Kundalini.Tantra.by.Satyananda.Saraswati

The awakening of my kundalini
Sometime later I had another experience while sitting on the banks of the Ganga. I
was thinking of some mundane things when my mind spontaneously started going in and
in. Suddenly I felt as if the earth was slipping from under me and the sky was expanding
and receding. A moment later I experienced a terrible force springing from the base of
my body like an atomic explosion. I felt that I was vibrating very fast, the light currents
were terrific. I experienced the supreme bliss, like the climax of a man's desire, and it
continued for a long time. My whole body was contracting until the feeling of pleasure
became quite unbearable and I lost complete awareness of my body. This was the third
time it had happened.
After returning to consciousness I was listless for many days. I could not eat, sleep or
move, even to go to the toilet. I saw everything but nothing registered. The bliss was a
living thing within me and I knew that if I moved, this wonderful feeling would cease; I
would lose the intensity of it all. How could I move when bells were ringing inside? This
was the awakening of my kundalini.
After a week or so I returned to normal and then I started to study tantra and yoga
very seriously. At first I was still a bit weak and sick, so I practised hatha yoga to purify
my whole system. Then I began to explore the fantastic science of kundalini yoga. What
is this power which awakens in mooladhara chakra? My interest was aroused and I put
much effort into trying to understand this marvellous force.
With the awakening of kundalini, the greater intelligence is aroused from its sleep
and you can give birth to a new range of creativity. When kundalini awakens, not only
are you blessed with visions and psychic experiences, you could become a prophet, saint,
inspired artist or musician, a brilliant writer or poet, a clairvoyant or messiah. Or you
could become an outstanding leader, prime minister, governor or president. The
awakening of kundalini affects the whole area of the human mind and behavior.
Kundalini is not a myth or an illusion. It is not a hypothesis or a hypnotic suggestion.
Kundalini is a biological substance that exists within the framework of the body. Its
awakening generates electrical impulses throughout the whole body and these impulses
can be detected by modern scientific instruments and machines. Therefore, each of us
should consider the importance and the benefits of awakening kundalini, and we should
make a resolve to awaken this great shakti.
Chapter 2
What is Kundalini?
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