To: K-list
Recieved: 1999/10/13 16:12
Subject: Re: Re: [K-list] Lost mantras due to ineffectiveness
From: Mhortling

<<and yes, I've found that
Kundalini can be raised in that way, without the
aid of a 'master', however it's a VERY dangerous
way to go about doing it. The master is there for
a reason---to guide you (and, consequently, the Kundalini).
>>

Hi Adele, Zala and everybody else working with mantras !

I've found that using mantras has a powerful & beneficial effect even though
I've never had formal inititation with a charged mantra from a "real" guru.
Mantra practice seems to focus, still and purify the mind and I believe it is
mainly for this reason that the movement of the kundalini becomes more
intense.

If the mind is (pre-)occupied with mundane stuff, worries etc (or just
grooving along in everyday-mode), in my experience the shakti has a hard time
moving, it's as if it were stuck and/or scattered on the level of the mind at
that moment.

Mantra practice is in essence really high-level concentration and maybe one
could achieve similar results by focussing on some outer object or an inner
vision (for example, Gopi Krishna's shakti awoke due to intense visualisation
of a lotus at the top of the head...)

What I find really fascinating is how the individual chakras can be
stimulated by using the appropriate mantras for each one - has anybody else
had any experience with this ? For me this really shows how sound, even in
its most subtle form affects matter and some of the traditional ideas of how
mantras were used to ignite fire, cure diseases and snakebite, even change
the weather, might not be so far-fetched after all.

I personally haven't experienced any negative side-effects due to mantra
practice (maybe it's because I've suffered from most other possible
kundalini side effects that using mantras seems to be more of like a cure
to me) If I'm missing something or anybody has indeed encountered dangers &
problems, please let me know?

All the best

Michael MHortlingATnospamaol.com

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