through the process. The only caveats I have are: 1) he was a confirmed

celibate and regarded any sexual manifestations with horror... and that is

not a necessary part of working with Kundalini. Many sages do not share

that view at all. And 2) his tradition was one of bhakti yoga, devotion

to the guru. His book is a beautiful example of that tradition, but it is

not my tradition... my sdtudents give their devotion, obedience, and

surrender only to their spiritual gurus, as I do mine.

 

Love,

Dharma