introduction jnani raja hatha tantric kundalini laya mantra karma bhakti sufism vajrayana zen taoist
Kundalini
This is the Yoga which specifically concentrates on awakening the serpent power, (i.e. the goddess Kundalini) which normally sleeps at the base of the spine and conducting it to the crown of the head where it engages in ecstatic sexual union with its passive, male-god counterpart. In the Hindu understanding, the goddess is nature (prakriti) and time, the god is the passive principle of consciousness or spirit (purusha). The result for the seeker is a condition of ecstasy. Hatha Yoga techniques are used to awaken the Kundalini from her slumber. Mantras may also be used. The Kundalini passes through the central channel of the spine (sushumna) where it will encounter and activate a number of energy centres (chakras). There are seven major chakras and a number of minor ones. All this is understood according to the macro-microcosm model of the human being given by Tantra, in turn underpinned by Samkhya philosophy.
This process may partly be understood as a making of the collective unconscious conscious.
Resources
Numerous writings on Kundalini relating it to many traditions.
The definitive Gopi Krishna site. Gopi Krishna gave one of the most clear autobiographical accounts of a Kundalini awakening in his book Living with Kundalini and it is very well worth a read if you have had Kundalini experience or are drawn to this Yoga.
introduction jnani raja hatha tantric kundalini laya mantra karma bhakti sufism vajrayana zen taoist