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Anyone who claims to awaken your kundalini by touching you on your forehead (or wherever) is lying to you, no matter how genuine and charismatic that person might sound or appear.
"Upon attainment one finds that the truth is not what it had been made out to be. The real form of the tree of life is imperceptible; it has neither beginning nor end. The one, who cuts it from the roots with great detachment, reaches an irreversible state of tranquility. He reaches a shore from where there is no return. He returns to his source."
Milk once churned into butter cannot transform back to being milk again. Similarly, once you discover your true nature, no matter what happens, your old tendencies, your negative emotions leave you completely.
Awakening of the kundalini is reaching your innermost state of bliss and joy. This state is covered with ten layers – desire, anger, greed, attachment, ego, passion, jealousy, hatred, fear and self-concern.
“the sadhana of Devi is incomplete without tantra and Shiva alone can give you that esoteric knowledge.”
We are always compared with someone else out there and we are given examples to become like others. No one tells us that we are good enough; there’s always something, some trait, they want us to develop. This conditioning creates a permanent sense of inadequacy in us.
‘Talent’ is an anagram for ‘latent’ though. Our talents are latent in us, so to realize them we have to bring them to the fore.
The path of awakening the kundalini is to turn inwards and pay attention to our world of emotions, thoughts and talents hidden inside us. It is a deep dive in the ocean of one’s existence so one may bring the pearls of character and brilliance to the surface.
a chain whether of gold or iron is a chain nonetheless. You cannot experience true freedom as long as you are tied to anything at all.
The desire to create is Brahma Granthi, the desire to hold on is Vishnu Granthi and the desire to get rid of what you don’t like is Rudra Granthi.
Gratitude and mindfulness are like chopsticks. You need both to hold the food of temptation.
