Energy and Vedantic traditions

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On Sat, 1 Apr 2000 16:48:25 MHortling wrote:

 

This mundane personality

>doesn't recognize the shakti as it's origin and feels itself to be separate

>from the rest of the universe.

 

Sri Lakshmanjoo gives the picture of

the Kundalini-Shakti, which is the all

pervading consciousness, pure consciousness,

not even being aware of

itself and "sleeping as if after a heavy dose

of poison". A cosmic hang over after having partied too much with Shiva perhaps

? LOL !

>When the energy begins to move and finally

>reaches the top centers in the brain, the consciousness automatically

>realizes that it's the shakti that's been creating everything all along -

>including the restricted ego.

 

This is very important to do. The identification

with Kundalini-Shakti is as I see it the

most important thing about the process.

 

However, Sri Lakshmanjoo does not see this

identifcation as the end of the process and

neither do I.

 

I have felt there are

strong ego ties not only in the lower

chakras, but also in the brow chakra.

As well as in some smaller centers at the base

of the skull and behind the ears...

and the temporal and forehead lobes prior to

cleansing.

>At the other end of the polarity, where

>identification is with spirit, there is no veil and it's seen that the

>blindfold indeed in itself was also created by the shakti just by remaining

>static or restricted.

 

Yes, again to quote Sri Lakshmanjoo,

Shakti's play is to create itself

from itself in itself.

And discover itself anew.

>Maya is just the way the world appears to

>be when the energy happens to be sleeping or hasn't quite decided to stay on

>the top floor yet.

 

Top floor, I like that expression.

 

However, I believe

the state of turiya and turiyatita

can be "achieved" without having a socalled

Kundalini awakening.

 

Love,

 

Amanda.

 

 

 

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Hi Amanda,

>>When the energy begins to move and finally

>>reaches the top centers in the brain, the consciousness automatically

>>realizes that it's the shakti that's been creating everything all along -

>>including the restricted ego.

>

>This is very important to do. The identification

>with Kundalini-Shakti is as I see it the

>most important thing about the process.

 

DK says, "The method of the higher initiations is identification."

 

Love,

Dharma