Kundalini/more thoughts

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Thanks TG, Joyce, Jill, Victor, Amanda and all for sharing your Kundalini

experiences. TG spoke of fear. I think, in a sense, fear is both the enemy

and the friend. When fear is experienced, it is a sign that one needs to

proceed cautiously and gradually on the path. Being around people or a

community who are on the same path is very helpful. This is especially true

in the practices of Kundalini Yoga. I had an abnormal awakening which led to

much suffering for several years. To overcome this, I practiced meditation

and pranayama and finally succeeded in normalizing the process.

 

By the time I turned 22, it had become my habit to sit for prolonged periods

in meditation and I was having many experiences. One day, I was in deep

meditation, and the Kundalini Shakti literally exploded and came up with

such incredible power and force, that I literally felt like a Rocket! I felt

I was being electrocuted and actually physically lifted up. The great fear

that gripped me for a minute was that the body would uncontrollably fly up

and hit the ceiling with such extreme force with my head that that would be

the end of it! However, no matter what I tried, I could not control the

force, or even move a muscle or open my eyes at all. This continued for some

time and then ended and I was finally able to get up. Well, you know a

normal person would consider this experience a matter of concern, but I was

quite happy and overjoyed! Next day, I ran to my teacher and told him what

had happened and he said, “Yes! That is Kundalini!”

 

After that I intensified my practices and it took about six months or so to

break all the granthis. I then started to understand different experiences

Swami Muktananda speaks of in his book and the celestial heavens and deva

loka. Divine visions and Samadhi states became normal for me. Some times I

had wonderful experiences, sometimes, they were difficult and frightening as

well. My observation was that fear is the fundamental factor at all levels

of existence which undermines the forward movement of the soul. However, I

discovered that fear is nature’s way of telling us when we need to slow down

our practices or vary them so we remain balanced. It is a judgment each

person has to make at various steps of life. My teacher used to say that the

spiritual path is like a dance. Two steps forward and one step back.

Maintaining Self-Awareness, one should be gentle with one self and make the

effort until the effort becomes effortless and the path disappears.

 

Love to all

Harsh

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