CHAPTER XIII

The methods of Purification of the Nadis and the awakening of the Kundalini—the divine Sakti
Amongst the methods for the awakening of the Kundalini, the first action required is the cleaning of the Nadis. In order to make the drowsing subtile force to pass through the channels and to awaken the sleeping centres, the way must be prepared for the currents to pass by the psychic purification of the Nadis through which the vital fluid passes. Now, what is meant by the Psychic purification of the Nadis? By the Psychic purification is meant the change of direction of the flow of the vital force. The yogis assert that in a normal man the vital force ascends and descends along the Nadis, Ida and Pingala and some other WNadis and the object of purification is to empty these WNadis of this vital force so as to make them dead and to force the vital force to pass through the central one, namely the susumna,
This purification is carried out by means of - special postures of the body (asanas ) and by breath- ing exercises (Pranayama). The mind is also made to concentrate itself upon one object so as to accustom itself to remain calm and to take absolutely the form which the will of the student or disciple wishes to impose upon it. A sitting posture if rightly and properly adopted regulates the fluid current in the Nadis of the body. After the puri- fication of the WNadis the next essential step is to control the breath, that is Pranayama. This breath- ing exercises when strictly adopted make the vital force to frequent other WNadis and helps to awaken the Kundalini, the divine Saktias it is called. At this stage the Tantric scholars make use of the mantras and the meditations on the Chakras as stated above. This is the most important part and’ in it lies the secret of various schools. The
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Kundalini which lies in a dormant state in the Muladhar at the entranee to the susumna closing with its mouth the entrance to the susumna. This Sakti Kundalini is considered as a Goddess and is the pubremns Sakti (Parasakti) dwelling in the human ody.
Normally the vital force ascends and descends along the Nadis Ida and Pingala and some other Nadis. The object of these methods is to free these Nadis of their vital force and to make them pass through the Susumna and thus awaken the Kundalini. The Kundalini thus awakes from its sleepy state, that is to say, the Kundalini changes the character of the static equilibrium and becomes a dynamic force. It penetrates into the Susumna the only free way open to it which leads the Kundalini to the various Chakras. She absorbs into herself the fattwas corresponding to each centre and leaves after her passage her energy alone and as it passes from centre to centre they become more and more subtile.
It has been stated above that the use of certain postures the functions of which are to purify the Nadis and to bring about concentration of the mind. The simplest and most practical of the physical postures which bring about this concentration are :—
(a) Nasagra dristithat is to say the fixing of the attention on the end of nose. Its action on the mind is certain. It calms the mind.
(b) Bhrumadhya dristi—that'is to say the fixing of the attention on the space between the two eye- brows for a pretty long time.
THE PADMASANA OR LOTUS POSE
The sanskrit word Padma means lotus. This pose is called lotus because the hands and feet are so atranged as to imitate the lotus. In it the two feet
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The breath control exercise mentioned previously lead to the Pranayama or regularization of breath which leads to control of mind. This respiratory movements are classified by the yogis as follows :—
(1) Rechaka—i. e. exhalation of the breath. (2) Kumbhaka—the stopping of the breath. (3) Puraka—the inhalation of more air.
The Yogis lay-great stress upon the retention of breath. The regularization of the breath is brought about by inhaling and exhaling it in accordance with a particular rhythm through one nostril or the other.
The exercises essential to pranayama consists in first stopping up the right nostril with the thumb inhaling slowly with the left nostril and exhale slowly. The process is to be repeated twelve times. Then stopping the left nostril with the two fingers, inhaling slowly through the right nostril and then exhaling twelve times. ‘ Secondly stopping the right nostril, inhaling through the left. Holding the breath. Then stopping the left nostril, exhale through the right one. The same thing is then repeated inversely.
Of course these physical postures, the Tantrics hold, play an important part in their Sadhana. In fact, it is the vital part and the success of the student or disciple depends upon the correct method of following these processes as well as upon the degree of purity in him and other factors. As they are very difficult and complicated in their actual performance so the help and service of Guru is necessary for proper guidance in their right direc- tions.
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The Tantrics use numerous means of calming the jerks of the mind by concentrating it. They sradually replace the activity of the ordinary reason by that of a force controlled by the Divine which they call Sakti.
The Tantrics admits that sexual energy issues directly from the Kundalini. It is quite natural that human creative energy is: derived from the universal creative power. But the Tantrics attempt to bring about that force to retain its subtile nature so as to incorporate it with the ascending spiritual force instead of allowing it to descend it as a seminal liquid.
The Tantrics admit that there are amongst them certain people—Bamacharins—who know of the existence of the Kundalini and the subtile centres, but who deliberately turn the divine energy from its right path and use it for satisfaction of their own desires. They stop at certain Chakras in order to obtain extra-ordinary powers and thereby win applause and personal gain. Certain Tantric sexual practices proceed from the falsified application of Divine laws.
From the view point of oriental asceticism all tends towards the divine. All mystic realisation is naturally accompanied by the transformation of the subtile bodies of man and the awakening of the centres of psychic force which lies in a dormant state in a normal man. External or internal circum- stances may hasten or aelay the evolution but the methods of setting the psychic energies into action are always the same.
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