Originally Posted by
sleeper
I doubt anyone will agree with me but i'll share anyway.
My experience with Kundalini differed considerably from what I'd heard about it and read about it, both before and since. in fact, my experiences differ quite a bit from what Robert has written about it and during the last year I've tried quite hard to figure that stuff out. In the short term, i would have benefited much more by meditating but in the long term, i realized that I'd benefit most by studying.
The first, as i see it, is that so little is known about kundalini even among the people who have had the pleasure(haha) of experiencing it many times. Of course there are secrets regarding the serpent of fire, in particular regarding the techniques used to awaken the serpent. so the language used to describe the kundalini event is not as precise as it should be. At times, it is likened to something else (metaphorically), at times it is called the Goddess (as it is in principle), at other times only the experience is described but in all cases, kundalini is a mystery and her descriptions are a riddle.
of course, that may not be a bad thing. As far as idolatry goes, it is a modern supposition by many skilled spiritualist that you must idol worship. so the picturing of kundalini as the goddess, and as the serpent, and as a riddle to be solved fits well in the modern model because us humans need an object to concentrate on during meditation and it ought to be an object that leads us to our goal of liberation. At least, that's what many modern Hindus think, among others. yogiraj gurunath siddinath has often said that "you must idol worship! (he says this in his youtube video titled: "was Moses wrong")."
Kundalini as the goddess is much more than an idol; she is a real mystery. clairvoyant viewed, she has often appeared to me as the caduceus, among other symbols, but always as a serpent in some form. i find this troubling, however, even if it is true because symbols, icons, riddles and idols are easily and often misinterpreted and misunderstood. Today, we have widespread use of the word "kundalini" and near zero understanding of it. I am completely opposed to the use of symbols as descriptors mostly because of that reason. A picture is worth a thousand words - but a thousand different words depending on the person who views it and that's why we don't convey ideas with pictures - because we each take our own meaning from what we see. i would much prefer people to describe their experiences (rather than communicate in symbols) with kundalini because experiences are very revealing and are not misleading.
But i break my own rules and call her the goddess all of the time; mostly because i'm intrigued by the mystery of her. As far as i can say, it goes like this:
we are like children who are helpless without our parents. Kundalini shakti is our mother and the goddess, who conceives of and nurtures our growth and attainment and perfection and who carries us up to the heavenly realm of the father. without her, we would never reach the father on our own and the father would never reach down to us and anoint us with his gift.
That is the mystery of enlightenment as well...but you asked about Kundalini. Kundalini as the Goddess is a mystery, a principle, a riddle and a metaphor. If you want to understand her, you must not see her as one thing but as each of those things and the best way to do that, is to seek her out and find her.
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