Kundalini Research on Superphysics

Kundalin Research

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Introduction

This section is a compilation of various pieces of research that have been collected and correlated at the IYFM Research Coordinating Center at Munger, Bihar, India. Over the last few years, under the guidance of our guru, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, we have seen time and again that the words and teachings of many of the yogis, saints and sages from all ages have been recently verified by modern science. It has been our function to fit together the bits and pieces of researches and to point out:

Kundalini, Fact not Fiction

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“As one opens the door with a key, so the yogi should open the gate to liberation with the kundalini. The great goddess sleeps, closing with her mouth,, the opening through which one can ascend to the brahrnarandhra… to that place where there is neither pain nor suffering. The kundalini sleeps above the kanda… she gives liberation to the yogi and bondage to the fool. He who knows kundalini, knows yoga. The kundalini, it is said, is coiled like a serpent- He who can induce her to move is liberated.” Hatha Yoga Pradipika v. 105-111

Defining the Nadis

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Yoga and tantra lay down one of the most complete systems for a practical understanding of the human condition. Tantra supplies the philosophy, the theoretical approach. Yoga supplies the techniques by which we can validate this philosophy through our own personal experience and thus attain higher knowledge. Tantra is therefore a living philosophy and not just a system of endless intellectual speculation unable to deliver the truth and leaving more questions unanswered than answered. It is also a very potent method by which we can realize ourselves in totality, and attain union, ultimate freedom and fulfillment.

Controlling the Nadis and the Brain

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The human brain is truly one of the most awesome and amazing of creations. Housed within the skull, it contains some 12 thousand million cells, and each of these cells has an estimated 5 hundred thousand possible interconnections; there may be even more that we do not know about.

Evidence for the Existence of Nadis

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Of major importance for scientific acceptance of the existence of the whole science of kundalini yoga, is the proof for the existence of the psychic network of energy flows called nadis. The whole process of kundalini yoga rests on the premise that within the human body there exists a system of nadis, flows of energy, which conduct energy, both physical and mental.

Neurophysiology of the Chakras

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The chakras can be interpreted from many points of view, for example, the physical, psychological, behavioral, psychic, symbolic, mythical, religious, scientific, evolutionary, spiritual and more. They have both a microcosmic aspect within the human framework and, at the same time, a macrocosmic aspect which totally encompasses our perception and experience of life. At whatever level we examine them, they represent a hierarchical, interlocking and interdependent series of mandalas which, when superimposed on one another, make up a total picture of the human personality.

Evidence for the Existence of Chakras

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Kundalini yoga teaches us techniques to influence our nervous system and mind so as to bring about total balance and reintegration at every level of our being. It is an expanded concept of man, a method of developing creative awareness and, more than this, of putting the knowledge gained to use via a system of experiential techniques. It helps us to develop a new outlook on life and ourselves. The chakras and their interaction within the totality of our personality, stretched between ida and pingala, balanced in sushumna, open up new dimensions for our mind and understanding to explore and develop.

The psychic level

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Objective evidence for the existence of the chakras also appears to have been found by kinesiologist Valerie Hunt aad her associates at UCLA in America. (7) Assisted by Rosalyn Bruyere, a psychic “aura reader”, Hunt used a number of measurements in order to study the body’s field emission when it is being stimulated by deep muscle massage (Rolfing). This was prompted by an earlier observation that after Rolfing and meditation there was an increase in the electromyographic baseline.

The Cosmic Trigger

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We stand on the shores of a vast universe which continues to amaze us and inspire us with awe and wonder every time a new discovery is made. Despite recent developments in rockets, computers, atomic power and other marvels of science, we are painfully ignorant of the world in which we live. We are even more ignorant of our inner universe which for some reason we have forgotten about and ignore, despite a pressing inner need to uncover the truth of our existence.

The Loop Circuit

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According to Bentov the standing waves in the ventricles are within the audio and superauditory ranges. They stimulate the cerebral cortex mechanically, eventually resulting in a stimulus travelling in a closed loop around each hemisphere. The lateral ventricle lies just under the corpus callosum, the part of the brain connecting the two cerebral hemispheres. The roof of the lateral ventricle acts as the taut skin on a drum which moves rapidly up and down and thereby produces mechanical waves in the ventricles which stimulate the sensory cortex lying just above the corpus callosum. We can understand the effect of this stimulation by looking at the diagram of the cross section of the brain (see figure 3). Waves would commence at number 1 and travel down to number 22 and back to number 1 again creating a loop circuit. As the current returns to the starting point it stimulates the pleasure centers in the various areas of the brain which surround the lateral ventricle, such as in the cingulate gyrus, lateral hypothalamus, hippocampus and amygdala areas, all part of the limbic system, and this may give rise to the bliss and ecstasy reported by meditators whose shakti awakens. The sensory current travels around the cortex at about 7 cycles per second.

Kindling the kundalini

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A log on a low flame is likely to blaze up suddenly on its own, even after the original fire goes out. A threshold point is reached and internal reactions take over spontaneously. The same mechanisms are thought to occur in the nervous system to lead up to a series of events analogous to the kindling of wood. Scientists are using this model to explain such diverse phenomena as everyday learning memory, epilepsy, the radical mood swings of manic depression and kundalini.

Cross-cultural Evidence

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Kundalini is a transcendental phenomena, one which lies outside of time and space.

We cannot understand how powerful the experience of kundalini awakening really is, but we can see its effects on our lives and the effect that awakening has had in terms of changes and functioning of society and various cultures. For example, the effect of kundalini awakening is said by many researchers and yogis to be at the basis of the experiences had by Christ, Buddha, Krishna, Rama and other great religious and spiritual figures from history.

Analysis of the Chakras from a Psychophysiological

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Swami Shankardevananda

What are the psycho-dynamics of the chakras?

Vivekananda

From a physiological viewpoint there are aspects of the chakras that deal with mood, with the mind, aspects dealing with experiences on the psychic plane and also aspects concerned with the energy turnover of the body and mind.

Mooladhara & Swadhisthana Chakras

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Swami Shankardevananda

Can you discuss the nerve complexes associated with mooladhara and swadhisthana chakras?

Vivekananda

Well, for all of these segments there are somatic nerves, which deal with the sensory input and the voluntary motor output, and also there are the autonomic nerves, divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic. And usually there is an appropriate endocrine gland for each segment, like the pineal, pituitary and thyroid. The exception is muladhara, and to date, medical science has not found an endocrine gland associated with it. This of course does not mean that one will not be discovered in the future.

Mooladhara & Swadhisthana Chakras

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Swami Satyadharma: So docs pooled energy act to block or can it be used to activate the chakra? For example, if a person has a lot of pooled energy in mooladhara, would that be an energy block or could that pooled energy be utilized to activate and awaken a chakra?

PHYSICAL DISEASES

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Swami Shankardevananda: What about physical disease associated with mooladhara chakra problems? We have already talked about constipation; this of course brings about things like hemorrhoids.

Swami Vivekananda: There are a lot of other types of constipation involved too - of energy, emotions, of information - yes, all inherent in mooladhara chakra as hoarding of any type.

Mental Problems

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Swami Sambuddhananda

What is the cause of depression?

Vivekananda

I think low activation of the swadhisthana circuit is the prime cause of depression.

Swami Shankardevananda: I thought it was due to low activation in mooladhara.