Friends, in a recent post we were talking about how a man named Hasan had become a cow. Actually his cow had died behind his back when he had gone to the market. People, fearing that he might be shocked by this grief, because he loved her very much, told him that she had run away somewhere and was being searched for. Meaning he did not see the dead body of his cow. That’s why she settled in his mind. Perhaps for this reason, even after their death, famous sages or Babas are buried with respect in the form of a living man sitting on a seat in a happy posture, so that their disciples and devotees always feel them alive in their minds and can even meditate on them. That is why only the living state of great men and incarnations remains dominant. Death of incarnations is not considered at all. They are shown going to the divine world along with their body, like Lord Rama or Krishna. Even today someone is shown moving around in a subtle form like Parashurama. Well, let’s move on to the topic of this post.
By taking long, deep and slow breaths, problems like nausea, feeling like vomiting etc. completely disappear. I learned this formula in merry go round aka Chandol and while sitting in the bus. First hold your breath. Go to the tolerable last limit and take such advanced breaths in and out, paying attention to them. The breath will feel very sweet and also satisfying. With this the Kundalini picture will also start shining which will remove the darkness of Tamoguna. The defects arising from that darkness like fear, worry, remorse, disorientation and restlessness of the mind etc. will also be removed. That is why it is said that sins are destroyed by Pranayam. When one feels suffocated by deliberately stopping the breath, it is tantamount to death. Death is the biggest punishment for sin. If this punishment is given, what else is left? Perhaps this is the spiritual principle behind it.
Holding the breath helps to settle into the present. Anyway, to observe the wandering thoughts closely, the breathing has to be slowed down and it should be imperceptible. It is like breathing stops in a fearful state or when a person walks quietly and holds his breath to hide himself. By holding the breath, a person comes to the present and becomes alert due to which he can deal with any adverse situation immediately. The same principle is used to increase awareness of the present by holding the breath. Holding the breath and concentrating on something is Kundalini Yoga. This shows that the practice of Kundalini Yoga helps in becoming established in the present. With practice, there comes a time when the breath stops on its own, after exhaling normally, meaning not forcefully. It is called Keval Kumbhaka. Meaning, it is neither Puraka Kumbhaka i.e. Kumbhaka done after inhaling nor Rechak Kumbhaka i.e. Kumbhaka done after exhalation. This gives a feeling of relaxation and relief from the burden of world or burden of breathing. With the completion of Keval-Kumbhaka, breathing starts to become so quiet and shallow that it is not even felt by oneself, leave alone its sound. Probably, in this state, there is a divine feeling of Sushumna opening completely and the power rising in it, as written by JJ Semple, an American yogi. He greatly admired the Indian yogi Shri Gopikrishna and had also met him.
By paying attention to the present, the light thoughts that come to mind also get connected to the present and become like it. Meaning, just as the present experiences are just pure experiences without any judgment or decision, in the same way the thoughts of the mind also remain just pure experiences, which cannot be binding. At the same time, just as the thoughts of the mind are felt within oneself, in the same way the physical world of the present also begins to be felt within, because there is no difference in the nature of both types of experiences. Double benefit. The insider helps the outsider, and the outsider helps the insider. With this double benefit, every kind of experience becomes subtle and free from judgment i.e. test-comparison etc. The same happens by listening to music, and that too easily. That is why music sounds pleasant. But along with the music, one should also pay attention to the current events around, not just the music, so that when the music ends, one does not feel a strange absence of it or develop an attachment towards it.
Eckhart Tolle’s organization writes on the awareness of this present and considers it to be the only easiest door to liberation. Its trading method is also very good, psychological and user friendly. Pay the fee for one year, if you don’t like it then return the money. Most of the people do not withdraw the money because they get some knowledge and benefit. It is the result of spiritual fraud that people have lost faith in it. Money back offers are given to build this trust.
Demystifying Kundalini 