# Advaitashram ## Posts - [Techniques & Practices](https://advaitashram.org/techniques-practices/): The aim of all practice is to silence the mind, to introvert the consciousness which is directed externally giving rise to the phenomenal world. The practice of breath-control, meditation and visualization, repetition of mantras, and restriction on diet, are temporary aids for making the mind one pointed and ultimately dissolving the mind. Since certain states of mind and its sentiments are more conducive for realisation of self to dawn, all these practices serve the purpose of setting up the stage for that to happen. Till the point one reaches sufficient maturity and develops the ability to surrender the mind in […] - [Flowing Grace](https://advaitashram.org/flowing-grace/): Technique To Activate The Heart Center Once the kundalini is active and flowing up through the sushumna, this practice can be adopted to complete its downward cycle from the crown, through the frontal channel. This completes the toroidal loop of the flow and establishes kundalini in its final destination, that is the heart. It is an expansive yet centering experience of being established in the heart space. This downward flow is many a times accompanied by a shower of prana, which is felt as divine grace, a wave of bliss, nectar dripping down the spine many a times referred to […] - [Many paths to enlightenment](https://advaitashram.org/enlightenment-paths/): According to the tantras, kundalini can be awakened by various methods which can be practiced individually or in combination. 1. By a favorable birth If your parents were highly evolved, you can have an awakened kundalini. If a child comes with partial awakening, he is called a saint, and if he comes with full illumination, he is known as an incarnation, avatara or son of God. 2. Mantra Through steady regular practice of mantra. This is a very powerful, smooth and risk-free method, but of course it is a sadhana which requires time and a lot of patience. 3. Tapasya […] - [Grounding Kundalini](https://advaitashram.org/grounding-kundalini/): If you are going through a full blown awakening you will know what it feels like to have too much Kundalini energy running through your body. It can overwhelm your nervous system, like an over flow of electricity, and can leave you feeling unbalanced and depleted, wired but tired. Feeling ungrounded can manifest in many ways, such as intense internal pressure or emotional and mental imbalance. You can be feeling anxious and irritable and almost feel like you are loosing your mind. You’ll experience several of these symptoms if the energy is in excess and ungrounded. feeling of trapped energy […] - [Pitfalls on the Path ](https://advaitashram.org/pitfalls/): This is a summary of some obstacles we might encounter on our journey toward supreme consciousness. We are each a spectrum of various degrees of pitfalls that make up our shadow side. The shadow playing into the light and the light playing into the shadow. Love-consciousness would be the light side that is half of who we are. The dark side would be the recalcitrant neglect of cues from body-mind-soul-muse regarding the appropriate care and love-consciousness for self or other. Shadow is perhaps the separate-self-sense’s blind concern and focus on that which stops the heart from expanding to infinity. Pathological […] - [Kundalini & Quetzalcoatl](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-aztec/): A very special veneration was rendered to the serpent in the Temple of Quetzalcoatl in Teotihuacán; here we see the rattlesnake chiseled on the unconquered walls of that mysterious sanctuary. This is the Kundalini, the igneous serpent of our magical powers that Hinduism talks to us about. On this strange stone the Aztecs teach us two things: First, the Kundalini has seven degrees of power; second, the Kundalini is totally sexual. The Kundalini is the sum total of the seven serpents, two groups of three with the sublime coronation of the seventh tongue of fire which unites us with the One, with the Law, with the Father. […] - [Kundalini & Diet](https://advaitashram.org/diet-nutrition/): The process of Kundalini ascension involves animation of Higher brain functions, development of the entire nervous system, which requires reconstruction of the existing organism. This process is supported by our entire biology, expansion of the cardiac and acceleration of endocrine network. Digestive system problems are prevalent with kundalini awakening as the energy and enzymes are being diverted away from the digestive system and into the transmutation process. It is not just counterproductive to overburden the digestion but also harmful to overall health during the years in which metamorphosis occurs. The energy required to fuel the transformation is provided by a […] - [Kriyas & Kundalini](https://advaitashram.org/kriyas/): Kriya is deeply stored cellular information of action on the karmic level within the physical, emotional, mental and energy bodies. They manifest physically on the external level as involuntary jerks, spasms, shaking, trembling, swaying and jumping. They can occur on the mental and emotional level, taking the form of uncontrollable crying, laughter and screaming, speaking in unknown languages. Internally they can make buried emotions and thoughts to surface from the regressed subconscious level, past forgotten memories accompanied by electric vibrations, hot or cold sensations and pains along the spine, visions and out of body sensations, internal sounds and smells. Yogic origin […] - [Spanda Karikas](https://advaitashram.org/spanda-karika/): A “kārikā” is a collection of explanations about a philosophical subject. The subjects at hand being Spanda, which is a technical term for the divine throb or vibration out of which everything arises and which permeates everything. Spanda is the dynamic aspect of Shakti, which is the energy of the Self. Spanda is not a fantasy or a merely philosophical concept, it can be experienced and felt directly. Spanda Karikas is a classic text of Kashmir Shaivism from the 10’th century AD. Some ascribe authorship of the Spanda Karikas to Vasugupta, others ascribe it to Kallata, a disciple of Vasugupta. […] - [Importance of Sangha](https://advaitashram.org/importance-of-sangha/) - [Attachement is Confinement](https://advaitashram.org/attachement-is-confinement/) - [Importance of Current & Lineage](https://advaitashram.org/current-lineage/) - [Sādhanā of introspection](https://advaitashram.org/sadhana-of-introspection/): Sādhanā of introspection The Sādhanā of introspection strengthens our relationship and compassion with external circumstances. Of course, there are times when isolation is somewhat necessary, but it is our inner attitude, our inner experience that is of most importance.  If peacefulness blossoms within us, we naturally transmit the presence of equanimity in the external. Kriya […] - [The Advaita Philosophy Of Sri Sankara](https://advaitashram.org/the-advaita-philosophy-of-sri-sankara/): Introduction  The first systematic exponent of the Advaita is Gaudapada, who is the Parama-Guru (preceptor’s preceptor) of Sri Sankara. Govinda was the disciple of Gaudapada. He became the preceptor of Sankara. Gaudapada has given the central teaching of Advaita Vedanta in his celebrated Mandukya Karikas. But it was Sankara who brought forth the final beautiful […] - [THE METAPHYSICAL BACKGROUND OF TRIKA PHILOSOPHY](https://advaitashram.org/the-metaphysical-background-of-trika-philosophy/): The ultimate Reality is variously designated as Anuttara, Cit, Caitanya, Purna or Para Samvid, Siva, Paramasiva, Paramesvara, and Atman; that is, it is the Supreme, higher than which there is nothing, ineffable and indescribable, pure Consciousness, Self-consciousness, integral or supreme Experience, the benign One, the highest Good and Bliss, the supreme Lord, the Self of […] - [Kashmir Shaivism's Fifteen Verses of Wisdom](https://advaitashram.org/kashmir-shaivisms-fifteen-verses-of-wisdom/): Bodhapancadasika by Abhinavagupta, translated by Swami Lakshmanjoo with commentary 1. The brilliance of the One Being’s light does not vanish in external light or in darkness because all light and darkness resides in the supreme light of God Consciousness. com: Τhe light of a candle is outshined by the light of the sun but the radiance […] - [States and Stations](https://advaitashram.org/states-and-stations/): 5 VEILS MADE OF CONSCIOUSNESS Although theses states or stations will be presented in a linear way, they can and do often times appear as non-linear, without necessarily any particular order. There is no linear chronological order. First State or Station Or Veil – Thought If you believe you are your thoughts, memories, emotions, associations […] - [THE MISSING PATH IN MODERN NEW AGE SEEKERS](https://advaitashram.org/the-missing-path-in-modern-new-age-seekers/) - [Kundalini & Sexual Energy](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-sexuality-the-touch-of-bliss/): Based on elements of the Trika Shaivism’s oldest scriptures, the “Tantraloka” and the authors own natural awakening, this article describes how the kundalini transforms the body’s sexual energetic system which can lead to higher states of consciousness. The non-dualistic vision proposed by the Trika Shaivism tradition of Abhinavagupta (950-1016) is expressed in a variety of […] - [Anupaya](https://advaitashram.org/anupaya/): Methodless Method BEYOND THE METHODS Thoughtlessness is called shambhavopaya. One-pointedness is called shaktopaya. Concentration on and with the support of mantra and breathing and all other elements is called anavopaya. Above and beyond all of these is anupaya.It is called anupaya, meaning “no upaya”. It is effortless effort and method less method. It is not […] - [The 3 Methods of Union](https://advaitashram.org/the-3-methods-of-union/): Anavopaya or Kriyopaya THE INFERIOR MEANS Anavopaya is known as the inferior means as it uses the mind, senses, and body for Self-revelation. This “individual path” is the spiritual approach in which there is always a subject-object duality and hence it is called bhedopaya. It is a path of “doing” and involves effort on the […] - [Means to Liberation](https://advaitashram.org/means-to-liberation/): Upayas THE MEANS TO ATTAIN UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS AS PER TRIKA TANTRA Trika means trinity of Nara, Shakti and Shiva as is given in Tantras. Nara means an individual, Shakti means the Universal Energy and Shiva means the Transcendental Being. Thus a soul recognizes himself as Shiva by means of the realization of his Shaktis – […] - [KUNDALINI & PAST LIVES](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-past-lives/): Visions and flashbacks of previous lifetimes are a very common phenomenon during kundalini activity or awakened state. It is a form of spontaneous kriya which enables the kundalini infused individual to download experiences from the collective unconscious field of awareness, or Aakasha. This can often comprise of experience of other ascended beings & golden periods […] - [KUNDALINI SYNDROME](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-syndrome/): WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO Kundalini awakening can said to be an amplification of all our biological processes so as to speed the evolutionary mechanism inbuilt in us all. As the biology attempts to reach a higher state of homeostasis, all that clogs and limits the enhanced performance is revealed as an uncomfortable […] - [Bhuta Shuddhi -Purification of the 5 elements and the Pancha Maha Bhuta Shiva Shrines](https://advaitashram.org/bhutta-shuddhi-purification-of-the-5-elements/): Bhuta shuddhi is an ancient Chakra Meditation of Yoga and Tantra practice through which the five elements (sanskrit ‘Pancha Bhutas’ are balanced and purified (sanskrit shuddhi -purification). There is much mystery surrounding the elemental energies. The siddhas discovered that knowledge of the hidden forces of nature, nominally translated as the “elements”, will lead to true wisdom […] - [KUNDALINI & THE VAGUS NERVE](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-the-vagus-nerve/): THE 3 GRANTHIS & POLYVAGAL THEORY COMPARED Granthis are the energy knots, valves or blocks in our psycho spiritual pathway where the prana energy & consciousness interact & manifest in a particular way. Granthis constitute our unconscious complexes and conditioning, they are regions where experiences are retained so as to formulate, give rise and sustain […] - [Paramārthasāra of Acharya Abhinavagupta "The Essence of the Teachings on the Highest Truth"](https://advaitashram.org/paramartha-sara-the-essence-of-the-teachings-on-the-highest-truth/) - [Facts and Misconceptions](https://advaitashram.org/facts-and-misconceptions/): Facts about Kundalini Shakti – Is the divine within, the Holy Spirit, our inner spiritual director.– Exists within every human being in a released or unreleased state.– Is revered as the means for spiritual growth in human beings.– Requires our informed cooperation, skilled support, and spiritual intent.– Follows the natural laws of subtle body physics and […] - [The Way of Beauty: An introduction to the nature of perception](https://advaitashram.org/the-way-of-beauty/):   Seeming Duality Conventional thinking tells us that the experience of perception is divided into two essential ingredients: one, a subject that perceives, and two, an object that is perceived. This understanding is enshrined in the structure of language with phrases such as, ‘I see the tree’, ‘I hear the wind’, ‘I touch the person’, […] - [IGNORANCE AND BONDAGE - SAKTIPATA THE AWAKENING OF DIVINE POWER](https://advaitashram.org/ignorance-and-bondage-saktipata-the-awakening-of-divine-power/) - [The Law of Resonance YOGA and the Vibration of Divine Consciousness](https://advaitashram.org/the-law-of-resonance-yoga-and-the-vibration-of-divine-consciousness/): For the western mind, the language of yoga and other spiritual paths is many times difficult to decipher: the symbols and metaphors are a jungle where mostly uninitiates are lost. The hidden key that opens all these secrets and lost meanings is Resonance. Resonance is very easy to understand for the western mind, so much centered on […] - [Twin Flame Deception](https://advaitashram.org/twin-flame-deception/): There’s a lot of apparent ‘twin flame’ relationships emerging at the moment between individuals ‘on the spiritual path’. Though on paper these dynamics may seem like a suitable match, most of them have arisen as a compensation for unintegrated elements of the psyche. This is what Jung referred to as the anima (the feminine unconscious […] - [DISSOLUTION & EXPANSION](https://advaitashram.org/dissolution-expansion/): DISTINGUISH BETWEEN VARIOUS ATTRIBUTES OF EGO One of the key aspects of the Kundalini unfolding process is that of reconstruction of the Identity structure loosley termed as Ego. The sudden release and influx of our biological potential, unnerves the entire psychology as well as phisiology. A loss of the known structure of psyche enables expansion […] - [I experienced so much purging during shaktipat and feel drained, what should I do?](https://advaitashram.org/i-experienced-so-much-purging-during-shaktipat-and-feel-drained-what-should-i-do/): What you are describing is kriya-shakti’s activity. It digs out the samskaras, impressions in the psyche (mind-field), tension and knots in the body, and blockages in subtle energetic circuit. This process is responsible for the production of various physio-psycho-spiritual phenomena. Shakti is bringing out all these to surface in order to resolve the tension and […] - [Kriya Shakti and the Surfacing of Accumulated Impressions](https://advaitashram.org/kriya-shakti-accululated-impressions/): Why mental resolve is an obstacle to kriya. I don’t know why, but my mind was sad today. I was in no mood to talk to anyone or to listen to anyone. All I wanted to do was pull the blanket over my head and remain in bed. However, I was helpless; there was a […] - [THE CADUCEUS](https://advaitashram.org/the-caduceus/): The Caduceus from Greek Mythology is found in a large cross section of seemingly unrelated ancient civilisations. This is astounding in itself when one considers that critical to the reality of all these civilisations was one unique image… that of the serpent. The Greeks interpret the caduceus as being the wand of mercury, their mythical […] - [INITIATION IS NOT RELIGIOUS INDOCTRINATION](https://advaitashram.org/initiation-is-not-religious-indoctrination/): Religious movements have in most cases a background of philosophy that through time develops into a school of thought and further on becomes a system where God is authority and the system he provides must be meticulously followed for salvation.  Even though there might be some common ground of understanding through some parts within religious […] - [THE PINEAL & DMT](https://advaitashram.org/the-pineal-dmt/): There are asymmetrical crystals in the pineal gland that are ‘piezo-electric’ – that is, they send out electronic voltage creating EM waves. Whenever a person is exposed to an EMF (electro-magnetic field) such as that of the earth the gland vibrates, sending out EM signals to the rest of the body. When the pineal gland […] - [DEAR HEART](https://advaitashram.org/dear-heart/): We are currently in a transformational corridor of time. These memories that are resurfacing along with the circumstances all converging, bringing you to a breaking point (a break through). All is Divinely orchestrated and synchronized, even if doesn’t feel that way. Nothing happens without purpose  You are aware, recognizing repeating patterns playing out. There is […] - [MONOGAMY & POLYAMORY](https://advaitashram.org/monogamy-polyamory/): GIFTS AND SHADOWS Monogamy’s gifts for women Having one partner focus all his/her attention, love and devotion on a woman beckons her to accept that she is the full embodiment of the goddess for her partner. She becomes all faces of the beloved. By surrendering totally to her partner’s devotion and love, she steps fully […] - [Who do You think You are?](https://advaitashram.org/who-do-you-think-you-are/): Who you think you are and who you feel you are is not who you truly are, it is an illusion created by the brain. You are not thinking itself (in other words, you are not what you think). Thinking is separate from you otherwise you could not listen to the thoughts. Also most of […] - [DIVINE DESIRE - A NON-DUAL VIEW](https://advaitashram.org/divine-desire-a-non-dual-view/): “There is no doubt that I am that God who is the Self of all; Pure, indivisible, like the sky. Naturally stainless.” -The Avadhoota Gita. From un-manifest to manifest. Unity without union. All is sprung from the same source, that is Brahman with his ever shining formless and all-pervasive grace. Everything that is contained inside and outside […] - [Why awaken the Kundalini](https://advaitashram.org/why-awaken-the-kundalini/): One who begins to know his body from within… Firstly, the body and the soul in their very depth are not separate; the difference between them is very superficial. When the whole truth of it is known, we no longer see the body and the soul as two separate entities; we really see them as […] - [Kundalini & Fatigue](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-fatigue/): KUNDALINI & ADRENAL FATIGUE The adrenal glands are located just above each kidney. They make hormones that encompass a wide spectrum of functions. The glands have two parts, The adrenal medula secretes epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline). The adrenal cortex secretes cortisol and other hormones. Epinephrine (Adrenaline) and norepinephrine( Hormone/ Neurotranmitter) found in the sympathetic […] - [Cutting the Knot](https://advaitashram.org/cutting-the-knot/): ‘The ‘knot’ is the link between the Self and the body, Awareness of the body arises because of this link. The body is matter, the Self is consciousness. The link between the two is inferred through the intellect. It is by the diffused light of consciousness that the body functions. Since there is no awareness […] - [BIO RESONANCE](https://advaitashram.org/bio-resonance/): MATTER The solidity of the world, known as matter, seems totally indisputable as a fixed thing that you can see and touch. Your body also appears reassuringly solid. Although modern physics has assured us that this solidity is a mirage. There is much more to life than we can perceive with our five senses.When we […] - [ENTITIES & KUNDALINI](https://advaitashram.org/entities-kundalini/): A recurring phenomenon experienced by people who have an active Kundalini is that of contact with a disincarnate intelligence outside of oneself or encountering non physical external sentient beings such as spirit guides, angels, ET aliens. Most of the times it is observed as no more significant than itinerant insects flying around a person at […] - [Effortless surrender through effort](https://advaitashram.org/effortless-surrender-through-effort/): ”You are already That, there is nothing you can do to attain that (state of enlightenment). There is nothing to attain, which you aren’t already.” This statement causes real confusion and hopelessness for many that really don’t feel that they are ”already there”. For others that are sick and tired of the striving of the […] - [Kundalini & Thyroid](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-thyroid/): The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ located in the base of your neck. It is part of the endocrine system and releases hormones that control speed of metabolism, the rate at which your body uses energy. The thyroid’s hormones regulate vital body functions, including: Breathing, Heart rate,Central and peripheral nervous systems, Body weight, Muscle […] - [Kundalini & Mystical Experiences](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-mystical-experiences/): LIGHTS IN MEDITATION Various kinds of lights manifest during meditation owing to concentration. In the beginning, a bright white light, the size of a pin’s point will appear in the forehead in the Trikuti, the space between the two eyebrows, which corresponds tentatively to the Ajna-Chakra of the astral body. You will notice, when the […] - [Nirvana Shatakam](https://advaitashram.org/nirvana-shatakam/): NIRVANA SHATAKAM I am not the mind, the intellect, the ego or the memory,I am not the ears, the skin, the nose or the eyes,I am not space, not earth, not fire, water or wind,I am the form of consciousness and bliss,I am the eternal Shiva. I am not the breath, nor the five elements,I […] - [PARAVRITTI / METANOESIS](https://advaitashram.org/paravritti-metanoesis/): You are not phenomenal objects, but consciousness itself, the animating consciousness which provides sentience to the sentient being; further, that you are consciousness only in manifestation, but truly you are that which is prior to consciousness itself, you are Pure Awareness. Is it not simple enough to understand, that a mere object, an appearance — […] - [KUNDALINI AND TANTRA THE 64 YOGINIS, Right-hand path, Left-hand path and Kaula path (Georg Feuerstein)](https://advaitashram.org/the-64-yoginis/): Tantra is a Yogic Tradition Tantra is a profoundly yogic tradition, and the Tantras call themselves sadhana-shastras, or books of spiritual practice. The Sanskrit word yoga means both “discipline” and “union” and can be translated as “unitive discipline.” The typical Vedic yogin was the rishi or “seer,” who envisioned or perceived the reality given voice […] - [THE SEVEN STATES OF THE SEVEN PERCEIVERS (PRAMĀTṚIN)](https://advaitashram.org/the-seven-states-of-the-seven-perceivers/): The first state is called sakala. The sakala state is that state where perception takes place in the objective world and not in the subjective world. In other words, I would call this state the state of prameya, the state of the ‘object of perception’. It is realized by its pramātṛi — ‘the observer’ who resides in this state, in the […] - [Bible & Kundalini](https://advaitashram.org/bible-kundalini/): -Genesis 32: 28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, (is-ra-el… Isis, The son ra and the god el. Israel is actually a egyptian word not Greek or Hebrew.) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.” 29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”But […] - [Kundalini & Spirit Animals](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-spirit-animals/): Serpents are one of the most common among others, as human spine resembles a serpent standing on its tail if we observe the natural curve . Tigers and butterflies, birds and fish, Spiders & cocoons and many other examples are the archetypes that kundalini presents herself in.The archetype depends upon your psychological state and what […] - [Let go of the titles & identifications](https://advaitashram.org/let-go-of-the-titles-identifications/): The very basis of identification begins with the thought “I AM” and is further solidified by titles and descriptions upon that identity. Identification creates separation, as it distinguishes between me and you, us and them. Although it is a natural occurrence for the egoself to distinguish, entertaining new identities such as sacred feminine this or […] - [Ascension is the ascension of Kundalini](https://advaitashram.org/ascension-is-the-ascension-of-kundalini/): If you’ve had energetic experiences, visions, elevated sensations or times of bliss. If you receive guidance from spirit guides, experiencing enhanced intuition or having gone through any kind of awakening, whatever your definition of it. Know, that it is all brought about by Kundalini activity, colored by and interpreted into manifestations/archetypes that fit your current […] - [Let go of the concepts](https://advaitashram.org/let-go-of-the-concepts/): Ideas such as the ones mentioned in previous blogs in this series (“Ascension is to embody the Higher Self”, “Enlightenment is to be peaceful”, or be rid of the Ego, “I am connected to Source”, “Channelling guidance”, “Doing Lightwork for the New Earth”, “Remembrance of and identification to past life times” etc) are concepts of […] - [Through Lightwork we raise humanity to a higher consciousness](https://advaitashram.org/through-lightwork-we-raise-humanity-to-a-higher-consciousness/): MISCONCEPTIONS IN THE WAY OF ENLIGHTENMENT As an Indigo and Lightworker you may feel great being part of a group of souls incarnated on Earth during this time to help transition the planet to 5D, a higher level of consciousness, and into a New Earth reality. I sure did… It brought a great sense of […] - [Remembering and becoming who you really are](https://advaitashram.org/remembering-and-becoming-who-you-really-are/): MISCONCEPTIONS IN THE WAY OF ENLIGHTENMENT “Remembrance” within New Age circles is in deed thrilling, I know, I’ve been there, and it feels exciting because it offers you an opportunity to adopt a new intriguing identity, perhaps even being a reincarnation of an accomplished being or remembering yourself as a star being, as was my […] - [Channelling guidance from ascended masters & spirit guides](https://advaitashram.org/channelling-guidance-from-ascended-masters-spirit-guides/): MISCONCEPTIONS IN THE WAY OF ENLIGHTENMENT I used to channel Green Tara, Mary Magdalene and other ascended masters and star beings. It was part of my journey and led me to rapid realisation, when I stopped and dismissed it all as not it. It was a shift into potent unknown and extreme inner unfoldment. Before […] - [Jalandhara Bandha](https://advaitashram.org/jalandhara/) - [Akasha- Primordial Substance](https://advaitashram.org/akasha/): NATURE OF REALITY Akasha or Luminiferous Aether is the quintesential element, the most subtle tattva, the primordial substance that inundates and constitutes the spacetime continuum. All the other tattvas (Fire-Tejas, Air-Vayu, Water-Apas and Earth-Prithvi) are modifications of this cosmic fluid and emerge from its condensed vibrations, all of them potentially dwell and function from within […] - [You are not a soul having a human experience, connected to Source](https://advaitashram.org/you-are-not-a-soul-having-a-human-experience-connected-to-source/): MISCONCEPTIONS IN THE WAY OF ENLIGHTENMENT At first you may think of it this way, as did I. In the play of creation, it may seem to be so, but if you long for Supreme Absolute Truth, put this idea on pause. You are much more than a soul having a human experience, connected to […] - [Will concentration on Chakras quieten the mind?](https://advaitashram.org/will-concentration-on-chakras-quieten-the-mind/): Sri Ramana Maharshi: Fixing their minds on psychic centres such as the Sahasrara (the thousand petalled lotus Chakra), yogis remain any lengths of time without awareness of their bodies. As long as this state continues, they appear to be immersed in some kind of joy. But when the mind, which has become tranquil emerges and […] - [Neti Neti](https://advaitashram.org/neti-neti/): TO REALISE WHAT YOU ARE, YOU MUST FIND OUT WHAT YOU ARE NOT Negative theology is a type of religious and philosophical practice with roots that can be traced through several prominent lineages, including Ancient Greece, early Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. This practice shows up in the Vedic tradition, a technique described in the Upanishads […] - [Kundalini Unfolding & development](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-unfolding-development/): Kundalini awakening is both nature’s compensatory healing crisis for life-negating damage, as well as an evolutionary progression that occurs after development reaches a threshold. Awakening is thus an attempt to eradicate harmful repressive brain wiring and force rapid integration to bring the organism up to its innate evolutionary potential and in tune with its contemporary […] - [I called myself Inner Peace Goddess and thought I was enlightened](https://advaitashram.org/i-called-myself-inner-peace-goddess-and-thought-i-was-enlightened/): MISCONCEPTIONS IN THE WAY OF ENLIGHTENMENT But I was mistaken… Enlightenment is not about finding inner peace, happiness or feeling immense love, although it will dawn as a result. Love and peace are just a couple of aspects out of the entirety of the range of experiences within the wholeness of Awareness, and is not […] - [Uddiyana Bandha](https://advaitashram.org/uddiyana-bandha/): Manipura Chakra & Vishnu Granthi It is the bandha that moves the energy upward from the earth, water, and fire centers into the heart (air) chakra strongly influencing the efficacy of the lower bandhas by creating vacuum on top. It prevents accumulated tensions, toxins, or stagnation to develop or accumulate in the navel region. Although […] - [Healing & Kundalini](https://advaitashram.org/healing-kundalini/): With the activation and eventual awakening of kundalini, one gets access to huge amounts of prana, our vital life force starts to flow through the subtle body in a much higher volume. The increased flux of prana also increases the subtle sensitivity of body, it hieghtens intuition and empathic abilities of tapping into other’s emotional/mental […] - [Cannabis & Kundalini](https://advaitashram.org/cannabis-kundalini/): Cannabis is a cure for many diseases, in the ayurvedic system it is called vijaya which means winner (over ailment). It was used in combination with many other herbs after a certain purification process of marana and shodhana, to remove toxicity and, till it was criminalised. The CBD component in particular has various benifits according […] - [Enlightenment is to be liberated from the Ego, but what is the Ego?](https://advaitashram.org/enlightenment-is-to-be-liberated-from-the-ego-but-what-is-the-ego/): MISCONCEPTIONS IN THE WAY OF ENLIGHTENMENT Enlightenment is to realise the Self, and it means to be liberated from ignorance, from the illusion of separation, Ego. Although what I first thought of as “the Ego” is actually only referring to some egoistic tendencies. What I learnt though, is that the Ego is in fact, the […] - [Ascension is NOT to embody your higher Self](https://advaitashram.org/ascension-is-not-to-embody-your-higher-self/): MISCONCEPTIONS IN THE WAY OF ENLIGHTENMENT When we begin our spiritual seeking, the idea that there is a higher Self to achieve is very inspiring and useful. We look forward to achieving an elated state and make efforts towards orienting our self with it. I used to meditate to receive light from my higher Self, […] - [Surrender and 112 Meditation Techniques – Osho](https://advaitashram.org/surrender-and-112-meditation-techniques-osho/): ”On the path of surrender, how does the seeker come to the right technique out of one hundred and twelve methods? ” On the path of will there are methods – these one hundred and twelve methods. On the path of surrender, surrender itself is the method, there are no other methods – remember this. […] - [Awakening Does NOT Induce a Higher State](https://advaitashram.org/awakening-higher-state/): Awakening is not a movement from one “state” to another, such as to a “higher” state. When you awaken from sleep in the morning, you are not moving to a “higher state”: you are merely continuing your existent life in a different form; more actively. Thus, a “spiritual awakening” is a continuation of the present […] - [Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-yoga-bhajan/): AS TAUGHT BY YOGI BHAJAN When placed alongside the teachings of Swami Dhirendra Brahmachari and Maharaj Virsa Singh, it becomes strikingly apparent that at least in its earliest years, Mr Bhajan’s Kundalini Yoga was not a distinct practice, but essentially a combination of yogic mechanics learned from the former and the Sikh-derived mantras and chanting […] - [Kundalini & Heart Expansion](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-heart-expansion/): The heart is the primary organ in the body, even prior to the brain. It is the first to form in a human embryo. The organism is developed and spirals out into manifestation within the toroidal field of the heart. The ElectroMagnetic field of the heart is larger than that of the brain and the […] - [Patterns & Synchronicities](https://advaitashram.org/patterns-synchronicities/): CONSCIOUSNESS & FRACTAL REOCCURRING PATTERNS 1 1 1 1 , 1 2 1 2 , 2 2 2 2 , 0 0 0 0 The entire creation principle is a complex mathematical algorithm , repeating itself at all scales, from microcosmos to macrocosmos forming self similar fractals. Our brains have a capacity for pattern recognition […] - [Vortex Within](https://advaitashram.org/vortex-within/): KUNDALINI PATH COMPLETION & EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE BI-TOROIDAL FIELD CREATED. The helical path of Kundalini up the spine is opened, having undergone much clearance and unfolding of peripheral as well as the main etheric channels, Ida & Pingala. The synchronised animation of Ida & Pingala, infuses life in Sushumna, which then reaches its crescendo. This […] - [LOVE AND SADHAN](https://advaitashram.org/love-and-sadhan/): Through anougraha (grace), Kriya-Shakti (active form of Shakti) is activated in the aspirant and only then does the pathway to Samandhi, the divine union, gets illuminated. ”The water of the lake is still and calm.The lake is co clear that one can even see its bottom.”The current state of this pond can be taken as […] - [Stages of Awakening](https://advaitashram.org/stages-of-awakening/): STAGES OF AWAKENING 1) Prana usually flows in Ida or Pingala Our kundalini energy system is usually more active in either the left or right sides, which are the Ida and Pingala. Of the thousands of energy channels (nadis), three are most important: Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna (sometimes called “silver cord”), which is the central […] - [The Heart is the final centre](https://advaitashram.org/the-heart-is-the-final-centre/): Question : How to churn up the nadis [psychic nerves] so that the kundalini may go up the sushumna? Ramana Maharshi : Though the yogi may have his methods of breath control for this object, the jnani’s method is only that of enquiry. When by this method the mind is merged in the Self, the […] - [Kundalini Tantra](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-tantra/): KUNDALINI TANTRA Everybody should know something about kundalini as it represents the coming consciousness of mankind. Kundalini is the name of a sleeping dormant potential force in the human organism and it is situated at the root of the spinal column. In the masculine body it is in the perineum, between the urinary and excretory […] - [Siddha Yoga - Maha Yoga](https://advaitashram.org/siddha-yoga-maha-yoga/): The Siddha Yoga means Shaktipata Yoga: Transmission of Power Following the (Maha Vakya) Great statements of the Vedas when a human being experiences communion with God (Brahma), it is called ‘Knowledge’. By the grace of God and by the favorable glance of the spiritual master a deserving disciple achieves this ‘Knowledge’ through the transmission of […] - [What is Deeksha?](https://advaitashram.org/what-is-deeksha/): Deeksha is originally a yogic initiation and is a well recognized approach for activating the Kundalini, your inherent life force potential. A being with an awakened Kundalini, a Siddha (one who has accomplished and completed the path of kundalini within themselves) acts as a channel for the transmission of the cosmic spiritual energy into the […] - [Reflections on Tantra](https://advaitashram.org/reflections-on-tantra/): Tantra, the ancient Shakta tradition, is a reflection of the cosmic reality in our lives. Life must unfold as a celebration of Shakti’s soma, nectar of grace, to flow through us at all times and all seasons. Reverence and devotion to Shakti not only satiates the heart, but transforms our mind and senses into channels […] - [Is Shaktipat an activity of the Pranamaya Kosha?](https://advaitashram.org/is-shaktipat-an-activity-of-the-pranamaya-kosha/): Pranamaya kosha The Pranamaya Kosha (sheath made of Prana, the overall vital life-force. This pranamaya kosha, a collection of the five Pranas (vital energies that comprise the Prana) namely Prana, Apana, Udana, Vyana and Samana provides movement and activity to the gross physical body and the sense organs. Here Prana refers to that level of […] - [Kundalini, THE DYNAMIC REAL, THE RESIDUAL INFINITE POWER](https://advaitashram.org/1502-2/): ‘As of all’ with hills, woods and lands the support is the Lord of Serpents, so of all the treatises of Yoga the support verily is kundali. (Kundalini). THE RESIDUAL POWER, UCHHISHTA The Adhyatma Bhava is Complete infinite whole, and Creation, the Visarga-Bhava is also complete infinite whole. Bhuta-Bhava, world, emanates from the Adhyatma-Bhava, the […] - [Doing Yoga Vs Allowing Yoga](https://advaitashram.org/doing-allowing/): Comparing forced yogic practice and automatic spontaneous movement of energy (Kriyas) “There is always a sense of I-ness present while worshipping, reading religious books, engaging in spiritual discourse, practicing meditation, Japa, Tapa (penance) or the Asanas (Yoga postures) and Pranayams (breathing exercises) of Hatha Yoga, but after the awakening of Kundalini through Shaktipat, Sadhana (spiritual […] - [Shakti introverts consciousness](https://advaitashram.org/shakti-introverts-consciousness/): “When the higher spiritual power of the Guru is transferred to the lower one of the desciple, it arouses and activates the desciple’s Chit-Shakti and makes it introspective. This awakening and activation is easily possible through Shaktipat.” “Shakti cannot be unmanifest. As long as it is extrovert, it is involved in worldly objectives, but after […] - [Spiritual practice - performing it or allowing it to happen?](https://advaitashram.org/spiritual-practice-performing-it-or-allowing-it-to-happen/): “By thinking of any topic or concentrating on any subject, the seeds of the subject or object get embedded in us. Doing prayers, meditation, asana, pranayama, going on pilgrimage, reading or recital etc. which gives one pride that “I am the doer” are all covered in Sadhana. In Sadhana, the accumulated seeds of past action […] - [Anuttarashtika- 8 Verses of the No-Method Method](https://advaitashram.org/anuttarashtika/): The anuttarāṣṭikā is a hymn of eight (aṣṭikā) verses by Abhinavagupta, on the method of anupāya (no method) in the light of the highest reality–anuttara. It has been know to the scholarly circles of Kashmir Shaiva pandits since its inception by the illustrious Abhinavagupta, who devoted the second chapter of his magnum opus – Tantrāloka […] - [Psychosis or Transcendence](https://advaitashram.org/psychosis-transcendence-2/): Tissues are torn, blood vessels severed, blood spilled, much fluid is lost; the heart races and the blood pressure soars. There is moaning, crying, and screaming. A severe injury?NO, only a relatively normal human birth. The description sounds pathological because the symptoms were not understood in relation to the outcome: a new human being. In […] - [Difference Between Temporary Activity & Permanent Awakening of Kundalini](https://advaitashram.org/activity-awakening/): SPONTANEOUS ACTIVATION This temporary encounter with Kundalini is a spontaneous release of energy which lasts for a period of time before the person comes back to ‘perceived’ normal state of consciousness. The effect may seem accidental and sudden but the underlying cause, the energetic pressure, is built up due to prolonged periods of stress, deep […] - [Has Anyone Experienced This?](https://advaitashram.org/experience-unknown/): No. Since All experiences are forms of inner kriyas, caused by prana energy moving through and dissolving tension in the subtle body. Kriyas occur as kundalini encounters and clears these tensions or karmic blocks, it is a re-calibration of the energetic system. Each individual being has a unique set of karmic accumulation, a unique vibration […] - [Retreat Into Self](https://advaitashram.org/retreat-into-self/): To retreat is to immerse in your own true natural state. A non dual state of unconditioned awareness where recognition of self spontaneously blossoms without any effort. In the laser like presence of a Siddha, each individuals vibration field is enhanced and the transmission of this vibration becomes the catalyst for enabling & deepening the […] - [Kundalini & Mental Disorder](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-psychosis/): The mystic has become emancipated from the persuasions of psychic content, while the psychotic has become lost in them. Some Kundalini awakening symptoms can be categorized and misdiagnosed as mental disorder cases, this can can be really traumatic on top of the already ongoing crisis. The imbalance can even resemble in chemistry to kundalini so […] - [Pratybhijna Hridayam  ](https://advaitashram.org/pratybhijna-hridayam/): The Essence of Self-Realization This short work of only 20 aphorisms contains the essence of Self-realization. It is a small but very important work in Kashmir Shaivism. It was written by Ksemaraja in the tenth century. 1) The Shakti of the Absolute Self (Chiti) in and of itself is the cause of the manifestation, maintenance […] - [The 46 slokas of Drg-Drsya-Viveka](https://advaitashram.org/drg-drsya-viveka/): ADVAITA VEDANTA The Dŗg-Dŗśya-Viveka contains 46 slokas performing an inquiry into the distinction between the “seer” (Dŗg) and the “seen” (Dŗśya),an overview of samadhi, centering on savikalpa and nirvikalpa, and the identity of Atman and Brahman. 1. All objects are perceived by the senses. The senses are, in turn, perceived by the mind. The mind, […] - [Guidance & Kundalini ](https://advaitashram.org/guidance/): There comes a critical point in everyones journey where the question arises whether or not external guidance is required on this pathless path. In the new age spiritual communities the widespread opinion is that an external teacher is unnecesary, because the “inner guru” is the only required guiding light. Yet traditional systems stress on the […] - [Signs & Symptoms of Kundalini Activation](https://advaitashram.org/signs-symptoms/): The spontaneously arising symptoms of kundalini awakening, also called Kriyas, vary according to the karmic predisposition of the initiate and their unique path of Yoga that the Kundalini chooses to operate from. Generally shakti blends different Yogic modes of approach during the period of the process as its moving from one aspect to the other. […] - [Sexuality & Celibacy](https://advaitashram.org/sex-celibacy/): The electric charge of kundalini increases significantly when the sexual fluids are channeled up the spine. Retention of hormonal fuel helps build up the required charge to ionise the spinal fluids in males. The energy release through ejaculation is a lower octave expression of spiritual life force, transmuted and allowed to move up properly, piercing […] - [Spiritual Awakening of Kundalini](https://advaitashram.org/kundalini-awakening/): In every human being there is a biological mechanism for enlightenment which is also responsible for the evolution of the species towards a higher consciousness. In eastern traditions it is known as Kundalini, a potential force that once awakened can produce a varity of mental, emotional, physical & spiritual effects. It is a concentrated field […] - [Churning Chakras](https://advaitashram.org/churning-chakras/): TECHNIQUES TO ACTIVATE/ ALIGN/ BALANCE/ CLEAR NERVE PLEXUS AND ENDOCRINE GLANDS This practice can be done to energise any chakra (energy-center), or to energise and clear one of the three major knots in the subtle system; in the root chakra (the perineum), the heart chakra (middle of the chest) or in the ajna chakra (between […] - [MulaBandha](https://advaitashram.org/mulabandha/): Muladhara Chakra and Brahma Granthi Mula bandha keeps the energy flowing between the body and the earth in a non-dual direction (neither only up and in, nor exclusively down and out). When the apana (the downward moving, cooling, and purifying energy) that normally moves within the ida nadi (left psychic nerve channel) is synchronized with […] - [Vortex Meditation](https://advaitashram.org/vortex-meditation/): ENERGY CIRCULATION TECHNIQUES TO ACTIVATE KUNDALINI AND CLEAR KARMIC BLOCKS Kundalini shakti is the flux of Awareness and its flow can be directed through aligning with the will of this energy. The practice of this technique is based on shifting the focal point of consciousness into the uninhabited regions of the mind and subtle bodies, […] - [Sun Salutation- Surya Namaskar](https://advaitashram.org/sun-saultation/): Awakening the inner sun Surya Namaskar or Sun Salutation is a complete Sadhana, inclusive of Asana, Mantra, Pranayama and Chakra meditation. Surya Namaskar was devised as a Yogic practice 7000 years ago, to facilitate lymph drainage in an amazing manner. This was properly understood by modern science only 70 years ago. 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