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 ruler of your life. That is the concept of descent. The whole process after union When Shiva and Shak ..read more

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 taken all these forms to enjoy the creation. There is no one else other than the divine being. The being gets knowledge of all their past lives. Understanding this world is ..read more

Colonel Narendra and Me in Jacket (Sridhar) at Mahavatar Babaji Cave, Dronagiri, Oct 2018 Colonel Narendra, a retired army colonel and brother disciple of mine, recently got into samadhi (deep meditative) state. He has shared his inner experience through poems. We both are disciples of our Guru Per Harald Wibe whom I lovingly call as Norwegian Muni. निंदर पड़ा हुआ था, जैसे कोयला मुहाने खदान पर | गुरु ने उठाया, सोखी कालिख, चेला बना लिया हूं || १ Nindar was lying unattended on the ground nearby at the esture of coal mine. Guru saw and hugged him with love and took him along. He accepted him as h ..read more

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 context of yoga and tantra the common definition of sexual life has no relevance. It is absolutely unscientific and incorrect. This defi ..read more

AUM Golden color represent “A” White color represent “U” Black color represent “M” Three Gunas Golden color represent “Rajas” White color represent “Satva” Black color represent “Tamas” The Trinity Golden color represent “Brahma” White color represent “Vishnu” Black color represent “Shiva” The Three Breaths “Purak” [Inhalation] is Brahma – Creation “Kumbhak” [Holding the breath] is Vishnu – Sustain “Rechak” [Exhalation] is Shiva – Dissolution The Three Bodies Golden color represent “Physical Body” White color represent “Astral Body” Black color represent “Casual Body aka Karmic Body” The Thre ..read more

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 the skull cavity in which the brain ties. The dissection of the human brain reveals that it resembles a snake coiled upon itself. The purpose of K ..read more

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 Wind; No Earth; No water; No Sky; No day; No night… No Nature; No manifestation of anything! Emptiness, without Light! No Past; No ..read more

Excerpts from the book Kundalini – Arousal 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, and so on. The head may start to feel giddy and the mouth fill with saliva, but the yogi goes on until he can hear ..read more

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, or creation, manifests as the upward prana and the downward ap ..read more

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. Dattatreya said: “The names of my twenty-four teachers are: 1. Earth 2. Water 3. Air 4. Fire 5. Sky 6. Moon 7. Sun 8. Pigeon 9. Python ..read more