The word Kundalini is derived from a Sanskrit word ‘Kundal’ meaning
coiled up. It is the primordial dormant energy present in three-and-a-half, coils at the base of the spine in a triangular
bone called the Sacrum & symbolically around Shivalinga. Kundalini Yoga is an Highly advanced ancient science of dealing
with the alteration and expansion of consciousness, the awakening and raising of kundalini shakti up the spine through energy
centers called chakras, activating them. This is accomplished by the mixing and uniting of prana(cosmic energy) with Apana
which generates pressure to force Kundalini to rise,by means of pranayama (breathing exercises),bhandhs (body locks), in kriyas
(exercise sets), using asana (postures), mudras , and mantras . Kundalini Yoga sets and meditation also use visualization
& Concentration to attain specific effects.Through the practice of Kundalini Yoga, an individual can unite his consciousness
with Cosmic Consciousness on a regular basis by carefully performing the exercises and meditations in specific sequence and
combination. A student soon becomes adept at perceiving the movement of energy within and outside of his body, and consciously
begins to direct its flow to stimulate and awaken the chakras, for healing himself and others, and clearly becomes a co-creator
with God.The Kundalini, which is to nourish the tree of life within us, is coiled up like a serpent and therefore it has been
called, ‘The Serpent Power’. It has been described in great detail in the Upanishads. Kundalini Yoga is supposed
to be supreme in all the Yoga's. Guru Vashistha asserted that Kundalini is the seat of absolute knowledge. The awareness of
the presence of this primordial energy Kundalini within the human body was considered by the sages and saints to be the highest
knowledge. The Kundalini and Chakras have been vividly described in Ancient Vedic and Tantric texts of India. It is mentioned
as Hiranyanagarbha , the womb of consciousness.
The Latin name ‘Os Sacrum’ suggests that it is
a holy or sacred part of the body. The ancient Greeks were aware of this and therefore they called it the ‘Hieron Osteon’,
noting that it was the last bone to be destroyed when the body is burnt, and also attributed supernatural powers to it. Egyptians
also held this bone to be very valuable and considered it the seat of special power. In the West, Sacrum is symbolized
by the sign of Aquarius and by the Holy Grail, container of the water of life.
Adi Sankaracharya,He lived in the 7th-8th century AD. and wrote:
‘Having filled the pathway of the Nadis with the streaming shower of nectar
flowing from the Lotus feet, having resumed thine own position from out of the resplendent Lunar regions and Thyself assuming
the form of a serpent of three and a half coils, sleepest thou, in the hollow of Kula Kunda (Kula Kunda means the hollow of
Mooladhara Sacrum bone)’.
‘Saundarya Lahari’: ‘Thou art residing in secrecy with Thy Lord
(The spirit) in the thousand petalled Lotus, having pierced through the Earth situated in ‘Mooladhara’, the Water
in Manipura, the Fire abiding in the Svadhisthana, the Air in the Heart (‘Anahata’), the Ether above (Visshuddhi)
and ‘Manas’ between the eyebrows (‘Agnya’) and thus broken through the entire ‘Kula Path’.’
Gyaneshwara, described Kundalini in the 6th chapter of his famous book ‘Gyaneshwari’.
He wrote:
‘Kundalini is one of the greatest energies. The whole body of the
seeker starts glowing because of the rising of the Kundalini. Because of that, unwanted impurities in the body disappear.
The body of the seeker suddenly looks very proportionate and the eyes look bright and attractive and the eyeballs glow.’
- (Gyaneshwari, Chapter VI).
Guru Nanak Dev : Sikhism (born in 1496 AD) has made references
to Kundalini awakening as mentioned below:
“A pure heart is the golden vessel to fill the Divine Nectar which is to
be sucked from the ‘Dasham Dwar’ through the two channels ‘Ida’ and ‘Pingala’.”
Dasham Dwar means Brahmarandhra. (Sahasrara Chakra).
‘God has made this human body a house with six Chakras and has established
the light of spirit in it. Cross the ocean of Maya and meet the eternal God who does not come, who does not go, who neither
takes birth nor dies. When your six Chakras meet in line, Surati (Kundalini) takes you beyond distortions.’ (Sri
Guru Granth). Note that the seventh Chakra was not open at this time.
It is also worth noting that sikhism & its followers about "Amrit Chakhaya"
meaning whether you have "Consumed the nectar" but very few really understood the real meaning of Guru Nanak Deva, he
was talking about the Divine Nectar which flows from Bindu Visarga in the Brain & consumed with kechari mudras by yogis
which leads to immortality.
Jesus & Christianity : The Old Testament symbol becomes
significant in Christianity when Christ suggests Kundalini awakening, not just for the tribe of Israel but as the true destiny
of all Christians: “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even as the son of man be lifted up: That
whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life”He says unequivocally in the Gnostic Gospel of
Thomas and elsewhere, that ‘The Holy Spirit is My Mother’. ‘The Kingdom of God is within you’ (Luke
17:21).Moses saw it in the form of the burning bush. During the exodus the
Israelites lost faith and were smitten by fiery serpents so God told Moses “make thee a serpent, and set it upon
a pole: and it shall come to pass, that everyone that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent
of brass, and put it on a pole, and it came to pass, that if a fiery serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent
of brass, he lived” An apt description of the healing qualities of the awakened Kundalini. Some of the Israelites
even began to worship this symbol, and the practice of worshipping the brazen serpent on the pole as a god was either passed
on, or was revived later. Bronze and stone serpent artifacts have been found in excavations in Canaan, Gezer and other parts
of Israel! "That was why Jesus said, 'Destroy this temple, and
in three days I will raise it up.' 'He spake,' the Bible adds, 'of the temple of his body.' (John 2:19,21) "This is the path
of Kriya Yoga."
Tao :In the Tao Te Ching the primordial
power is described as that of a mother. Lao Tze described Kundalini as the “spirit of the valley” (in which
flows the Nadi of Sushumna). The spirit of the valley never dies. The spiritual instrument within us can be described as a
microcosm (miniature form of creation) which links us with the Divine. The ancient esoteric text “Scripture of the Golden
Flower” also spoke of the effects of the awakened kundalini energy.
Buddhist :The Lord Buddha spoke of the “middle path”
to achieve nirvana. He was actually describing the central channel (sushumna) through which the Kundalinii ascends. Later
Buddhist masters considered that the existence of the path of liberation within a human being was the greatest secret. They
transmitted it to only a few deserving disciples.
The Kundalini is there to nourish, to heal and look after and to give an individual
a higher and deeper personality. The power of Kundalini is absolute purity, auspiciousness, chastity, self respect, pure love,
detachment, concern for others and enlightened attention, to give infinite joy and peace to an individual.
