How To Awaken The Kundalini

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One should become perfectly desireless and should be full of Vairagya

before attempting to awaken Kundalini. It can be awakened only when a

man rises above Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada and other impurities.

Kundalini can be awakened through rising above desires of the senses.

The Yogi, who has got a pure heart and a mind free from passions and

desires will be benefited by awakening Kundalini. If a man with a lot

of impurities in the mind awakens the Sakti by sheer force through

Asanas, Pranayamas and Mudras, he will break his legs and stumble

down. He will not be able to ascend the Yogic ladder. This is the

chief reason for people going out of the way or getting some bodily

infirmities. There is nothing wrong in the Yoga. People must have

purity first; then a thorough knowledge of the Sadhana, a proper

guide, and a steady, gradual practice. When Kundalini is awakened

there are many temptations on the way, and a Sadhaka without purity

will not have the strength to resist.

 

A thorough knowledge of the theory is as essential as the practice.

Some are of opinion that theory is not at all necessary. They bring

one or two rare instances to prove that Kundalini has been awakened

even in those who do not know anything about Nadis, Chakras and

Kundalini. It might be due to the grace of a Guru or by mere chance.

Everyone cannot expect this and neglect the theoretical side. If you

look at the man in whom Kundalini has been awakened through the grace

of a Guru, you will not at once begin to neglect the practical side

and actually waste your time in passing from one Guru to the other.

The man who has a clear knowledge of the theory and a steady

practice, attains the desired goal quickly.

 

Kundalini can be awakened by Pranayama, Asanas and Mudras by Hatha

Yogis; by concentration and training of the mind by Raja Yogis; by

devotion and perfect self-surrender by Bhaktas; by analytical will by

the Jnanis; by Mantras by the Tantrikas; and by the grace of the Guru

(Guru Kripa) through touch, sight or mere Sankalpa. Rousing of

Kundalini and its union with Siva at the Sahasrara Chakra effect the

state of Samadhi and Mukti. No Samadhi is possible without awakening

the Kundalini.

 

For a selected few, any one of the above methods is quite sufficient

to awaken the Kundalini. Many will have to combine different methods.

This is according to the growth and position of the Sadhakas in the

spiritual path. The Guru will find out the real position of the

Sadhaka and will prescribe a proper method that will successfully

awaken the Kundalini in a short period. This is something like the

doctor prescribing a proper medicine to a patient to cure a

particular disease. One kind of medicine will not cure the diseases

of different patients. So also, one kind of Sadhana may not suit all.

 

to be continued...