When the being is at ajna chakra, point between eye brows, source of creation appears as a star that is as bright as million suns. If the being is a devotee and wish to see a form, God appears in a form of devotee's choice. This is referred as Sadhguna Brahman, God with a form or qualities. The being sees that all the forms of worldly beings are originated from that star. Thus, they understand that the formless God has…
Excerpts from the book Kundalini - Arousal of Inner Energy The ascent of Kundalini as it pierces through the chakras is manifested in certain physical and psychic signs. Yogis have described the trembling of the body which precedes the arousal of Kundalini, and the explosion of heat which passes like a current through the Sushumna. During Kundalini's ascent, inner sounds are heard, resembling a waterfall, the humming of bees, the sound of a bell, a flute, the tinkling of ornaments,…
Excerpts from Vignana Bhairava Tantra Devi (Ma Parvati, Lord Shiva’s consort) asks: O Shiva, what is your reality?What is the wonder-filled universe?What constitutes seed?Who centres the universal wheel?What is the life beyond form pervading forms?How may we enter it fully, above space and time, names and descriptions?Let my doubts be cleared! And Lord Shiva replies by way of 112 sutras, each one describing a particular meditation techniques to find the ultimate reality. Sri Bhairava said: Paradevi, whose nature is visarga,…
Avadhoota Dattatreya Once, while Dattatreya was roaming in a forest happily, he met king Yadu, who on seeing Dattatreya so happy, asked him the secrets of his happiness and also the name of his Guru. Dattatreya said that the Atma alone was his Guru and yet he had learned wisdom from twenty-four individuals and that they were therefore his Gurus. Dattatreya then mentioned the names of his twenty-four Gurus and spoke of the wisdom that he had learnt from each.…
Vama Marga - Left Hand Tantra Excerpt from Satyananda Saraswati book “Kundalini Tantra“ Sexual life has always been a problem for mankind. From the beginning of history, the primal energy has been misunderstood. Religious teachers and moralists have denounced it. But still sexual life has continued, not because man respects it, but because he needs it. He may give it up, but he cannot remove it from his mind, for this is one of his most powerful urges. In the…
Union of Shiva and Shakti Excerpt from Satyananda Saraswati book "Kundalini Tantra" The Descent of Kundalini Everybody talks about the ascent of kundalini, but few ever discuss the descent. When the descent of kundalini occurs, it means the lower mental plane of the human being is no longer influenced by the ordinary mind, the supermind takes over instead. This higher form of consciousness rules the body, mind and senses and directs your life, thoughts and emotions. Kundalini is henceforth the…
Conversation between Narada Muni and his father Lord Brahma, Excerpt from Shiva Shakti Purana. Narada Muni who was interested in learning about the source of the creation asks his father Lord Brahma. What was there before everything? What was there, when, ‘there’ and ‘here’, were not there? What was it like, when ‘now’ and ‘then’ were not there? What was there? Lord Brahma replies, NOTHING! No Sun, No Moon, No Stars, No Light…! Darkness alone was there! No Fire; No…
Marshall Govindhan in his book Babaji and 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga Tradition writes about Kundalini and stages. The content below is an excerpt from his book. Kundalini refers to that dormant power in the human organism which lies at the root of the spinal column. The word kundalini Sanskrit means "coil", and so kundalini has been referred to as that which is coiled. However, the word kunda also refers to a cavity or pit. In this sense, kunda refers to…
Gautama Buddha (Shakya Muni) and his disciples I have taken kriya yoga initiation in October 2010 at Rishikesh, Kriya Yoga Ashram and It's been a decade of my spiritual journey. I am trying to look back and see what all happened these years (2010- 2020) in terms of my spiritual growth, my association with master, spiritual friends and managing a Yoga Trust. I wrote my first article about my initiation experience and titled it as "Wise Master and Stupid Disciple".…
Kriya Yoga Ashram, Rishikesh 07 – 21 October 2010 This is a story of 14 days which starts with a New moon day and ends with a Full moon day which symbolizes my spiritual journey from Darkness to Light. I reached Rishikesh ashram by 5: 30 in evening on 6th October for which I took flight from Delhi at 4:00 pm and then a cab from Dehradun to Rishikesh. At the reception, I met the receptionist who I felt was…