In
some people, simple meditation techniques, chanting mantras (power sounds),
basic breathing practices, or sitting in the presence of a powerful spiritual
teacher can activate kundalini prematurely. So can sexual orgasms, ecstatic
religious experiences, trance dancing, and psychotropic drugs. Although
these latter stimulators of kundalini generally don't result in a sustained
arousal (that is, the energy becomes naturally dormant again after
|
|
the
experience ends), and therefore these stimulators don't usually lead to
a problem. The
theory that explains the disruptive nature of premature kundalini arousal
is the Tantra Yoga theory of subtle body energy. The kundalini, when awakened,
moves from your coccyx where it resides at the base of your spine upwards.
When it encounters barriers to its flow, it moves sideways into nerves
and then muscles. This explains the characteristic movements that result
from kundalini arousal. These movements are typically in the pelvis and
legs, in the mid back, and in the neck and head. These are the three locations
of the "safety gates," called, in Sanskrit, "granthis" (knots) that protect
the system from unimpeded kundalini flow. Traditional Tantra and Hatha
Yoga teach an elaborate program of practices that alter this situation.
They prepare the yogin's (practitioner of Yoga) body for the powerful
energies that it will need to carry. Then other practices open the "gates"
while simultaneously stimulating the kundalini to flow upwards in the
yogin's spine. In traditional full-curriculum Hatha Yoga and Tantra Yoga
systems the activation of kundalini without such preparation is considered
unsafe and unhelpful for one's spiritual journey. So when you arouse kundalini
energy before your system is "mature," you will likely find it leads to
difficulties.
back
to top
|