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Kundalini (Serpent Power)
It is asleep. It is silent. It has encoiled itself. Its 'bedroom' is called Muladhara Cakra. This center is triangular in shape. Its aspect is gross. Its element is Prithivi (earth) Tattva. Tamoguna is its covering. It lies encoiling itself. It is called Kundalini. In Sahasrara Cakra it joins with Shiva. The power then manifests itself. It is like a hidden fire which can only be kindled by the force of spiritual power.
As the inner mind becomes concentrated and one-pointed, the power begins to awaken itself. As long as the inner mind remains gross or externalized, it sleeps.
It can be awakened by soul force or by will. But this is not the only means. It may be regarded as one of the methods.
It can be awakened by Hatha Yoga, but neither is that the only method. You can call it one form of scientific method.
It can also be awakened by practicing Samyama on the centers and realizing in experience their colour, elements, nature, Guna and the Bija. Nor is this the only method; you may just call it a good method.
Product Details
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Format:
Paperback
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Number of pages:
186
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Publisher:
Bihar - Yoga Publication Trust
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Title First Published:
Wednesday 30 November, 1966
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Language:
English
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ISBN:
8185787174
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Country of Origin:
India
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Binding:
Glue
- Dimension: 140 x 215 x 10 mm
- Weight: 0.260 kg
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Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!], Friday 14 November, 2003
Reviewer: Reader from , United States
These are letters written by swami satyananda to his female disciple. If you haven't heard of satyananda you probably don't know how great he is. A disciple of the famous Sivananda, he is one of the greatest innovators and masters of yoga of this era. It's ironic that many lesser lights are much better known in the u.s.a. And here's the interesting part--what this book doesn't even hint at is that the woman he wrote these letters to later went deep into inner/outer space and was lost in samadhi for several years before she could fully regain her earthly consciousness, and now she is considered a saint in India. No kidding. (I was informed of this fact by another swami of the saraswati order when I mentioned I was reading this). The book is very readable and not overly long. Reading it, you begin to feel the power of satyananda's personality coming through the pages. He makes you believe this pathway is do-able. It does contain a lot of yogic terms, but there is a glossary in the back you can easily use to look them up. If you like yoga meditation this is well worth the time. In fact, it may be a classic. This deserves more than just five stars and, in fact, it feels a little overly-samsaric to rate a book that has such a strong feeling of the sacred about it, but that's america for you, it's one big marketplace.
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