Kundalini.Tantra.by.Satyananda.Saraswati

symbols and even monsters or benevolent beings. You may hear or experience many
inexplicable things, but they are all simply products of your own unconscious mind and
should be regarded as nothing more. With the awakening of psychic consciousness, the
symbols belonging to your own personality come out. When this happens you may have a
problem understanding, but just remember, these kinds of expressions are simply parts of
your being which have been lying in reserve and they have to 'come out for airing'.
You should not be afraid of kundalini awakening but you must be prepared for the
events that may occur. Otherwise, if you have a weak mind and are confronted by fear, it
could lead to mental derangement. So, before you attempt kundalini awakening you
should undergo a process of thought purification and develop understanding of your way
of thinking.
When the prerequisites for kundalini awakening are followed properly, psychological
and psycho-emotional symptoms do not occur. In fact, all these things happen before the
actual event of kundalini awakening. But of course, when the awakening takes place, if
the aspirant is not maintaining the proper discipline that is required, he is bound to get
into some psychological cobwebs.
The awakening of kundaiini should never be equated with obsessions or neurosis.
When an explosion takes place it brings out whatever was in you. If you have a
personality full of obsessions and mental blocks, that's going to explode. Therefore,
before one attempts awakening of kundalini, he must have arrived at a point of purity of
consciousness or clarity of mind, chitta shuddhi.
Purity of consciousness is not a religious terminology. You may have pure thoughts
in your mind but you may not be pure at all. You may be thinking about purity, chastity,
compassion, charity and generosity, but in the subterranean plane of your personality
there may be conflicts or other unresolved mental problems. When the mind enters into
meditation or samadhi, this subterranean level comes up to the surface. You begin to see
all the debris and you feel it and enact it. This can happen at any time, when you're
dreaming, when you are in a state of craziness and when kundalini is waking.
That is why a relentless effort should be made to render the mind free from all the
disturbing archetypes or samskaras before you try to handle this project. An integration of
karma, bhakti and raja yoga, tempered with hatha and gyana yoga, must be adopted first.
Purity and impurity
Although I recommend chitta shuddhi, I know that many people have an obsession
about purity and impurity. They keep thinking they are impure and therefore they
shouldn't try to awaken kundalini. But when the sun rises, what happens to the darkness?
Purity and impurity are ethical and moral concepts created by society and religion.
Awakening of kundalini is awakening of the great light in man. It rises like the sun, and
when it can be seen on the horizon there will be no darkness, no pain, suffering,
disappointment or impurity.