The term kundalini is used to refer to the vital force or energy that we all hold within us. Often called the “sleeping goddess” or “serpent power”, it is represented as a serpent coiled around the first chakra or root chakra at the base of the spine.
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“Kundalini,” which means “the coiled one,” is the invisible holy energy that yogis believe resides at the base of our spines, coiled just like a snake in the equally invisible energy center (chakra) called “Muladhar,” close to the coccyx.
Yogis believe that no spiritual knowledge and “final liberation” (nirvana) is possible without awakening this Kundalini energy.
When awakened through long years of hatha-yoga, meditation, prayers, and “grace,” Kundalini allegedly rises along the “shusumna,” the non-physical energy channel that parallels the human spine, and shoots up towards the brain.
Along the way, Kundalini supposedly “pierces through” (according to the classical description in yogic texts) the seven chakras until it reaches the one on the top of the skull — the Crown Chakra.
According to Wikipedia, here are some of the manifestations of awakened Kundalini:
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[li]Enlightenment[/li][li]Bliss, feelings of infinite love and universal connectivity, transcendent awareness, seeing the truth (third eye opening), euphoria[/li][li]Awakened sense of smell, hearing, taste[/li][li]No longer controlled by desire/cravings[/li][li]The sound heard in the pineal gland (pleasurable/enjoyable)[/li][li]Change in the thyroid, sudden ability to sing in perfect pitch, change in voice[/li][li]Change in the sex organs[/li][li]Change in breathing[/li][li]Energy rushes or feelings of electricity circulating the body. This tingly feeling, at first, might be mistaken for a “shiver.”[/li][li]Involuntary jerks, tremors, shaking, itching, tingling, and crawling sensations, especially in the arms and legs[/li][li]Intense heat (sweating) or cold, especially as energy is experienced passing through the chakras[/li][li]Spontaneous pranayama, asanas, mudras and bandhas[/li][li]Visions or sounds at times associated with a particular chakra[/li][li]Diminished or control over sexual desire[/li][li]Emotional upheavals or surfacing of unwanted and repressed feelings or thoughts with certain repressed emotions becoming dominant in the conscious mind for short or long periods of time.[/li][li]Headache, migraine, or pressure inside the skull. Relief of this pressure during an awakening may be felt as a “popping,” depending on the person and their body at the time the awakening begins to occur.[/li][li]Pains in different areas of the body, especially back and neck[/li][li]Sensitivity to light, sound, and touch[/li][li]Trance-like and altered states of consciousness[/li][li]Disrupted sleep pattern (periods of insomnia or oversleeping)[/li][li]Vegetarianism or veganism[/li][li]Change in body odor (sweetness/natural/healthy)[/li][/ul]
The key concept to understand is that Kundalini’s upward travel along the “shusumna” is a CLEANSING process.
Yes, it burns its way up and yogis literally feel the tremendous heat generated during this process. But that is a “good burn” since it supposedly incinerates many lifetimes worth of bad impressions and energy blocks that prevent us from realizing our own true nature
for those who practice yoga, have you awaken your kundalini energy/force/spirit and how is it?
for those who attend religious gatherings, is all the jumping and hysteria we see from the Holy Spirit or the Kundalini/false spirit?
and those who have felt a spirit within hem and experienced the jumping, shouting, speaking in tounges, was it the Holy Spirit or Kundalini Spirit?
is kundalini an Evil spirit or just a spirit in the Hindu religion (the same way we have the Holy Spirit)?
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