Kundalini.Tantra.by.Satyananda.Saraswati

disciplined or made to function according to the laws of nature. Only when there is
harmony between these two nadis can sushumna be awakened.
So, through the practices of hatha yoga, pranayama and raja yoga, the nadis should be
purified and disciplined. The best practice for this is actually nadi shodhana pranayama -
nadi purifying pranayama.
Step 2: Awakening the chakras
From incarnation to incarnation the yoga we have been practising may have already
awakened the lower chakras. Although most of us try to awaken mooladhara,
swadhisthana, etc. it may not be necessary to awaken them because we may have evolved
even beyond manipura on account of our efforts in a previous life. It is even possible that
kundalini may have ascended through the chakras but you don't know it because you
haven't noticed any symptoms. However, in any case, it is essential that all the chakras
must be awakened before we make an attempt to awaken sushumna.
If the chakras are not purified, then purification of the nadis will not serve any
purpose. If the electrical junctions are not connected or properly organized, even if you
have the best wiring available, how will the electrical energy be distributed? The chakras
are the junctions from which the nadis, like cables, transmit the energy to different parts
of the body.
Every point, speck or fiber of the body is directly related to one of the chakras. If you
experience pain in any part of the body, the sensation will go to the chakra related to that
particular area. This means your whole body is connected with one of the chakras. For
example, the urinary, excretory and reproductive systems are fed by swadhisthana chakra.
Besides this, the sexual organs are connected to mooladhara chakra. The digestive
system, small intestine, large intestine, appendix, pancreas, duodenum, stomach and liver
are all connected to manipura chakra. The heart and lungs are fed by anahata chakra.
However, in most people, the chakras beyond manipura are dormant. Because
mooladhara chakra is the highest chakra in animal evolution, it is already functioning in
most people. That is why everybody has a very acute sexual awareness and sex has
become one of the most important events in man's life. Therefore, most of our social
traditions are based upon this particular human requirement. The mere fact that today's
society is utilizing the five tattwas of tantra (meat, fish, wine, grain and sexual
interaction) in everyday life means that in most people, kundalini is somewhere between
mooladhara and swadhisthana. Once kundalini leaves swadhisthana and ascends to
manipura and anahata, you no longer need the five tattwas.
If you are stuck in mooladhara or swadhisthana, you will need to purify the higher
chakras and bring them into operation. There are many ways of doing it. For those who
are strong in mind, there are some higher practices. By concentration on bhrumadhya you
can awaken one chakra, by the practice of uddiyana bandha you can awaken another, by
practising mantra, your mantra or any bija mantra, you can awaken almost all the chakras