I need to ask a Hindu a question about Kundalini.

[Nigel]

Hello I'm Nigel, a 43 year old Australian, western male, trained in the sciences. Not the usual person asking a Hindu question I bet. Anyway here it goes. When I was a teen I sort of broke down one night In bed feeling really bad about myself. All of a sudden this rushing wave of, I don't know, electricity I guess rushed up into my head. It was overwhelming and I cried a lot but then I felt really good. It was like what was bothering me was lifted off my shoulders.

Since that time I have been able to summon that feeling at will, not as powerful and only for brief periods of time. It was curious but I forgot about it for a long time. I recently came across information about Shakti and Kundalini and I remembered the electricity thing I used to do and thought it sounded similar to the description of Kundalini. So I sat down in a quiet spot and did my thing and it worked, only this time I felt a little high after wards, then I got a headache, at the top and rear of my head and felt queasy almost like a hangover.

My questions are: Is this Kundalini? Is it bad for me? What is the best way to learn to do this without getting sick? Is it even possible for someone like me, I'm not exactly living a healthy life style here, to master this? It is just that for a moment it felt really good and I want to know what it means. Does anyone know who I can talk to about this in Brisbane QLD Australia?

 

[SomeRandom]

Hello I'm Nigel, a 43 year old Australian, western male, trained in the sciences. Not the usual person asking a Hindu question I bet. Anyway here it goes. When I was a teen I sort of broke down one night In bed feeling really bad about myself. All of a sudden this rushing wave of, I don't know, electricity I guess rushed up into my head. It was overwhelming and I cried a lot but then I felt really good. It was like what was bothering me was lifted off my shoulders.

Since that time I have been able to summon that feeling at will, not as powerful and only for brief periods of time. It was curious but I forgot about it for a long time. I recently came across information about Shakti and Kundalini and I remembered the electricity thing I used to do and thought it sounded similar to the description of Kundalini. So I sat down in a quiet spot and did my thing and it worked, only this time I felt a little high after wards, then I got a headache, at the top and rear of my head and felt queasy almost like a hangover.

My questions are: Is this Kundalini? Is it bad for me? What is the best way to learn to do this without getting sick? Is it even possible for someone like me, I'm not exactly living a healthy life style here, to master this? It is just that for a moment it felt really good and I want to know what it means. Does anyone know who I can talk to about this in Brisbane QLD Australia?

Kundalini is the concept of Shakti (energy) being stored at the bottom of one's spine. It is usually controlled through meditation though it is thought that traumatic experiences in life can "awaken" it in someone who is unprepared. Usually, it is recommended that one seeks advice and training from a guru, well versed in such concepts. So that the person can learn to properly control it.
I live in Brisbane Australia and there is quite the large Hindu community here. Maybe attend a few temples randomly and strike up friendships with people. Go to festivals (there's usually one happening somewhere) and get some contacts. I'm sure you can find some guru to help you if you so desire.

 

[VioletVortex]

I am not a Hindu, however, like Heathenry, Hindu is an Indo-European religion, and I have read about Eastern religion from the perspective of Satanism's origins, and yes, what you felt was likely related to the Kundalini described in Eastern spirituality. I think that we have sort of a "reservoir" of energy contained in the pelvic region, near the base of the spine, likened to the Kundalini. This energy can be responsible for euphoria, and normally, it very slowly released its energy into the mind via the spine, and yes, also in "other directions".

Upon sexual arousal for example, this energy rotates or flows faster, until it reaches a rate where it breaks apart and disperses, leaving the "reservoir" depleted temporarily. It refills after a certain amount of time. This is not confined to sexual contexts, though this is the most mundane and relatable answer I can give.

What you experienced was likely an instance of you being depressed enough that your body felt the need to revitalize itself by tapping into this energy.

 

[Vinayaka]

If you're not living a healthy lifestyle, the wise would advise you not to mess around with it at all. It's not some thrill seeking thing to do, yet some people do use it for that. Releasing or playing with kundalins before one is prepared is like an arsonist playing with fire, or a tall building being built without a solid foundation.

Traditional Hindu teachers won't touch it unless you are into advanced years of training under a traditional Guru. So it could mess you up a lot.

Having said that, there are a ton of neo-Hindu new-age type gurus who will gladly 'help you out' for the accompanying payment.

 

[Aupmanyav]

I don't believe in Kundalini clap-trap. Yes, meditation is a bio-feedback mechanism and it could be used to induce a sense of peace/activeness in mind. Beyond that, if you want to hallucinate about powers going to your head, you are welcome.

 

[Nigel]

I don't believe in Kundalini clap-trap. Yes, meditation is a bio-feedback mechanism and it could be used to induce a sense of peace/activeness in mind. Beyond that, if you want to hallucinate about powers going to your head, you are welcome.

I'm a country breed white Australian mate, your a Hindu and you think I'm nuts, that's just funny. I'm not religious at all just trying to work out what this is? Thing is I didn't hallucinate headaches or feeling sick. The rest of it didn't feel like hallucination either, I knew this was a mistake.

 

[Aupmanyav]

No, you may not be nuts but you are saying something which science will not agree to. However, you have your views and I have mine.

 

[Nigel]

I don't believe in Kundalini clap-trap. Yes, meditation is a bio-feedback mechanism and it could be used to induce a sense of peace/activeness in mind. Beyond that, if you want to hallucinate about powers going to your head, you are welcome.

Science you say? Do you have any references for a peer reviewed scientific paper about this subject?

 

[Kirran]

@Nigel, Aup has his own somewhat unorthodox views. Most of us here will acknowledge kundalini is a real phenomenon, existing at a subtle rather than a gross level. The subtle level is that of the mind, of feelings, emotions, the astral body, etc. It is considered more real than things existent only at a gross level, such as the body.

 

[Nigel]

No, you may not be nuts but you are saying something which science will not agree to. However, you have your views and I have mine.

Are you even Hindu? Can you show me a scientific study that agrees the gods are real? Because I can show you one that proves that god's are a personification of negative entropy. Created by man in order to explain the order they observed in the universe, post consciousness. A way to soothe the internal war between genetic intelligence and nerve intelligence. Does that mean god's do not exist?

 

[Nigel]

@Nigel, Aup has his own somewhat unorthodox views. Most of us here will acknowledge kundalini is a real phenomenon, existing at a subtle rather than a gross level. The subtle level is that of the mind, of feelings, emotions, the astral body, etc. It is considered more real than things existent only at a gross level, such as the body.

Ok thanks mate, so it's not supposed to be a physical sensation, capable of making you I'll?

 

[Nigel]

No, you may not be nuts but you are saying something which science will not agree to. However, you have your views and I have mine.

Also what's with the Nazi tattoo? This guy.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Science you say? Do you have any references for a peer reviewed scientific paper about this subject?

Google

Are you even Hindu? Can you show me a scientific study that agrees the gods are real?

Ah, you missed. I am an atheist Hindu subscribing to non-duality.

Also what's with the Nazi tattoo? This guy.

Improve your general knowledge. In spite of being misused by Nazis, Swastika remains an auspicious symbol for Hindus, Buddhists and Jains denoting welfare of all. In history, it has been used by Pagans, Jews and Christians too,

Church of Jesus, Denmark, European funerary statue of a Bishop.

 

[Kirran]

Ok thanks mate, so it's not supposed to be a physical sensation, capable of making you I'll?

Well I mean it isn't like it is or is not supposed to be something or the other. It is what you experience it as. Certainly it can have physical manifestations, as you describe. What you describe is very much in line with clearing energy processes.

 

[Vinayaka]

I'm a country breed white Australian mate, your a Hindu and you think I'm nuts, that's just funny. I'm not religious at all just trying to work out what this is? Thing is I didn't hallucinate headaches or feeling sick. The rest of it didn't feel like hallucination either, I knew this was a mistake.

Whenever you ask any question to Hindus, you will get many different replies. Hinduism is just incredibly vast.

 

[Nigel]

Ok apologies about the swastika but that is hardly general knowledge. Secondly I wasn't the one that made claims about science refuting kundalini, prove it. Thirdly you are either an atheist or you are not, even if you believe in non duality, you are essentially saying you are god. Atheists do not believe in anything esoteric. It's like saying I'm an atheist Christian. Lastly I came here to ask a question and you implied I was crazy, imagining things or making it up.

Not my fault you are so bound up by your own ego that you think you are god, so nothing outside of your own experience could possibly be true. I just feel sorry for you to be honest.

 

[Nigel]

I'd also like to point out that prior to stumbling across the concept of Kundalini I was far more atheist then you will ever be. My ignorance about these things is evidence that what I asked about actually happened.

 

[Nigel]

Ok thank-you.

 

[Kirran]

@Nigel, Aup has his own views. He is generally unflappable about them, and he stands by them. No point trying to argue with him about it.

 

[Nigel]

@Nigel, Aup has his own views. He is generally unflappable about them, and he stands by them. No point trying to argue with him about it.

Yeah fair enough I've invited him to a private conversation, non duality is hard to get my head around. Do not know if he will come to the party though.