Kundalini: The Energy of the DepthsKundalini's power lies dormant in humans until it is awakened. The awakened Kundalini expresses the primal divine impulse and ultimately joins the individual with the divine. The development of the book parallels the development of the Kundalini within. Part One exposes the awakening and unfolding of the Kundalini; Part Two describes the piercing of the energy centers and the stages of ascent through the body; and Part Three examines Kundalini's relation to sexual expression. The book provides a deep understanding of Tantra and of the underlying purpose of Tantracism. The author carefully considers the Caryakrama practices of sexual expression as a means of awakening and controlling Kundalini. Silburn draws together passages from the Trika, Krama, and Kaula systems ranging through Abhinavagupta and Lalla and provides both translation and commentary for them. Chapters on the Chakras, the Nadis, and on mantras further elucidate the topic and lead to a forceful conclusion: Kundalini is the source of ultimate human knowledge and power. |
Contents
The Dance of Siva | 5 |
Rhythm | 7 |
Return to the Heart | 9 |
Serpent of the Depths | 15 |
Sivas Triple Emission and the Three Aspects of Kundalini | 19 |
Supreme Emission | 21 |
Lower Emission and Pranakundalini | 23 |
Para or Purnakundalini | 24 |
Vedhadiksd | 102 |
Somanandas Saktavijnana | 105 |
Analysis of the Saktavijnana | 111 |
Sanskrit Text in Devanagari | 117 |
Goraksanathas Amaraughasasana The Natha | 121 |
Amaraughasasana Excerpts | 124 |
Analysis | 129 |
Illustration | 133 |
The Coiled Kundalini Within the Body | 25 |
Susumnd Cakra and Trikona Median Way Wheels and Triangles | 31 |
Illustrations | 34 |
Various Means of Unfolding the Median Way | 37 |
Vikalpaksaya Destruction of Dualizing Thought | 38 |
The Syllable OM and the Synchronization of the Breaths | 46 |
Contemplation of the Extremities kotinibhalana | 49 |
Retraction and Expansion of Energy | 50 |
The Parabija SAUH and the Rod Practice | 55 |
Visarga Unmana and Kramamudra | 59 |
Movements of Kundalini Related to a Yogins Practice | 63 |
Pranakundalini Breath Energy | 64 |
Adhahkundalini Lower Energy | 65 |
Slow and Gradual Way | 66 |
Incomplete or Defective Ways | 68 |
Various Reactions Occurring in a Yogin | 71 |
Sixfold Upsurge of the Breath and Corresponding Forms of Bliss | 75 |
Tantraloka V 100108 p 411 | 79 |
Cosmic Kundalini or the Intimate Sacrifice | 81 |
Vedhadiksa Initiation through Penetration | 87 |
The Plenary Oblation | 88 |
Penetration of the Guru into the Disciples Breaths | 89 |
Initiations by Piercing of the Centers | 91 |
Mantravedha Piercing of the Centers by Means of Mantra | 93 |
Nadavedha Piercing through Mystic Resonance | 94 |
Binduvedha Piercing through Virile Potency | 95 |
Saktavedha The Socalled Energy Piercing | 96 |
Bhujahgavedha The Socalled Serpent Piercing | 97 |
Paravedha Supreme Piercing | 98 |
Outer Initiations | 99 |
Abhiseka Consecration | 100 |
The Androgyne Ardhanarisvara | 137 |
Kundalini and Sexual Life | 138 |
Effervescence and Fervor | 139 |
Transfiguration of the Body and of the Universe | 143 |
The Mantra SAUH and KHA | 151 |
KHA The Mantra of Resorption | 153 |
Kulamdrga The Esoteric Way | 157 |
Effects of the Caryakrama Practice | 160 |
Uncertainty and Fluctuation kampa | 163 |
Esoteric Gatherings yoginimelaka | 165 |
Quiescence and Emergence | 168 |
Caryakrama and Kramamudra | 170 |
Madhyacakra and Anucakra | 172 |
Yoginibhu | 174 |
The Gurus Operation Concerning Them | 175 |
Kulayaga Esoteric Sacrifice Excerpts from Tantraloka Chapter XXIX | 177 |
Main Wheel and Secondary Wheels | 182 |
Description of Madhyacakra or Urdhvadhaman | 186 |
Santodita Quiescent and Emergent | 187 |
Quiescence Emergence and Kaula | 193 |
Union or Fusion | 195 |
Mantravirya Peculiar to Dhvani Sound Vibration | 197 |
The Supreme Mystical Attitude Khecarimudra | 198 |
Definition of Omnipenetration Mantravyapti | 202 |
Rahasyopanisad Krama | 203 |
THE EIGHTFOLD WHEEL and THE EIGHT BHAIRAVA | 205 |
CONCLUSION | 207 |
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ABBREVIATIONS AND WORKS | 221 |
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Abhinavagupta activity all-pervading apāna appeased arises ascent awakening becomes Bhairava bhrū bindu bliss body brahman brahmarandhra breath energy bulb cakra central wheel Chapter coiled Consciousness cosmic disciple disciple's divine energy domain duality dvādaśānta emergence emission emitting ergy essence expired breaths fire flow fusion guru heart initial inner interiority Jayaratha kalā Kālī kāma Kaula knowledge Krama kramamudrā Kṣemarāja kula Kundalini linga lotus main wheel manifests mantra master means median merge moon movement mudrā mūlādhāra mystical nāda nāḍī nāga navel nectar nonduality penetration phonemes piercing plenitude practice prāṇa pure quiescent reaches Reality resonance resorption rhythm rises root center sacrifice śakti samādhi sciousness sense organs serpent sexual union siddha Śiva Śiva and Sakti sound spanda spontaneous stage stanza subtle supreme suṣumnā tālu Tantraloka throat triangle Trika udāna unfolding universe Utpaladeva uvula verse vibration virile potency virya visarga vital void woman worship yoga yogin