In every human being resides the cosmic energy called the Kundalini Shakti, coiled three and a half times and symbolised by a serpent, at the base of the spine in the muladhara chakra. However, in all, except the yogi who has mastered the technique of awakening this energy, it remains inactive although potent like a coiled spring. Using a technique, which can only be learned directly from a Guru and not by any other means, the yogi succeeds by constant effort in awakening the kundalini and leading it upwards, piercing chakra after chakra, to finally reach the sahasrara chakra at the top. As
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