6) What is meant by the "kundalini rising"?

Your body’s energy system is extremely powerful and should be taken seriously.  The journey of energy upward through the chakras is spoken of as “kundalini risingâ€?  According to Hindu tradition, when you are spiritually awakened to the Divine and your Higher Self, kundalini energy pierces each chakra from lowest (Root/1st Chakra) to highest (Crown/7th).  The person is then said to have achieved enlightenment.   It is the discovery and appreciation of our Higher Self and finding the God within us that is the ultimate goal of the journey through the chakras.

The goal of yoga is to awaken the kundalini to rise up the spine, awakening each chakra until it reaches the crown. When you inhale, energy moves up the Ida and when you exhale, it energy moves down the Pingala.  Yoga teaches the student to bring the breath to the central channel, which goes through the center of the spine.  The kundalini is aroused and rises through the chakras to the crown where it triggers the pineal and pituitary glands.  It causes a rush of energy and a brilliant experience of cosmic consciousness often described as seeing the Pure White Light and having a sense of total identity with All That Is.  This is a glorious experience of enlightenment for one who has been well prepared through spiritual discipline.  Preparation is essential and usually takes many lifetimes to reach.

When we are completely developed in consciousness and are fully awakened, we will finally be free from the cycle of re-birth and death.  As Jesus said, "He that overcometh, I will make a pillar in the Temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more."

GAYLE KIRK
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© Gayle Kirk, 2000 

Resources & References:  

"The Book of Chakra Healing�by Liz Simpson
“Anatomy of the Spiritâ€?by Caroline Myss, Ph.D.  
“Chakra Clearingâ€?by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D.  
“Chakras for Beginnersâ€?by Naomi Ozaniec  
"The Encyclopedic Psychic Dictionaryâ€?by June G. Beltzer, Ph.D.  
"Wheels of Light" by Rosalyn L. Bruyere  
“The Chakrasâ€?by C.W. Leadbeater  
“Wheels of Lifeâ€?by Anodea Judith, Ph.D.  
“Hands of Lightâ€?by Barbara Ann Brennan  
“Color and Crystals A Journey through the Chakrasâ€?by Joy Gardner-Gordon  
“Healing with Color & Sound�Presented 2/2000 by Charles Paul Curcio
       & Marshall Smith of the Patricia Hayes School of Inner Sense
       Development at Delphi University in Georgia