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   From: dhgbfhrg176qrt@dhgbfhrg176qrt.com   
      
   "Bhairitu"  wrote in message   
   news:IbnFh.7711$Jl.1856@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...   
   > sincerequestioner@yahoo.com wrote:   
   ....   
   >>   
   > Shakti is developed from within so a cap or hat won't effect anything. If   
   > you are planning on raising your kundalini find a good guru to help you as   
   > it is a very dangerous process without proper instruction.   
   >   
      
   Kundalini:   
   Sometimes during meditation something called "Kundalini energy" is released.   
   This may be experienced as a tingling or feeling of strong energy rising up   
   the spine, or it may involve muscle twitching and grimacing. There are   
   differing opinions on the cause of this. One hypothesis is that stress   
   causes unconscious muscle tension and over a life time that can effect the   
   nervous system. When one begins to relax and explore the inner realms   
   through meditation, the conscious mind can become aware of that tension. As   
   this tension transitions from the unconscious mind to the conscious mind the   
   Kundalini phenomena may occur.   
      
   Often the Kundalini energy is confused with or thought to cause whatever   
   emotions a person is experiencing at the time. However experience shows that   
   it is actually independent of emotions. When a person is depressed he may   
   think the phenomena is causing or caused by depression. The same thing   
   occurs when he is anxious. However when he is neither anxious or depressed   
   the same phenomena may continue to occur. If the phenomena is felt to be   
   undesirable there are several alternatives one can take. One is to stop the   
   meditation practice. Another is to do a more relaxing form of practice. In   
   general lying down is the most relaxing form of practice. Experience shows   
   that Kundalini energy flows when the practitioner is in a state in between   
   that of the normal busy waking mind and the deeply relaxed state attained   
   through deep relaxation exercises. If you are experiencing Kundalini energy   
   and find it troublesome, it would be wise to investigate it further and seek   
   other sources of information beyond this post. Kundalini is experienced   
   differently in different people so you should read as many different   
   opinions on it as you are able to find.   
      
   When first experienced, the strangeness and persistence of the phenomena may   
   be disquieting. However over time when one gains familiarity and observes   
   that it is not causing emotions one begins to accept as just something that   
   happens, neither good or bad.   
      
   Finding a guru:   
      
     a.. The most advanced teachers are the most humble, and will be   
   uninterested in titles, hierarchy, or financial gain.   
     b.. Observe their actions not just their words.   
     c.. Avoid anyone who believes they are infallible, or who justifies their   
   actions by saying they are enlightened.   
     d.. The mystical abilities alone are not an indication that a person is a   
   highly evolved soul, nor is it an indication that they will be a good   
   teacher.   
     e.. You should not entrust your spiritual development to someone who   
   cannot manage their own personal affairs.   
     f.. Watch out for teachers who use a charismatic personality to misdirect   
   attention away from their mediocre talents and attainments.   
     g.. Be on your guard for any group where one or more persons exercise   
   inordinate influence on others. Often cult leaders seem beneficent at first   
   and it is not until they have abused their status, often in subtle ways,   
   that one realizes their selfish, egotistical nature.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)