The Mystery of Kundalini

What is kundalini?

Kundalini shakti, sexual energy, has been recognized by many of the ancient world cultures as a secret “tool”, which, when awakened, transforms an individual from ordinary to exceptional.  It is a doorway to the full stage of enlightenment. The awakened kundalini enables humans to reach their full potentiality in every area of life. This can result in a person achieving mega success and supreme inspiration to become the greatest that they can be, whether they are writers, artists, sculptors, teachers, doctors, scientists, healers, composers, lawyers, or in any other profession or business. It may manifest in the form of improved health and receiving great respect and gains in finances and career.

Where is kundalini located?

The kundalini, depicted as a serpent coiled 3 and a half times,  lies dormant at the base of the spine, blocking entrance into the sushumna, the central channel that runs from the first chakra, called  the muladhara, to the seventh chakra, the sahasrar, located at the top of the head.  The two intertwined serpents, wrapped around the sushumna, are represented in the medical profession as the caduceus. This symbol represents the ida (feminine energy, the left channel) and pingala (masculine energy, the right channel), the two subtle pathways of energy allowing the awakened kundalini to ascend from the base of the spine to the crown of the head.

Why do we want to awaken kundalini?
There are immense benefits in harnessing our kundalini shakti. Once activated and contained in the body, the awakened kundalini can alter our lives in positive ways. It can motivate us and give us the ability to achieve excellence in whatever we do. It can improve our health and maintain our youthful vitality. It can keep our bodies and minds ever youthful. It can definitely improve our personal relationships and elevate our consciousness. It affects us on all levels of our being– the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.

How do we awaken kundalini?
Kundalini can be awakened and transmuted through regulating the breath, through meditation, lovemaking and through shaktipat, divine transmission from Master to disciple. One of the many side benefits of tantric sex is in its power to directly activate the kundalini. Since sexual congress is a divine act in itself, lovemaking between two people, when entered into with complete awareness, is a gateway to both sexual and spiritual ecstasy.

Kundalini experiences vary. Having electrical shocks surging throughout your body, seeing brilliant, colored lights, hearing music or voices, or feeling extreme love are common experiences as the chakras open.

Note of caution:

Once activated, it becomes necessary to nurture kundalini by living in pure consciousness and awareness, which will perpetuate an overflow of love, peace and harmony in your life. Neglecting her can lead to chaos, disharmony and a fragmented personality.

How to nurture? Through a daily regime, including, but not limited to:

· Meditation practices (mantras, yantras, pranayam)

· physical exercises (pelvic exercises, rishis, tibetan five rites, yoga)

· mindfulness

· diet

· gratitude

· respect, honor and love of Self

Chandi Devi showed great interest in spirituality and mysticism even as a young child, a passion that would eventually lead her to immerse herself in the study and practice of tantra yoga. She co-authored “From Om to Orgasm: the Tantra Primer for Living in Bliss”, which won finalist awards in two categories in the 2008 National Best Books Awards competition.

Chandi is host of the online radio show “The KarmaCaffe Spiritual Hour” and the creator of “The World of Tantra“ DVDs, a set of three practice videos that activate and transmute sexual energy (kundalini shakti). She has been featured in magazines, given many radio interviews and is a featured writer for several websites.

She is currently writing film and television treatments that cloak ageless wisdom under the veil of entertainment and she invites industry people to partner and manifest this vision together with her.

http://www.theworldoftantra.com

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