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What happens is that you experience supreme peace. When Kundalini — located exactly at the midpoint from the sole of the foot to the top of the head in the subtle body, not in the physical body — is awakened, one transcends both the body and the mind and experiences one’s own true nature, the pure “I am.” Following the

Shakti, the Sanskrit word for cosmic energy, is present throughout the universe. Yogis call it Kundalini. Shakti is the active aspect of the Absolute (Shiva).

It is a partial awakening if the Kundalini becomes dormant again (the awakening is not sustained).

It is a full awakening when the kundalini rises to the Sahasrara – the highest chakra located at the very top of the head and the goal of the Kundalini’s journey. Sahasrara signifies infinity where samadhi is experienced. After this samadhi experience, the Kundalini never

Kundalini Awakening is a tremendous spiritual experience. Describing what a kundalini awakening is, Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) writes in his masterpiece Raja Yoga: “When that Kundalini awakens, it tries to force a passage through this hollow canal [Sushumna], and as it rises step by step, as it were, layer after layer of the mind becomes open and all the different visions

Jesus transformed into Christ, the enlightened one, through meditation. Buddha attained Buddhahood—enlightenment—through meditation. Religion and meditation are not synonymous. In a deep state of meditation, Siddhartha Buddha and Jesus Christ are identical. This point can be easily grasped through this analogy. When a river merges into the vast ocean, it loses its identification as a river.

The terms “belief” and “faith” do not have the same meaning. To believe something is not the same as to have faith in something. The word “belief” comes from the root “lief,” which means “desire.” Belief means to fervently believe in something as true even though you don’t know for sure. When you truly know, the question of believing disappears.

Shaktipat is a spiritual initiation in all religions. The shaktipat initiation has been passed down through the ages from guru to disciple, known as Lineage of Gurus (Guru Parampara). So, only a guru in a guru-disciple succession can give shaktipat. One who never abandons one’s guru and remembers that everything happens because of one’s guru’s grace can give the most

Allow me to ask you this question: Do you give up your religion to go to sleep? Meditation is an elder brother of sleep – it leads to a state similar to a conscious sleep. Just as sleep lies beyond your waking state, so also meditation lies beyond your deep sleep state. If the deep sleep can be so refreshing,

Even if someone tells you that his/her Kundalini has been awakened, how can you verify the truth of such an assertion?

Until you experience the kundalini awakening for yourself, you will continue to have doubts. Find out the truth through your own direct experience. Experience destroys doubt.

The nature of the most fundamental question, Who am I?, is such that it can never be answered. However, one can experience one’s own true being through shaktipat. What is shaktipat? Shakti refers to energy and pat means to descend. So, shaktipat means the descend of energy on a worthy seeker through the medium of an individual guru.

A best book on kundalini is not merely a book; it is infused with spiritual energy.

For your spiritual progress all you need is a direct experience of your innermost Self. If someone were to ask me what the goal of kundalini practice is, I would say it’s to experience one’s own true being. This is the source of all happiness,

In meditation, the mind merges into its source, the Self (atman in Sanskrit). Analogy: Mind is like the ice and water is like the pure Consciousness/Self. Through meditation, one perceives ice as water. There is no need to melt the ice; even when water appears as ice, it is still understood as water.

The best question: What is the nature of the supreme truth/Self as it really is? In the Yoga Vasishtha, the great sage Vasishtha answers his disciple Rama’s question about the supreme truth by becoming silent for a long time during which time his breath ceased and eyes remained closed.

Discover the truth through your own direct experience. There are charlatans and frauds in every field, so it is wise to be suspicious of the Kundalini awakening. Never act with blind faith. Be skeptical and think critically when someone claims to have experienced a Kundalini awakening. As the sun of scrutiny rises, the fog of suspicion disappears.

When the dormant kundalini energy ascends to the seventh chakra, Sahasrara, from the base of the spine, this is known as a kundalini awakening. When Kundalini — located exactly at the midpoint from the sole of the foot to the top of the head in the subtle body, not in the physical body — is awakened, one transcends both the

The goal of meditation (dhyāna in Sanskrit) is to become aware of your innermost self, not to chase your mind. The terms Inner Self, Spirit, Being, Consciousness, Awareness, Guru, God, or Atma (in Sanskrit) are all just different words for the one and the same reality.

Just as you drift into sleep, you can glide into meditation (dhyāna in Sanskrit) naturally and easily. Commonly translated as meditation, the word “dhyāna” cannot be translated into English. The English word “meditation” is derived from the Latin verb meditari, meaning “to think, contemplate, devise, ponder, to exercise the mind.” Dhyana is not thinking or any other mental activity.

Only by experiencing your deepest Self can your spiritual journey begin. Your inherent nature is spiritual. Spirituality is experienced, not known. Know thyself.

As for spiritual enlightenment, Mansoor al-Hallaj (858–922), a famous Sufi saint well known for proclaiming “I am God” (Ana’l-aqq), said:

If one reverently serves a spiritual master whose kundalini is not only awakened but also fully developed, it is not surprising that one can have one’s own kundalini awakened. We believe in a contagious disease, don’t we? If one can receive bad germs, one can also receive good germs of consciousness from an individual in whom kundalini is awake.

The best way to manifest anything you want is to store good impressions (Samskaras) and wipe out bad impressions in your subtle body. Whatever thoughts one thinks, whatever words one speaks, and whatever actions one performs, get stored as impressions (called Samskaras) in the central nerve (known as Sushumna) of one’s subtle body, not the physical body. Consequently, all your

How to generate more motivation to mediate? This is a good question. Did you know that not even a single thought in you ever goes to waste? Whatever thoughts you think, whatever words you speak, and whatever actions you perform get stored as impressions (called Samskaras) in the central nerve (known as Sushumna) of your subtle body, not the physical

Did you know that not even a single thought in you ever goes to waste? Whatever thoughts you think, whatever words you speak, and whatever actions you perform get stored as impressions (called Samskaras) in the central nerve (known as Sushumna) of your subtle body, not the physical body.

The sure — and only — downfall begins the moment one forgets/does not revere/criticizes/betrays one’s own guru. According to Sri Guru Gita, a spiritual masterpiece that reveals profound secrets of the Guru Disciple relationship, “Continue to remember the Guru to the end of time. Never forsake the Guru, even after attaining spiritual liberation.”

Is it only meditation (dhyāna in Sanskrit) for which you don’t have time? “Where there is a will, there is a way,” is so true. Once you develop a keen interest in meditation, you will surely find time for it. Commonly translated as meditation, the word “dhyāna” cannot be translated into English. The English word “meditation” is derived from the

Did you know an animal cannot meditate? The question of an animal meditating regularly does not even arise, my friend. A human being has a capability to experience all four states of consciousness including the meditation state (beyond the mind level) whereas animals can experience only three states of consciousness (waking, dreaming, deep sleep), which does NOT include the meditation,

You are the best person to know why meditation does not work for you. Meditation may not work for you because you lack passion for it. Once a visitor to a meditation session said, “When I meditate, she from Sweden comes to mind.” When asked, “Why do you think about her?” he responded, “I don’t; she simply comes.”

To know what the rest of sleep feels like, you have to go to sleep. In the same way, if you want to truly know how a kundalini awakening feels, you have to have your own experience.

My Awakening Experience

Kundalini awakening is a sacred initiation, common to all religions. This initiation has been passed down from spiritual master to disciple, called lineage or Guru Parampara, through the ages.

My Awakening Experience

No animal can meditate. The main difference between human beings and animals lies in their capacity to achieve the meditation state. Animals can experience only three states of consciousness — waking, dreaming, and deep sleep, which does NOT include meditation, the level beyond the mind’s three states of consciousness.

Good question!

Before understanding the guru’s role in Kundalini awakening, it is important to understand what a guru really is and how a guru is connected to God. First, we know that there are five functions of God:

The happiness derived from each of the five senses – hearing, touch, sight, taste, and smell – depends upon external objects and lasts as long as the object of happiness is around. In other words, when the sense object is gone, happiness is also gone. An example will make this clear. Suppose you are listening to a melodious sound. What

Instead of trying to change your life, concentrate on improving yourself, and your life will change on its own.
Spirituality is experienced, not known. Only by direct experience of your innermost Self can you make spiritual progress. All spiritual practices begin with Self-discovery. An excellent book for individuals seeking to progress in their spiritual journey is Play of Consciousness by

Meditation is an experience, not knowledge. A best book on meditation, called dhyāna in Sanskrit, is more than just a book; it is infused with the enlightened author’s conscious energy. The goal of meditation is to experience one’s own true being, the source of everlasting peace, love, and contentment. Despite breakthroughs in science and technology, humans continue to face increased

Lord Jesus’ birth has become such a significant event in the history of humanity that we use B.C. (“Before Christ”) and A.D. (“Anno Domini” meaning, in the year of our Lord) to measure time.

The Law of Periodicity (or Law of Rhythm) states that everything in the universe moves in a circle. The sun moves from east to west, coming back to the east to begin a new cycle.

More than a century ago in 1903, Rama Tirtha (1873 –1906), who was not only a renowned spiritual master but also a brilliant mathematician, claimed the

In each atheist, the theist is hidden. So it is easy to convince you of the existence of God.

It is important to understand what God is before delving into God’s existence.

What exactly is God? God is existence — the entirety of existence. God and existence are essentially equivalent. Since God is existence, God exists. God not only exists, but God

God is existence –total existence. In fact, existence and God are synonymous. Since existence is God, God exists. God not only exists but God alone exists. To see God as God truly is, one must see God as manifest in every form throughout the universe.

The totality of existence is God. Swami Rama Tirtha (1873–1906), one of the greatest spiritual masters

Kundalini yoga is different in that it allows your mind to naturally adapt to the kind of practice that works best for your unique personality. After having the kundalini awakening as a result of shaktipat, meditation happens to you naturally without any effort on your part. In other words, meditation pursues you!

Real spiritual masters are not rare. A real spiritual master will never tell that he/she is a real one! Even if someone mentions a certain spiritual master, how can you verify the truth of such an assertion?

Unless a seeker is truly worthy, no benefit can accrue by meeting a spiritual master. What to do? Remember that the inner Guru that

Real spiritual masters are not rare. A real spiritual master will never tell that he/she is a real one! Even if someone mentions a certain spiritual master, how can you verify the truth of such an assertion?

Real spiritual masters are not rare. A real spiritual master will never tell that he/she is a real one! Even if someone mentions a certain spiritual master, how can you verify the truth of such an assertion?

Instead of trying to change your life, concentrate on improving yourself, and your life will change on its own.

Spirituality is experienced, not known. Only by direct experience of your innermost Self can you make spiritual progress. All spiritual practices begin with Self-discovery.

You are the best person to know why meditation does not work for you.

Meditation may not work for you because you lack passion for it. Once a visitor to a meditation session said, “When I meditate, she from Sweden comes to mind.” When asked, “Why do you think about her?” he responded, “I don’t; she simply comes.” The saint explained,

To know what the rest of sleep feels like, you have to go to sleep. In the same way, if you want to truly know how a kundalini rising feels, you have to have your own experience.

The true spiritual journey of every human being begins with the Root chakra (Muladhara), the first chakra, and finishes with the crown chakra (Sahasrara), the seventh chakra. Everyone has a Kundalini, but it must be activated because it stays dormant in the Root Chakra (Muladhara).

To begin with, what does God mean? God means existence — total existence. God exists because God means existence. Not only does God exist, but only God exists. To perceive God as God truly is, one must see God manifest in all forms throughout the universe.

No, not at all! All fears are baseless. It is the rigors of one’s unusual spiritual practices that may cause insanity or disease, not Kundalini.
Actually, it is divine Kundalini that removes one’s physical and mental diseases. If Kundalini awakens through the guru’s grace, there is absolutely no danger because the grace itself guides the Kundalini to reach the top

A great saint’s company impacts everyone. Being in the company of a shaktipat-guru can spontaneously awaken one’s kundalini. If someone were to ask me what the goal of kundalini awakening is, I would say it is to experience one’s own true being. This experience is the source of all happiness, peace, love, and contentment. Only by experiencing the innermost reality

Sir John Woodroffe (1865-1936), also known as Arthur Avalon, studied at Oxford University, England and became a judge of the High Court of Calcutta and Professor of Law at the University of Calcutta. His most influential book is The Serpent Power, which refers to the Kundalini energy. In his popular book, The Garland of Letters, he expounds on the non-dualistic

Let me answer your question with a question: Do you need to give up your worldly life — home, the family, wife, children, or work — when you go to sleep? Meditation is just an elder brother of deep sleep. Just as deep sleep lies beyond your waking state, so also meditation lies beyond your deep sleep state.

When you try to go after your mind’s thoughts during meditation, it is actually mentation, not meditation. Meditation is your very being, your true nature. Thinking is an action of the mind, just like walking is an action of the body. If you cease walking, walking ceases to exist. Likewise, if one ceases to think, there is no longer any

When one becomes deeply immersed in prayer, the “I-thou” duality merges into oneness, like in love where beloved and lover no longer exist; only love and love alone remains. That is how prayer turns into meditation. In real meditation (dhyana in Sanskrit), there is only oneness — the pure I-awareness as a witness. The witness alone exists with nothing to

To know whether meditation or service to humanity is better, you must first understand what meditation really is. The main purpose of meditation is to experience one’s own true being/Self — the source of profound peace. Just as in sleep you find new freshness, vigor, and peace, so also you find even greater peace in meditation.
Meditation is not an

An atom bomb can destroy only a person’s physical body of one lifetime whereas meditation can open up the central nerve/channel that can destroy the accumulated karmas of a person’s countless lifetimes. Indeed, meditation is so powerful.

In meditation, the mind merges into its source, the Self (atman in Sanskrit). Analogy: Mind is like the ice and water is like the pure Consciousness/Self. Through meditation, one perceives ice as water. There is no need to melt the ice; even when water appears as ice, it is still understood as water.

Nadi Shodhana Prānayāma is a simple, yet powerful breathing technique to relax your nervous system. Nadi Shodhana pranayama literally means purification of “nadis” where “nadis” cannot be translated into English.

God’s existence cannot be proven by logical reasoning. Once a blindman demanded a logical proof of the existence of light, stating, let me touch, taste, smell, and hear light if light does exist. However, light cannot be proven unless you have eyes. The blindman cannot be convinced by logic that light exists. Once the blindman is cured of his blindness,

If Geeta says that God lives in every human heart and directs him/her for actions. Why do humans do bad things? Let me first answer the first part: the Bhagavad Gita says that God lives in every human heart. Then, I will answer your second part: Why do humans do bad things?

Where does God live? The heart is the abode of God. What is this heart? To answer this significant question, first one must understand what God is. What is God? God is existence –total existence. In fact, existence and God are synonymous. Since existence is God, God exists. God not only exists but God alone exists. To see God as

The best question: What is the nature of the supreme truth/Self as it really is? In the Yoga Vasishtha, the great sage Vasishtha answers his disciple Rama’s question about the supreme truth by becoming silent for a long time during which time his breath ceased and eyes remained closed.

The nature of the most fundamental question, Who am I?, is such that it can never be answered. However, one can experience one’s own true being through shaktipat. What is shaktipat? Shakti refers to energy and pat means to descend. So, shaktipat means the descend of energy on a worthy seeker through the medium of an individual guru.

When you are identified with your physical body and mind rather than your own inner Spirit (atman in Sanskrit), this weakens you. In reality, you are neither the body nor the mind. If you consider yourself to be something that you are not, that is impure ego (ahamkara in Sanskrit) — simply ego.

He/she who does not love himself/herself, how can he/she develop love and respect for others?
Therefore, the first step is to love and respect oneself. For instance, if you throw a pebble into a calm lake, the first circle will form around the pebble first and then the circle will spread out farther and farther. It is natural!

The difference between learning, understanding, and experiencing can be easily grasped from the following example:

In her childhood, a little girl learns that this is my mother. After a few years, the girl grows up and understands that she is my mother because she gave birth to me.

The only way to develop a personal relationship with a saint is to develop a relationship with your own innermost being (also called Self). Remember, the same saint also lives inside you. The saint (also called guru) and the Self are one and the same. How to develop a relationship with your own innermost being? Meditate on the Self.

This is a profound inquiry into one’s true identity. Realizing one’s own true identity is the greatest experience possible. Remember this universal principle: anything that can be witnessed is entirely separate from you. You can watch both your body and mind. Therefore, the “I-awareness” is neither your body nor your mind.

The secret of secrets to getting into meditation naturally and spontaneously is receiving Shaktipat. It is important to understand what happens in meditation. In meditation, the mind merges into its source, the innermost Self (atman in Sanskrit). Dhyna, a Sanskrit term for meditation, has no direct equivalent in English.

Both Christ and Guru refer to one and the same ultimate consciousness. Enlightenment is always identical, no matter who achieves it. The title Christ conveys exactly the same universal consciousness as does the title Guru. Jesus is the individual (a river) whereas Christ (ocean) is universal.

As far as the ultimate realization of every founder of a religion is concerned, it is the attainment of the same Absolute Reality. It is for this reason that the title “Christ” conveys exactly the same universal consciousness as does the title “Buddha.” Both Christ and Buddha refer to one and the same ultimate consciousness.

Both Christ and Cosmic refer to one and the same ultimate consciousness. There are many levels of consciousness. Christ refers to the ultimate consciousness beyond which nobody can go. Jesus is the individual (a river) whereas Christ (ocean) is universal. Once a river merges into the ocean, the river is no longer there.

If I could teach the world one thing based on my life experience, it would be to experience one’s own true being. Only human beings — no other living species — have the capacity or potential to discover the true Self. My own discovery came through an experience known as a Kundalini awakening.

When you cause harm to others, it is because you believe they are different from you in terms of religion, nationality, race, and so on. In other words, you lack a sense of oneness with the other individual. The feeling of oneness is love. We love our family members because we feel oneness with them.

Every year, Guru Purnima, the full moon day of July (the Hindi month of Ashadh), is celebrated to honor the Guru. This year, Guru Purnima falls on Sunday, July 5, 2020.

On July 9, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged that the Coronavirus can remain in the air for up to three hours, infecting people even after the infected person has departed. This raises the question of how the virus could be eliminated from the air and which air purification technology is most effective against airborne viruses?

Is the one who died roaming in the astral world? Yes, a person enters the astral world after death, according to the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952): “When you die, your physical body of 16 elements disintegrates, but the 19 elements of your astral body remain intact. Where, then, are all those souls who have left this earth?