The Vedic lifestyle proposed that each individual live to the pinnacle of his potential.
The guru was able to move objects from place to place (known today as teleportation), to negate the effect of gravity (gravity nullification or levitation), and to produce needed objects seemingly from nowhere (materialization). Gurus were also able to deflect light waves so they could be unseen (invisibility) and to appear in multiple places simultaneously (bilocation).
Finally, and most important, they were able to activate the dormant source of inspirational energy in each human being and bring it into flower. This process is known today as kundalini activation: the opening of super-consciousness within us.
Such abilities, called siddhis, seem impossible by the standards of conventional science, because we know only half the picture. We are peering out from inside our limiting boundary. In the more expansive light of quantum physics, the phenomena of the Vedic tradition make complete sense.
As each of us activates our kundalini and unfolds to our full self-realization, external problems spontaneously resolve.
If we consider that not long ago cloning was impossible, "test-tube babies" (in vitro fertilization) were thought of as outlandish, mobile phones were a wistful dream and the World Wide Web was inconceivable,
we can see that expanding our boundary of acceptance is simply a sensible choice. The needs of Planet Earth are desperate enough that we cannot afford the self-indulgence of holding back.
So where do we begin to integrate this science?
As the holographic model clearly shows, we begin with ourselves. The Vedic tradition understood this: that as each of us transforms, the environment follows us. As each of us activates our kundalini and unfolds to our full self-realization, external problems spontaneously resolve.
So how do we go about it?
The Human Energy Centers
Let us look at a map of the human energy system. Our energy is stored in and dispensed out of seven major centers. The Sanskrit word for these centers is chakras. Chakra means wheel, something circular that rotates, which is how our centers look to those who can perceive them.
The chakras lie along a central line that runs up our spine from the tailbone to the crown of the head. This central conduit for energy is called Sushumna. Entwined around it on the left and right sides of the spine are two other energy lines, the Ida and the Pingala, which carry feminine and masculine energy respectively. Ida and Pingala run from the tailbone to the nostrils, weaving back and forth around Sushumna. Wherever they meet and cross lies a chakra.
Each chakra is connected to a different endocrine gland in the physical body. The endocrine glands govern our hormones and therefore also our emotions. Any positive or negative experiences we have had relating to the emotion of a specific chakra is stored inside that chakra. For example, the second chakra, lying between the navel and the pubic bone, governs fear. If we have had a deep fright at some point in our lives, the feeling of it is stored in that chakra. It determines how we react to future situations that remind us of our fear.
It may block us from achieving our goals in life by interfering whenever we need courage to face our situations.
The existence and location of the chakras have been confirmed by innumerable sources. The most detailed scientific validation can be found in Hands of Light by Barbara Brennan, a NASA physicist for fifteen years who began spontaneously experiencing the human energy field and went on to document her discoveries using her physics training.
At birth, every human being carries a reservoir of kundalini energy at the base of the spine. It is coiled up in a serpent-like pose, which is where the name kundalini comes from: it means "the coiled one." Kundalini lies dormant until it is stimulated by specific yoga techniques. Because our contemporary society provides no support to awaken it, many people live out their lives without accessing their birthright to the power it
One of the roles of the guru in Vedic tradition was to safely and knowledgeably awaken the kundalini and guide its rise up the spine to flower at the crown of the head.
supplies. If it does arise spontaneously, the psychic experiences it produces are often regarded as madness or "nervous breakdown" by ignorant medical personnel.
One of the roles of the guru in Vedic tradition was to safely and knowledgeably awaken the kundalini and guide its rise up the spine to flower at the crown of the head. This image is remarkably reproduced in the symbol of the caduceus, the winged serpent-staff of western medicine. Once the serpent arrives at the top of the staff it sprouts wings, a metaphor for the realization of our divine consciousness. Observing this image, we can readily see that the roots of western healing indeed spring from Vedic civilization, and that the West at one time understood the dynamics of kundalini activation.
What do we do to raise our kundalini? There are a number of methods, most of them potentially risky and requiring years of committed training and practice. The swiftest and safest method is to receive initiation from a guru—an enlightened master. The initiation is called deeksha and involves the transmission of energy from master to recipient.
This sounds difficult to believe until we examine it from the perspective of quantum mechanics. Recent research has identified a phenomenon called entanglement.
Physical Proof of Energetic Transmission
Entanglement was first identified by Einstein and his colleagues, who believed it was an erroneous concept. Their experiments aimed at disproving it. They were not only unable to do so; ensuing study has proven its truth beyond any question.
Entanglement occurs when two molecules interact and then are separated. Even if they are divided by an enormous distance, the encounter they had creates a shared state—they acquire identical behavior. Their energetic connection allows them to exchange both information and physical matter between each other without the need to travel across physical distance. Other terms for this phenomenon are
telepathy (information) and teleportation (physical matter).
A corollary to entanglement is entrainment. Entrainment is something we
Given a rhythm or behavior which appeals to our nervous centers, we will find ourselves imitating it.
often witness in daily life. If we have a clock ticking in a room, for example, and we introduce other ticking clocks, eventually they will all follow the same rhythm and tick together. Psychology experiments have shown that the human brain also responds to entrainment. Given a rhythm or behavior which appeals to our nervous centers, we will find ourselves imitating it.
What determines the leader and the follower? In a room of ticking clocks, which one sets the pace for the others? The one with the highest vibration will be the entrainer. On an energetic scale, whichever object vibrates at the highest frequency raises its fellows to that frequency. The inclination of all life is toward enlightenment, toward the realization of a greater level of being. In the case of entanglement, the molecule of a pair which is identified
On an energetic scale, whichever object vibrates at the highest frequency raises its fellows to that frequency.
first then sends its identity to its partner, and the partner duplicates the pattern. Therefore, when a kundalini adept encounters an inexperienced seeker, the identity of the adept sets the expectation for the seeker.
The enlightened master's years of training and contemplation have permanently soaked his physical essence with the highest vibrational frequency, creating a field around him that entrains
those who enter it. When this energy is consciously directed it becomes a force for positive change, clearing old debris from the chakras, awakening and guiding the kundalini, and supporting those receiving the power to integrate it safely.
Practical Research on Kundalini Activation
Having discussed the theory, it is time to experiment with the facts. Groundbreaking studies have been underway for a decade in Bharat at the retreat center of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM near Bangalore in Bharat.
Revered as a living incarnation by millions worldwide, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM is the head of the world's most ancient living Hindu organization, Madurai Aadheenam as well as helming his own international socio-spiritual organization, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. The heir of a 5000-year-old lineage of enlightened Hindu yogis who are adept in awakening the Kundalini energy for healing and spiritual transformation, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM is an accomplished siddha yogi, spiritual healer, orator, and author with a following in 150 countries.
Over the past decade, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM has been working closely with a team of scientists and researchers to throw more light on the mystical sciences rooted in the Vedic tradition, and reach the benefits of these sciences to people across the world.