Kundalini.Tantra.by.Satyananda.Saraswati

you can do nothing with your mind. If it is quiet, it is quiet, nothing can disturb it. If your
mind is agitated, you can do nothing about it because that is the effect of the awakening
of kundalini. It is not the effect of your practice.
The movement of consciousness during the transition of kundalini is spontaneous,
whether it is depression, a state of trance, an experience or visions a feeling or sensation
in the body; you can't alter any of them. They will continue because they are forced on
you, they are evolving in you because you are passing through that stage. But if you live
in the non-agitating ashram environment and partake of ashram food and share in the
karma yoga, there will not be disturbances in your experiences.
Regarding pranayama or kriyas, when the experience is moving onwards, pranayama
happens by itself, you don't have to think what to do. Sometimes kevala kumbhaka takes
place, or you automatically begin to practise bhastrika or ujjayi. Moola bandha or vajroli
happen by themselves, or you begin to do asanas spontaneously. So you don't have to
worry, just follow the flow of experience and take care of your environment and food,
and make sure nobody disturbs you.
The role of karma yoga
Karma yoga is a very important part of spiritual life. Even if you practise austerity or
mantra, use herbs, practise pranayama, undergo tantric initiation or get shaktipat, or are
born with awakened kundalini, if you do not follow the path of karma yoga, your
evolution will definitely be retarded at some point.
If you have a good, strong automobile but the road is bumpy and covered in rocks,
pebbles and marsh, try to accelerate and see what happens. It is very important that the
mind is prepared and the personality is rendered ready. Samskaras, positive and negative,
must be exhausted, awareness must be extended to every level, dedication or consecration
must be perfected, your attachments, illusions and infatuations must be spotted,
scrutinized and analyzed. All that is not possible without doing karma yoga.
Karma yoga is not directly responsible for the awakening of kundalini, but without its
practice, kundalini cannot budge even one centimeter. Therefore, you can understand
how important karma yoga is in the life of a disciple. You must read a lot about karma
yoga in the Bhagavad Gita. Perhaps that is the only philosophical and yogic explanation
of karma yoga.
The need of discipline
Some people who have awakened kundalini look quite abnormal, and they behave in
a peculiar way. They are very disorganized, unsystematic and totally confused, and you
can't understand what they are doing. Therefore, in yoga you are advised to discipline
yourself right from the beginning, so that when kundalini wakes up you remain
disciplined. Otherwise you might go out to the street and just lie down there in a heap.