tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post315517793443147413..comments2024-02-28T08:54:21.924-08:00Comments on The Kundalini Consortium: Being Human Is Only a GameJJ Semplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739952761972950114noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-33327042849929318382013-10-07T00:31:24.976-07:002013-10-07T00:31:24.976-07:00Thank you very much for your comment. Why I am so...Thank you very much for your comment. Why I am so happy to be a contributor on this blog is that for me as a contributor it is all about authentic spirituality, being honest about my spiritual experiences and the insights that arise from them. This blog is more about experience and less about knowledge and all of the contributors have the integrity and authenticity that can only come with experience. Your acknowledgement and appreciation is very warmly received....thank you....Margaret Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385395565359693331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-5864408886135367292013-10-06T09:17:20.061-07:002013-10-06T09:17:20.061-07:00awful piece of information, I had come to know abo...awful piece of information, I had come to know about your blog from my friend vimal, mumbai,i have read atleast 13 posts of yours by now, and let me tell you, your blog gives the best and the most interesting information. This is just the kind of information that i had been looking for, i'm already your rss reader now and i would regularly watch out for the new posts, once again hats off to you! Thanks a million once again, Regards, <a href="http://www.obieetraininghyderabad.com" rel="nofollow">obiee training in hyderabad</a><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100883157423541880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-17351682204311141232013-09-16T06:06:07.011-07:002013-09-16T06:06:07.011-07:00I have often wondered this myself. Does kundalini ...I have often wondered this myself. Does kundalini always precede illumination? Can it be gradual and in the background or is it always a large-scale event that is distinct and obvious?<br /><br />I agree with Margaret about the density of esoteric literature becoming easier to grasp post-awakening. In my case, the third eye started throbbing from inside during the first week after awakening. In that period, everything I was reading online about religions and the revelations I was receiving due to the third eye opening was making everything absolutely clear. The difference between the finger and the moon was comprehended once and for all. <br /><br />What makes things tougher for seekers pre-awakening is also the fact that a lot of esoteric literature was encoded and cloaked in secrecy on purpose. Case in point, Alchemy and it's 'lead to gold' metaphor used for the base and crown chakra respectively. The other parts that are confusing are because of the mythology and stories created around concepts such as heaven. Everyone has a pre-conceived notion of those concepts and they are the barrier to understanding what, for example, Jesus means when he says "The kingdom of heaven is within" when the concept of heaven conjures up images of angels with harps on clouds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951569437528155384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-56239550597256935022013-09-16T01:06:20.256-07:002013-09-16T01:06:20.256-07:00Thinking about the 'biological elements' t...Thinking about the 'biological elements' that raised the Kundalini I find myself returning once again to the belief I have that the raising of Kundalini is linked to the development of consciousness of the right side of the brain. This however is just my own hypothesis based on my own experience and also a certain amount of common sense and non ego inflation. There was definitely an element of psychological trauma associated the first time it rose and thereafter a period of psychological turbulence as I underwent the effects of the purification process which inevitably follows any rising of Kundalini. What you say about sexual sublimation is interesting as I have struggled with long term intimate sexual relationships so there may be something in that....Margaret Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385395565359693331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-2868271811097549692013-09-15T09:55:43.000-07:002013-09-15T09:55:43.000-07:00I wasn't so much talking about the effects of ...I wasn't so much talking about the effects of Kundalini (the degree of awakening) as I was the biological elements engaged in triggering it: that our biology is always involved.<br /><br />I was commenting on your statement: "Others have realized 'the cosmic game' without attributing it to Kundalini, which makes me think that the ultimate realization is not dependent on Kundalini rising and it is I that made the link causal, i.e., the ultimate realization being the result of Kundalini." That, according to Ramakrishna and Gopi Krishna, is not possible: Kundalini and its concomitant <a href="http://www.kundaliniconsortium.org/2013/02/sexual-sublimation.html" rel="nofollow"><i>sexual sublimation</i></a> process is always present to some degree.<br /><br />But yes, awakenings (the effects Kundalini confers on a given subject) are varied.JJ Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12739952761972950114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-69679647131753850652013-09-15T06:19:44.140-07:002013-09-15T06:19:44.140-07:00Thanks Vivek, all roads point to Rome eh; what is...Thanks Vivek, all roads point to Rome eh; what is interesting is that in the modern day texts which their authors claim to have been channelled or automated that it is exactly the same Truths but in the conventional language of the day which are being delivered. From my experience there seems to be two processes that go on when Kundalini awakens. One is the increasing levels of understanding and insights which correspond to well documented Truths and the other is the purification of the consciousness by taking the blame onto ourselves, even though ultimately this is not necessary, but it seems to be a stage that awakening goes through. <br /><br />I love what you say about the pendulum swinging between ying and yang while we grasp at the tao - that really resonates. It reminds me of the Hindu practice of Neti, Neti (not this, not this) and so by identifying everything that is 'not this' we arrive at 'THIS or THAT' Margaret Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385395565359693331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-74250702404718034862013-09-15T06:12:33.925-07:002013-09-15T06:12:33.925-07:00Thanks for your comment JJ. I can really only go ...Thanks for your comment JJ. I can really only go on how awake I was before Kundalini rose and how awake I am now. Before Kundalini rose I was drawn intuitively to the writings of sages but couldn't really grasp what was being pointed at. I was focussed on the finger, whether that was the finger of the writings of the sages, or the finger of practicing meditation or some other spiritual practice. After Kundalini rose my focus was on the moon itself not on any finger that pointed to it. It is such a difficult thing to write about it's something that is felt and any attempt to reduce it to some kind of process does it a gross injustice. For me, awakening was the shift from looking at the finger to experiencing the moon. I don't know whether this shift is the mark of a full awakening or not....who does?....Margaret Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385395565359693331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-86347948688864394142013-09-14T07:10:37.893-07:002013-09-14T07:10:37.893-07:00Wonderful post Margaret. The part where you say th...Wonderful post Margaret. The part where you say the I AM created the I AM NOT is reflected in Kashmir Shaivism. The concept of maya and kanchukas or veils where the I AM creates limitations. I AM just this body or I AM living in this era. It is the path from that state of limitedness to the true boundless unlimited state that the soul travels on the 'Stairway to Heaven' of kundalini.<br /><br />Also, thank you for the part where you say you spend time blaming yourself. I have spent countless hours beating myself up for a lot of things that I should have let go. Excessive self-blame. It has been my problem as well. I feel your pain.<br /><br />This journey teaches us something every moment. Finding the balance between confidence without hubris on the one hand and a calm inner strength but with humble surrender to the divine on the other is a moment to moment balancing act. The pendulum swings between yin and yang as we grasp at the tao.<br /><br />It takes a lot of courage to be self-critical and to find the weakness in our behavior and is the first step towards correcting course. I applaud you for your candor and slipping out of one more layer of the ego and it's attempts to usurp the process.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951569437528155384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-33818689647637892652013-09-13T14:10:50.908-07:002013-09-13T14:10:50.908-07:00Ramakrishna said, "A man's spiritual cons...Ramakrishna said, "A man's spiritual consciousness is not awakened unless his <a href="http://www.goldenflowermeditation.com/" rel="nofollow">Kundalini is aroused</a>." And while I believe this to be true, there are degrees. Of what? Of the amount of distilled sexual energy diverted to the brain; it depends on the trigger.<br /><br />In my case, massive amounts of energy rose up my spine all at once. That's what happens when Kundalini meditation completes. Not something that goes unnoticed.<br /><br />In other cases, smaller, undetected amounts of energy are fed to the brain. The subject undergoes an awakening experience, but may not be aware of the energy flow.<br /><br />Gopi Krishna researched this and hypothesized that genius was the result of Kundalini. Whether or not the subject was aware of the energy that triggered his/her enlighten state, genius, or meta-normal abilities is beside the point. Bio-neurological energy is always stimulated and present.<br /><br />Taken to a logical extreme, this means is there are degrees of awakening.JJ Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12739952761972950114noreply@blogger.com