The awakened Kundalini transforms us on every level of our being. When Kundalini is awakened, She transforms our outlook and makes us see the world around us in a new way. What has seemed difficult and frustrating begins to seem enjoyable and full of flavour, and one has new enthusiasm for one's activities and pursuits.

Kundalini generates supreme friendliness among people. She makes us able to see each other as divine, to see our husbands and wife, friends and neighbours as filled with God.

All talents, all inspiration, all creativity, lies in the womb of Kundalini, and when She is awakened, She releases great creative powers.

Purification of Body and Mind

On Prana and the cleansing of the nadi. The basis of all disease and pain is the impurities that block the flow of prana in the nadis. As Kundalini moves through the sushumna She transforms the body and makes it fit for spiritual sadhana.

Prana is the most important element in the body. It is Shakti in the form of prana which supports the body, the senses and the mind. In fact the entire universe arises from prana - the scriptures say, praksaamvit prane parinata - 'Universal Consciousness evolves into prana' and sarvaam prane pratisthitam - 'Everything is established in prana'.

Often, when Kundalini first becomes active, one feels heavy-headed and sleepy. This is the result of the movement of prana and it is a sure sign that the Kundalini has been awakened. As Kundalini moves through the sushumna She transforms the body and makes it fit for spiritual sadhana; it is only after the body has been purified that the Shakti can work with full force. The basis of all disease and pain is the impurities that block the flow of prana in the nadis. These blockages are caused by imbalances and disorders in the three bodily humors - wind, bile and phlegm - due to undisciplined habits of eating and immoderate living. In order to purify the nadis, Kundalini inspires the various Hatha Yogic movements of kriyas, which take place in the physical body. In the form of prana, She penetrates all 72 000 nadis, consumes all the old decaying fluids, then releases vital energy into them all. As the nadis become filled with prana, the body becomes rejuvenated from within. It becomes strong and firm, with the suppleness of a child.

Sometimes during this process, latent germs of diseases may be brought to the surface, and as a result, the person may start to suffer from that disease. However, this is happening to expel the disease from the system permanently, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

The purification of the nadis is purification of the entire system. The same blockages which cause disease also give rise to such feelings as aversion, hatred, lethargy, dullness and greed, and these qualities also disappear when the nadis are washed by Kundalini. When the nadis is cleansed, the mind is purified. The mind is intimately connected to prana. To control the mind, to make it still and even, the yogis try to control the breath. This is why they practice so many different kinds of pranayama, or breath control.

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