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ii.The notion of trying to turn unseen realities, and energies into pictures is likewise (eg. Babara Brennan, and Charles Leadbeater, and his famous images of the subtle bodies, and their auras).
ii.The notion of trying to turn unseen realities, and energies into pictures is likewise (eg. Babara Brennan, and Charles Leadbeater, and his famous images of the subtle bodies, and their auras).
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iii.Similiarly, questionaires have been used to find out what people encounter during
out
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of
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body experiences
, or OOBEs along with mystical experiences(eg. the Sir Alistair Hardys Religious Experience Research Centre, and the Institute of Conciousness Research inspired by Pandit Gopi Krishna which has similiar notions).This again is nothing new.
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iii.Similiarly, questionaires
in full, or part
have been used to find out what people encounter during
NDEs,or Near Death Experiences, and Out
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Of
-
Body Experiences
, or OOBEs along with mystical experiences(eg. the Sir Alistair Hardys Religious Experience Research Centre, and the Institute of Conciousness Research inspired by Pandit Gopi Krishna which has similiar notions).This again is nothing new.
iv.Also,the use of psychics to try, and discover "secret knowledge"(eg. Besant, and Leadbeater in their clairvoyant reseaches into chemistry)and so-called "occult powers" is once again nothing new (eg. Remote Viewing, Reichenbach, and the "Odic Force," and the "aura" studies of Dr Kilner using special screens).
iv.Also,the use of psychics to try, and discover "secret knowledge"(eg. Besant, and Leadbeater in their clairvoyant reseaches into chemistry)and so-called "occult powers" is once again nothing new (eg. Remote Viewing, Reichenbach, and the "Odic Force," and the "aura" studies of Dr Kilner using special screens).
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Infact, many people may be awakened to its activity but are unaware of its true significance. It may notably involve powerful mood swings, and other psychological phenomena. On the positive scale, it can lead to greater creativity, or even genius. As the old adage goes "genius is akin to madness" as the awakening Kundalin can lead to "strange" changes in the personality. Essentially, the human being is at a transitional stage in his, or her life in which there is a great influx of higher "creative" energies. This can lead to a "continous" tug-of-war with an "equal" influx of lower negative energies that can dangerously "unbalance" the personality.
Infact, many people may be awakened to its activity but are unaware of its true significance. It may notably involve powerful mood swings, and other psychological phenomena. On the positive scale, it can lead to greater creativity, or even genius. As the old adage goes "genius is akin to madness" as the awakening Kundalin can lead to "strange" changes in the personality. Essentially, the human being is at a transitional stage in his, or her life in which there is a great influx of higher "creative" energies. This can lead to a "continous" tug-of-war with an "equal" influx of lower negative energies that can dangerously "unbalance" the personality.
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However, with the right spiritual discipline Kundalini can be awakened gently, and naturally via love for ones
Teachers
irrespective of whether he, or she may be a Hindu,Sufi, Buddhist,or anything else. It is a universal phenomena as evidence from various texts seem to show. The negative psychological energies of personality can be neutralized, and transmuted via meditation, and most importantly by an initial transmission of higher spiritual energy from a genuine Master. This "transmission" grows with greater love for an Adept who acts as a living channel for It.
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However, with the right spiritual discipline Kundalini can be awakened gently, and naturally via love for ones
Teacher
irrespective of whether he, or she may be a Hindu,Sufi, Buddhist,or anything else. It is a universal phenomena as evidence from various texts seem to show. The negative psychological energies of personality can be neutralized, and transmuted via meditation, and most importantly by an initial transmission of higher spiritual energy from a genuine Master. This "transmission" grows with greater love for an Adept who acts as a living channel for It.
In Surat Shabd Yoga though it is claimed there is no direct awakening of the Kundalini. Moreover, it beleives that the "God-Realization" had by Kundalini Yoga (and certain other mystical traditions)only takes one to one of the lower planes of the "Great Beyond" rather than the "highest" where the Source of all is said to exist.
In Surat Shabd Yoga though it is claimed there is no direct awakening of the Kundalini. Moreover, it beleives that the "God-Realization" had by Kundalini Yoga (and certain other mystical traditions)only takes one to one of the lower planes of the "Great Beyond" rather than the "highest" where the Source of all is said to exist.
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1) Bohm, David, Wholeness, and the Implicate
order
, Routledge, 2002
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1) Bohm, David,
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Wholeness, and the Implicate
Order''
, Routledge, 2002
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2) Karangulla, Shafica, Breakthrough to Creativity-Your Higher Sense Perception.De Vorss, 1970
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2) Karangulla, Shafica,
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Breakthrough to Creativity-Your Higher Sense Perception
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.De Vorss, 1970
Among other things, interesting "evidence" is presented from certain psychics to suggest that chakras, and subtle bodies are indeed "objective" phenomena
Among other things, interesting "evidence" is presented from certain psychics to suggest that chakras, and subtle bodies are indeed "objective" phenomena
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3) Capra, Fitjof, The Tao of Physics, Shambala 2010
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3) Capra, Fitjof,
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The Tao of Physics
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, Shambala 2010
The seminal text which popularised the connection of Quantum Physics with Mysticism.
The seminal text which popularised the connection of Quantum Physics with Mysticism.
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4) Talbot, Michael, The Holographic Universe,Harper Perennial Books,1992
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4) Talbot, Michael,
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The Holographic Universe
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,Harper Perennial Books,1992
A brilliantly readable introduction to how holography can relate to Mysticism, and Psychic Phenomena.
A brilliantly readable introduction to how holography can relate to Mysticism, and Psychic Phenomena.
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5) Powell, Arthur, books by him The Etheric Body, The Astral Body, The Mental Body, and the Causal Body
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5) Powell, Arthur, books by him
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The Etheric Body, The Astral Body, The Mental Body, and the Causal Body
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A fascinating compilation of data from the literature of Theosophy notably the writings of Charles Leadbeater.
A fascinating compilation of data from the literature of Theosophy notably the writings of Charles Leadbeater.
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6) McTaggart, Lynne, The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe, HarperCollins, 2008
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6) McTaggart, Lynne,
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The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
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, HarperCollins, 2008
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7) Radin, Dean, The Concious Universe; The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena, Harper Collins, 1997
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7) Radin, Dean,
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The Concious Universe; The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena
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, Harper Collins, 1997
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8) Masters, Robert, and Houston, Jean, The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience: The Classic Guide to the Effects of LSD on the Human Psyche,Park Street Press,2000
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8) Masters, Robert, and Houston, Jean,
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The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience: The Classic Guide to the Effects of LSD on the Human Psyche
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,Park Street Press,2000
A very important seminal work on the phenomenology of drug induced experience.
A very important seminal work on the phenomenology of drug induced experience.
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9) Blackmore, Susan, Beyond the Body: An Investigation into Out-of-the-Body Experiences,Academy of Chicago Publisers, 2005
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9) Blackmore, Susan,
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Beyond the Body: An Investigation into Out-of-the-Body Experiences
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,Academy of Chicago Publisers, 2005
An important, and reasonably comprehensive account of "astral projection" by a sceptic.
An important, and reasonably comprehensive account of "astral projection" by a sceptic.
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10) Leadbeater, Charles, Man, Visible, and Invisible, Quest Books, 2000
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10) Leadbeater, Charles,
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Man, Visible, and Invisible
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, Quest Books, 2000
An intriguing work with the classic coloured plates of the auras of the different subtle bodies existing simultaneously in different planes of conciousness, and making up the "whole" man, or indeed, the "whole" woman.
An intriguing work with the classic coloured plates of the auras of the different subtle bodies existing simultaneously in different planes of conciousness, and making up the "whole" man, or indeed, the "whole" woman.
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11) Sanella, Lee, The Kundalini Experience: Psychosis, or Transcendence, Integral Publishing, 1987
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11) Sanella, Lee,
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The Kundalini Experience: Psychosis, or Transcendence
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, Integral Publishing, 1987
A psychiatric study into Kundalini
A psychiatric study into Kundalini
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12) Moen, Bruce, Afterlife Knowledge Guidebook: A Manual for Retrieval and Afterlife Exploration, Hampton Roads Publishing, 2005
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12) Moen, Bruce,
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Afterlife Knowledge Guidebook: A Manual for Retrieval and Afterlife Exploration
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, Hampton Roads Publishing, 2005
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13) Krishna, Gopi, Kundalini:The Evolutionary Energy in Man, Shambala, 1997
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13) Krishna, Gopi,
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Kundalini:The Evolutionary Energy in Man
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, Shambala, 1997
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14) Goel, B.S., Third Eye, and Kundalini(An Experiential Account of the Journey from Dust to Divinity), Third Eye Publication, New Delhi, 1986
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14) Goel, B.S.,
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Third Eye, and Kundalini(An Experiential Account of the Journey from Dust to Divinity)
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, Third Eye Publication, New Delhi, 1986
A rare, and unusual lengthy text of one mans experience of Kundalini activity. However, some of the images used are a bit crude.
A rare, and unusual lengthy text of one mans experience of Kundalini activity. However, some of the images used are a bit crude.
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15) Muktananda, Swami, Play of Conciousness: A Spiritual Autobiography, Siddha Yoga Publication, 2000
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15) Muktananda, Swami,
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Play of Conciousness: A Spiritual Autobiography
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, Siddha Yoga Publication, 2000
An extraordinary "detailed" account of inner experiences...
An extraordinary "detailed" account of inner experiences...
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16) Singh, Sawan, Discourse on Sant Mat, Radha Soami Satsang Beas, 1997
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16) Singh, Sawan,
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Discourse on Sant Mat
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, Radha Soami Satsang Beas, 1997
This contains references from mystic poets of Sant Mat, and Surat Shabd Yoga which can be seen as being suggestive that the so-called "Spiritual Regions" may be "objective" realities to a certain extent.
This contains references from mystic poets of Sant Mat, and Surat Shabd Yoga which can be seen as being suggestive that the so-called "Spiritual Regions" may be "objective" realities to a certain extent.
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17) Puri, Lekh Raj, Mysticism: The Spiritual Path, Vol II, Radha Soami Satsang Beas, nd
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17) Puri, Lekh Raj,
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Mysticism: The Spiritual Path
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, Vol II, Radha Soami Satsang Beas, nd
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Important work that gives some insight into "higher planes" of conciousness accessed by Surat Shabd Yoga. Puri also produced another book called The Radha Swami Teachings which also gave similiar insight.
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Important work that gives some insight into "higher planes" of conciousness accessed by Surat Shabd Yoga. Puri also produced another book called
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The Radha Swami Teachings
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which also gave similiar insight.
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'Some Interesting Links
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18) James, William,
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The Varieties of Religious Experience, A Study in Human Nature
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Longmans, Green, and Co, 1902.
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'''Some Interesting Links.'''
http://www.spr.ac.uk/main/
http://www.spr.ac.uk/main/