Kundalini.Tantra.by.Satyananda.Saraswati

During your first day of seclusion, observe silence and take only very light food and
very little. Do not meditate or try to concentrate. From morning until evening, with a few
breaks here and there, only practise your mantra on a mala. Don't do it with exertion or
strain, and if you become introverted, stop it. Maintain your mental concept with the
external experiences; do not aspire for an introverted meditative state. If introversion
forces itself, keep your eyes open. Practise this for twelve hours, but not in one stretch.
And for the last hour you must sit in meditation.
Next time you enter seclusion, go for three to nine days. During this period, devote as
much time as possible to the repetition, resolution and reflection of the mantra. On the
last day, at the end of the process, sit quietly for one hour of meditation.
Seclusion is actually recommended for all who are undergoing awakening of
kundalini. At that time it is best to retire from active life and family environments for at
least 45 days. Unless you are in semi-seclusion from the world at the time of awakening,
as well as having strange experiences and hallucinations, you may have peculiar doubts,
fears, anger and strong passions.
Sadhus live in seclusion because when there are interactions with people, so many
thought currents move in the mind. Mixing with people, talking and gossiping create
crosscurrents of love, hatred, infatuation, likes and dislikes, restlessness, worry and
anxiety, desires and passions. Therefore, if you are practising a lot of sadhana or you are
facing the awakening of kundalini, do not have very much interaction with people. Then
you will be spared a lot of mental turmoil.
Chapter 7
Diet for Kundalini Awakening
When the awakening of kundalini takes place it is important to have the correct diet,
as food influences the mind and your nature. At the time of awakening, certain
physiological changes occur in the body, particularly in the digestive system, and the
digestive process is frequently disturbed, or hunger vanishes completely. Therefore, a
kundalini aspirant has to be very careful about his diet.
Scientific observations have shown that the awakening of kundalini is generally
accompanied by a state of nervous depression. The inner body temperature undergoes
erratic changes and drops so much that it becomes much lower than the outer body
temperature. Metabolism slows down and sometimes it even stops completely.
Consumption of oxygen also falls. Therefore, when you are experiencing kundalini
awakening your diet must be very light and easy to assimilate.
The best diet for a kundalini yogi is boiled food. Crushed wheat, barley, lentils and
dal are excellent foods, particularly when they are in a liquid form. Fats and greasy foods