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Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Los Angeles

Harimander — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:31:32 GMT

www.Harijiwan.com

The most hilarious, awesome, fun teacher's training EVER! Harijiwan is a blast. I'll be there for the third year in a row and want to extend an invite out to the Kundalini community. I hope to see you there! Come for a night, a weekend, or do the whole thing.
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Kundalini yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan is a scientific technology for happiness. It extends the brain to imagine Infinity in its totality, and then it is a gradual process to work for that experience. Every movement is scientifically originated, organized and projected. This is a discipline in which there is nothing but success. When practicing Kundalini Yoga, your inner power is awakened to unite with the Universal life force, empowering you with awareness beyond the ordinary. This awakened state gives you the capacity to expand your perspective and experience each day with increasing inspiration and joy.

http://harijiwan.com/teacherstraining.htm

LOCATION
Marina International Hotel
4200 Admiralty Way
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

Course Dates 2010
(8 weekends over 7 months)
January 22 - 24
February 5 - 7
February 26 - 28
March 19 - 21
April 23 - 25
May 14 - 16
June 4 - 6
July 9 - 11

Course Times
Friday: 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday: 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM

http://harijiwan.com/teacherstraining.htm

Sat Nam,
Harimander

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Hi new to this tribe

Peter — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:39:56 GMT

Hi,
I do some Yoga stretching exercises, because of a severe Spinal Curvature. I also have a Hiatus Hernia, which does not help matters.

Could anyone reccomend to me some gentle Kundailini Yoga exercises, that might help?

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Is raising Kundalini cheating?

prana143 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:29:27 GMT

Was talking with my yoga mentor about enlightenment and kundalini and the topic came up about those that have achieved enlightenment through years, decades, lifetimes of devotion to meditation and yoga think that doing so via Kundalini awakening is cheating because it can be done in 33 minutes, and that one who has awakened this way has signs of it in their energy and can be recognized as one who used Kundalini to do so. I want to get other's thoughts on this subject.

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'anti kundalini'

Ommanipadmehum — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:26:31 GMT

hey i came across a site a while back n can't find it.. but it mentioned a kind of counterpart to Kundalini.. it was like bahamalugikundalini i dunno.. do you?

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breath of fire and pregnancy

omburger — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:31 GMT

Hi--I was wondering if someone could tell me why breath of fire is contraindicated for pregnant women after the 4th month? Is it something that would cause miscarriage, or does it release too many toxins for the fetus to handle? Unlike other contraindicated stuff such as inverted poses, stretch pose, and obviously poses on the abdomen, I don't intuitively understand why breath of fire wouldn't be helpful.

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Let me know what to do with this Mooladhar energy?

addyelen — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:42:23 GMT

Hai lovely people,
I am Aditya ...from the last few months i am on the path of TAPA (burning one self in determination)to make my self more aware ,wanting to inlight,storing the more energy and trying to make myself more stable ...by regular meditating,exersizing,with secred fealing....i am on the path of bramhacharya(no sex not physical nor mental desire or imagination)...well iam not forcelly stoping myself for it but i am more oriented towrds my devine pleasure so its all not bothering me....iam thinking about when my decided period of Tapa will complete then how i deal with this energy?..should i go for the sex with an inlighted girl for getting peace and pleaseure...or i i leave all thing on destiny....or should i get the company of the guru....hay lovely what i do...oum namoh narayanay...namoh narayanay

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drugs and kundalini

dax — Mon, 03 May 2004 05:29:08 GMT

can drugs, such as acid or DMT, force a kundalini awakening?

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NEW Sahai Yoga Studio-Clovis, NM

YolandaDelRio — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:13:00 GMT

Offering Kundalini Yoga and many other styles of yoga. Come visit us!
Sat Nam

www.sahaiyogastudio.com

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releasing attachment to exes

KnowledgeisPower23 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:37:51 GMT

I have had unexpected tests of my ability to rest my points of view. Is lust necessarily a bad thing? Know thyself because whatever you see as 'bad' is merely reflection from within. I'm learning to accept aspects of my personality.
I have just written a poem about a dude who is physically and emotionally addicted to his ex-girlfriend. I'd appreciate reflection, both criticisms of the poem or advice about the subject matter! lol

http://people.tribe.net/knowledgeispower23/blog/c06df1a9-6d76-4001-96b4-6847ffe1ef3f

Inner Peace

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Maya Shamaness AumRak's "Crystal Flight" Guided Meditation now available for download.

tribalsociety — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:03:18 GMT

http://www.gate-13.com

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Sat Nam Rasayan Healing with DrYogi @ Deep in Sacramento

deepartandyoga — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:44:11 GMT

Date: Sat 10/31/2009
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to learn this Kundalini healing modality utilizing our own consciousness in order to reach our own infinite healing power. Even if you are not a working or planning to work as a “healer”, this is an amazing practice to heal yourself from daily stress and pressure and a perfect technique to develop your awareness and be more connected to the present moment.

Spiritual Teacher and world renowned, health expert Dr Yogi will be our guest. For 30 years Dr Yogi has been investigating the philosophy, and art of health & healing. If you want to know the path of Self Healing he is the master. Dr Yogi’s teachings are always uplifting, inspiring, amazing and informative.

Cost: $60

Deep Art and Yoga
2030 H Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
http://www.deepartandyoga.com

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Sacramento, CA Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training

deepartandyoga — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:22:28 GMT

KRI Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training @ Deep

November 7th, 2009 though August 8th, 2010 (http://www.deepartandyoga.com)

In Depth Training Program

The Aquarian Teacher Program is the KRI Level 1 Certification Program in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan.

In Level 1, you will become and Instructor and learn the fundamental principals and practices of Kundalini Yoga.

You will develop the skills to instruct students in Kundalini Yoga kriyas and meditations as taught by Yogi Bhajan. You will practice teaching Kundalini Yoga in a practicum setting, participate in early morning Sadhanas (spiritual practice), and experience the powerful transformational energy of White Tantric Yoga.

This is a 220 hour course, which includes 180 hours of classroom instruction in a well-defined curriculum which includes:

Teaching Kundalini Yoga Postures
Kriyas and Meditation
Role of a Kundalini Yoga Teacher
Yogic Philosophy
The Origin of Kundalini Yoga
Yogic and Western Anatomy
Humanology and 3HO Lifestyle

The Teacher Training Team

The course will be taught by a talented group of experienced senior Kundalini Yoga teacher trainers, who will lead you on your transformational journey of mastering yourself and awakening your potential through using the science and technology of Kundalini Yoga.

Course Fee Payment Options:

Paid in full by Sep 3rd, 2009: $2525
Paid in full by Oct 3rd, 2009: $2625

Payment Plans Available: Call 916-835-7339 for details

Course fees include: 470 page Aquarian Teacher Manual, Master’s Touch Book. 1 White Tantric Yoga course and 1 year membership in IKYTA.

Please note: Completion of 20 Kundalini Yoga classes in addition to course hours are required (cost of classes is not included in the program fee).

To pay by check, please make it out to: Deep Art and Yoga

For more information please call 916-835-7339 or email info@deepartandyoga.com Dr. Hari Simran Singh Khalsa will be the lead teacher. Learn more about him at www.dryogi.com

Requirements

The KRI Teacher Training Team reserves the right to grant KRI Certification based solely upon their discretion and evaluation of each student’s readiness to be a Kundalini Yoga teacher. Evaluation is based on the student’s successful completion of the KRI Teacher Training course requirements including, but not limited to:

Attendance and participation at all classes
Timely and full payment of all course fess
Satisfactory practicum assessment
Passing grade on KRI written exam
Completion of 20 Kundalini Yoga classes during the teacher training program
Attendance at White Tantric Yoga Course
Participation in 5 group Sadhanas (early morning yoga practice)
Completion of the assigned 40 day yoga set/meditation
Successful completion of all homework
Completion of confidential teacher trainer evaluation forms
Sign the code of professional standards.

Embrace a yogic lifestyle, taught in an atmosphere of reverence and joy. Learn an exciting technology that elevates and enlightens, in a supportive yogic community.

Completion of this training qualifies you for certification through KRI and Yoga Alliance

Deep Art and Yoga
2030 H Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
916-470-9959

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can't raise my energy

Adam — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:04:25 GMT

I can't raise my energy. I feel a 'spike' or a rod or just a line running through my body and down to my perineum. When I try to raise my energy, from the lower regions it allows the spike to push deeper dragging me down with it. I can't express myself with this post/spike/rod/line whathaveyou pinning me down. does this sound familiar to anyone?

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$150 loft/studio in attic ~1250 feet^2 -OR- $250 shared room ~175 feet^2 (oakland west)

w.i.m — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:07:00 GMT

My Dears,

I just discovered, to my amazement, that the attic of the new place I moved in has an incredible potential.

Visit the posting at
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/roo/1370066367.html
to contact the person who posted this.

~ 150$ or cheaper for a loft in the attic, in addition to a performance training / massage-therapy / meditation space -- ~1800 feet^2 (OR 250$ for a shared room -- ~300 feet^2)

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crown centered kundalini experience

nate — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:49:45 GMT

About eight months ago I was doing one of my inner ear meditations when I reached a depth never before known. I heard the progression of sounds leading up to a sound much like thunder, which I knew was to be met with fearlessness. I learned this meditation from "the Five Tibetans" by Mark Kilham, a book on Kundalini yoga and meditation. The result was like that to be expected, absorbtion in a transcendental and interconnected intelligence.
What followed was four months of completely irrational behavior which I have interpreted as a loss of self. I gave away all my possessions, became homeless, and started wandering the streets, absorbed in the deeply intricate patterns of energy all around me. I learned a great deal of inner truth, the power of belief, and the metaphysical structure of the universe, altogether a insight of a process of the self creating the universe for the individual entity. I believe the name for the enrapturement is also known as omniscience. After four months I ended up beginning to feel the pressures of my state of being, I saw everything in my life was gone and felt the pains of acting in a super-ego way towards my beloved friends. By super-ego I mean that the whole world seemed synchronistic and created just for me, leading me to steal from people I loved. Eventually I stole a car and drove aimlessly until stopping in a gas station and helping myself to everything I wanted.
The last four months I spent in jail, going through a process of dreaming, meditation, and contemplation, which seemed to heal my mind. Now my thoughts are normal, my actions are rational and I have returned to my normal compassionate respectful self. I wanted to post this to see if anyone else has had or heard of similar such experiences.
The truth is that everything happened seemed to have a basis in logical understanding, and I came to understand the ascension through the chakras and consciousness as a process of one creating their own universe, which happens in a karmic fashion while here in this life journey. Sort of like we are each a seed of creation, and this life on Earth is the pivotal turning point for many of us, and a point of recycling through the life process for others. Pretty exciting stuff.
I just wonder if anyone else has had a lapse into psycosis of sorts as a result of kundalini yoga and meditation. I would love to hear your thoughts.

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Too much energy

SatNam — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:26:42 GMT

My girlfriend has Alot of energy. she is 23. the men in her life( including me in the past) have never
> been so great to her. never helping her feel so secure, taken care of with
> Compassion. sometimes she says she has too much energy. she is from the
> 15,000ft moutains. She is very social and gets alot of energy from friends/
> guys. So she can be very active, wants action, SEEKING excitement. she isnt
> always content with me which i understand. I know i am very dispassionate
> after becoming a Yogi. i know in KY though they say to have some passion.
> the last year she has been "doing whatever she feels"not had so many limits
> and kind of expanding very quickly Not taking care of her arua, having sex
> with other people than me, partying so much.. It seems like she is going through a venus period. now i have come back into
> contact with her she is slowing down a little. Its so nice to be there
> energetically for eachother, to balance the male and female energies. just
> being there. it is vunerable and you get deeper to the root so more things
> come up than just riding on the attractive energies, but i really feel so
> much better about it. i am glad for the teachings of all the yogis and the
> Humanology of Yogi Bhajan that has helped me to understand women (a little)
> more and relationships and the basic roles better.
> i think she just wants to do something with her energy.. from my own
> experience and from observing other yogis we feel very calm, content,
> balanced, sometimes even passive. I am so grateful.i notice she doesnt feel
> this way untill she has stayed up all night almost, dancing or talking,
> drinking etc... its really nice to be there with her when she has had some
> drinks and she is really peaceful and calm- but she has some impurity
> usually then.. its not all Her energy. she doesnt wake up early and do
> sadhana, usually she is up at 8-11am.. i love being around her. its very
> nice she is such a beautiful person. Its nice too when she is more chilled
> out, more content in just Being.
> She can do sooooo much for the world, kids, poor people, young people. In
> service of our Love and the Consciousness i hope there is someway that she
> can get more into channeling her energy not just higher, but balancing all
> aspects. shes amazing, i hope reading this you might get a suggestion from
> your own experience of being a 23 year old woman with alot of energy and not
> so much guidance.
> Thank You for any insight You may have. I am really glad to see the many
> persepectives. May the Guru Bless You. Your wisdom and kindness is the
> Greatest gift.
> In Peace

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any suggestions for strengthening the lower back?

honeybee — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:38:43 GMT

I was wondering if anyone knew of any movements that might help strengthen the lower back. The person holds alot of stress there and needs to get it into a stonger place because it keeps going out. They end up walking sideways and in a lot of pain. It started with trying to lift something (a down tree that was too big) and took the whole summer to heal. Then again this year when having to lift something away (twisting) in an emergency situation and then again recently because of an extremely emotional and traumatic event... I know a few simple moves, but I don't think that they are as much strengthening as they are moving energy (which is good for the situation also).
many blessings,
honeybee

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Seeking opinions on yoga meditation, also looking for Wisconsin guru for advice

GonzaBee — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:32:28 GMT

Greetings all,

I am writing to seek advice regarding a specific style of yoga meditation that I have come to enjoy, it's similarities to Kundalini yoga and it's safety. I would love to hear all of your differing opinions, and it would be even better if I could find someone in Wisconsin who practices kundalini yoga/meditation who would be interested in having a conversation with me.

First of all I must state that I am very new to meditation (avg once per week to once per month for the last 1.5 years), so I do appologize for any naiveté.

I have been practicing yoga on and off most of my life and have gotten very into my practice over the last few years, I also have been enjoying meditation but hadn't quite found the one that was right for me. I tried Buddhist meditation, a christian based chakra balancing meditation (that was just odd), and Twin Hearts meditation - which I loved with the instructor in my old city but have relocated and the Twin Hearts group in my new city is just not the same. ANYWHO, I came across this program called "Chakra Balancing - A guide to healing and awakening your energy body" by Anodea Judith. It consists of Chakra evaluating meditation, guided sun salutation yoga meditation that goes through each of the chakras, and a sitting meditation. In it there is much mention of imagining Kundalini.

I have done this yoga/meditation program twice and really enjoyed it! However, for about 24 after doing this yoga meditation I felt very wired and had a rush of energy and jitters! Not completely pleasant but not completely unpleasant either. I am wondering if this is Kundalini energy and if I should not do this program again for risk of awakening energy that I am not ready to channel?

I wrote to the author questioning the safety of the program, and she told me that the program was designed to cleanse the chakras for a pleasant passing of Kundalini energy when the person is ready. She also told me that few people who try for Kundalini awakening are ever able to have a full Kundalini awakening.

I have found though through the small amount of meditation experience that I have that I am very good at visualizing and focusing my energy, I have had some very strong physical and emotional sensations when doing Twin Hearts meditations focusing on the heart and crown chakras. I do not know enough about Kundalini to know if this mediation is safe or not, I do not want to accidentally awaken Kundalini before I am ready, and I don't feel ready at this point in time.

However, I am a self admitted worry-wort and could just be interpreting high energy levels from healthy chakras as anxiety and Kundalini.

I really enjoyed doing this program and want to continue if it is safe! I have tried to contact teachers of Kundalini yoga in my area but all who I have spoken with just try to get me to take a class with them first- I just want to ask questions!!!

Please give me your opinions, especially if you have any experience with the Chakra Balancing by Anodea Judith. Also if you are a Kundalini practitioner in Wisconsin I would love to hear from you.

Thank you.

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~ The Fires of Kundalini ~

Divine Tantra — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:35:54 GMT

When we study Kundalini and the awakening of the consciousness, there are seven fundamental chakras that we study out of the hundreds or thousands of chakras that exist; we study seven main ones. The most important one for us in the beginning is called Muladhara in Sanskrit. This chakra is related with the sexual organs. Why is this so important? Because life emerges from sex. All life, including spiritual life, is sexual. This is the organ that we use to perpetuate life, that we use to feed nature. Likewise, if we want to be born again, we use the same organ, but in a different way. This is why Jesus said that it is one thing to be born of the body and another thing to be born of the spirit. Both are forms of birth, both are sexual, but the use of the energy is different.

The important thing here is that the energy that will awaken the consciousness and will give us the spiritual insight we need is enclosed within Muladhara, trapped, asleep. This is where Kundalini rests and awaits for us to come and awaken it. It is in the energetic center called Muladhara, which is near our sexual organs.

That sleeping force is represented symbolically as a serpent that is coiled three and a half times and is sleeping. Why? First of all, the word Kundalini comes from Kunda in Sanskrit, which means coiled. A serpent sleeps coiled up. It is sleeping in Muladhara, waiting us to awaken it.

That energy, when it is awakened, utilizes the Kanda to enter Shushumna, the channel in the spinal column. When that force awakens, it arises vertebra by vertebra, little by little activating and awakening. As it passes through the spine, it activates the chakras or energetic centers and their corresponding functions. Many call them powers, but really, they are natural functions. In the same way that our breathing and our digestion, everything about us physically is natural, chakras are natural. They should be active, they should be functional, but they are not because of the causes and conditions that we have produced.

This energy that sleeps in Muladhara is Kundalini. It is symbolized as a serpent. This power, this force is the root energy of all existence. Kundalini is the primordial energy in everything. It is called Sakti in Sanskrit. It is the power or light that gives life to every existing thing. In order to understand this force, we need to really approach this scientifically, to not just accept theories. We need to contemplate how things function in nature and understand that spiritual things function the same way, just in other levels.

When we study energy physically, we see that there is a variety of modifications of energy. Energy functions according to laws. We know that energy and matter are inseparable and totally related and that they are just different modifications of the same thing. Energy and matter are a great, very beautiful mystery. When those forces are manifest as energy, that energy is modified according to its conditioning. Energy can be static or dynamic. In other words, it can be latent in potential form, or in an active form. So within our cells, for example, we have potential energy and active energy. Within our body, there is potential energy and there is dynamic energy. Kundalini itself is both, depending upon its conditioning.

Every part of us has Kundalini, Prana, but static, in potential, not active. Every atom in existence has this force within it, everything, without exception, because it is the fire that creates life. Yet, it is not activated. It is static.

When we talk about Kundalini as fire, it is not physical fire. It is spiritual. It is energy, but it is not physical, it is something else. In Hinduism they call it Sakti. Sakti really just means energy, but Sakti is usually represented as a mother, as a woman, a goddess. The universe is her body. We are all particles of that. The Divine Mother is pure energy, we can understand that. All of us are here and exist within that body of energy, the universe. That root is within us, but not fully developed. It is longing for development. In our bodies, that force is condensed, synthesized as a seed in Muladhara, in that chakra in us. The physical exponent of that seed is in our sexual organs. That is why Muladhara is next to the sexual organs.

We utilize the power of Sakti physically to create children. That is the power of God: to create. That power comes from Kundalini in the ultimate sense. This is not awakened or developed Kundalini, but it is due to to this power.

When we talk about Kundalini, really we are talking about the Divine Mother. We are talking about the goddess, and you can call her Isis, Mary, Tara, Athena, Minerva, whatever name you want, but she is the cause of existence. Her body is energy and her pure potentiality awaits us in our bodies.

In Hinduism, the goddess Sakti has a spouse: Siva. masculine and feminine, two forces. Siva can create or destroy. Sakti is Siva’s power. These figures symbolize forces, energies. Siva is not an individual, but a force, an intelligence.

Read More on Kundalini and Disover Authentic Practises to Awaken at: http://gnosticteachings.org/the-teachings-of-gnosis/lectures-by-gnostic-instructors/the-fire-of-kundalini?q=kundalini

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New book on Kundalini Yoga

trancedan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:42:07 GMT

Hot off press,

http://www.amazon.com/Kundalini-Rising-Exploring-Energy-Awakening/dp/1591797284

"Kundalini Rising: " (2009, Sounds True Press) with my colleague's chapters,

"On Being Moved, Kundalini and the Complete Maturation of the Spiritual Body" by Stuart Sovatsky

"Kundalini Awakening" by David Lukoff

&

"Kundalini and Health: Living Well with Spiritual Awakening" by Olga Louchakova

... not your mom's yoga class ....

D

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India is calling for YOU!

Olessya — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:44:55 GMT

Hello my dear friends!
I am very pleased to let you know that this year there will be a massive yoga gathering in India again and it will start in October at the following location :India, Karnataka, Gokarna, Kudlie beach, follow this link to see out site if you like
www.jyotishivam.com/
Anyone who is interested please contact me or Serguei in India in order to see the dates available. We are getting full for the season but there is ALWAYS an option to get your lodging near by and surly we will be able to provide you with the best yoga classes ! This place is a very powerful landmark of India, the cave where Lord Shiva came into our realm from the cave, which is right above our retreat ! Walking distance is a few hundred feet! Come and find the way to YOURSELF there. We have many yoga teaches and meditation guru. If you need to learn more, please write back.
Om Namah Shivaya!
With love
Olessya

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So ... HOW do you PRACTICE Kundulini?

Fred — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:33:36 GMT

Can someone speak to the actual practice of Kundulini Yoga?

Does it more involve controling the breath?

Is it solely done during intercourse?

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Dream Workshop Survey

Dolphin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:28:52 GMT

We dream to remember who we are

Would you take the next few moments to fill out a brief, fun survey?

There are only 10 questions, with ample room to share as much or little as you wish.

www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx

From the information I gather, I'll be creating workshops for children and adults, targeted to what's most important you.

I'll send out additional surveys, over the coming weeks

Thanks for your time and please feel invited to forward this on

breathing deeply and deeply dreaming
Jason 'Dolphin' Levitt

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Glory of annadaana & Powerful and Rare Homas

rakesh — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:27:13 GMT

The glory of annadaana

Anna daanaat param daaann na butham na bhavishyati

Naatra paatra vichaa roshti nakaala niyamastaa

Among all the virtues annadaana is the highest virtue.

Annam prajapathi sakshat Vishnu shiva swayam

Tasmaat anna samam daanam na bhutham na bhavisyati

“there is no virtue like annadaana. Among all the various daanas annadaana is the most highest.’ . its verily the form of shiva and Vishnu

The merits of performing severe tapas, millions of japa and devata pujana are attain by just feeding a hungry person. The person who feeds the needy is like a person who gave them life.

Every single anna (rice ) contain in the food given to the poor and the needy will destroy the sin done in one birth!

The vedaas hail anna (food) as the form of Brahman as it’s the source of life. ( annam bramhethi vyajaanaat)This can be seen in thaitiriya Upanishad

Gaja duraga sahasram gokulam koti daanam

Kanakha rajata paatram medhini sakharantham

Upaya kula vishuddham koti kanya pradaanam

Nahi nahi bahu daanam annadaanam samaapa

The merit obtained by doing one single annadaana cannot be compared even to the daana phala of thousand elephants, horses and cattels, by giving a way thousands of gifts made of gold and silver, by giving the whole land and sea on earth, by conducting kanya daana (wedding) for 1 crore kanyas.

This shows the greatness of annadaana.

Annadaana is a very important part in mantra purascarana . where one has to perform dashamsa homa, dashamsa tarpana and dashamsa annadaana. Without annadaana mantra siddhi is not achieveable and the purascarana is incomplete.the whole benefit of the mantra siddhi is obtained through this annadaana. The reason behind this is, annadaana removes the shortcomings in the purascarana karma and makes it complete.it removes the bakti lobha, mantra lobha and kriya lobha.. And bestows perfection.

Our guruji always say “…. If u ask me whether a person who has done millions of japa and did severe tapas is higher or the person who has fed 100 people in his lifetime….. the answer will be the person who fed the 100 persons”

all the punya phalas promised in the scriptures are attained easily by feeding the poors and the sadhus. Normal persons who don’t know how to do worship, japa etc can get the similar benefit in multiple folds by just feeding the needy and the sadhus.

If u give money to a person he will not be satisfied, if u give gold, vastra etc… still the same…. He will want more…….but he can only eat until his stomach gets full. He himself will say enough and goes home satisfied.

Feeding the sadhus and shiva baktas ia a great blessings for mankind. Its like feeding shiva himself , as they are the human form of shiva. Its very rare to get an opportunity to feed a holy men. If got…. It shouldn’t be missed. Feeding a holy men can remove all our obstacles in life and spiritual path, and it blesses with wisdom. All past karmas are washed away the moment you feed a sadhu. Thats the power of annadaana!

Annapoorne sadha purne sankara praana vallabhe nyana vairagya siddhyartham biksham dhehi cha parvathi!

Please click the following link and join us in our annadaana seva in kashi.Various rare homas being conducted to raise funds for the annadaana programe. Devotees may participate in the homas and gain the benefit of the homa and doing annadaana in kashi kshetra. We need lots of helping hand in making this seva a success , as this cant be done by a single person.

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Room share/Tantric partner:Kundalini Yoga Festival , France in August

eweissbuch — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 22:50:33 GMT

Hello,
I will be attending the Yoga festival in France for the 3rd time this year. If you are also attending and would like to talk about sharing a room (if you are a women) or doing one of the 3 days of tantric together (guy or gal) please get in touch.
Sat nam,
Ellen
aka Gurubachie Kaur

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NOURISH yourself!

Nourish Santa Cruz — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:07:16 GMT

Come to Join us for Yoga Classes, Nutrition Consultations, Massage Therapy, Organic and sustainable shopping, and Tasty locally made treats and snacks to enjoy with your free tea and wellness book library! We are located in downtown Santa Cruz, CA at 130 Walnut Ave.

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GAIAN MIND SUMMER FESTIVAL “Celebrating the Dance of Life!”

Thu, 21 May 2009 10:07:54 GMT

GAIAN MIND SUMMER FESTIVAL
“Celebrating the Dance of Life!”

Presenting the 8th Annual
GAIAN MIND SUMMER FESTIVAL
Thursday, June 11th to Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Ramblewood, Darlington, Maryland, USA

Join us for four days and three nights of Transcendental Dance, Visionary Arts, Healing Arts, Lectures and Workshops in the open air – truly, a magical event which has established itself as the annual summer tradition for the global Trance Tribes!

Gaian Mind Summer Festival showcases visionary arts, lectures, workshops, spiritual dancing, tribal drumming, healing arts, yoga, sweat lodge and a wide variety of progressive and enlightening information to stimulate self-healing, spiritual growth, and expansion of human consciousness. Currently in its eighth year, the Gaian Mind Summer Festival features the world's leading international talent in psychedelic trance music, plus the finest national and regional talent from the USA, becoming the premier destination for hundreds of dancers from all over the world.

2 Stages of Music:
Psytrance & Progressive Trance
Downtempo & Chillout

Lectures & Workshops Featuring:
Evolver Salon featuring CHARLES EISENSTEIN
The Dance of Liberation by PARASHAKTI
What on Earth Is Happening? A Groundbreaking Presentation on Human Consciousness by MARK PASSIO
History of Electronic Music and Its Effect on Human Consciousness by BUDDHA BOMB
Yoga
QiGong
Daily Sweat Lodge
Hoop Dance
Poi & Circus Arts
Alternative Energy, Mayan Calendar, and more!!

Performances Featuring:
Ceremony & Performance by SEPHIROTH DANCE
Blacklight Archetypal Dance Performance by ARCHEDREAM FOR HUMANKIND
Poetry Jam hosted by PLUMDRAGONESS & THE ELEMENTS
Fire Performances, Live Painting, and more!!!

Also Featuring:
Psy Cinema
Visionary Art Gallery
Nightly Fire & Drum Circle
Healing Area
KINDERTRIBE Children's Area & Activites

Including:
FREE 24-Hour Coffee/Tea Service by CAFÉ KAIA
Full-Serve Chai Shop by PUTALI
Merchant Village
Hookah Lounge
Spring-fed Pond w/ Boats
Swimming Pool

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Beauitful Yoga Music Thread

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:52:01 GMT

Anyone want to share their music selections?

I'll start. :)

My favorite right now is a compilation CD from New Earth Records called Spirit Lounge. It's an eclectic mix of meditative and world beat sounds with music by Snatam Kaur, Miten, Deva Premal, Aethera, Manish Vyas, Terry Oldfield, Tulku, and Prem Joshua.

Here are samples: http://www.newearthrecords.com/web/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=1585

And you?

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OT: New Tribe

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:21:03 GMT

New tribe started for Agnostics: tribes.tribe.net/agnosticsonly

Being certain is stupid, whereas exercising doubt and critical thinking is more intelligent. Agnosticism is simply about being skeptical. Skeptical Atheists are welcome, and we ask that all people be considerate and polite when posting. Labels matter little, it's what's going on between the ears that counts.

True skeptics are skeptical of skeptics, skepticism, and him/herself.

Admitting that you may be wrong shows strength of character. We're only human. The only people who don't make mistakes aren't doing anything at all.

Agnostics may have suspicions about social/scientific/spiritual concepts having more or less validity, but our trick is discussing such topics without an emotional investment in any particular outcome.

So, with an open mind, a warm heart, and a colorful sense of humor, we extend our invitation to anyone inclined towards the Agnostic point of view.

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Hi, I'de like to meet you!

CLMTYKD — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:13:34 GMT

I have come here to help in building a stronger online community. Through building a community electronically via the internet, we are one step closer to uniting the world. My hope is that this is a big step in the right direction, one toward peace and understanding among the people of the world. Let us build bridges of understanding together! I firmly believe it is up to all the people of Earth to create a better world, not corporations, politicians, and other demagogues. Now we have the means to do so and make no mistake this is truly the dawning of a new age!

So visit my profile if you like, say hello, add me to your friends, and just communicate in general. I am also contributing to a blog if your interested; www.riseupforthenewday.net. Remember there can be no community without communication!

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Emptiying the Mind...Shoonyata

sachin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:24:36 GMT

Since birth, till now in our life, our mind has been filled with Maya (worldly illusion), our picture of this world, our needs, ourselves and this universe, all dictated by our illusion , our mind, our Maya. They say, that in-order to see the real you, you need to empty your mind of Maya. When no maya exists, no need exists, no curiosity exists, no intellect exists. This emptiness or void is a steady state of consciousness, where the intellect is sleeping and our consciousness is awake, realizing its absolute , undying nature, that being One with the universe.
As every student of life, I too have faced this problem. How do I make my mind empty, how do I ..just give myself up to the emptiness.
I would like to share a few things, which have really helped me to reduce the chatter, and I am sure, many of you would have things to share with me on this.
1. Japa - Chanting the name of your favourite , God, Guru or just any sound which brings peace ( Om, Hum, Vam, Lam,....) , in a loop.
Concentrating on the sound, the letters , the image that come to your mind when you chant the word. This keeps your mind
empty. I have realized that Ashwin Mudra ( closing the rectum by contracting rectal muscles ) when chanting the mantra, helps
provide the energy needed for going into long chant sessions.
2. Rudraksha - Wearing a 14-mukhi rudraksha on the forehead, a 11-mukhi rudraksha on the crown, releases a very strong endorphin
which makes you drowsy. But when you relax and reduce the chatter in your mind , this drowsiness seems to vanish. So
the Rudraksha doesn't stop the thoughts, but it guides you to stop them. It can act as a Guru , if you dont have one in your
life as yet.
3. Concentrating on the present - Trying to keep thoughts to Now.
4. Bhakti - Having infinite love for your Guru, Teacher or any image of God or symbol of purity in your mind ( your baby, your mother) helps
remove all thoughts which "threaten" your mind into alertness.
5. Routine - Having a definite routine of getting up early and sleeping early, helps to anchor the ship, and gives a calmness to the mind.

Please share with me any of your experiences on the same.

Om

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Deva Premal & Miten - first time in Boston!

Anna — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:11:09 GMT

Om Namah Shivaya

We are ecstatic that Deva Premal & Miten with Manose are coming for the first time to Boston!

The concert will be at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA on Sep 10th, 7:30 PM.

Their beautiful music will truly speak to your heart and move your soul.

Tickets are now on sale at www.shunyamproductions.com. The concert is selling out fast, so don't wait!

We hope to see you at this unforgettable event! Please tell all your friends about it.

Om Shanti

Veena & Shunyam

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Find out how to use your voice to save your life

KailashBruder — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:50:37 GMT

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Kymatica

in-PHI-net — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:57:08 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5akOESmaSLk&feature=PlayList&p=61376B4F58F324C5&index=0&playnext=1

Valuable insight into understanding the world political scene, religion, the power of sound, logos, healing ourselves, energy, our responsibility on this planet and beyond....

xo

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kundalini yoga...sound healing keys

dominic — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:46:46 GMT

the sound healing keys are now in my book called Consciousness is King for all people interested in sound healing...solfeggio,will be used ,however the real sound keys are linked to the heavens..look at the 4th chapter in the book,it has the hidden sound keys, which you can use to heal.

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HUGE QI / CHI /ENERGY SEMINAR EVENT - Orlando - April 25th - 28th

Michael — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:29:24 GMT

In celebration of World Qigong / Tai Chi Day (April 25th), when millions of people around the world will practice Qigong & Tai Chi, the Supreme Science Qigong Foundation will host the Largest Qigong Gathering in US History!

For 4 days, 5000 people will come together, in one room, in Orlando, to learn and practice Qigong! Imagine, being one of 5000 people breathing together and moving together! The group energy will be AMAZING!

Qigong (pronounced "Chee Gong") is the ancient Chinese art of directing Qi energy. All matter, including the air around us, is composed of energy. In Qigong, we cultivate internal and external Qi, through deep abdominal breathing techniques, specific movements, and mental focus. You will literally FEEL the magnetic energy in the air, between your hands, and coursing through your body!

For just $99, in just 4 days, you will learn Level-1, and Level-2 standing Qigong forms, a beautiful, freestyle Qigong dance called Wu Ji, Pranayama Breath Empowerment and 9-Breath Method breathing exercises, powerful meditations, Taoist stretching, Food Based Healing, and Qi Healing. You will meet many beautiful, open people, overflowing with peace and love, and make new friends. There will be live music, huge TV screens so everyone can see, and advanced computer animations & more than 100 instructors to help you learn.

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Blessed be,
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Yoga exercises for fertility....

eweissbuch — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:40:15 GMT

I've been invited to teach yoga at a retreat for women exploring a variety of holistic methods for fertility; acupuncture, diet ..... So does anyone have any recommendations for asanas? I imagine ones to relax (especially the first chakra area), work the hormones ...
Thanks,
Ln

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A sacred sexuality experience

Richard — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:16:41 GMT

Our group has met to practice sacred sexuality on a regular basis since 2001 in Florida. We have shared with hundreds of people through public workshops and festivals.

Below is an account posted by one of our members.

My experience in the Temple of Divine Ecstasy Bella © 10/28/05

We are all gathered in the room in which the ritual will take place. Those who will be witnessing the ritual are arrayed in various places around the room. Some sitting, some reclining, couples, groups and individuals, all are waiting for the ritual to begin.
The seven of us that will be performing gather in the center in a circle and begin. The Moderator speaks the invocation that begins the creation of our sacred space. The rest of the room falls away as his voice fills us and we focus on each other and the space created. In this space, we drop our clothes, symbolically stripping us of our mundane selves. The air caresses bodies that are no longer hidden, but revealed in joy and acceptance.

Next comes the purification by smudging; the smell of the sage fills the space. The smoke travels over our bodies as each of us breathes in the essence and it fills us with serenity and peace. In this state of peaceful being, the girls move to the center and hug. There are three of us, myself and the two beautiful women who will act as focus points during the ritual. We meet in the middle in a pressing of soft flesh and laughter. We embrace and kiss and giggle and bond before turning towards the outer circle of the men folk.
They each come before us in turn and are greeted with hugs and kisses. The laughter that began in the ladies hug is shared and brings joy to all of us. The bubbling laughter bonds us into a working unit that is stronger than each of us apart. Naked, bonded and with joy we turn towards the table, which is draped like an altar and prepared for us to begin.
The soft lighting and the sounds of chanting from the music fill the space. With smiles, we approach and each take our places around or on the table. There is no one at all now but us and all the time in the world.

I sit upon the table, looking at those gathered around me and lay back in perfect trust knowing that I am surrounded by love. My other half is my ground and he surrounds my feet with his hands; it is a wonderful, reaffirming base to start from. I know he will channel the energies back into me to create a complete circuit.

Our Moderator cradles my head. As he lays hands upon me, I know that I am cradled not just in his hands, but also in the energy of the multiverse. As we join, the current is begun, running from the All through my crown chakra, kether, and down to where I am grounded allowing it to circle back through and back out to the All. The feeling is of opening myself to what is about to begin.
The beautiful foci for this journey are positioned at my legs one on each side. Their hands upon me add to the energies that have already started to fill me. The remaining two members of our group position themselves on either side. They are the ones that will be assisting in stimulating the energy to charge it and make it dance.

I lie back, knowing all this and feel my mind empty; as I become the vessel for the work we are about to do. There is a momentary flash where I know that we are merely enacting a ritual that has taken place in many forms over the centuries. Sacred sexuality, tantra, kundalini ? all of these are names for what we are about to begin. In a shining moment of clarity I know that I am the embodiment of the Goddess and that the joy of my body and soul is a bounty, a boon that benefits all. I feel my 'self' slip away and the moment take me; we have begun.

Hands initiate the opening of my chakras starting with my head and following a natural progression down my body opening the throat chakra and causing my breath to catch. The heart chakra is next and I can feel my breasts tighten and fill with life force as it is brought out. My solar plexus, a place that is prone to weakness and damage in many of us, as hands are brought over it, it fills with warmth and healing energy that allow it to also be a source of strength and vitality. A hand cups my womanhood, comforting malkuth, the root chakra, saying with touch that its primal energies are both welcomed and desired. I can almost feel a thrum of energy as I am aligned.
With my root chakra still cupped, he takes his other hand and places it behind my neck completing a new circuit. I feel my back arch and my body respond as the energy leaps between his hands. This is what we are here for. This is what we are here to share. There is almost an audible click as all seven of us synch up and our auras meld into one harmonious whole.

The energy is fed in-stimulated-focused-circled back through the ground to increase the charge, continue the current that we are now all a part of. As my body and spirit vibrate higher and higher, building towards that divine ecstasy, I enlarge our circle to include those around us who wish to join. With each electric surge of pleasure, I throw it to those around us like spiritual fireworks. As my body bucks and arches off the table, I toss balls of delight, laughter, wholeness and harmony to the room, to the universe. Each gasp of pleasure, each surge of muscle, is not taking the pleasure for myself, but rather giving it back to the All, to everyone to do with it as they will.
Their hands and desire work my body and the energy is built higher and higher towards climax and, when it cannot be contained any longer, I am brought over. I scream out my joy and ecstasy as an offering, a sharing, a gift that is multiplied tenfold for the giving. Wave after wave of bliss hit my body and are shared by us, by those with us, by the universe.

As the peaks pass, the screams fade to gasps and my body is once again prone upon the table, we settle the energies back down. With soft strokes and slow extraction we begin to pull back until each of us are back to being individual parts of the whole. Hands are gently withdrawn from the temple of my body until only the moderator and ground remain. When the moderator feels my slow withdrawal from the heady energy of the universe, he breaks the connection and joins in the general petting and soft caressing that follow as if we are all reluctant to fully disconnect.

I take a deep breath, stretch like a sun-warmed cat and let out a giggle that bubbles with the joy of what just passed. I smile up at those around me with love and happiness. I sit up, with a bit of assistance, and we all hug each other in a wonderful outpouring of camaraderie. Hugging, kissing, laughing, backslapping, soft touches and teasing comments abound. Slowly, we turn our attentions back to the room at large and bring the laughter and joy to them. Our group doesn't disperse, but stays within physical contact for a bit afterwards. There is much touching and sharing of the energies that we still resonate with.

In retrospect, I realize that as the fingers slowly rotate, opening and encouraging my chakras to open, that it is not unlike the growth of a seed. The whole experience is like this. The initial ritual the seed coming into the ground, the losing of clothes like the opening of the seed's outer shell, the ground and moderator the soil and sun that makes the roots reach down and the sprout stretch out-the foci the rain-the stimulators the wind caressing the leaves, encouraging the stem to new growth until, between all of this the flower bursts forth in ecstatic joy, something beautiful to see, nourishing for those around it and carrying the seeds that allow new life to germinate.

I stay seated on the table to answer questions or just share the energies we just experienced. The energy is still filling me, overflowing to those around me. An image of another time, another place, and completing a similar ritual comes into my mind. I see myself full as I am now, sitting on a large pillow in a temple. I see the people come to me, to touch me, to share in the energy I am filled with. I am a channel to the universe, a channel to the divinity that is in all of us. I feel a shadow of that in the here and now. I am a vessel and it is good.

Namaste
Bella

Info here; http://divineecstasy.org/bodymagick.htm

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Can someone describe canon breath?

JK — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:31:46 GMT

Can someone describe canon breath?
I've heard it described as 'breath of fire through the firm packed/o-shaped mouth' and that it has a cooling effect instead of heating.
Does someone know more about this and how to do it correctly? Does it have to be done slower or at the same speed as BOF?
I can't seem to find a lot of info on the internet.

Thanks!

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KY & burnout recovery?

JK — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:41:32 GMT

Can kundalini yoga help with burnout recovery?
Any do's and don'ts?
Any special kriyas, meditations etc?
I esp. like to hear from people who have actually experienced something like this themselves, or personally know burnt out people who've benefited from KY, or KY teachers who have guided students with burnout.
Many thanks!

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serpant

neekos — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:43:49 GMT

Greetings all!

I wonder if anyone can share their experiences with literal inner images of serpant energy and snakes themselves in relation to kundalini?

In particular with reference to the images from egypt and elsewhere of a serpant passing over the top of the head with it's head projected forwards over the person's own head.

I assume this is symbolic of energy flow that happens to resemble a snake.. I just wonder why snakes are specifically used.

I am well aware of the fear mechanisms and so called reptile brain.. I get the sense that there is possibly more than one type of transformation that can be symbolised by such energy as that which is labelled kundalini, I am exploring whether I am resisting full connection for a reason that is simply fear of the unknown or whether it is actually that I know perfectly well what 'happens' when this is fully activated and actually do not want it.

Many thanks,
Nick

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Yogis/nis, how do you feel Kundalini in your chakras?

Panoramix — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:57:59 GMT

Hello!

Some weeks ago i posted a question about how going beyond Swadishthana...

I've succeeded and arrived to Anahata. But now i'm not sure if that's Kundalini... sounds to me i've achieved too fast. : )

My experience is something like a powerful,orgasmic energy ball that pushes me towards a meditative state (i partially disconnect from the outside), a kind of buzzing sound is heard inside my head, sometimes it makes my body jerk. It follows a straight path when ascending.
All this happens with my will power, it is me who produces it.
But no sidhis or spiritual experiences yet (i'm not looking for them, i just wanna follow the right path).

¿Could this be just concentrated prana?

Thanks a lot

om shanti

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Ganesh ( Ganapati ) the Hindu Buddhist Deity : practices references and transmission

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:56:38 GMT

Ganesh ( Ganapati ) the Hindu Buddhist Deity : practices references and transmission

Keywords : Ganapati / Ganesh the Elephant Headed God of Classical India, Mantra and Praise of Ganapati, Deity yoga, Tantric empowerment, Overlapping Hindu / Buddhist mantra culture, Vedacarya Thomas Ashley-Farrand, Sakya Lineage and Sakya Monastery, Seattle Washington.

“To those for whom these village fires still have meaning:
Oh, may your own most beautiful Animal of Light come safely to you!”
from the Last Whole Earth Catalog

On 13 July in Seattle Washington a Ganapati empowerment will be offered at Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism. The guru bestowing this empowerment is the tantric master of Sakya Monastery, His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinbochay. See www.sakya.org for more information.

For this reason it is timely and appropriate to provide some basic teaching and perspective on Ganapati, and in particular an esoteric Hindu Ganapati mantra and also a Sanskrit Buddhist praise of Ganapati. Many diverse teachings on this deity in Hindu form are available on the internet ( under both Ganapati and Ganesh ).

An excellent introductory summary for Ganapati / Ganesh is available online at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha

The Buddhist Ganapati is also referenced in the Tibetan Buddhist traditions of the Nyingma ( e.g. Longchen Nyingtik ) and Gelugpa lineages ( see practice texts for www.fpmt.org ). There is also Buddhist practice of Ganapati in the esoteric Buddhist Japanese tradition known as Shingon, which came East via China and not Tibet.

Briefly, Ganapati means Lord of the Troop, and Ganesh basically means Elephant Headed One. Ganapati is known by the title “Remover of Obstacles” or “Lord of Obstacles”. He carries or represents the enormous power of the Elephant. He is often accompanied by two female consorts Riddhi and Siddhi ( Magical Accomplishment and Spiritual Accomplishment ).

Ganapati is very prominent and even central in Hindu practice and is often evoked at the beginning of important engagements or projects, such as making a journey or starting employment, or beginning a meditation practice session. I have seen dance evocation of Ganapati at the beginning of a Hindu temple dance concert. Ganapati is one of the main practices of Hindu business people for success in their commercial ventures.

Ganapati is strongly associated with the “national spirit” or Mother India as well as her earliest roots. In the distant past elephants were used throughout India to clear land for agriculture, and also as war elephants. More recently, public Hindu celebrations were banned by the occupying British and the outlawed Ganapati ceremonies were brought forth, successfully, to rally India against foreign rule.

It is said that the long “History of India” was transcribed by the deity Ganapati as given by Rishi Visvamitra. Many of the key texts of Sanatana Dharma ( Hinduism ) were written down by Ganapati. So, this practice is a primary connection to Vedic Culture. Due to this, Ganapati is also practiced by students to help with their secular school exams.

Ganapati has a very ambivalent status in Buddhist tantra, the esoteric form of Buddhist meditation which relies on yoga, deity recitations and mystic practices in general. On the one hand, Ganapati is often considered unfriendly towards Buddhist practitioners in general, and propitiated or banished or subjugated so as to not cause problems. Thus, a subjugated Ganapati serves as the throne for the deity Mahakala in his Six Armed form. This reflects the fact that some but not all Hindu practice / culture affirms Buddhist teachings.

On the other hand, there are specifically Buddhist practices for Ganapati, as for other Hindu deities such as Shiva, Sarasvati and so forth. The Sakya lineage carries Buddhist deity yogas for the Hindu deities Uma Devi / Parvati and Garuda, as well as Ganapati. ( In Southern Buddhism, such as in Sri Lanka Theravada monasteries, it is common to propitiate the Hindu deity Visnu for outer or worldly benefits. )

More broadly, many Buddhist schools share with the Sanatana Dharma ( i.e. Hindu practice and culture ) a significant focus on Ayurveda, or spiritual medicine. The Buddhist deity Bhaisajyaguru, or Medicine Buddha, is a deity of Buddhist spiritual medicine and Ayurveda in both Hindu and Buddhist forms is more or less identical in practice, not just similar.

In the classical Sakya tradition, this Twelve Arm Ganapati is actually an emanation of Avalokitesvara, the beloved and universal Buddhist deity of liberating compassion. Thus, it is reasonable to view this empowerment as being a definite connection to Avalokitesvara and the general practices of Avalokitesvara.

It is also very important to note that with this ( or any ) tantric Buddhist empowerment comes the general set of universal Buddhist vows, such as the Ten Precepts ( rejection of harmfulness, theft, dishonesty, ill-will and so forth ), and the Bodhisattva vows. The Bodhisattva vows focus on active humanitarian service in the most broad and deep and long term ways, starting with rejection of limiting ideas such as racism, sexism, tribalism, and all cultural divisiveness.

For some basic teachings on Buddhist theory and practice, see the following at Asian Classics:
http://www.asianclassics.org/research_site/webdata/education.html

The Principal Teachings of Buddhism
Buddhist Refuge
The Vows of the Bodhisattva

For an excellent general introduction to Buddhist practice, with a focus on Buddhist tantra, see the following book by Kalu Rinpoche:
The Dharma: That Illuminates All Beings Like the Light of the Sun and the Moon, State University of New York Press, 1986, ISBN 0-88706-157-5

http://www.amazon.com/Dharma-Illuminates-Beings-Impartially-Light/dp/0887061575

This book is short, direct, accessible, classical and effective. It should be. It was transcribed as spoken directly to westerners by one of the greatest Buddhist masters of the last century.

To take the tantric Buddhist empowerment of Ganapati or any other is to take Mahayana Buddhist vows, as well as to become authorized to do magical kinds of practice, such as mantra recitation to develop the power of the deity. The point is that in this case, the Hindu/ Buddhist deity Ganapati is practiced within a classical Buddhist context, not otherwise. Thus the above mentioned Buddhist references are of central importance in this transmission and practice.

As a brilliant red deity aspect, Twelve Armed Ganapati is not only a remover of obstacles and disharmonious circumstances, but also a magnetizing deity, i.e. a deity that “warms up” social situations, and develops strongly positive interpersonal engagement.

On a yogic level, this deity ( in Buddhist deity yoga ) develops strength and power at the level of the navel point of the psychic energy body ( svadhisthana cakra ), although I cannot say more without transgressing tantric vows of secrecy. Note that the Hindu Ganapati is girded by snakes, representing kundalini energy, and is similarly associated with the energy at the base of the spinal column. All tantric transmissions are private, and their contents not to be discussed following initiation.

This is one of many specifically obstacle-removing diety yogas in Buddhist tantra. There are many others, but this one is definitely recommended for those who have a more Hindu-oriented background in culture and/ or personal karma. And as noted earlier, it is a connection to Avalokitesvara practice specifically, and to the outer Mahayana practices in general.

This can also be viewed ( speaking very unofficially ) as a connection to Hindu transmissions. ) For this reason I will now provide a specifically Hindu mantra for Ganapati, which has been confirmed. It is quite reasonable to say that on obtaining a Twelve Arm Ganapati empowerment, one may practice the following Hindu mantra as well.

Maha Ganapati Mantra
"Aum shrim hrim klim glaum gam
ganapataye vara varada sarva
janamme vashamanaya svaha"

Vedacarya Thomas Ashley-Farrand, from whom I have Laxmi transmission, has many introductory and also detailed teachings on Hindu mantra practice. See his website at
http://www.sanskritmantra.com/

The following is not an official representation, but I do have the Sakya lineage Ganapati transmission some twenty years back from HE Luding Khen Rinbochay. This Sakya initiation is for a Twelve Arm Red Ganapati, equivalent in many respects to the Hindu deity Ganesh or Ganapati. Many diverse teachings on this deity in Hindu form are available on the internet ( under both Ganapati and Ganesh ). The Buddhist Ganapati is also referenced in the Tibetan Buddhist traditions of the Nyingma and Gelugpa lineages.

From www.sakya.org :

07/13/2008
GANAPATI INITIATION
Offered by H. H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya
Sunday, July 13
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested Donation: $30 Public, $25 Members
Translator: Dr. Jeff Schoening
Ganapati made the commitment to help all beings to uphold the 3 trainings—moral behavior, meditation, wisdom— and, in particular, to provide the necessary materials and provisions for practitioners.
He protects one from obstacles at the beginning of any enterprise and also helps to increase wealth and power for the benefit of the Dharma.
His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya, head lama of Sakya Monastery, was born in Tibet in 1929. He continues the great Sakya lineage which began with Khon Konchok Gyalpo (1034—1102). He received teachings of the unbroken Khon lineage, the Sakya Vajrakilaya, the Hevajra and the complete Lamdre Tsogshe, from his father, H.H. Trichen Ngawang Thutop Wangchul, the last Sakya throne holder in Tibet. He also studied with many other great Buddhist teachers, including Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi and Dingo Khyentse Robsal Dawa.
In 1960, H.H. J.D. Sakya was invited to work on a University of Washington research project on Tibetan civilization which was sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation. At the request of students, he co-founded with H.E. Dezhung Rinpoche Sakya Tegchen Choling, a center for the study of Tibetan Buddhism and culture. In 1984, the center became the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism.

The following is copyrighted material from The Digital Sanskrit Buddhist Canon, at
http://www.uwest.edu/sanskritcanon/index.html
specifically
http://www.uwest.edu/sanskritcanon/Stotra/Roman/stotra30.html

The source text is “ Source: Pandey, Janardan Shastri ed. Bauddha strotra Samgrah. Varanasi : Motilal Banarsidass, 1994”.

This is provided as a necessary and specific demonstration that classical Indian Buddhist culture incorporated Ganapati deity yoga as a tantric practice, and not for other purposes.
Ganesastotram

kharvam sthulataram gajendravadanam lambodaram sundaram
vidhnesam madhugandhalubdhamadhupavyalolagandasthalam|
dantodghatavidaritahitajanam sindurasobhakaram
vande sailasutasutam ganapatim siddhipradam kamadam|| 1||

herambah paramo devah karyasiddhividhayakah|
saibhagyarupasampannam dehi me sukhasampadam|| 2||

ekadantam mahakayam lambodaram gajananam|
sarvasiddhipradataram gangaputram namamyaham|| 3||

vande tam gananathamaryamanagham daridrayadavanalam
sundaadandavidhuyamanasamalam samsarasindhostarim|
yam natva surakoyayah prabhuvaram siddhim labhante param
sindurarunavigraham paripataddanambudharahrtam|| 4||

uccairbrahmandakhandadvitayasahacaram kumbhayugmam dadhanah
presannagaripaksapratibhatavikatasrotratalabhiramah |
devah sambhorapatyam bhujagapatitanusparddhivardhisnuhasta-
strailokyascaryamurtirjayati trijagatamisvarah kuñjarasyah|| 5||

ganapatisca herambo vidhnarajo vinayakah |
deviputro mahateja mahabalaparakramah || 6||

mahodaro mahakayascaikadanto gajananah|
svetavastro mahadiptastrinetro gananayakah || 7||

aksamalam ca dantam ca grhnan vai daksine kare|
parasum modakapatram ca vamahaste vidharayan|| 8||

nanapusparato devo nanagandhanulepanah |
nagayajñopavitango nanavidhnavinasanah || 9||

devasuramanusyanam siddhagandharvavanditam|
trailokyavidhnahartaramakhvarudham namamyaham|| 10||

sumukhascaikadantasca kapilo gajakarnakah |
lambodarasca vikato vidhnarajo vinayakah || 11||

dhumraketurganadhyakso bhalacandro gajananah |
vakratundah surpakarno herambah skandapurvajah || 12||

sodasaitani namani yah pathecchunuyadapi|
vidyarambhe vivahe ca pravese nirgame tatha|| 13||

samgrame samkate caiva vidhnastasya na jayate|
vidhnavallikutharaya ganadhipataye namah || 14||

sriganesastotram samaptam|

Sarva mangalam! Siddhi rastu!

In partial fulfillment of vajrayana teaching responsibilities,

KT

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Avoiding Spiritual Circularity

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:17:52 GMT

So, why the end of the world? Because it’s not supposed to happen. We all know this. Most definitely. Now, why is physical reality, Malkuth, said by the Kabbalaists to be so fragile, of the many worlds? Because it is liable to the possibility of entertaining a cyclical nature. This is not what we want. It is about the Vices and the Virtues. When we collectively indulge in these (check the Kabbalah tribe for the list) we infuse this world with much unbalanced energy. The most primary and certainly the most worst is physical destruction, killing each other, warfare. It started with the story of Cain, and he was exiled. Not killed. God did not call for the same in kind, in retribution. In vengeance.
He was exiled. Not exploring that story any further right now. Maybe later.

Now, Killing, Cruelty and Destruction, are the Vices of Geburah, which is the middle,
or central, Sephiroth on the Pillar of Severity, what in human gender terms is called the female pillar, which at its top is headed by Binah, the main idea of which is the idea of Form. Too much hankering after Form, especially human form. And in a sense Geburah is a reflection of Chokmah, which is the seat of the name of God. Who practices the most
violence here on planet Earth, the men or the women? The men. Not really the women, unless they are forced to it. Incidentally, the male pillar, called the Pillar of Mercy, is headed by Chokmah. These names you may explore further, if you wish. They are the names of the emanations, the sephiroth. This system has been built for us, likely by us, to aid us in evolving. The Kabbalah has been around a long time.

Ok, enough of that. Now, the scary story. This information must be made public.

When this cycle that is not supposed to happen nears its end point, because we have filled Malkuth, the nearest spot to the Qliphoth (this place, basically, highly doubtful that some plenitude of Hells exists merely to give us places to act out in bad fashion) with mixed up energy, largely the masses of those killed, not really misspent sexual energy, though that certainly adds to it, someone is asked to figure the puzzle out. It’s a rush job, definitely.

What I’m saying ( I need to reduce the parenthetical asides) is that the mixed up energy is right here. And we are all very Judgmental. That’s an aspect of the Female Pillar, the Pillar of Severity. Unbalanced away from Mercy, the Male Pillar. Staying in this form too long can cause too much Separation, and we are all separated, talking over the internet.

So the scary story. If we kill this local Kingdom (Malkuth), we will have to re-emanate it.
The universe will not collapse. Never. Doesn’t ever happen. We just end up destroying this world through Nuclear Devastation. Capitalized for emphasis.

Now, since really in some sense Kether, the crown-point, is there in every sephirah,
One must reach it personally in order to move to the next highest level, whatever lingo you might use for that. We should all try for that. Study the Kabbalah, conserve your
sexual energies. Or at least be with a partner, a lover, a mate, a girlfriend, a wife.

Scary story: We re-unify after the destruction of this world, however you look for that,
*and though we don’t really have bodies anymore*, and since Malkuth is about the physical, and because you all have so much pent up energies, or we have wasted so much sexual energy, and since the focus has been there so long: You Get The Picture.

So we then would even out every person’s energy ( I most definitely would like to imagine this as non-sexual, that’s vulgar, and a trap) and at that point we are immaterial, angels at the lowest order, so to speak. Beings of Force. But since we need this place back again, for obvious reasons, we like to intermix and experience physical love in the most proper way, we mimic the higher emanations above the level of Malkuth, Assiah, *to the best of all of our memories*! Thank God many study the Kabbalah, and perhaps we do it by intuition, I’m not sure.

DON’T HIT THE NUCLEAR BUTTON.

That’s the only way this world dies. Guaranteed. Everything else it is possible to fix, if we give up the Vices collectively. And stop Judging each other. Let God judge. He mostly doesn’t. Mercy, remember?

So, if you like, I could flesh it out further, but I think that is sufficient for the moment.

Discuss. Distribute your positive energies to others, not me, be kind to one another (Greek: Kristos, kindness), Middle Pillar, Balance, Moderation, Temperance.

Most especially stop hating our leaders, all the world’s leaders, that is a negative feedback loop, send as much well-wishes, prayer, and forgiveness to all of them, I have.
Anyone in a position of power or influence needs our aid. Forgive those on the other side of the aisle, politically. I’ve enjoyed talking to you. I’ve sent energy and thanks to those on the Republican side, even though I consider myself a Democrat, because we need to commiserate, find a balanced position, find a means to fix all our problems.

It’s been said (by us, a little presumptuous of us, don’t you think?) that we are the greatest nation on this Earth, let’s get back to being peaceful, and correct our behavior.

Ask questions as to certain portions of this if you need some ideas more fleshed out.

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New!!! Somatic Bodywork Practice in Oakland!

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:13:20 GMT

Greetings!

I have opened an Integrative Bodywork practice in Oakland. Please, feel free to check out my profile to learn more about my practice. Or you can go directly to my website: www.peaceandhealing.vpweb.com

Blessings,

* ilahi *
Founder of Peace & Healing Wellness Practice

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was this a Kundalini experience, or something else?

madame7 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:58:57 GMT

I am familiar with all the classic signs of Kundalini activation and i have experienced some at various points in my life. Over the summer i was practicing quite a bit of Kundalini yoga and felt fantastic. Somehow i fell off the wagon and haven't been doing any yoga at all for the past 2 months or so. Meanwhile, i have had an annoying pressure/pain in my lower back that requires me to crack it several times a day for relief. This has been going on for at least a year and i haven't seen a professional for chiropractic, rolfing or massage, though i have been thinking that maybe i should. All along i've wondered if the problem with my back is purely physical or energetic in nature. I have not had an injury, there is really no good reason for me to have this chronic lower back pressure, so i've wondered if i had a blockage there. Cracking it by twisting and rotating my hips helps temporarily but has not released the pressure completely.

Today i was on the playground with my daughter at school and i was standing next to the monkey bars. Recalling somebody's suggestion that i try gravity inversion boots or some other way of hanging to elongate the spine, i decided to try hanging from the bars to stretch out and release my spine. At first, my muscles were tense and guarding the spine but i exhaled slowly and let my spine become long with the weight of my legs. It felt amazing, and then i felt a couple of cracks and a subtle pop--it wasn't anything violent or extreme, just a pop. And before i knew it, i felt as if the whole rail of bars was shaking. I didn't realize at first that it was my body, i just turned around expecting to see someone climbing up behind me, shaking the bars, but nobody was there. I turned around, let go, tried to stand, and found that my entire body was convulsing--that is the only word i can think of to describe it--but it was a slow sort of twitching, not a violent convulsion like an epileptic. It was WAVY. My legs like rubber bands, all my limbs quivering, my chest, even my upper lip was twitching. I was still able to stand during this, but wondered if it would worsen to the point of collapsing. Once i realized what was happening, i became very scared. I thought i had done something serious to my spine and might need to call an ambulance. But it subsided just enough for me to begin walking slowly over to the other parent who was on the playground with us. I explained to her what had just happened, but as i was telling her, i realized that my back felt 100% better than it has for the past year. By the time i finished describing my experience, everything was back to normal and i felt as if i had released a massive blockage from my spine.

The area now feels clean and fresh. I no longer feel the urge to twist and pop my back, though it had become such a habit that i find myself starting to do it and then i stop myself because i want to just wait and see how it feels if i don't mess with it anymore. I really don't know what happened to me today. Depending on who i talked to about it, i would probably get totally different explanations. I thought i would post this here and ask for some input. I've had full-body trembling experiences before--they happened shortly after i began practicing KY in the 90's. But this was different. It felt more like a full-body orgasm and not in the ecstatic "feel good" way i always thought that would be, but more in terms of the spasms of orgasm rippling through every inch of my body. After it was over, i felt exactly the way i feel after a sexual orgasm.

So does anyone think this had to do with the Kundalini? Can you describe a similar experience?

I have been trying to get at that annoying pressure in my spine for over a year, with no real success. I don't know if this will last or if it will return to the way it was, but today i moved something that needed to be moved. I am curious to discover how this affects the rest of my life, my yoga practice, my psychic abilities or any other area of my life.

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White Tantric prices...

eweissbuch — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:01:29 GMT

I was sent the information for the White Tantric that's going to be in Barcelona March 11th .Even the discount price for IKYTA is more than what it costs for the tantric in Oakland next month. WIth my IKYTA discount it's $204. for the day and a 4 hour intro. the day before which I don't need to attend since I've done many tantrics before.
In the past, prices for Kundalini events were less expensive here in Spain, because people don't earn as much here. I'm curious, how many people will attend in BCN. Most folks that I know that "make a living" teaching Kundalini, are barely getting by.
Are the prices for the tantric day the same throughout the US?
And what are prices like in other parts of the world?
Sat nam,
Ln
aka Gurubachan Kaur

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THE ENERGY BEHIND ENLIGHTENMENT

Tom Zatar — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:07:13 GMT

Most people use ten percent or less of the Brain. Through the awakening of Kundalina energy the brain can organically evolve to a higher performance. No time has been spent investigating perhaps the most powerful energy of nature. Religious experience and its root.

Kundalini is the evolutionary potency in all humans. A fundamental bioenergy. It comes from an Indian word meaning “to join the soul with the cosmic soul,” In the ancient Indian language Sanskrit it is a term referring to a coiled force or energy originating at the base of the spine, and seated near the sex organs a coiled up sleeping snake. Implies latent energy or potential to expand. Serpent Power when activated travels up the seven chakras which are the nerve centers along the spinal cord and enlightens the mind. Expanding consciousness the nirvana of Buddha. It is responsible for human evolution and all-psychic abilities genius and spiritual illumination. Kundalini is the biological way to expand the mind.

Kundalini is the “secret” behind yoga and all other esoteric psychology’s and genuine occult mysteries. A scientifically measurable biochemical essence Kundalini is the substance that is the nourishment of consciousness. It penetrates the nervous system and influences the nerves to become the instrument of higher consciousness. This subtle substance is a snake-like force that fuels the mind in order to sustain a more active state, producing an awakened Kundalini individual, Note: snakes have two hemi penises and the power to hypnotize.

Such inner power is represented by the two snakes on King Tut’s headdress and the feathered serpent of Mexico and South America, The serpent in the Garden of Eden. The upward flow of Kundalini nectar (prana force, bioplasmic stream) is concentrated in the reproductive fluids of both men and women. When Kundalini is activated a reverse action takes place, feeding the center of the brain. “cavity of Brahma” in the brain’s ventricular cavity. Kundalini is the power that controls it. All great saints’’ mystics’ poets and people of genius, as well as the insane were influenced in this way.

If an experiment were performed it would prove the existence of the Kundalini force and show its physiological effects on the body. It could bridge the gap between science and mysticism and show the essential truth of religious experience and tradition. Religion has always been a companion of humanity. Religion came to guide humanity. No scientist could doubt the reality of this phenomenon once it has been observed and measured.. Such an experiment would uncover the vale of darkness and delusion under which humanity has been living. This evolutionary force needs publicity and actual proof would provide it. The results will speak for themselves. It will be a discovery more important than anything that has preceded it.

It is only from an awakened perspective that such observation can be made and this potential lies within everyone. As humanity evolved from cave men to the United Nations it becomes inevitable that this discovery will come to light and that there is indeed a purpose. A planned creation to our being. God protects our blue-green planet earth from the inferno of intergalactic space. Why? Because humanity has to attain to other states of consciousness for which all these recourses are needed to do this. We have been granted an intelligence to make the best use of it.

Life’s purpose and evolution’s power lead to cosmic laws, which must be obeyed for nature’s divine grace within us all to come to light. These laws as spoken of in all religions occult and mystical beliefs describe a path to enlightenment. As great empires have come and gone, so too must humanity’s faiths change.

My teacher, the late Pundit Gopi Krishna, an Indian Yogi-scientist and world renowned expert of Kundalini who has written over twenty books on the subject states, “We all know what happened whenever a political system became despotic and oppressive, a social system exacting and corrupt, and a religious system excessively authoritarian and dogmatic. There arose a demand for revision and reform. Political revolutionaries, reformers and prophets appeared on the scene, The old system was overthrown often with dreadful bloodshed, suffering and pain and a new one installed in its place. We have to cooperate with inner evolution.”

What is needed for a more positive harmonic peaceful and prosperous existence is a fuller understanding of humanity’s need for god. As society accelerates the brain must work increasingly beyond the point of balance. We are giants of intellect and dwarfs of the spiritual. We give no time to the spirit. Bringing on grave consequences. Gopi Krishna says. “ We have given too much emphasis to the material side of life at the cost of the spiritual side.” Time must be set aside for prayer, meditation, yoga or some other spiritual act in order to keep life’s evolutionary needs in balance and maintain inner sanity. Yoga meditation provides a channel for the opening of a powerful energy (inspiration) which can enable anyone to blossom into a genius, an artist, a poet, a mystic.

If this force awakens in an impure or out of balance form it can result in evil genius fanaticism delusions of grandeur, or mental illness (like manic depression and schizophrenia). There is a lot that is not understood that kundalini research will explain.

The brain is subject to the influence of countless factors connected with the life environment and the family history of an individual. When even slightly tainted or stained do to the pressure of reality or various causes such as wrong mode of life, unhealthy environment, faulty heredity, shock, frustration, repression, tension and numerous other factors. If the mind is abnormal the brain too must be a shareholder in the abnormality. There are subtle changes in some neuronic structures in the cranium. The real root of the abnormality is an impure or toxic condition of the prana. If you do not live a disciplined life then the awakening of this center can be unhealthy. A distorted vision of the same power. It means that the system is not pure and that the energy is not working in a healthy way.

There is a positive spiritual energy force within us all. Which has a physical counterpart in the human body that feeds a certain portion of the brain cavity of Brahma. This is a living electricity or intelligent energy that is needed to open the brain. The macrobiological changes and its effect can be observable and scientifically verified. Elevations of consciousness can only occur through the transformation brought by kundalini and by no other agency.

Nature shows compassion to humanity in order to help guide us safely through transgressions. God to me is a universal god that is not tied to any one organized religion. It gives us chance after chance. But when we digress off the path unhealthy results occur. We can not blame nature but ourselves. We have intelligence, we have reason, and we have learning. But if by having everything we ignore it then of course nature has no alternative except to teach us by suffering. Heaven is always merciful and all compassionate.

Great prophets, mystics, inventors, sages and people of genius have come to guide our race towards evolution’s goal. The study of the past will show the common thread within these great men and woman. Study is needed in order to educate us about how life should be led to be more in harmony with the forces of nature, which govern our life. A life of humility – love – purity - truth - moderation and compassion.

But how can we prove kundalini’s effect on the body? We can perform an experiment in a controlled environment. This experiment would take on hundred individuals with a healthy average intellect - normal typical people all with a great urge to awaken with a deep passion for spiritual matters and who are prepared to mold their lives in consort with the spiritual laws. Men and women aged twenty to thirty five. They would be put in a peaceful environment and subjected to various tests over a period of five years or more.

Scientists can observe them as the subjects try to awaken their kundalini. They will awaken to differing degrees. Tests will document the physiological changes that occur and will provide the empirical proof of what happens to the body as the kundalini force is awakened. I hypothesis that there are definitive biological differences in the blood, the cerebrospinal fluid and the composition of the brain matter in its subtle layers. Research on brain mapping. EEG ceg ces and the electricity in the body may show the kundalini force. The brain activity will be increased and its effect will be found all over the body. There will be metabolic processes, which can be measured. There will be physiological changes, which can be measured. This will convince the biologist that this change of the mind of the brain has physiological counter part. The result will start humanity towards a greater understanding of this evolutionary mechanism.

Once it is proved that the potential to awaken lies within everyone and is the most valuable asset we have, people will strive for it. The result on humanity will be comparable to the splitting of the spiritual atom. Instead of releasing a nuclear holocaust it will unleash the beginning of a utopian age, our cosmic destiny that can transform a mortal into an immortal and eternal source of happiness.

The awakening of these energies produces genius in mortal man or woman. Creativity, love and compassion emerge and pathways are opened to a future, awakened humanity. We will become the trailblazers of our own inevitable destiny. A utopian age of peace and harmony will follow. All political and spiritual processes will be developed for the highest good. Individuals will develop their “inner Sun” to the fullest during their lifetime. Kundalini research is part of an evolutionary force that compels us to look for enlightenment as an experience accessible to all. To awaken is the goal nature has set for us.

The time is right for we can use state of the art technology to study the phenomenon. We can study the common thread that lies at the root of all religion mysticism which is to guide humankind’s understanding of evolutionary change The understanding of kundalini is now becoming provable for the first time.

Sigmund Freud in fact understood that the libido is directly responsible for mental imbalances. At some point in time we will discover that all we know can be reduced to the bio-chemical. This center of the brain cavity of Brahma is still undiscovered but could be called the “third eye” or the “philosopher’s stone”. Kundalini will for the first time reveal how energy is supplied to the brain and that it is superintelligent. Freud’s concept about libido is of a psychic energy drawn from the libidinous tendencies in human beings. Which is to say the reproductive energy but only from a psychic point of view. He does not say that it has organic roots. This is what famed psychologist Wilhelm Reich emphasizes that this libido must have roots deep in the biochemical structure of the body.

The sex organs in a state of awakened kundalini produces a vast amount of fluid to feed the newly activated part of the brain. Sexual energy may well be directly connected to a mechanism that is affected by evolutionary advancement. Kundalini is the fundamental bioenergy stored primarily in the sex organs. This basic life force is normally associated with the genitals for simple continuance of the species by providing a sex drive. The tie in to the human sex drive and higher consciousness must be explored. Why do men have ejaculation while asleep or wake up with erect penises. There is a force of nature that needs physical release to be sane.

It is called the “goddess Kundalini” or “Mother Nature” because a mother’s love is similar to the bliss of higher consciousness. Woman have more feelings! Life is part of them - menstruation each month reminds them of that. Soulmates, man-woman have intercourse to prolong the race (children). Plus experience the love, kundalini evolutionary force of completion, happiness and bliss that keeps growing.

Sexual or relaxation exercises may release inner pressure of an over-taxed libido. An evolutionary super-nectar, extraordinary life force feeds the mind, a kissing food of unlimited bliss. The sublimation raising up of sex energy is the basic lever of all spiritual disciplines. But the all-inclusive nature of sex energy is a misnomer. Reproduction is but one of the aspects of the life energy of which the other theater of activity is the brain.

Humanity’s basic needs are for sex, god and a need for prayer to control our environment i.e.. hope within everyone lies the ability to awaken. Humanity needs love to balance our own unbalanced state and give us time to meditate, to control our over-taxed brain. Humanity’s sex drive may well be the only time some people relax from their hectic lifestyles. There is a need to just kick back and enjoy. Sex could be a form of deep meditation and experience between two soul mates. Loves deep blissful passion, kundalini’s purest expression an active prayer one of the most powerful forces in the universe. A positive experience that ends in an explosion of uncontrollable bliss. However for the average person, sex is not a deep meditation but is merely a physical release, a small slice of love’s true potential.

What is needed is that deep magnetism of love - a yin/yang of a universal constant. First came the big bang theory for the creation of the universe, now the love theory of creation states that the universe is a constant - always was here. That pure love magnetism, that yin/yang. Example. Trees love earth. Earth love the sky the sky loves the stars space… Love is consciousness … The universe is male and female and in love with both forces.

Suppression of sexuality out of contempt or hatred of our lower nature is an act of ignorance leading only to atrophy of the sexual system. Celibacy is contrary to nature. Since enlightenment is an evolutionary process with heredity playing an important role stamping the genera of the enlightened so that their biological gains through spiritual disciplines can be passed to their progeny. DNA research will eventually discover the consciousness gene.

Sexual energy has been represented in ancient art and statues by an erect organ. Showing the upward streaming of the reproductive essence that effects the transformation of consciousness.

In order to discover the factual evidence behind consciousness, one must first study kundalini energy and its effects. Scientific proof will free humanity to accept the fact that within everyone lies the temple of god leading to a clear realization of our own divine nature. Man’s incomprehensible inner bliss and oneness with divinity and a way of life that overpowers doing wrong or any other action that goes against this cosmic evolutionary force. The misunderstanding of kundalini has led to environmental decline that seems rooted to ultimate destruction of Planet Earth i.e. ozone layer, burning of rain forests, religious wars and terrorism, rape and murder….

It is one relationship not just to their own kundalini but also towards each other. It is the combination of the two that will lead not only to harmony but also to sharing and ultimately to progress. The appeal especially in these times is kundalini which offers hope promise. There is negative energy (i.e. ours) that can be transformed into positive communal conscience which will try to eradicate feelings of helplessness, negativity, pain and the burden of feeling isolated.

Why are people so selfish? Due to not having an understanding of kundalini. Just desperation, helplessness and power struggles which lead to hurting others and ourselves or apathy both of which have a profound effect on our history and the mood of the energy.

Our goal and objective is to create a paradise on earth. A peaceful co-existence, long lives, greater achievements and more freedom. A utopian society living by the laws uncovered by the experiment. A union with the divine is a sum total of the physical laws of the universe. We are in the process of taking the next evolutionary leap. The new century is here.

The study of what lifestyle would be best to advance ones inner potential is a task that may take eons to complete. With the help of divine grace may we free the veil that covers the eyes of the blind masses. We who have been chosen for this colossal task are the humble instruments of this evolutionary force. We will do our part to understand this unfathomable awareness of our eternal souls. The universe is ruled by an intelligent power! Consciousness does not change in birth or death it is bigger than our individual soul. Consciousness is an eternal om...

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Love poems from Rumi, for this Valentine

sina(i'm Love ) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:30:44 GMT

To all of you that feel the call to explore the endless potential of love, journey now with love’s greatest student – and master – the 13th century mystic poet of Persia : Jelaluddin Rumi. Rumi’s incredible, profound verses invite us to experience a love beyond our senses, beyond time, beyond language: a love that removes all boundaries and answers all desire.
Sina Yasavolian recites selections of Nader Khalili’s translations in a graceful, lyrical dance to an original musical score by Hamoon Tehrani . His music awakens our hearts as Sina’s soothing voice and Rumi’s sensitive words transport our spirits to a place of union with the infinite divine presence. In her readings, Sina exhibits a deep respect and understanding of Rumi’s writing, which she generously shares with us. Do more than listen to this poetry and music; let it color your soul. You can buy and download these music, directly from this site. hope you enjoy it.
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love and light

Sina

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ashram search~ whats the most memorable ashram experience you've had?

Reida — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:12:16 GMT

has anyone been to Rishikesh‎, India to study yoga? Or have any recommendations of ashrams that had a holistic approach to yoga? OR any experiences that you would like to share?
i will be traveling to india in two months near Rishikesh‎ with no specific place in mind. only the intention to deepen my yogic practice. i am open to more information that anyone has to offer for someone who has never been to india .

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Sophia Healing Center

nate — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:43:36 GMT

Aloha Kundalini fans!

I just wanted to let anyone know that here on lower Haight street there is an amazing place to practice kundalini yoga.
Plenty of different body workers, classes, and other artistic things happening.

Hopefully we can meet there sometime!

776 Lower Haight st.
S Francisco CA.

much love!!

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The Ego

ProjectProphet — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:57:31 GMT

<<< SAM: "this only happened within my own mind.' " >>>

<<< CYNTHIA: "are you sure about that? just curious..." >>>

Sure he / she is.... everything comes from thought, the world around you is nothing more than your thought forms at work...

So what about thoughts?

Thought comes from mind/ego.

What is mind/ego?

The ego is not a solid entity; there is no tangible element known as "the ego."

The ego is the continuous process of constantly re-creating yourself each moment of your life, from birth all the way to death.

The ego is transcended by keeping the vital force (prana) centered in the heart region and resting in the gaps between your breathing cycles.

eventually, you just automatically stop breathing, and go into higher planes of being/non-being.

Likewise, there is no such entity as "mind." We may liken the mind to a rubber-band ball, and each thought = a rubber band.

after removing each and every thought, every rubber band, what are we left with?

NOTHING.

Where did the "mind" go then?

bliss,

ProjecTpropheT

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where does Kundalini Yoga = Taoist Sexual Alchemy?

Mark Simon — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:07:28 GMT

I'm going to do a dual post on this one. A recent helpful kriya sent to me regaridng regarding "generating sexual energy and transmuting it into ojas and healing force" I am reminded that Yogi Bhajan once acknowledged Mantak Chia's work on energetic circulation as vital, but disagreed with some of the seminal retention aspects due to his percieving it to have a negative effect on the nervous system.

Here's my question:
Where do Kundalini Yoga and Chia's sexual processes of refining and circulating chi parallel each other? Are there Kundalini kriyas which are said to refine energy doing so in a similar way as Chia describes? Does transmuting energy into ojas=refining energy into jing or shen? Are there kriyas which could be seen as comperable to "cycling the microcosmic orbit"? Am I running my microcosmic orbit every time I do a Kundalini yoga kriya? Or perhaps with certain ones (i.e. "balancing the vayues")?

I realize there may be no exact answer to these questions. I would love some insights, especially from those who have experience with both, as it seems that Yogi Bhajan and Mantak Chia did.

thanks all

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1000 Day Sadhana

Gretchen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:08:42 GMT

© The Teachings of Yogi Bhajan Page 1

Meditation for an Invincible Spirit in the Aquarian Age

A 1,000‐Day Sadhana
We are quickly approaching the long awaited transition to the Aquarian Age. Much has been
written about this. In essence it is humanity’s transition from adolescence to maturity. We
leave behind the Piscean Era and enter into an age of global awareness, radiance, intuition and
cooperation, an era that will usher in an age of equanimity and prosperity, accompanied by an
evolution in our capacity to perceive, think, feel and sense. Such growth would mean that much
would need to be left behind—old structures and ways of thinking, communicating and living
will pass. Confusion, depression, and conflicts will increase as the old ways of holding power—
politically, religiously, socially and personally—all fight their last fight. This period of testing and
growth will last until 2038, when a new stewardship of this planet and our selves will be
realized and peace will have an opportunity to prevail on Earth.
Yogi Bhajan used his intuitive clarity to focus and prepare us for this transition, noting that the
dawning of the Age would be precisely at 11:30am (PST), November 11, 2011. The cusp period
will end and the Age of Aquarius will begin. We will be challenged on every front—and from
that pressure, a new culture of consciousness will bloom. He defined it as the time of Khalsa:
those who are pure in heart, clear in conscience, fearless and effective in action, intuitive, kind,
and compassionate, noble within the Self, and humble before the Infinite Creator.
One of the many blessings in the community of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan® is the
love of discipline that allows us to awaken, expand and refine our awareness. With that
expanded awareness we can act effectively, heal those in distress and enjoy the tumultuous,
spontaneous creativity of life. We practice 40‐day meditations to embody new experiences or
increased capacities. We practice 90‐day meditations to clear our subconscious and build new
habits. We practice 120‐day meditations to realize that awareness in our daily lives. But when
we want to experience self‐mastery and confirm our consciousness, beyond every change of
time, space and circumstance, we practice 1,000 days.
A 1,000‐day practice projects our newfound awareness, mastery and consciousness
impersonally for all—it is impersonally personal—a discipline of grace that blesses all. In
mythical and symbolic traditions like numerology, it represents the nobility of the individual,
“1”, expanded and radiant, as supported by the three “0’s”, the body, mind and spirit; negative,
positive and neutral minds; and the three gunas. It is experience and mastery blended into a
self‐qualified awareness of human excellence.

© The Teachings of Yogi Bhajan Page 2

Yogi Bhajan gave us a practice for the Aquarian Age, which calls on those inner virtues. He
shared it so that we could act with integrity and clarity as teachers, healers and leaders; so that
we could be human under the pressures of the times and the distractions of change, ego and
emotion.
Our practice will be worldwide and you can join in at any point, adding to the global psyche,
projection and prayer: that we may enter the Aquarian Age awake, aware and joyous. 3HO
Foundation, The Kundalini Research Institute and Sikh Dharma International invite you to join
us in this 1,000‐day sadhana. We will be doing the following meditation for a 1,000 days,
leading up to the Aquarian Shift on November 11, 2011. It uses the power of shabd—the
technology of sound and consciousness. He originally introduced this mantra on February 5,
1992, soon after we entered the final cusp period of the Aquarian transition.
We will practice it 11 minutes each day. If you wish, you can increase the time to 31 minutes.
Ideally, choose a regular time to do it each day. Get together with friends and students. Practice
it in community: Be together. Be brilliant with light. Be powerful with prayer. Be prosperous.
Face the future with an open heart and open arms.
The 1,000 day meditation begins February 14, 2009 and ends November 10, 2011.
On November 11, 2011 we will do a special meditation to complete this practice in a global
wave of sound and consciousness. Join us as we prepare for the first Summer Solstice of the
Aquarian Age, where the full energy of the sun ignites us and unites us in June 2012.
Let’s join hands and hearts as a contemplative community and act together in the love of
excellence, the gratitude of being and the hope for peace and prosperity.

Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, PhD
Director of Training
The Kundalini Research Institute

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Meditation for an Invincible Spirit in the Aquarian Age Yogi Bhajan • February 2, 1992

Posture: Sit straight. Left hand is in Gyan Mudra, the tip of the forefinger touching the tip of the thumb,
resting on the knee with the arm straight. Raise the right hand to about 12 inches in front of the chest,
holding the mantra sheet and concentrating on the written words as you chant. If you don’t have a
mantra sheet, angle your hand as if you were reading a sheet of paper, with the palm open and
the wrist straight. (Ideally, you would print the mantra on a sheet of paper and read the mantra as
you chant. We’ve created a printer friendly version for you to download.) Eyes: Apply Neck Lock and look down the nose to
see the mantra sheet or the palm. When he gave this meditation, he asked us to focus the eyes, to pay
attention and not drift. If you do not have the page to read from, use the palm but continue to focus.
Mantra: Focus on the movement of the tongue and the sensation of the sound as it creates a time and space.
Sing with Nirinjan Kaur’s Aquarian March. Become a symphony. 7 Minutes (27 Minutes for a 31‐Minute Practice)
Continue chanting, close your eyes and put your hands on your heart, one palm resting on the
other. Press the hands firmly into the chest. Press hard. 2 Minutes Keep your hands on the heart and begin
to whisper the mantra. Whisper powerfully. 1 Minute To Close: Chant without the music for 30 seconds. Inhale, exhale and relax.

``` Mantra ````
Sat Siri - Truth, Projective Prosperity and Greatness
Siri Akal - Great Undying One Who Knows No Death
Siri Akal - Great Undying One Who Knows No Death
Maha Akal - Infinite Who Is Deathless
Maha Akal - Infinite Who Is Deathless
Sat Nam - Truth as Identity; or Identity of All That Is
Akal Moort - Embodied Form or Image of the Infinite
Wahe Guru - The Ecstatic Totality of God and Existence

Note: “Great” still has a touch of finiteness; “Infinite” in Maha has no finiteness or form.
Mantra is pronounced: Sat Siree, Siree Akaal, Siree Akaal, Mahaa Akaal, Mahaa Akaal, Sat
Naam, Akaal Moorat, Wha‐hay Guroo. See Tools for Students/Teachers at
www.kundaliniresearchinstitute.org to hear the pronunciation.
Time: 11–31 Minutes

Comments: In the face of any great change, we confront three destructive impulses: to be
alone and withdrawn, to deny or fantasize about the future that’s coming, and to live with
greed or scarcity instead of prosperity. This mantra counters these three tendencies and instills
the mind with courage and caliber.

You can purchase the DVD of this class, 1,000 Years and Beyond, from The Source at www.kundaliniresearchinstitute.org

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Mass Invitation for Kundalini Awakening through Shaktiapt/Mystic Initiation

madan_gautam — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:29:37 GMT

Namaste to All
I am here inviting All of you sincere seekers to join mass Kundalini Awakening session with me.
I am going to start it from 21 Jan to 26 Jan 2009 at 10.00 IST(Indian Standard Time) which is +5.30 GMT.
The session will be for one and half hrs daily and hope all of you sincere seekers will spare your time to sit at the same time according to your Country Time Jone and get the benefit of this mass Kundalini Awakening session through Shaktipat/Mystic Initiation in Siddha Maha Yoga.
Any question on this invited.
I am authorizing charlyne pich, who has recieved Shaktipat for Kundalini Awakening recently to guide and reply the questions of all seekers.
Pl.see my blog for more information.
OM

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Awakenening Kundalini - A Guided Meditation

Laith — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:32:22 GMT

http://maya12-21-2012.com/2012forum/index.php?topic=1980.0

I have had great results with this and recommend it whole heartedly.

Kelly Howell has alot of good stuff.

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mantra and cellular memory

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:23:10 GMT

hello there! i am working on clearing/releasing cellular memory.......anyone have any mantras that they can suggest? namaste........breath

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YOGA

ProjectProphet — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:52:31 GMT

The following is a small list of well-known facts about Yoga:

1.) Yoga means Union, it is the spiritual science of the soul, it has nothing to do with massages, theories, reiki, witchcraft, or philosophy.
2.) Yoga originated in Ancient INDIA.
3.) Gautam Buddha, formerly known as Prince Gautam Siddharth, like Yoga, is also INDIAN in origin. He fully-realized Total Enlightenment through the Immortal science of Yoga.
4.) The Shaolin Temple of Ancient southern China, where Kung-fu, and therefore ALL East-Asian martial arts, originated, was founded by an Indian Brahmin from south India named Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma taught the Chinese monks meditation, martial arts, and many other Spiritual Sciences. All these martial arts have Raja Yoga as their foundation. Bodhidharma is also a direct disciple of Gautam Buddha.
5.) Bodhidharma spread the spirituality, lifestyle, and Enlightenment of Ancient India throughout most of Asia.
6.) Martial Arts also originated in India, one such commonly known one is called "Kalaripayattu."
It is all based on the eternal science of Yoga.
7.) From India, the science of Yoga took over the world, yet very few actually know what true Yoga is.
8.)Yoga's aim is to unite ("Yoga" = "Union") the person's individual, localized (in space and time) consciousness with the Supreme Non-dual Consciousness that animates and permeates all Existence yet is simultaneously Beyond ALL.

bliss,

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I heart yoga

JessetheVessel — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 01:57:04 GMT

New member:

My name's Jesse.
I'm the only male yoga practitioner under 30 in my whole city.

I'm here to reassure myself that I'm not a weirdo.
Or to at least be able to say that I am, with confidence.

You people are lovely.

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Inspiring CNN Video of how Kundalini is being taught to prisoners in Mexican Prisons

Sarah — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:02:33 GMT

I stumbled upon this video yesterday and wanted to share it.

http://www.mrsikhnet.com/index.php/2008/08/28/mexican-prisons-turn-to-kundalini-yoga/

Namaste'
Sarah

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Meditation To Heal The World

Christopher — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:57:02 GMT

Hi All,

Who´s up for a 40 day of "Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung" meditation to bring in some healing energy to Mother Earth?

Let´s go for 11 min each day for 40 days (starting the day you read this)...the more the merrier!

Here´s some tools (music, mantra, and explanation of this meditation):

"How to":

http://kundaliniyoga.org/kyt23.html

Music:

http://fateh.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/music.nsf/0/236f59fc9ab3ebe687256ac700734831?Open

All volunteers please report back here :=)

Peace Love Light

/Christopher

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Divine Mysteries

Never Back — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:29:52 GMT

The spiritual body is the person`s soul ,faciliating the connection with the Supreme Reason.

The ethereal body is the closest to the physical one; its responsible for the person`s energy.

The mental body is the person `s thoughts,consciousness,thanks to which one can travel around other worlds as an astral projection .

The astral body relates to the person`s emotions,and it is where the so called exit "from the body" and transportation of the person`s consciousness within the physical world limits occur. It is called "externisation",or exit into the "otherworld".

According to the research of many years by the famous scientist Hereward Carrington,the density of the astral body is one millionth of the density of the physical body of people , and weighs approximately 40 grams .

Adriana*

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Kundalini Awakening

madan_gautam — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:28:22 GMT

There are different methods of Kundalini awakening like Hata yoga,breathing exercises,Tantra,Mantra but most simplest way is shaktipat in Siddha Lineage.Where the Guru who is already awakened and established in His inner self / inner Guru & dually being authorized by His Guru can awaken the Kundalini of the truth seeker,it can be done only when one is totally ready for it with full faith,devotion,surrender,it is Grace of GOD which act through the GURU.GURU acts as a medium here and Grace happens to the seeker.In other methods of Kundalini awakening it may take number of years and a lots of efforts are required and most of time there are possibilities that Kundalini may not awaken and if awakened it may cause serious problems to the seekers.But in Siddha Lineage there is no such problems as Guru is there to take care of all aspects.This system is called Siddha Yoga as it is self proven and the seekers have not to put any shorts of efforts at their own.When the Kundalini is awakened in the seeker IT takes the charge ITSELF and the seekers has to just surrender to IT.After Kundalini awakening when the seeker sits in meditation the kriya(body moments),breathings,bands,mudras and other experiences take places automatically like laughing,weeping,singing,and much more ,it depends up on the nature of seeker and all these activities take place to purify the nervous system and to open all the chakra so that the energy can flow through them with ease. In siddha Lineage the transmission of energy is done through sixth chakra(fore head) and all the lower chakra and sixth one are opened at once by GURU GRACE.Shaktipat/Mystic Initiation can be done in many way most prevalent are by touch,by seeing ,by words ,by will. One should be really a sincere one to receive Shaktipat only then it shows its results and leads to the seeker to its goal of Self Realization.It is GURU & disciple tradition continuously flowing through GURU to disciple from generation to generation.
OM

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Essential Oils

Katrina — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:23:45 GMT

Hello there. . I'm sure many of you have creative and spiritual uses for Essential Oils and their cousins. (resins, absolutes, attars...) I couldn't find a Tribe devoted to the Medicinal, Spiritual, Emotional & Practical uses of EO's. So I started one, and would LOVE if you would share some of your wisdom and experience there. Hopefully, you can learn a thing or two..too : )

Peace,

Katrina

tribes.tribe.net/essentialoils

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KRI Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training @ Deep

deepartandyoga — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:38:29 GMT

KRI Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training @ Deep
January 24th, 2009 - July 12th, 2009 Click Here for Dates

In Depth Training Program

The Aquarian Teacher Program is the KRI Level 1 Certification Program in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan.

In Level 1, you will become and Instructor and learn the fundamental principals and practices of Kundalini Yoga.

You will develop the skills to instruct students in Kundalini Yoga kriyas and meditations as taught by Yogi Bhajan. You will practice teaching Kundalini Yoga in a practicum setting, participate in early morning Sadhanas (spiritual practice), and experience the powerful transformational energy of White Tantric Yoga.

This is a 220 hour course, which includes 180 hours of classroom instruction in a well-defined curriculum which includes:

Teaching Kundalini Yoga Postures
Kriyas and Meditation
Role of a Kundalini Yoga Teacher
Yogic Philosophy
The Origin of Kundalini Yoga
Yogic and Western Anatomy
Humanology and 3HO Lifestyle

The Teacher Training Team

The course will be taught by a talented group of experienced senior Kundalini Yoga teacher trainers, who will lead you on your transformational journey of mastering yourself and awakening your potential through using the science and technology of Kundalini Yoga.

Course Fee Payment Options:

Paid in full by Dec 15, 2008: $2525
Paid in full by Jan 25, 2009: $2625

The payment plan total cost is $2850
By Jan 10, 2009, payment of $530
By Feb 25, 2009 payment of $1165
By April 25, 2009, payment of $1165

Course fees include: 470 page Aquarian Teacher Manual, Master’s Touch Book. 1 White Tantric Yoga course and 1 year membership in IKYTA.

Please note: Completion of 20 Kundalini Yoga classes in addition to course hours are required (cost of classes is not included in the program fee).

To pay by check, please make it out to: Deep Art and Yoga

To pay by credit card or for more information please call 916-835-7339 Or email info@deepartandyoga.com

Requirements

The KRI Teacher Training Team reserves the right to grant KRI Certification based solely upon their discretion and evaluation of each student’s readiness to be a Kundalini Yoga teacher. Evaluation is based on the student’s successful completion of the KRI Teacher Training course requirements including, but not limited to:

Attendance and participation at all classes
Timely and full payment of all course fess
Satisfactory practicum assessment
Passing grade on KRI written exam
Completion of 20 Kundalini Yoga classes during the teacher training program
Attendance at White Tantric Yoga Course
Participation in 5 group Sadhanas (early morning yoga practice)
Completion of the assigned 40 day yoga set/meditation
Successful completion of all homework
Completion of confidential teacher trainer evaluation forms
Sign the code of professional standards.

Embrace a yogic lifestyle, taught in an atmosphere of reverence and joy. Learn an exciting technology that elevates and enlightens, in a supportive yogic community.

Deep Art and Yoga
2030 H Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-470-9959
http://www.deepartandyoga.com

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Kundalini yoga in Portland

nurseman — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:56:56 GMT

Hi, can someone recommend a teacher here in Portland. I have a listing of classes, just wondering if someone has a high recommendation for a certain teacher.

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Bad meditation experience

Christopher — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:44:29 GMT

Hey All,

I just had a horrific meditation experience during a meditation that works on the aspect of the brain called "the Runner", found in Yogi Bhajans book "the mind - its projections and multiple facets"

The meditation works on past projection; you form a Teepee and place it in front of the torso at the level of the solar plexus and place your focus on the middle of the nose and silently project "Saa Taa Naa Maa"....

I did this meditation (2nd time) for more than 11min and it ended with a tremendous heat and pressure in my head...I thought I was a gonner...so my question here is:

Has anyone else here had a bad meditation experience??

Has anyone a good idea what to do if this happened again?

I think I´m going to start to do silent meditations from now on...

I am, by the way, 100 % sure that it was my own fault that this happened - lack of concentration, lack of respect for the mantra, or possble due to that I extended the time.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Peace

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in germany?

dax — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:38:15 GMT

does anyone know of a place to learn kundalini in germany? thanks!

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Free Vedic Astrology Class Video for Yoga Students and Teachers

sadasiva — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:59:36 GMT

Hello,
I am Sam Geppi - a Veidc Astrologer and Yoga teacher.

I produced this Video is from a class i taught to Yoga Teachers, Ayurvedic doctors, Western Astrologers and other healers as a part of a 7 week class. You can have it for free - a two hour teleclass

http://universalastrology.net/Classes/Yogastro.html

Universal Principles in Astrology
By Sam Geppi

Get My Free Two Hour Class on How to Approach Astrology From a Holistic Perspective

Who Will Benefit From This:

* Vedic and/or Westrern Astrology Students
* Yoga Teachers
* Ayurvedic Students and Practitioners
* Energy Workers and Healers of All Types

You Will Learn Universal Principles common to all esoteric healing systems:

The Five Elements | The Three Gunas (Body, Mind, Soul) | Masculine and Feminine energy | The Four Purusarthas
The Castes | The Planetary Cabinet

http://universalastrology.net/Classes/Yogastro.html

Enjoy,
Sam Geppi

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Greetings.

Loam — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:21:01 GMT

Hello all, I recently attended a Kundalini class that focussed on the kriya? for "opening the chest and lungs and balancing the magnetic field", as the instructor explained at the beginning of the class. At the time, I had been experiencing mild chest/lung pains for a couple of weeks. The pain disappeared completely after that single session, and did not return for several weeks. Well, the pain has returned, and I can't afford to go to another class at this time. I remember how to do the exercises, but I can't remember in which order the exercises were to be practiced, or how long each exercise should be practiced. If anyone knows the set of exercises I am reffering to, and can send me a guide to these exercises (pictures of the poses would be awesome), I would be most appreciative. Thanks!
Peace,
David

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Meditation for keeping kundalini pain/discomfort within limits?

Tanemon — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:04:27 GMT

I've been meditating for over 20 years (mostly with Zen and yoga meditation methods). After I took some Reiki and other energy 'attunements' between the years 2000 & 2003, kundalini permanently rose in me. For the last four years or so, I've experienced a lot of 'tummo' (some people like the word 'tapas'), experiencing it (often) during my night's sleep. This can be to a greater or lesser degree. Sometimes I get the sensations in the ida or pingala, but most often in the shushumna channel. I do not usually feel these when in deep or dreaming sleep, but only if I roll over in a semi-wakeful state, or get up to urinate, etc. And all of this is now automatic and established, and no longer depends at all on sitting meditation during the day.

I do an internal self-dedication in the morning and at night before I lay down for sleep. At night, I usually add a prayer in gratitude for my internal healing & purification. To an extent, I achieve some moderation of the kundalini discomfort by praying (at night) for a gentle night's sleep.

Sometimes - maybe one day out of seven or eight - the discomfort of the night carries over into morning and even later in the day. This is impractical for me, since I still lead a life of responsibilities, activities, projects, etc and need to feel good.

Can anyone recommend a good meditation practice for moderating the kundalini sensations? I have no fears of the kundalini process halting entirely... that seems no longer to be my problem. It's more like too much of the good stuff coming out of the cornucopia.

Namaste,
Tanemon

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thunderbolt of time!

nandhi — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:13:10 GMT

aum

"i was born from the nectar of immortality as the primordial horse and as indra's noble elephant. among men, i am the king.

among weapons i am the thunderbolt. i am kamadhuk, the cow that fulfills all desires; i am kandarpa, the power of sex, and vasuki, the king of snakes."

-bhagavad gita

sacred quote of whom we each are of this moment. the thunderbolt is our awake kundalini. the kamadhuk mind is the awake mind that is abundantly abundant to be spirit, into only one desire-inspired by source in action. kandarpa and vasuki are the primal energies of the root chakra woken up to be the awake kundalini serpent as the soul have becoming the holy ghost in the awareness of the magical now.

the jiva-mukthi. the awake being.

awake.

awake to oneness in inputs, especially while eating. eating light through happiness such as in plants and mother earth's bounties of ahimsa.ahimsa means non-violence, non-harming and non-killing of any living being.
total avoidance of rubbish/pains of others/bad karma/poison into our system enables a light body that can hold the thunderbolt energies of being awake.

exclusively, love as food is the input that makes the mind in harmony of oneness. throbbing as the primal heart in all the living, the awake oneness of being source connected is nurtured by the the lord of the living- as good health, a mind that can concentrate, thoughts that are from source and good vibrations.

be the thunderbolt like awake golden spine in knowing - having united the body with the joy fields of the spirit- the yogi/ni who have woven the mind/body/spirit into the golden light within.

as christ in the now, expanded in the evolved human conscious levels to be more of oneness- recognizing the supreme mother/father in all the living- we are the awake to be the holy son/daughter, the master.

beliefs like the caste system in india, flat earth theories, after shahid/martyr virgin stories and all other collective intellectual ego be burnt in the inner lamp awake in each as prayers be of source in the human awakening.

religious books are revered as an altar in itself and they serve the purpose of being the essence of spirit. as road map, scriptures serve to guide us to be spirit and being spirit we are set free to be in the now, awake in higher consciousness of todays, rather than the time when the scriptures were written with the mindset of humanity that was in the past. beliefs of past dissolve into the truth of experience that is in the now when the spirit has the human experience.

we are the spirit having the human experience in the now as oneness- wide awake.

lead by each inhale that is spirit.

in the exhale is the gently manifested knowing to be free, awake, alight and being the thunderbolt of this magical moment and time!

as blessings of each to each

the 'i' joys found!

tapasyogi kalathi adiyen aadi nandhi

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The Explanation of Candali: The Spontaneous Blazing of Great Bliss

sahajananda — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:16:08 GMT

A first rough draft of the English text of _gtum mo'i rnam bshad bde chen rang 'bar bzhugs so_ by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche has been finished. There are undoubtedly still many mistakes and the editing is not finished. The accuracy of the English translation has not been checked. It has not been proofread and likely has many typos and grammatical errors beyond the inaccuracies in translation.

You can find the English version here:
http://tribes.tribe.net/candali_yoga/thread/1e3ba5cc-12e6-492c-93a5-e5dc6d4e4453

The original Tibetan Text is here:
http://skydancerpress.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=70

Warm Regards
Ryan

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How to go beyond Swadishthana

Panoramix — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:36:14 GMT

Hello!

I'm striving for leading our goddess Kundalini beyond Swadishthana Chakra but i can't.

I suspect i got unconscious psychological blockages there.

Any info will be greatly appreciated.

Namaste!

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what about a teacher places them above and beyond the rest

scottie — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:52:12 GMT

namaste everyone!

I am curious to hear what you believe sets you apart from other yoga teachers who follow the standard western one hour session.
what do you think is a standard approach, what is it that a teacher does that makes you think they have gone above and beyond the norm. I particularly liked an intermediate class taught by a male instructor whose energy was particularly calm and inviting. His foundation was more traditional vs the westernized form of exercise. he used proper names of poses did his best to educate the class while teaching with the little time he did have. what is it that separates you from the status quo and makes your style special?

I am traveling to india and took the opportunity to take a teacher training course for 600 US dollars (150 hour certificate) or 950 US dollars (200 hour certificate) in Rishikesh from http//:www.rishikeshyogpeeth.com. this is certified through the Indian Government but I am not entirely sure if it is certified with the YA as this is entirely new to me =)

if anyone would like to take a look at the website, which sadly is not as informative as it could be (i have had to gather most information via email) and tell me what you think. it is not quite as intensive as i would like but the next best and cheapest option was in madurai for 1700 and i simply can not afford that.

bless you all, much love to you.
scottie

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Stuary Sovatsky on kundalini yoga

Zorro — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:18:01 GMT

Hi friends,
I wanted to share this wonderful interview with Stuart Sovatsky, ( he has authored numerous books and poetic works and as a Kundalini Yoga Anahata Nad Chant-master has three CDs with Axis Mundi and has performed in the US, France, Germany, Russia and India. As a psychotherapist he specializes in marriage counselling and is director of the Kundalini Clinic and Blue Oak Berkeley Counseling..)
http://www.futureprimitive.org/interviews/107

warm greetings
Zorro

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hi. traveling to India, recommend and Ashram?

scottie — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:55:08 GMT

Hello there,

I am traveling to India and have the opportunity, time wise, to stay at an ashram if possible.

recommend any from personal experience or have heard of one in particular?
price is an issue, so nothing outrageous.

also would you mind sharing your experience =)

peace and love.

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KY self-worth workshop with Sat Santokh in San Leandro next weekend!

kundalinicowgirl — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:49:32 GMT

I attempted to post the pdf, but it didn't work!
$300 in San Leandro, includes room and board for an ashram slumber party!
4AM sadhana, lots of yoga, focus on building your self-worth around yourself, and not money. Working through issues of competition, and wounds from the past. Looking at how past wounds affect your life today and practicing a form of "soul-retrieval".
Kundalini yoga and meditations to take home and practice!
Check his out of date website for more details...
http://www.satsantokh.com/selfworth.html

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HELLO EVERYONE

smugglingfansacrosstheborder — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:17:42 GMT

We are here to introduce, bridge, practice (alone and together) and to interact.

We may have been slow to get our internet presence built up, but we were doing yoga and were not too big on computers. But we are giving it a go.

Please stop through our various platforms, and add us as your friend.

We are a collective, and work alone and together (To gather). Not all of us have computers, and not all of us like to use them, but we do want to have a voice. Many many people have contributed to this effort, some stand closer to the core than others, Others check in from time to time, loving us from a distance.

Our thing is to bridge the mats, and we seek the higher purpose in yoga, rather than the superficial diversity you see in yoga communities today.

We are straight, sober and hardcore. We practice what we call yoga of acceptance of 911 truth. many of us were bboys and bgirls mastering the art of movement long before we got into yoga. And so we apply that edge to what we are doing on the yoga scene.

We have started weaving, to take a step away from the corporations and the toxic mats they put into the world. We can see how corporations have distorted the true practice of yoga. And so we seek to rise up, but not with five fingers in the air. We do not do downward dogs! We are here to raise it up, with some Nubian Spirit.

We believe in x-posting, and are here to learn as much as awaken, and so why be clipped for communicating? Many groups over moderate and therefore we believe they have agenda.

We are hoping this group here is in it to win it for the people, and so we hope to stick around.

How might we introduce ourselves?

Here is a studio that has given us some props, can we share a link? Drea is holding it down for us, and we are team in the nonmind.

Sometimes we sound odd or rough, but we are really just pointing to grandmothers and future generations of children.

If you can, email us, or send us a link where we can add you as a friend.

peace
http://orangecarbon.net/andrea_spiritweaver.aspx

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meaning of intention

PRATEEK — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:23:25 GMT

sat nam

can anyone share some insight on the meaning of intention.

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KY video lessons

Christopher — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:29:05 GMT

Hi,

I´m sure that most of you are familiar with kundaliniyoga.org, if not I would urge you to check that site out.

This is not an ad., the site if free, but if you want to get to the goodies that this site has to offer (online KY lessons) there´s a small fee (8 USD per month or 72 USD a year).

Check it out,

Peace

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( Protect the Moon )

Dame Morena de Boulainvilliers — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:53:25 GMT

http://www.petitiononline.com/RTRRT/petition.html

Chandra must be free! Please help save the moon from NASA missiles.

http://tribes.tribe.net/2009

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Interested in Tibetan-yoga? (X-posted)

sahajananda — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:21:53 GMT

I’m looking for people interested in Tibetan-yoga.

I am trying to see if there is enough interest to start a –private- mailing-list where it would be possible to discuss the topic in more depth than is possible in a public forum. Strictly speaking it would not be limited to just Tibetan practice, and dialogue about Indian, Newar, and Central-Asian variants would be encouraged.

I would also welcome discussion of how these methods relate to better-known methods like Hatha-yoga and Kundalini practices.

Please contact me if you would be interested in such a mailing-list.

Warm Regards,
Ryan

Subjects of interest would include:

Tummo (candali): The yoga of inner-fire. The Buddhist equivalent of kundalini-yoga

Trul-khor (yantra): A sophisticated methodology similar to Hatha-yoga

Tsa-lung (nadi-vayu) Employing the prana and energy-channels of the body

Kumnye (abhyanga-mardana): Application of ointments and massage

Lojung: Body-training in the broad sense (including yoga)

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Great KY and Meditation Site!

Christopher — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:58:32 GMT

Hey!

Check this site out, it has tons of info and even some vids of KY:

www.anmolmehta.com

Have a great day!

Sat Naam

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basic breath practice and basic mantra practice : nadi shodhana pranayam and White Tara mantra

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:54:28 GMT

Re: what to engage in yoga - breath practices and mantra

Re Jennifer on tribe tantra
"What is a good form of yoga to get into for beginners? "

Hi Jennifer.
A simple and profound practice is "pranayama", or breath modulation.
It is used by yoga practitioners at all levels.
It requires no specific religious philosophy.

It is used for many purposes, such as psychological balance, energy balancing, mind-body co-ordination, physical workout warm-ups and warm-downs, kundalini yoga, and as a key practice in Buddhist yogas of primordial pure awareness, such as Great Perfection and Great Seal.

There are also Buddhist kung fu breath modulation practices for martial arts which are sophisticated and powerful.

There are many excellent books available on pranayama.
A basic and most useful pranayama practice is alternate nostril breathing, which is taught in many variations, among the Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists. In Sanskrit this is known as nadi shodhana pranayam.

As with most yoga practices, be careful regarding sensitive times such as pregnancy or illness and do not practice when the stomach is full.

A major source of teaching on pranayama is the 3H0 Sikhs and Yogi Bhajan, who brought a tremendous amount of this material to the West. Do a google search for "kundalini yoga" + pranayam + "yogi bhajan". You can get 3H0 books on kundalini yoga from Ravi Singh and Guru Rattan Khaur Khalsa.

I have and use many texts on tantra and yoga as practitioner and as guru, and pranayama is always of enormous importance in the different lineages, and in my own practice. I began doing pranayam in 1980, and on at least one occasion it has saved my life.

Another major and most useful kind of practice is Sanskrit recitation, or mantrayana.
You can find a basic description of the Vajrasattva mantra at my tribe home, under the picture for "Hundred Syllable Mantra".

The primary source for transmissions of this kind of yoga is the esoteric Buddhist tantra, known to the public under the name "Tibetan Buddhism."

I have completed ten thousand hours of mantra.

A most basic and openly available mantra for healing and developing inner spiritual connections is the Buddhist goddess mantra for Tara:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MA ME AYU PUNYA JNANA PUSTIM KURU SVAHA

This is for wisdom ( jnana ), long life ( ayu ), noble qualities ( punya ), and spiritual energy ( pustim ). This is a good mantra for protection, for removing obstacles, and cleansing the magnetic field.

A basic practice would be to recite this 100,000 times, and it works better with visualization, pure intention and so forth.

There are many Buddhist books and practice texts for Tara, for example from Snow Lion Publications, at
http://www.snowlionpub.com/

See the book
"Skillful Grace: Tara Practice for Our Time"

at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Skillful-Grace-Tara-Practice-Time/dp/9627341614

If you can do some effective pranayama and some effective mantra then you are a functional yoga practitioner.
If you lack both pranayama and mantra, your practice will remain very very very limited.

Best,

Acarya KT

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HH Phakchok Rinpoche and the Chokling Tersar Lineage of the Great Perfection : An Introduction and 2008 Tour Notes

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:54:29 GMT

HH Phakchok Rinpoche and the Chokling Tersar Lineage of the Great Perfection : An Introduction and 2008 Tour Notes

Keywords: Esoteric Buddhist yoga ( buddhatantra ), Great Perfection / AtiYoga / dzogchen i.e. primordial awareness yoga, tantric Buddhist empowerment, non-sectarian tantric Buddhist practice ( Rimay ), HH Phakchok Rinpoche Tendzin Jigmey Drakpa, Orgyen Dorje Den Center ( San Francisco ), Chokling Tersar lineage ( Nyingma / Ancient School transmission of Indo-Tibetan vajrayana ).

NAMO GURU SRI PADMAKARAYE
Homage to Guru Padmasambhava.

This summer ( 2008 ) His Holiness Phakchok Rinpoche, a primary tantric Buddhist lineage holder, is on a major tour ( see below for events ), giving tantric Buddhist transmissions and teachings in the USA, Canada, and Europe. He is a younger major teacher in the Chokling Tersar tradition of Nyingma and Dzogchen ( see below ).

This lineage derives directly from Guru Padmasambhava, a most extraordinary Indian guru and a principal cofounder of the Buddhist tradition in Tibet. Today six million or more people practice teaching deriving from from Guru Padmasambhava, in for example the Tibetan traditions such as Sakya, Kagyu and Nyingma, including some millions of East Asians ( Chinese Buddhists of esoteric Buddhist lineage ).

This is a very magical, very powerful, and very yogic style of transmission, especially in terms of the inner practices. It is well supported by many independent practice lineages, of which the Chokling Tersar Foundation is an important example both in the USA and Europe. It is well established in California and Denmark, and several major teachers of this tradition give teaching tours.

This sangha ( spiritual fellowship ) is of major importance because Chokling Tersar Foundation has a translation / publishing organization called Rangjung Yeshe. This is one of the main sources worldwide for core Nyingma and dzogchen publications. I have and use quite a few Rangjung Yeshe practice and teaching texts. They are highest quality and indispensible for all Nyingma and dzogchen practitioners in particular, and broadly useful.

One of the most important books ever published for tantric Buddhists is
"Dakini Teachings", by Padmasambhava, and this is from Rangjung Yeshe.
Another key example, from the same source, is
"Light of Wisdom", by Padmasambhava and Jamgon Kongtrul.

For a general background on dzogchen, or "primordial awareness yoga", it is well worthwhile to obtain the book
"The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen", written by another important master of a parallel Nyingma lineage, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu. This is about the best place to start for a book introduction to the inner teachings, but is descriptive only, and not sadhana or formal practice per se.

Esoteric Buddhist yoga ( buddhatantra ) and Great Perfection ( dzogchen awareness yoga ) depend fundamentally on transmission, and so it is necessary to see a real teacher. Without a major transmission from an authentic guru, much or most of the teaching - and all of the yoga sadhana - does not work. Therefore I take this opportunity to make an important introduction.

( Please note that I DO NOT have any authority to represent Chokling Tersar Foundation, HH Phakchok Rinpoche, or any activity associated with this line of transmission. I am simple conveying what I know in a clear and definite way, to support this lineage and those who may benefit from it. I cannot make any promises that any of what is said here, or this kind of transmission, will solve any particular problem or give any particular result. The results are very personal and individualized. )

HH Phakchok Rinpoche Tendzin Jigmey Drakpa is not yet well known to the public, but is already having a great influence in transmitting key innermost teachings of tantra and dzogchen. Therefore it is auspicious and appropriate to make known this teacher and the availability of these teachings.

The qualifications of HH Phakchok Rinpoche are vast and profound ( see below for his autobiography ). He has highest-level authorization to give primary transmissions in both the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages, and is one of the few people who has a complete cycle of Sakya School tantric empowerments.

Two years ago I received a major dzogchen empowerment from this teacher, from within the Chokling Tersar, and personally confirm that his transmission is powerful and effective, not only as a tantric blessing / psychic cleansing, but also as a functional teaching / practice transmission. He is very direct and engaging and extraordinarily generous in his teaching. He is here to teach core precepts, not just bestow blessings. That means actual, whole person practice.

HH Phakchok Rinpoche gave me his card at the one time I was able to attend his transmission, so he is willing to personally engage students in a longer term sense. At that time he did lay on those present the general but significant requirement to Do A Daily Tantric Buddhist Practice, which is in fact the requirement of Guru Padmasambhava.

A daily practice typically means mantra recitation, as well as upholding ethical precepts of the Mahayana and Tantra. ( See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva_vows or better yet, the above book "Dakini Teachings" for teaching on outer and inner Buddhist ethics. ) A primary example of mantra discipline is Vajrasattva deity yoga, for which a short teaching is given at my tribe.net home under the Sanskrit picture for Hundred Syllable mantra.

A specific event listing for the Yangdak Heruka transmission and teaching to be given August 16, 17 & 18 follows. Orgyen Dorje Den can host at least 200 participants. This is a remarkably important group, and a "home fellowship" for me, though I have not seen them in many years. Their center teacher, Ven. Gyaltrul Rinpoche, is a great gift to the West. I have and use and recommend his books.

Basically, it is from the Eight Herukas Cycle which is associated with the Guhyagarbha Tantra, which was propagated as one of the primary practices of Guru Padmasambhava. This fully confers Vajrasattva, a key basic and continung practice, and *may* fully confer Great Perfection / Breakthrough as well ( no guarantee ).

Significant mantra teaching on the Eight Herukas is given in the remarkable book
"The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Paperback)", Publisher: Penguin Classics; Deluxe edition (January 30, 2007 ),# ISBN-10: 0143104942.

This is written in partial fulfillment of mahayana and tantric Buddhist teaching responsibilities, in support of His Holiness Phakchok Rinpoche, Orgyen Dorje Den and Ven. Gyaltrul Rinpoche, the Chokling Tersar lineage, and the benefit of as many people as possible.

Sarva mangalam! Siddhi rastu!

Acarya KT

http://www.phakchokrinpoche.org/events.htm
Events
H.H. Phakchok Rinpoche's 2008 Teaching Calendar
For more information on any of the below programs, please e-mail us at office@phakchokrinpoche.org.

San Francisco, California: Aug 15-19
Empowerments: Yangdak Heruka & Sangtik Korsum (Teaching and Advice)
Teachings: Advice and teaching on general Development Stage
Meditation Training - at Orgyen Dorje Den, Directions to Orgyen Dorje Den
Public Talks: The Great “I” (Berkeley Shambhala Center)
Great Longchenpa
E-mail: office@phakchokrinpoche.org

Toronto: August 27-Sept 1 – with H.E. Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche
Empowerment: Sangye Won
Teachings: Jewel Ornament of Liberation
Taklung Thangpa
Public Talk: The Great “I”

H.E. Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche
Empowerments: Vajrakilaya & Tara
Prosperity Vase Blessing & Tsok
Visit: Riwoche Society, riwoche.com
E-mail: pema@riwoche.com

Vancouver: September 5-7
Teaching: VajraYogini Program [ this is restricted to those who have the empowerment ]
Public Talks: The Great “I”
Meditation and Happiness
E-mail: Mara Shnay, mshnay@telus.net

Salt Springs Island: September 7-9
Empowerment: Medicine Buddha
Meditation Retreat
E-mail: Matthew, matthewphyllis@telus.net

Europe: Poland & Germany

Hamburg, Germany: Sept 20-21
Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo (Light of Wisdom)
E-mail: Arne Schelling, arne.schellingatgmx.de

Menz, Germany: Sept 22
Public Talk on The Great “I”
E-mail: Arne Schelling, arne.schellingatgmx.de

Berlin, Germany: Sept 23-24
Life Stories of Yeshe Tsogyal and Machig Labdron
The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra
E-mail: Anne Siml, annesiml@yahoo.de

Greifswald, Germany: Sept 25-27
Public Talk on Compassion
Mind Training
E-mail: Anne Siml, annesiml@yahoo.de

Rangjung Yeshe Gomde – Denmark: Sept 29-30
Lotus Essence Tantra
Heart Sutra
Questions and Answers for Meditators
Website: www.gomde.dk
E-mail: Erik Pema Kunsang, erik@gomde.dk

Warsaw, Poland: October 2-5
Kunzang Thuktig Preliminary Practice
Mind Training
E-mail: Julia E. Wahl, karmayeshetsomo@gmail.com
Mobile: +48 608 079 909

The following events will be at:
Orgyen Dorje Den
2244 Santa Clara Ave
Alameda, CA 94501
http://www.orgyendorjeden.org/
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Coming this weekend, August 16, 17 & 18:
H.H. Phakchok Rinpoche, head of the Taklung Kagyu lineage and son of H.E. Chokling Rinpoche, nephew of H.E. Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, and grandson of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, is coming to the San Francisco Bay Area from August 15-19 to give teachings and empowerments. Please plan to attend and spread the word regarding these precious teachings.
See phakchokrinpoche.org.
And for biographical info: http://phakchokrinpoche.org/lineage.htm
http://phakchokrinpoche.org/historyofpresentPK.htm

HH Phakchok Rinpoche will be giving the following empowerments and teachings at ODD.
Yangdak Heruka empowerment and teachings.
August 16 from 10 am to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm.
When asked for some brief info about Yangdak Heruka, Rinpoche, translating from a text, replied the following in a phone call:
"Yangdak Heruka is the secret heart essence practice of Mahapandita Vimalamitra & Guru Padmasambhava. As a method to repair mistakes, purify broken samaya and reverse bad karma it is greater than even Vajrasattva. According to Ratna Lingpa, it is a supreme method for yogis to fulfill the root & branch samaya of vinaya, mahayana & vajrayana precepts & it will enable the practitioner to receive the 2 siddhis and have a long life. It requires accumulated merit from past lives to meet with these teachings and through practice you will see how fast the siddhis will be received. This terma is a revelation of Chogyur Lingpa--it is a short lineage--he revealed it on Guru Rinpoche Day from a Big Boulder. It is part of the Sangtik Korsum, which is a cycle of practice which also includes Vajrasattva & Vajrakilaya." This is the first time Rinpoche is giving the Yangdak Heruka empowerment in the USA.

Teachings on Sangtik Korsum cycle of empowerments, instruction on general development stage, and meditation training:
August 17 from 10 am to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm
August 18 from 10 am to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm
These teachings will relate to the specific cycle, Sangtik Korsum, but will also be applicable to whatever sadhana practice one is engaging.

The suggested donation is $100 for the three days, $35/ day & $20 per session.
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Orgyen Dorje Den
2244 Santa Clara Ave
Alameda, CA 94501
www.orgyendorjeden.org

From
http://www.riwoche.com/phakchok_rinpoche.html

Phakchok Rinpoche's emanation-basis is the Lord of Secrets Dharmevajra, the compiler of the teachings of the Great Secrets (Vajrayana) of all buddhas; the arhat Ananda, the foremost disciple of our teacher (Buddha Shakyamuni); Lhalung Palgyi Dorje, the direct disciple of the Second Buddha of Uddiyana (Padmasambhava); (Rechung) Dorje Drakpa, the lord of siddhas; and many others.
. . .
The reincarnation of this sublime master was the seventh Phakchok Rinpoche, Tendzin Jigmey Drakpa, born in the Year of the Iron Bird, 1981, of the seventeenth year cycle. The family he was born into is, among the six original clans, the Nangchen Tsangsar of the Khepaga line which were chiefly holders of the Barom Kagyü Dharma lineage, a family line who maintained an unbroken tradition of combining Kagyü and Nyingma.
. . .

Due to his outstanding brightness and inherent qualities from former training, he comprehended reading and writing, and when he later studied the topics of knowledge with Kungo Kalzang, Karma Urgyen Rinpoche's younger brother, he gained effortless understanding by simply hearing what was said.

Here is a description of the ripening empowerments and liberating instructions Phakchok Rinpoche has received from masters of the Sarma and Nyingma schools of all traditions:

From Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche he has received longevity empowerments, the Six Volumes of Jatsön Nyingpo, Gyachen Kadzö (of Jamgön Kongtrül).

From Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche he has received the empowerments of longevity.

From Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche he has received the empowerments for the Rinchen Terdzö, the complete empowerments and reading trans-missions for the Chokling Tersar, the Dzogchen Desum, the empowerments, reading transmissions and instructions for the Kunzang Tuktig, the empowerment of awareness-display and mind-instruction for Dzogchen, the complete empowerments and reading transmissions for the Root Volumes of Nyingtig, the Hundred Chö Empowerments, and the Namkha Gojey.

From Kyabje Taklung Shabdrung Rinpoche he has received the complete empowerments and reading transmissions of the Taklung Kagyü, and the complete empowerments and reading transmissions for the collected works and terma teachings of Jedrung Rinpoche.

From Kyabje Chobgye Trichen Rinpoche he has received the empowerments and reading transmissions for the Gyüdey Kündü.

From Sakya Dagtri Drölma Podrang he has received the complete Drubtab Kündü.

From his father, Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, he has received the complete empowerments and reading transmissions for the Chokling Tersar.

From Dzongsar Khenchen Kunga Wangchuk he has received the reading transmission for the collected works of the Five Sakya Forefathers, the Prajñamula, Madhyamikavatara, and the 400 Verses, Sakya Pandita's Tsema Rigter, Tsema Namdrel, the Higher and Lower Abhidharma and other works.

From Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche he has received the reading transmission for the Tenngyur, the Great Collection of the Translated Treatises.

From Kyabje Penor Rinpoche he has received the complete empowerments for the Rinchen Terdzö.

From Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche he has received the complete reading transmissions for the Rinchen Terdzö.

From Arik Khenchen Petse Rinpoche he has received explanation to the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Manjushri Nama Sangirti, as well as mind-instruction.

From Kyabje Trülshik Rinpoche he has received the complete empowerments for the Collected Works of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.

From Kyabje Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche he has received the Tögal Cycle of Khenpo Ngakchung's Hearing Lineage, as well as mind-instruction.

. . .

This was translated by Erik Pema Kunsang, at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, February, 2000.

www.choklingtersar.org

http://www.rangjung.com/gl/Chokling_Tersar.htm
Chokling Tersar, the New Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa ( copyrighted )
During the ninth century, Buddhism was introduced from India into Tibet and its literature and culture has since been preserved in a way that has been unique in accuracy and truthfulness to tradition. Four decades ago, the occupation of Tibet by Communist China began an era of repression and systematic destruction of this thousand year old Buddhist culture. Shreds of this tradition reached the countries on the southern slopes of the Himalaya ranges - India, Nepal and Bhutan - in the hands of the few refugees who managed to escape alive. During the following years these areas have been the meeting-point and a forum of exchange between a large number of people from all countries of the world.

In response to the heart-wish of Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, the Chokling Tersar Foundation was established. It is in the spirit of wishing to protect and preserve one of the important contributions to the world's cultural heritage, as well as responding to a growing demand within North America, that the members of Chokling Tersar Foundation support the foundation through donations of effort, money and prayers.

Chokling Tersar literally means the 'new treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa' and owes it name to the great Tibetan Buddhist master of the 19th century. Chokgyur Lingpa lived from (1829-1870) and was regarded by the most reputable living masters of his time as one of the major tertons (revealer of hidden treasures) in Tibetan history. His teachings are widely practiced by both the Kagyu and Nyingma schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

The collection of treasures revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa together with its connected teachings are contained in the Chokling Tersar, a body of literature filling more than forty large volumes. In English translation each of these volumes would be between seven and eight hundred pages and the total would amount to approximately 30,000 pages. The connected teachings included in these forty volumes were written over the last 150 years, chiefly by his contemporaries Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Jamgon Kongtrul, as well as by the subsequent upholders of the lineage down until today.

Kangyur - the TripitakaThe Chokling Tersar literature is meant to be studied and practiced as an addition to the traditional canonical scriptures of Tibetan Buddhism. These traditional scriptures are found in the Kangyur and Tengyur, the written words of Buddha Shakyamuni and their commentaries by learned Indian Masters. These two collections occupy respectively 104 and 273 large volumes.

In these scriptures are found detailed instructions on how to take full advantage of and imbue human life with its fullest meaning. These revealed scriptures were concealed by the 9th century Buddhist saint Padmasambhava with the expressed wish to be uncovered at specific times in the future. Many of them contain predictions for those times and which particular spiritual practices would be most beneficial for the people of those times.

Centers practicing the New Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa:

Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery, Boudha, Nepal.
Lamas: Tsikey Chokling, Gyurme Dewey Dorje; Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche; Phakchok Rinpoche

Pema Ewam Chogar in Bir, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Lamas: Neten Chokling and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche.

Tsikey Gompa in East Tibet.
Lamas: Chokling of Tsikey, Tsang-Yang Gyamtso; Tersey Tulku

Chokling Tersar Foundation, USA.

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Adi Shakti Mantra

Christopher — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:39:56 GMT

Hey All!

Brief bio:
My name is Christopher and I am new to this forum :)
I am currently living and studying in Poland.
I am "sold" on KY and Meditations (as Taught by Yogi Bhajan) and I find it very interesting to find likeminded ppl online : )

Question:
I am thinking about doing the Adi Shakti Mantra ( Ek Ong Kaar Sat Naam Siri Wahe Guru ) for 40 days starting with 31 min and building it up to 2½ hours.

Has anybody here done this? Any thoughts or words of wisdom about this Mantra?

Sat Naam

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Women- what makes you feel appreciated and special?

SatNam — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:14:56 GMT

Hello. I have all this energy to express my love to my wife, and I would like to know from other women what really makes you feel loved, appreciated, happy, wonderful, special that your man does for you?
thanks,
God bless you
Sat Nam

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The Return of Desire

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:09:13 GMT

I love this book: The Return of Desire - A Guide to Rediscovering Your Sexual Passion, by Gina Ogden

So much good info. She polled women and men and then meshes their answers with stories, anecdotes and exercises. Reading it was empowering. I don’t know how long they are going to be giving away the five free gifts with it, so I wanted to pass it on.

www.ginaogden.com/promo

I took this from the website:

In this book you will discover innovative ways to:
• Open up to the four energies that spark desire
• Create heart-to-heart communication in your sexual partnerships
• Transcend guilt, shame, and "good-girls-don´t" messages
• Heal the sexual wounds of abuse, addiction, affairs, and low self-esteem
• Enjoy sexual pleasure and joy throughout your lifespan— from new love, to parenthood, and even into your golden years, when desire can ripen, like fine wine.

Gina Ogden – a marriage and family therapist and passionate voice in the field of women’s sexuality - invites readers to look beyond sexual performance and offers engaging ways you can say "yes" to pleasure on your own terms. She suggests wise and lively approaches for overcoming roadblocks to intimacy, and encourages you to expand your capacity for love, creativity, compassion, and sacred union.

http://www.amazon.com/Return-Desire-Rediscovering-Sexual-Passion/dp/1590303644/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215533917&sr=8-4

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Need help to guid me what to do next in yoga's next step?

addyelen — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:13:49 GMT

Hai lovely people,
I am Aditya ...from the last few months i am on the path of TAPA (burning one self to get desirable)to make my self more aware ,wanting to inlight,storing the more energy and trying to make myself more stable ...by regular meditating,exersizing,with secred fealing....i am on the path of bramhacharya(no sex not physical nor mental desire or imagination)...well iam not forcelly stoping myself for it but i am more oriented towrds my devine pleasure so its all not bothering me....iam thinking about when my decided period of Tapa will complete then how i deal with this energy?..should i go for the sex with an inlighted girl for getting peace and pleaseure...or i i leave all thing on destiny....or should i get the company of the guru....hay lovely what i do...oum namoh narayanay...namoh narayanay

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Reality Sandwich

Maya — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:10:12 GMT

Reality Sandwich is a cutting-edge Internet magazine and community forum aimed at "evolving consciousness bite by bite." We publish news, essays, interviews, videos, and podcasts for those seeking fresh perspectives and new possibilites of living. Our subjects run the gamut from sustainability to shamanism, alternate realities to alternative energy, holistic healing techniques to the promise and perils of new technologies. Our central theme is transformation, as we study how a shift in personal awareness relates to the global challenges we face today. Unlike traditional media, Reality Sandwich encourages a dialogue between contributors and readers, featured in the comments section under each piece. We see ourselves as a visionary think tank, helping to genearate new ideas on important subjects of our time.

New articles posted daily at www.realitysandwich.com.

Also, join the Tribe: tribes.tribe.net/realitysandwich

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Love Prophecy July 13!!!!!

rachel — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:22:58 GMT

It has come to my attention that viewers are having trouble opening a link I included in a previous post. This previous message was posted as a loving message to get word out about something that I stumbled upon and found to be a great source of hope. It hurts to imagine that such a movement of healing and love as this would be labeled as SPAM. Although I can understand the confusion, I am reposting with message included, no links, so I am sure that all those who want to receive the message can.
This information has been copied off of a website from Shalomar Productions. com;

Worldwide Prophecy of Love Day

And the Angel said:
"The day of the fulfillment of the prophecy given long ago draws nigh. We would ask you to be the messenger for this day which shall be called the Prophecy of Love day, in your time and calendar July 13th 2008.
We would ask that for 24 hours on this your day of July 13th, 2008, that people all over your planet would commune at all of the Sacred places upon beloved Gaia and allow the energies of unconditional love to flood every cell, every fiber, and every molecule of their Beings. We will be focusing our collective energies upon each of you as you do this. The frequency of Love that you will feel in your bodies will be more than you have ever felt before because of this collective focus. If you would do this you will literally become Lightning Rods of Love.
We ask you to hold this energy and not to project it outward. After 24 hours of receiving and Being unconditional love it will become apparent to you that, indeed without projecting, your outer world will have already changed.
If 1 million or more of you will answer this call then all of the other prophecies of destruction and doom will be shifted. For it is Love that will bring balance and harmony to your world.
Focus not upon what you think is wrong in your world rather focus on the Kingdom of Heaven manifested now within the hearts of all creatures and upon Terra and it will be so.”

The vision for this conference is this: There are so many prophecies out there of doomsday and cataclysms, with floods, earthquakes, plagues and war, that it makes one feel that everything is hopeless. That is certainly one time line for the future. But I have had dreams and visions of a different future, a future based upon love and brother- & sisterhood where this Earth becomes the beautiful garden and radiant star that it is destined to become.
Thus, I am now guided to co-create this conference to counterbalance all of the fear-based prophecies running amok throughout the unconsciousness of so many people, and anchor into the morphogenic field this new dream, this new vision based upon the prophecy of love.
Where will you be July 13th, 2008?
Will you be one of the millions who will help make a difference in the Destiny of Terra?

For more extensive information and to get info regarding a July 13 conference upon Mt Shasta, you can visit shalomarproductions.com. For all those who wish to participate privately in your own sacred palce and in hopes of bettering our world, thank you.

Rachel

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Spiritual Progress and Toxic Corruption of Sexual Desires

ToxicReverend — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:06:03 GMT

Your gonads are a part of what modern medicine
calls the "Endocrine System".

It is advised that you read through this posting
before checking the verifiable reference material.

New Concerns About Phthalates or
Your Gonads On Endocrine Disruptors.
With photo's of normal and toxic testes, posted
http://www.angelfire.com/nm/redcollarcrime/phthci.html - 36k

Washing and disinfecting plastic items can cause a
very toxic chemical reaction. In reference:

Article titled;
Protecting Yourself From Unsafe Plastics,
By Sharon Levy
National Wildlife Magazine, February / March issue, Vol.42, No.2
http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/article.cfm?articleId=890&issueId=66

There is a peer reviewed medical
journal that was published, indicating
that the majority of mental illnesses are
caused by toxic chemical exposures. My
perspective is that such chemical
exposures can also hinder Spiritual
development as well as interfere with
and "corrupt" sexual desires.

In reference:

Title of article:
Environmental Connections: A Deeper Look into Mental Illness
Published by:
Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume 115, Number 8, August 2007
http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/115-8/focus.html

Their "general conclusion" (in the above article) is that
mental illness is not "so genetic" and most likely due
to toxic chemical exposures.....

FYI:
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP )
a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news
on the impact of the environment on human health.
EHP is published by the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences and its content is free online. Print issues
are available by paid subscription. http://www.ehponline.org/

__________

Here is an excerpt from the "introduction" of
a UCSF research article;

Over the past decade, it has become clear that the brain
synthesizes steroid hormones by using some of the same
steroidogenic enzymes found in adrenals and gonads
(reviewed in refs. 1 and 2). These compounds were given
the name neurosteroids (3), and some of their functions
have been elucidated (4).

The above excerpt is from:

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors directly alter
activity of neurosteroidogenic enzymes
By Lisa D. Griffin*,dagger and Synthia H. Mellon*,Dagger
Neurobiology
Vol. 96, Issue 23, 13512-13517, November 9, 1999
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/96/23/13512
______

Additionally;

Database lists illnesses with toxic
chemicals that can cause them is now
linked in with a review and comments at
http://people.tribe.net/toxicreverend

Feel free to re-post and forward.

Blessings,

Tom Krohmer
Environmental Technologist
http://toxicreverend.blogspot.com/
aka
The Toxic Reverend
http://www.myspace.com/toxicreverend
aka
Justice Is Homeless
http://www.myspace.com/justiceishomeless

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child care centers or kids hospitals

PRATEEK — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:44:07 GMT

sat nam

if anyone knows of any child care centre or kids hospital in their area or anywhere,please post the address here and help in providing some support to the kids.

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realistic graphite portraiture

PRATEEK — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:28:01 GMT

sat nam

here is a link to my drawing page.

http://yogibhajan.deviantart.com/

do visit if you like.

and if you want to get your graphite portrait done,then do contact me here at the tribe.just message me.
commision portraits = $10. (hope thats not too expensive).

i hope you like the drawings !!!

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Saving the world one X-Box at a time......I know it sounds like bull shit but just watch.

wyvern — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:52:46 GMT

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Adp3F6udt0

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premature ejaculation question/cobra pose question

Mark Simon — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:49:48 GMT

Hey friends. I've just joined this group. I'm grateful it exists.
I have two questions;
1) when doing cobra pose/lifts, do your feet touch or are they to be slightly separated?

2) does anyone have any good suggestions for a kriya/exercise or two that supports a male in lasting longer during lovemaking/possessing greater ejaculatory control? I'm working on it a bit through the Taoist route, but some of what Yogi Bhajan has said about seminal retention being destructive to the nervous system seems to be at play for me, at least in this portion of my learning.

thanks! and peace!

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Kundalini rising

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:11:22 GMT

It is to my understanding that by applying locks, purifying your nadhis with breathwork, and by keeping your spine straight
with your mind you can move kundalini upward through your chakras.

I've been meditating on this daily for almost a year now and the closest I've come is a feeling like I'm about to float away . .
Feels quite nice. Although it's nothing compared to the psychedelic blasting reports I've heard from people.

I know I need to keep up my work, and I have a long journey ahead of me,
but I'm very curious how you all go about raising your kundalini, what it feels like, what to do...what not to do...et cetera.

I've never been trained by anyone (except for martial arts) and it would help a lot to hear your techniques and wisdom.
I plan on studying it when I move back to San Francisco soon. Until then, your words are greatly appreciated.

peace :]

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Summer Solstice in Espanola?

jesmeisman — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:23:23 GMT

Sat Nam!
is anyone going to the summer solstice celebration in espanola? i am eager to make the connection between fellow tribers and tantric'ers. This is a truly amazing event and a great way to connect with like minded people on the kundalini yoga path. i hope to see some of you there, if not this year then the next. also, is anyone here driving from solstice to amma in albuquerque? it is a hop skip and a short drive away and i would love to be blessed with her darshan. if anyone has a spare seat i am more than interested.
thanks, blessings
sunderta kaur

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Homeopathic curiosities

tangelicious — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:34:15 GMT

aloha, from da big-eye!
i have just recently found that my homeopathic constitution is
that of Peregrin falcon and it's one that is rare so there is nothing
currently written about it in text books and so forth.
i waz wondering if there waz anyone out there who also haz this
remedy and if they would like to chat with me about their experience
thus far?
peachez,
tangelina

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