A LITTLE HISTORY
The Background of Kundalini Yoga
In Hinduism there are several forms of yoga (yoking) which all have the goal of giving the practitioner cosmic consciousness and unity with God. The origins of Kundalini Yoga (sometimes called Raja or roya Yoga) come from the form of Hinduism known as Kashmir Shavism.
This form of yoga comes from the Kashmir region of India and the god these Hindus worship is Shiva. If anyone saw Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom the Hindu god represented there was Shiva.
Who Is Shiva?
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One of the two principal Hindu gods (the other being Vishnu), Shiva is frequently viewed as the destroyer of the world prior to each period of dissolution. He is depicted in both terrible and graceful forms, the latter including the dancing Shiva, or Nataraja. He consorts with a mother goddess, Ambika, known by various other names such as Parvati, Uma, Durga, or Kali (see also Shakti), and his presence is iconographically suggested by the image of his vehicle, a bull (Nandi), or by the pillar-shaped lingam, a phallic image. Hindus who view Shiva as the supreme deity are known as Shaivites. Among the various localized sects of Shaivism are Kashmir Shaivism, Virashaivism, and Shaiva Siddhanta.
Karl H. Potter
Bibliography:
Clothey, F., and Long, J. B., eds., Experiencing Siva
(1983); Gaston, A. M., The Study of Siva in Dance, Myth, and
Iconography (1982); O'Flaherty, W. D., Siva (1981).
Why Practice Kundalini Yoga?
Kundalini in English means "the serpent power." It is the common Hindu belief that within each person resides a "serpent" coiled tightly up at the base of the spine. Through practicing Kundalini yoga, along with chanting, mediation, and an impartation from the guru one can have their Kundalini Awakened.
Kundalini Yoga is the POWER yoga of Hinduism. It is the pathway to supernatural power and godhood.
Kundalini Yoga can also lead to mental collapse, psychosis, and demon possession (for the lost) or oppression (for the believer). If you will serach any Kundalini site on the InterNet, all of them will warn of the dangers involved in awakening the serpent power within an individual.
Since the fall of Adam man has sought power and sought to be like God. In Hinduism, Kashmir Shavism is the quickest pathway to these goals.
