Kundalini Energy
Kundalini Shakti is the extraordinary, dormant, potential energy hidden in us. It is also called mahashakti. Kundalini literally means "coil". It sits in the muladhara chakra and when awakened, arises from the muladhara chakra to ascend the sushumna nadi. Further awakening and energizing of the chakras, leads it up the sushumna to the crown of the head, ending at the sahasrara chakra.
Kundalini is present only in human beings. Animals do not have this. The awakened kundalini has a tremendous impact on human consciousness. 90% of our brain lies dormant. Kundalini energizes the many parts of the dormant brain to awaken non mechanical parts of the brain called the junk DNA or divine DNA. You will have the capacity to see the life with a larger understanding.
When kundalini is awakened, you feel the pure presence, without anybody present. You are brought to a different plane of existence. You will feel so much of energy overflowing in your body, that you will not feel like complaining about anybody. You will feel that everything is auspicious.
Kundalini energy energizes the mitochondria of the cell, whose activity levels rise as high as 1200 %, an unheard of value. Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, supplying the cell with energy. No wonder the person feels tremendous energy, bliss and the face just glows.
THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM describes a verse from the Shiva Sutras - "by awakening the kundalini, let you achieve the same consciousness of mine. Shiva is not saying let you all worship me. No, he is saying, let you be me. Worshipping Shiva should just be an inspiration to become him, to realize his consciousness, his inner space".
The degree of awakening and the particular areas of the brain awakened determines the expression of the "powers". Some who develop psychic powers, become clairvoyant; others become great healers, artists, poets, writers, orators, leaders, materialize objects. One can become anything in life, overcome the limitations of the body, mind and emotion. He becomes the master of his destiny. The expansion of the scope of knowledge is beyond normal.
Kundalini can be awakened in many ways. They include having the right ideas about the Truths, having a witnessing presence continuously in everything you do, by the practice of kumbhaka (breath retention) in pranayama and Hatha Yoga. THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM says, simple will and instruction to you to awaken kundalini intensely is more than enough to awaken it. Your own potential energy can be awakened just by you. But the simplest and easiest method is to have it awakened by an enlightened master. By guru's grace when this sleeping kundalini is awakened, all the lotuses (chakras) and knots (granthis) are opened. (Hatha Yoga Pradipika 3:2)