Can you please explain what "Kundalini" is?

Question

- according to your personal beliefs or non-beliefs -

Dear religious believers: thx for trying to respect those who believe in "kundalini", alright?

Answer 1

Kundalini is raw, spinach-stuffed pasta.

Answer 2

Well, you will find out what Kundalini is when you will have surges of energy running all over your body :)

Basically, the Kundalini is an evolutive energy. That means that where it is awakened, it will transform your mind and body to be able to deal with higher and higher forms of energy. This is called the awakening, or ascension. This is a process that once started will never stop.

Take care.

Answer 3

I looked it up on Google. Here is what it said. and if you want to read more, here is the website. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU

http://www.crystalinks.com/kundalini.html

(I think it's like the history or something....)

The Interpretation of Kundalini

Two early western interpretations of Kundalini were supplied by C.W. Leadbeater (1847-1934), of the Theosophical Society, and the analytical psychologist Carl Jung (1875­1961).

Jung's seminar on Kundalini yoga, presented to the Psychological Club in Zurich in 1932, has been widely regarded as a milestone in the psychological understanding of Eastern thought and of the symbolic transformations of inner peace.

Kundalini yoga presented Jung with a model for the developmental phases of higher consciousness, and he interpreted its symbols in terms of the process of individuation. (Princeton University Press Book description to C. G Jung - "The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga", 1999).

A few western translators interpret the energetic phenomena as a form of psychic or paranormal energy, although the western parapsychological understanding of psychic energy, separated from its cultural-hermeneutic matrix, is probably not the same as the yogic understanding. Yogic philosophy understands this concept as a maturing energy that expresses the individual's soteriological longings. Viewed in a mythological context it is sometimes believed to be an aspect of Shakti, the goddess and consort of Shiva.

Kundalini might be said to be a popular concept, since it is widely quoted among various disciplines of yoga and New Age beliefs. However, the recent popularization of the term within new religious movements has - according to some scholars of religion - not contributed to promote a mature understanding of the concept (Sovatsky, 1998). As with many eastern contemplative concepts there exist considerable difficulties, and possible semantic confusion, connected to the way these concepts are adapted to a western context.

This has led to somewhat different interpretations and applications of the concept of Kundalini within the spiritual and contemplative culture in the west. On the one hand there are the New Age popularizations, and on the other hand there is the traditional lineage of Kundalini Yoga understood from its cultural background and interpreted within the academic fields of Religious Studies, Pastoral Theology and Transpersonal/Humanistic psychology.

With the tools of these academic traditions it is possible to give different interpretations to the concept of Kundalini; such as physiological interpretations, psychological interpretations, clinical interpretations, religious interpretations, mythological interpretations and spiritual interpretations.

Answer 4

KuṇḍalinÄ«) is a Sanskrit word meaning either "coiled up" or "coiling like a snake." There are a number of other translations of the term usually emphasizing a more serpent nature to the word— e.g. 'serpent power'. The caduceus symbol of coiling snakes is thought to be an ancient symbolic representation of Kundalini physiology.

The concept of Kundalini comes from yogic philosophy of ancient India and refers to the mothering intelligence behind yogic awakening and spiritual maturation.[1] It might be regarded by yogis as a sort of deity, hence the occasional capitalization of the term. Within a western frame of understanding it is often associated with the practice of contemplative or religious practices that might induce an altered state of consciousness, either brought about spontaneously, through a type of yoga, through psychedelic drugs, or through a near-death experience.

According to the yogic tradition Kundalini is curled up in the back part of the root chakra in three and one-half turns around the sacrum. Yogic phenomenology states that kundalini awakening is associated with the appearance of bio-energetic phenomena that are said to be experienced somatically by the yogi. This appearance is also referred to as "pranic awakening". Prana is interpreted as the vital, life-sustaining force in the body. Uplifted, or intensified life-energy is called pranotthana and is supposed to originate from an apparent reservoir of subtle bio-energy at the base of the spine. This energy is also interpreted as a vibrational phenomena that initiates a period, or a process of vibrational spiritual development

copied from wikipedia...hope this helps

Answer 5

The only thing I know about Kundalini is Kundalini awakening or syndrome, which is a type of syndrome I am having (I looked it up a while ago).

What happens are physiological changes due to energy raising by medititation. When one meditates, they channel all of their energy. If the energy is not grounded properly or dispersed, you may have periods of hyper-activity, sleeplessness, and heat flashes. (I'm too young for menopause).

I heard that using proper grounding techniques and lots of lavender (sprays, oil, lotions) helps to alleviate this.

Answer 6

.Kundalini is a Sanskrit word meaning "coiled up". The kundalini concept comes from Yogic philosophy of ancient India and refers to the mothering of intelligence. It is often associated with contemplative or religious practices that produce an altered state of consciousness, brought about by spontaneously through yoga, or psychedelic drugs, or through a near death experience.

This link can give you a more thorough description:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini

Answer 7

As far as my understanding is concerned, I believe KUNDALINI is the centre of ENERGY in Human Body. Energy being the source of running the world needs to be harnessed. People do KUNDALINI JAGARAN so that they can stay fit.

Answer 8

Not for me, thanks.


1 entry found for Kundalini.
kun·da·li·ni Audio pronunciation of "Kundalini" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (knd-ln)
n. Hinduism

Energy that lies dormant at the base of the spine until it is activated, as by the practice of yoga, and channeled upward through the chakras in the process of spiritual perfection.


1 entry found for chakras.
chak·ra Audio pronunciation of "chakras" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (chkr)
n.

One of the seven centers of spiritual energy in the human body according to yoga philosophy.

Answer 9

Kundalini means that certain healing channels and chakras have been opened, and you have thereby gained access to the Earth's energy.

Answer 10

Kundalini is another word word for lifeforce, what the Japanese call Ki, the Chinese Chi, the Indians prana, etc. It's just another name for one's personal energy.