Kundalini The Mother Power (Lots of chakra info)

[Density_Propensity]

An interesting read about the kundalini and the chakras from Sri Chinmoy:
http://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/kmp
Thought yall might find it interesting.

Question: What happens if we open the centres before the system has been purified?
Sri Chinmoy: If one opens up the chakras without purification of the vital, especially the lower vital, then one can become unbalanced, mad, insane. Many people go crazy when they open up the chakras before purification takes place. Awakening the kundalini power without first being purified is like giving a child a knife. There is every possibility of his misusing it. He may cut his finger or do something most harmful and damaging. But if one is grown up and mature, then he will use the knife to cut fruit and offer it to his friends.

Power can be utilised in two ways: either to build or to break. We have come here to build, to build the Palace of Truth and Love. Now, while building, we have to know if we are an expert architect or builder. If we are not, then the building will not be perfect and at any moment it will collapse.

So we have to know when it is advisable for us to awaken the kundalini power. When we feel that our inner vessel is pure, when it can receive Light without any obstruction, then we can easily open up the chakras without any danger. But if we arouse the kundalini untimely through our persistent desire and effort, then we may run into great difficulty.

If you wish to follow the path of kundalini, my humble advice to you is to first try to awaken the heart centre. The heart centre is considerably pure. The vital or disturbing emotions will be purified by the opening of this centre. If you can first open up the heart centre and from there take the purity and enter into the lower centres, then there is no danger.

[Plenum]

thanks for the link.

So we have to know when it is advisable for us to awaken the kundalini power. When we feel that our inner vessel is pure, when it can receive Light without any obstruction, then we can easily open up the chakras without any danger. But if we arouse the kundalini untimely through our persistent desire and effort, then we may run into great difficulty.

If you wish to follow the path of kundalini, my humble advice to you is to first try to awaken the heart centre. The heart centre is considerably pure. The vital or disturbing emotions will be purified by the opening of this centre. If you can first open up the heart centre and from there take the purity and enter into the lower centres, then there is no danger.

that's a fair quote.

In my understanding of things, the kundalini happens naturally.  It is already being tapped and expressed relative to our current level of development.  The 'light' that comes down from above is already being attracted by our seeking and our thought forms, and these things are being animated and being brought to life in our consciousness automatically.

if you want to get an idea of where someone's kundalini is, or where their personal imbalances are, you can ask them a few things -

a) what is your relationship to your family like?  your mother?  your father?  your brother/sister?

b) what do your work colleagues think of you?  

c) what are the things that worry you day-to-day, week-to-week?  what are the major dramas or issues that set you off?

d) how do you relate to your ex'es/past romantic partners?  is there still animosity/dislike, or do you feel you learnt something deep from the breakups?

This is not a guaranteed method, of course, but over time you can get a feel for where people are, and what their level of seeking is.

[VanAlioSaldo]

thanks for the link.

So we have to know when it is advisable for us to awaken the kundalini power. When we feel that our inner vessel is pure, when it can receive Light without any obstruction, then we can easily open up the chakras without any danger. But if we arouse the kundalini untimely through our persistent desire and effort, then we may run into great difficulty.

If you wish to follow the path of kundalini, my humble advice to you is to first try to awaken the heart centre. The heart centre is considerably pure. The vital or disturbing emotions will be purified by the opening of this centre. If you can first open up the heart centre and from there take the purity and enter into the lower centres, then there is no danger.

that's a fair quote.

In my understanding of things, the kundalini happens naturally.  It is already being tapped and expressed relative to our current level of development.  The 'light' that comes down from above is already being attracted by our seeking and our thought forms, and these things are being animated and being brought to life in our consciousness automatically.

if you want to get an idea of where someone's kundalini is, or where their personal imbalances are, you can ask them a few things -

a) what is your relationship to your family like?  your mother?  your father?  your brother/sister?

b) what do your work colleagues think of you?  

c) what are the things that worry you day-to-day, week-to-week?  what are the major dramas or issues that set you off?

d) how do you relate to your ex'es/past romantic partners?  is there still animosity/dislike, or do you feel you learnt something deep from the breakups?

This is not a guaranteed method, of course, but over time you can get a feel for where people are, and what their level of seeking is.

This helps me out a lot. I thought Kundalini was a sort of resulting occurrence when that in-pouring and in-streaming light not simply met, but began meeting at higher levels producing a kind of polarization which I thought was the kundalini activating. I kind of like your questionnaire (it gives me great ideas), I'm going to answer it for you!

a) Me to them, Great! No issues as far as I know of. Except I don't really know my Dad, or half-brother who does not like me, or any of my family, not even my mom now that I think about it.
b) Some like me, only issue with one of them, but I dislike their work ethic, not them. I don't think they like me though, by default lol
c) People. Government. Media. Indifference. But otherwise, I kind of wobble between accepting society and most people I meet as is, and being annoyed by them.
d) I see good and bad, I forgave them all, I am still mad at one but I am in forgiveness of her at the same time. She bore my son, I can't not love her. Deep learning from those break ups? They almost defined some of the most painful moments of my life, so yes, I imagine so.