MUDRAS MOVE THE KUNDALINI
There are Eighty-four Mudras in Yoga.
Why do Yogi practice Mudras and the five Dharanas?
To control the five Life or Vital Forces that are working in the human body. When these five forces are controlled, Yogi attain emancipation, or liberation.
What are the five forces and from whence they come?
The names of these forces are: Prana, Apana, Samana, Vyana, and Udana, and they come from the Kundalini. They are part of the Kundalini's energy (dynamic).
Through Mudras the Yogi succeed in gathering these five forces together, bringing them to their home, the Mother Kundalini, which is sleeping at the Muladhara Chakra, as Static energy of the Mother of the Universe. Yogi force the Prana and Apana to the place where this Static energy of the Kundalini is sleeping. Thus they awaken her.
First. The Earth Dharana. "When the Yogi opens the 'Earth Chakra' by the power of the Kundalini, he conquers the earth,and no earthly element can injure him. He walks over the land, freed from death."
Second. The Water Dharana. "Next the Yogi moves the Kundalini energy up to the second Chakra—the 'Water Chakra'. By opening this Chakra the Yogi is free from all sorrow, no water can ever harm him. Although he be thrown in the deepest water, "he will never die in the water." This Mudra should be kept very carefully secret, as by revealing this, success is lost."
Third, The Fire Dharana. "The Yogi should move the Kundalini energy up to the 'Fire Chakra.' When the Yogi opens this Chakra, known as Fire Dharana—the killer of the fear of death—then "fire can not harm or burn the Yogi" What else is there for him to fear?"
Fourth, The Air Dharana. "The Yogi opens this Chakra by bringing the Kundalini energy upward, and as soon as he has succeeded in opening the 'Air Chakra,' he has mastered levitation. This Mudra is the destroyer of death, and the Yogi will never be disturbed by air. This can not be taught to the faithless; by doing so all success would be lost."
Fifth, The Ether Dharana. "Here the Yogi moves the energy of the Mother Kundalini upward and opens the 'Ether Chakra.' As soon as he is successful in opening this Chakra, he has opened the door of liberation or emancipation—he will never die unless he wills it."
"When the Yogi has learned the five Dharanas, the human body can visit and re-visit the Heavens, and he can go wherever he likes, as swiftly as the mind.
"Yogi should also practice the Bhastrika Kumbhaka. That, too, will awaken the Kundalini. He should move or awaken the Kundalini again and again, and though he be in the mouth of death, he need not fear it.
"When the Apana rises upward to the 'Fire Chakra,' the flame of divine fire grows strong and bright, being fanned by Apana. When the Apana fire mixes with the Prana, which is naturally hot, the spiritual heat of the body becomes bright and powerful." When the Kundalini feels this extra heat, she will awaken from sleep; then she goes into the Sushumna. As a key can open a door, so Yogi should open the door of liberation by awakening the Kundalini. The
Kundalini is coiled like a serpent, and by Mudra or Pranayama processes the Kundalini will certainly move and open the mouth of the Sushumna.
"Without moving the Kundalini, there are no other means that will clear away the impurities of the 7200 Nadis.
"Yogi should practice the Bhastrika Kumbhaka, three hours daily; then he need have no fear of death.
"The Great Goddess Kundalini, the Energy of the Self, sleeps in the Muladhara. She has the form of a serpent, having three coils and a half. As long as she is asleep in the body, (finer body), the jiva is a mere animal, and true wisdom does not arise, though Yogi may practice ten million Yoga.
"When Kundalini is sleeping it is awakened by the kind Guru (the spiritual teacher); then all the Chakra's knots are pierced, and the Prana then goes thru the Sushumna. The mind is then controlled.
There are Eighty-four Mudras in Yoga.
Why do Yogi practice Mudras and the five Dharanas?
To control the five Life or Vital Forces that are working in the human body. When these five forces are controlled, Yogi attain emancipation, or liberation.
What are the five forces and from whence they come?
The names of these forces are: Prana, Apana, Samana, Vyana, and Udana, and they come from the Kundalini. They are part of the Kundalini's energy (dynamic).
Through Mudras the Yogi succeed in gathering these five forces together, bringing them to their home, the Mother Kundalini, which is sleeping at the Muladhara Chakra, as Static energy of the Mother of the Universe. Yogi force the Prana and Apana to the place where this Static energy of the Kundalini is sleeping. Thus they awaken her.
First. The Earth Dharana. "When the Yogi opens the 'Earth Chakra' by the power of the Kundalini, he conquers the earth,and no earthly element can injure him. He walks over the land, freed from death."
Second. The Water Dharana. "Next the Yogi moves the Kundalini energy up to the second Chakra—the 'Water Chakra'. By opening this Chakra the Yogi is free from all sorrow, no water can ever harm him. Although he be thrown in the deepest water, "he will never die in the water." This Mudra should be kept very carefully secret, as by revealing this, success is lost."
Third, The Fire Dharana. "The Yogi should move the Kundalini energy up to the 'Fire Chakra.' When the Yogi opens this Chakra, known as Fire Dharana—the killer of the fear of death—then "fire can not harm or burn the Yogi" What else is there for him to fear?"
Fourth, The Air Dharana. "The Yogi opens this Chakra by bringing the Kundalini energy upward, and as soon as he has succeeded in opening the 'Air Chakra,' he has mastered levitation. This Mudra is the destroyer of death, and the Yogi will never be disturbed by air. This can not be taught to the faithless; by doing so all success would be lost."
Fifth, The Ether Dharana. "Here the Yogi moves the energy of the Mother Kundalini upward and opens the 'Ether Chakra.' As soon as he is successful in opening this Chakra, he has opened the door of liberation or emancipation—he will never die unless he wills it."
"When the Yogi has learned the five Dharanas, the human body can visit and re-visit the Heavens, and he can go wherever he likes, as swiftly as the mind.
"Yogi should also practice the Bhastrika Kumbhaka. That, too, will awaken the Kundalini. He should move or awaken the Kundalini again and again, and though he be in the mouth of death, he need not fear it.
"When the Apana rises upward to the 'Fire Chakra,' the flame of divine fire grows strong and bright, being fanned by Apana. When the Apana fire mixes with the Prana, which is naturally hot, the spiritual heat of the body becomes bright and powerful." When the Kundalini feels this extra heat, she will awaken from sleep; then she goes into the Sushumna. As a key can open a door, so Yogi should open the door of liberation by awakening the Kundalini. The
Kundalini is coiled like a serpent, and by Mudra or Pranayama processes the Kundalini will certainly move and open the mouth of the Sushumna.
"Without moving the Kundalini, there are no other means that will clear away the impurities of the 7200 Nadis.
"Yogi should practice the Bhastrika Kumbhaka, three hours daily; then he need have no fear of death.
"The Great Goddess Kundalini, the Energy of the Self, sleeps in the Muladhara. She has the form of a serpent, having three coils and a half. As long as she is asleep in the body, (finer body), the jiva is a mere animal, and true wisdom does not arise, though Yogi may practice ten million Yoga.
"When Kundalini is sleeping it is awakened by the kind Guru (the spiritual teacher); then all the Chakra's knots are pierced, and the Prana then goes thru the Sushumna. The mind is then controlled.