The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Kundalini Meditation Method (GFM Book 2)

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The first book to examine and extract the workable teachings from The Secret of theGolden Flower. Forget dogma and belief systems… This is a DIY meditation method,especially suited for those individuals tempted to brave the solitary path. Its only limits areyour ability to envision and strive for a new YOU.Since the publication of Deciphering theGolden Flower One Secret at a TimeThe Secret of the Golden Flower (SGF) to awakenkundalini in a manner, and with results, similar to those described in JJ Semple's DGF.TheSecret of the Golden Flower: A Kundalini Meditation Method is that book, a muchanticipated interpretive guide to the SGF as well as a sequel to DGF, Semple'sautobiographical kundalini memoir.Kundalini is the formative, biological life force energyin your body. Most people don't realize that it resides within them: they are simplyunaware of its actuality and its potential. Which means, of course, that it may never "re-activate" either spontaneously or otherwise, not unless the individual learns how toinduce a Kundalini awakening through meditation practice. Even then, the outcome isnever certain. There's a quantum or karmic aspect to the process.Wilhelm, Cleary, andJung translated the book and commented on its teachings, but not one of them used themethod to activate kundalini. This book compares their translations and commentarieswith JJ Semple's empirical practice of the method, using his ultimate success in awakeningkundalini as the arbiter of its suitability as a method — in essence, the author identifieswhere the written word deviates from actual practice. He extracts the workable teachingsfrom the esoteric text of the SGF and shapes them into a practical modern method. Bycross-referencing both the Cleary and the Wilhelm versions, the author details eachversion's contribution to the kundalini awakening process. A chapter comparing GoldenFlower Meditation (GFM) to the Microcosmic Orbit (MCO) is also included.Says JJ Semple,“Did I take every word and passage in the Wilhelm version literally? No more than I takeevery word or passage in the Bible, or in Cleary’s translation, literally. I realized that asuccessful practice depended on problem solving and detective work, that searching forliteral meaning was a waste of time. Success would be found in doing, not in fantasizing.”Atreatise on Chinese kundalini meditation and ontology, The Secret of the Golden Flower isa third-century masterpiece, whose teachings are obscured by a poetic style and bafflingmetaphors.In fact, the SGF has two objectives. One, it's a manual for kundalini meditation,even though the term "kundalini" never appears in the text. Put aside what you may havebeen told or read about the SGF and accept this as fact — one borne out by centuries ofrealized practitioners who practiced the method, a fact vetted by contemporaries such asGopi Krishna.Two, it's an explanation of ontology, which the dictionary defines as: “thebranch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.”Neither objective is readilyunderstood without practicing the method. The best way to reconcile the two objectives isby practicing the method, which, if you are patient, allows you to “grok” the ontologicalelements as you move forward. The two are not separated in the text; they’re co-mingled,which, as you might imagine, makes understanding problematic.Says JJ Semple, “Although

the ontological portions obscured the practical aspects to some degree, I decided to forgeahead. Ultimately, once the meditation took its course, once the light started to circulate, Iwas catapulted out of the limiting duality of the physical world into the metaphysicalactuality of ‘the great One...which has nothing above it.’"

The Secret of The Golden FlowerA Kundalini Meditation MethodJJ SempleCopyright ©2019, JJ Semple. All rights reserved.This publication may not be reproduced, stored in aretrieval system, or transmitted in whole or in part, in any form or by any means,electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the writtenpermission of JJ Semple. Brief quotations may be used in professional articles or reviews,relevant research papers, or studies.A Life Force Books PublicationDisclaimer: Theinformation in this book is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medicaladvice. Neither the author nor the publisher of this work will be held accountable for anyuse or misuse of the information contained in this book. The author, the publisher, and/orthe distributors of this book are not responsible for any effects or consequences from theuse of any suggestions, recommendations, or procedures described hereafter.The authormade all reasonable efforts to contact all literature sources quoted in the text.Life ForceBookswww.lifeforcebooks.com“The great One is the term given to that which has nothingabove it. The secret of the magic of life consists in using action in order to attain non-action. One must not wish to leap over everything and penetrate directly. The maximhanded down to us is to take in hand the work on human nature. In doing this it isimportant not to take any wrong path.” — The Secret of the Golden Flower - WilhelmeditionContentsPart I1. Wilhelm or ClearyPart II2. Organization of this InterpretiveGuidebook3. A Case Study on Using This Meditation4. TerminologyPart III5. I - HeavenlyConsciousness (The Heart)6. II - The Primal Spirit and The Conscious Spirit7. III - Circulationof the Light and Protection of the Center8. IV - Circulation of the Light and Making theBreathing Rhythmical9. V - Mistakes During the Circulation of the Light10. VI –Confirmatory Experiences During the Circulation of the Light11. VII – The Living Manner ofthe Circulation of the Light12. VIII – A Magic Spell For the Far JourneyPart IV13. KundaliniMeditation Modernized for Primetime14. Diaphragmatic Deep Breathing (DDB)15. Controlof Heart Rate16. The Backward-Flowing MethodPart V17. The Microcosmic OrbitOther LifeForce Books TitlesNotesAbout the AuthorIThe Secret of the Golden Flower andKundalini“The statements of this kind that during the process the shukra (semen) dries upor becomes thin, that the male organ shrinks, or that the sexual appetite is lost, containedin old manuals, cannot fail to convey important bits of information to the modern savantsengaged in the investigation. An ancient Chinese work, The Secret of the Golden Flower,contains unmistakable hints about this process, which no one with some knowledge ofthe subject can fail to notice, and yet Jung, in his commentary on the book, entirelypreoccupied with his own theories about the unconscious, despite the unambiguousnature of the statements in the work, finds in it only material for the corroboration of hisown ideas and nothing beyond that. The same thing happened in a seminar held by himon Kundalini of which a written summary is still available in the Jung Institute. Not one ofthe savants present, as is evident from the views expressed by them, displayed the leastknowledge about the real significance of this hoary cult and the tremendous import of the

ancient doctrine they were discussing at the time.”1 — The Biological Basis of Religion andGenius - Gopi Krishna1Wilhelm or ClearyThe Secret of the Golden Flower has twoobjectives. One, it’s a manual for kundalini meditation, even though the term “kundalini”never appears in the text. Put aside what you may have been told or read about this bookand accept this fact. If you believe it’s something other, you were probably misinformed bysomeone who has never practiced the method. Two, it’s an explanation of ontology, whichthe dictionary defines as: the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.Neither objective is readily understood without practicing the method. Sure, it’s possibleto approach the text as an academic challenge, but the best way to reconcile the twoobjectives is by practicing the method, which, if you are patient, allows you to “grok” theontological elements as you move forward. The two are not separated in the text; they’remingled together, which, as you might imagine, makes understanding moreproblematic.Although the method is not plentiful in detail — it takes a minimalistapproach — it is a manual for activating kundalini and I used it as such, not that Iencountered the term “kundalini” during my practice of the method. I didn’t. I did discoverthat too much detail can overwhelm a practitioner, and that’s why I stuck with it. I liked itsemphasis on correct breathing. I figured that if I learned to regulate the breathing usingthe pointers in the text, I’d have fewer “moving parts” to deal with. Many methods burdenthe learner with volumes of anatomical descriptions and variations on techniques. Yes,the book is written in an esoteric manner, but I found that I began to understand itsteachings as I practiced. What else can a student ask for?Of the two most prominenttranslations, I used the Wilhelm translation, often scorned nowadays for the quality of itstranslation by the translator of the other version, Thomas Cleary. Why did I use theWilhelm version? For the simple reason that Cleary’s version was published in 1991 and Istarted my practice with the Wilhelm version (first published in 1931) in 1971, 20 yearsbefore the Cleary version appeared.Yes, I used the Wilhelm — warts and all, according toCleary — to activate kundalini in a safe, permanent manner. Could I have used the Clearyand achieved the same results? Probably. And that’s why bickering over that translation isso pointless: either text allows the serious practitioner to activate kundalini. But thenagain, neither Cleary, Wilhelm, nor Jung ever activated kundalini. And that where this bookcomes in — to clarify the teachings for those wanting to use either text for its primarypurpose — awakening kundalini.Cleary offers a useful appraisal of each version’sapproach to organization of the text in Chapter IX of his Translation Notes, in which healso mentions the fact that while he translated all 13 chapters of the text, Wilhelm onlytranslated eight:“This and the following three sections, comprising the rest of the text as itis found in the canonical version on which the present version is based, are entirelyomitted by Wilhelm in his rendition, because he considers them of ‘inferior quality.’ Hedoes not, however, explain the basis of this evaluation. While it is true that these last fourchapters go back to basics again and again, this is in fact a general characteristic of thewhole text, which repeatedly reviews fundamental theory and praxis as it develops thedetails of their experimental implications. It may be that the difficulty of these sections,

which contain a relatively high concentration of Buddhist and Taoist technical terms,discouraged Wilhelm from translating them.”1Aside from his last comment as to Wilhelm’smotives, about which the truth can no longer be established, Cleary’s statement isinsightful: theory and praxis are scattered and tangled throughout. As to the benefitderived from these ontological contents, unless the reader has successfully practiced themethod and awakened kundalini or has an understanding of science, philosophy, andmysticism, these theoretical teachings are difficult to apprehend — because they dependon praxis. I don’t understand all of them, only the ones that became intelligible during my40 plus years of practicing the actual energy cultivation techniques in the text. But, thenagain, I didn’t need to because my goal was awakening kundalini.Because this presentwork is based on my kundalini practice with the Wilhelm version, I decided I cannotbecome entangled in the excesses of Buddhist and Taoist terminology noted by Cleary:This book covers Chapters 1-8 of the Wilhelm version — the only version I have first-handpractical knowledge of. Then again, even Cleary concedes that Chapters 9-13 favorBuddhist and Taoist technical doctrines and references.Before getting into the method,however, let’s go over a wee bit of ontology, starting with two terms found throughout thebook: Primal Spirit and Conscious Spirit. According to the The Secret of the Golden Flower(SGF), the Primal Spirit is the formative energy responsible for our physical embodiment;the Conscious Spirit is the ego and its agents, the senses. The senses feed us an endlessflow of information. Society (our parents, teachers, friends, family, and the media) tells uswhat this information means, and our perceptions — what we perceive with our senses —becomes reality. What we are taught to believe in and hold as values determines ouropinions and beliefs. We think we are free, but we are slaves to the cultural, familial, andeducational patterns bequeathed to us. Living under the various illusions we areconditioned to, it is very difficult to extract (de-condition) ourselves without recourse tothe primordial, super-conscious Primal Spirit."After the process of creation of the body iscomplete, Kundalini Shakti is said to go into a dormant state. But it can become activeagain later in life as the spiritual process known as a Kundalini awakening. But rather thancreating a new life form from a fertilized ovum, it now undertakes a process of renovationof the existing human body, particularly the brain and nervous system, so that a moreadvanced faculty of mind — cosmic consciousness or enlightenment — can bemanifested."2When I first read the SGF over 40 years ago, I did not understand this, nordid I know where to begin with the meditation. Did I tell myself it was hopeless, that Imight as well give up? I decided to sit and work on my breathing — an approach I laterlearned originated with the Buddha, i.e., “to sit in one place until somethinghappened.”Although the ontological portions obscured the practical aspects to somedegree, I decided to forge ahead. Ultimately, once the meditation took its course, once thelight started to circulate, I was catapulted out of the limiting duality of the physical worldinto the metaphysical actuality of “the great One...which has nothing above it.”As mypractice moved forward, the ontological portions took on meaning. To my amazement, mykundalini became aroused and ultimately active, which surprised me greatly because I’d

never heard of kundalini. As already stated, the word isn’t mentioned in the SGF. Surprisedand distressed to find my being in a state I had no name for, I quickly realized it wasn’tsomething I could talk about with so-called normal people, much less to members of themedical profession. This was in 1971; there wasn’t a lot of information about changes instates of being, at least none I was able to find. I knew what had happened. I kept ajournal of my practice; I could recite the transformations taking place. I was beingtransformed by the oft alluded to “Primal Spirit,” which I had awakened, and whosepurpose I finally understood.I knew I would write about ,3 but at the time I was too busywatching it revitalize my being and wondering what it would do next. Besides, in the little Idid let out to others, no one believed me. “It’s all in your mind,” they’d say. I knew this tobe untrue, but I had no way of proving it. After all, kundalini activity is invisible. Althoughthe effects do make gradual physical and metabolic, as well as cognitive and emotionalchanges, they are beyond the ken of science at this time.“The relationship of the individualconsciousness to the Universal might be described as follows: In the same way that a dropof water from an ocean is of exactly the same chemical constitution as the ocean, but isnot the ocean, our limited human consciousness is of the same essence as the InfiniteConsciousness, but is only a tiny drop of that Infinite Consciousness that has been madeto perceive itself as finite.“The term maya is often used in the sense of a veil that makesan illusory world seem real to the observer. It is, rather, the power of Shakti wrappedaround the spark of consciousness in us that makes it perceive itself as separate from theocean of Infinite Consciousness. As an ancient, well-known Sanskrit mantra states in thisregard, referring to the term poorna, which means wholeness or completeness.”4How didI finally find a name for my condition? A friend told me about the Samuel Weiser BookStore in New York City so I flew from Paris to New York to continue my search. To add tothe serendipitous nature of my quest, five minutes after entering the store I found myselfstaring at the spine of a book entitled 5 by Gopi Krishna. How I gravitated to this one titlein such a immense, cavernous store, I don’t know, but after perusing the book for twominutes, I realized I’d found a label for my condition. That Weiser’s closed down in 1991says more about the turmoil in publishing and book retailing than it does about interest inspiritual topics. But that’s another story.In the meantime, kundalini has become an all-encompassing term, too big for one language or tradition alone. Let’s forget terminologyconflicts for a moment and define Kundalini as a two-step biological process that:Awakensdormant energy through sexual sublimation,Releases super-conscious energy throughoutthe body, once the sublimated sexual energy rises to the brain.However, while kundalini isa biological process, it is also a rebirth/maturation process, which many seekers tend toignore until faced with the prospects of living the rest of their lives with this awakenedenergy. How does the rebirth process work? Firstly, you must accept kundalini energy andnot struggle against it. Unfortunately, many have trouble with acceptance — to theirultimate chagrin. But let’s say an individual accepts this energy, what’s next? Kundalinidoesn’t only re-engineer your body; it reconditions your metabolism, emotions, andintellect. It may even affect your genetic profile, although this cannot be proven at this

time. Talk about seeing things differently, growing up quickly. Overtime, Kundalini removesconditioning, steers you towards selflessness and has you doing things you never thoughtpossible, not because you suddenly thought them up, but because you are being driven todo them. You become an instrument, not in a mindless or robotic way, but an instrumentof self-illumination. You are an eddy in the pool of super-consciousness, a part of theevolutionary master plan. Your rational powers and artistic talents are enhanced; you areable to solve problems and make better decisions. You learn not to choose or supportunnatural causes or processes.Are The SGF’s teachings still valid in the 21st. Century?Today’s seeker is impatient, keen on results. The SGF advises us not to try to “leap overeverything and penetrate directly.” Patience is required.If you’re frustrated, you’ll findyourself asking: Why bother? What good will come from struggling through this text soladen with obscure metaphors? Good questions. Now let me ask you a question: why didyou purchase or borrow this book? Perhaps because you feel something is missing in yourlife and you’ve started trying to fill it? That’s why most people pick up this book, or otherslike it. Something inside yearns to be understood; an itch has to be scratched. Where did itcome from? Was it a sudden desire to make the acquaintance of an ancient Chineseliterary text, an impulse for scholarly reading? Not likely. A book about another book canbe quite boring if it’s not accompanied by a purpose.“Many people start their journeytowards God, truth, samadhi, because they have had a certain glimpse somewhere.Maybe through drugs, maybe through sexual orgasm, maybe through music, orsometimes accidentally. Sometimes a person falls from a train, is hit on the head and hehas a glimpse. I’m not saying make a method of that! But I know this has happened. Acertain centre in the head is hit by accident and the person has a glimpse, an explosion oflight. Never again will he be the same; now he will start searching for it. This is possible.The probable is no longer probable, it has become possible. Now he has some inkling,some contact. He cannot rest now.” — OshoThat’s right, choosing this book was apurposeful act, part of an enduring self-study process, a pervading sense that life hasbeen less fulfilling than it ought to be. Try as you might you can’t sustain your enthusiasm,not for things you do, the jobs you’ve had, the people in your life, or the fun you think youshould be having. Maybe you’ve always known there was another side of you, hiding justout of sight. Maybe you’ve tried talking to that side of yourself secretly from time to time,asking yourself questions about the purpose of life.If this is why you’re reading this book,you’re on the right track. However, if you’re reading it as a scholarly tract, then honestly,you’re missing the point. Yes, scholarship is involved; deciphering its meaning has to bepart of the purpose. However, the real value of this book is the system of meditation at itscore. Although this book explains the meaning of the SGF’s ontological teachings section-by-section, its primary purpose is to transform the SGF’s opaque text into a usable, prime-time meditation method for the modern practitioner. The SGF is a manual, like the one foryour Blu-Ray, GoPro, camera, or any other household or recreational device or gadget. Thedials and buttons don’t pop up like they do when you touch the screen of your smartphone, but they are there, just the same. All you have to do to make them appear is

practice the method.Yes, the terminology and poetic license in the SGF are stumblingblocks for many readers. Some may object because my commentary is based on mykundalini experiences and not on the terminology in the Indian, Tibetan, and Chinesetraditions you are familiar with.That’s where this book — the one you’re holding — comesin. While the SGF contains a viable meditation practice, if you don’t understand the text,you won’t make progress. That’s where my experience comes in. I’ve worked with the SGFfor over 40 years, since 1971. At first, I didn’t understand very much, but in using the bookas a guide for my meditation practice, I learned by doing. Doing, and more doing. Untilevery word and phrase gradually took on a meaning related to my practice.For example,you’ll experience actual physical feedback as your practice progresses: chakra activity, theappearance of markings on the surface of your skin, vibrational states, involuntarymovements, sundry energy shifts, sensations, events, and buildups as you progress. Whenthese occur, the SGF won’t explain what’s happening; that’s not the way it’s constructed.Once again, that’s where this book comes in. You’ll be able to confirm various effects andsensations with the explanations and examples in this book.You wouldn’t be the firstperson to read or skim through The Secret of the Golden Flower, then toss it aside with a,“Hmm, nice, but I don’t really get it. I thought there’d be more to it.” So maybe you pick upthis book for research or educational purposes in order to gain some literal insight intothe meaning of the SGF. If it’s only a line-by-line transliteration you’re seeking, then you’dbe missing its purpose, which is to transform your entire Being.On the other hand, if youcan’t accept everything I tell you, challenge me. Challenge yourself. Use logic in presentingyour ideas and watch how your mind reacts when people don’t agree with you. Couldwhat I’m trying to convey to you be true? Is there more to your being than medical scienceadmits? Are You a Being with a capital “B”?Don’t pick up this book asking, What is thisGolden Flower? Find out for yourself! The words of this book won’t jump off the page untilyou practice. Only then will you begin to understand its meaning.And don’t be cynicalabout your practice, be enthusiastic. If you find a better way of applying a certaintechnique, let me know.And don’t rely on so-called experts: writers, editors, translators, orother pundits, for, as Gopi Krishna’s stated in this chapter’s citation, none of them everpracticed the method or knew anything about the sexual sublimation process so central tothe purpose, meaning, and praxis in this book. Neither Jung, Wilhelm, nor Cleary.In fact, ina later chapter ponderously entitled, “Questions and Answers Opening up the Mysteriesof the Doctrine of the Golden Flower,” Cleary states:“The true practice of the great Wayfirst requires that the vitality be transformed into energy. As alchemical literature hasclearly explained, this vitality is not sexual.”6If statements like this by so-called expertssuch as Cleary leave you wondering, “Why should I believe Semple when an expert likeCleary says it isn’t so? How does he know?” Two reasons:The dual purposes of sexualenergy have been known for centuries.7 What are its two purposes? Reproduction andSelf-Realization. If sexual energy isn’t used in the Self-Realization process (awakeningkundalini), what other sources does the body have? Shake off any preconceptions thatcontrol of the mind is the goal of this method: the goal and purpose is awakening

kundalini, awakening the Primal Spirit, and this is accomplished by the only viable sourceof energy in the human body — sexual energy.I practiced the method; they didn’t. Itallowed me to raise kundalini, the evolutionary energy I’ve lived with and whose doings Iwatched for over 40 years.Keeping an open mind about the SGF’s teachings is essential.But having an open mind is difficult. Why? Belief systems hate open minds, because anopen mind means verifying everything you see, hear and feel, questioning conventionalwisdom and preconceptions, and examining the opinions that control your thinking andyour habits. Which actually puts you at odds with the rest of the world, a situation mostpeople aren’t ready to face because they’re used to going with the flow. Keeping an openmind means becoming a maverick, free to question accepted wisdom about your own selfand about life. A maverick “lives off the land” in a strange new landscape. When amaverick questions things, he doesn’t turn away, he keeps looking, eventually findingmeditation, and the truth that comes with meditating.So maybe you say to yourself...OpenMind, I have an open mind. It’s my fool cousin — fill in the blank: neighbor, supervisor,coworker, family member who won’t listen. Excuses, rationalizations, denials.Having anopen mind isn’t only about not generalizing or not being judgmental. Nor is it only aboutlistening to others or accepting new ideas, it’s about the emotional effect that perceivedslights and resentments have on you, it’s about emotional control. One of the beneficialeffects of meditation is recognizing when something upsets you. Meditation stops youfrom overreacting, helps you remain neutral. It has a soothing health effect.The Secret ofthe Golden Flower is a manual for energy cultivation. As such, it’s crucial that you acceptJung’s relationship to the text as that of a dabbler. We’ll review this in detail after the wefinish going over the text. For now, let’s just say that Jung was trying to connect the dotsbetween East and West. The thesis he came up with was that Eastern (Indian, Chinese,and Tibetan) spiritual traditions somehow equated to Western psychology. In fact, thereare very few similarities. That didn’t stop Jung from trying to sell readers on some of hispet theories that Animus, for one, is the equivalent of Yang and Anima equals Yin. Troubleis, he largely succeeded. What his efforts really accomplished, however, was to shiftpeople’s perception of the energy cultivation teachings in The Secret of the Golden Floweraway from its energetic aspects towards teachings that are more acceptable in the West,namely psychoanalysis.Alas, Jung’s undermining of a whole tradition not only subverted itsoriginal meaning and purpose, he papered it over with inapt, second-hand analogies, inthe end doing a disservice to the Taoist and Buddhist traditions.“To fully deal with Jung’streatment of the golden flower teaching would lead us afield from the point of this work,which is to expose the original teaching itself. The purpose of mentioning Jung here is toreopen a door of inquiry by questioning the limits of the limitations he presumed.“Jung’sideas on the golden flower, and their significance in relation to Western thinking aboutEastern thought, are more fruitfully treated in the context of his total work on Easternsubjects. Nevertheless, they provide a useful counterpoint to the original tradition whenhighlighting psychological practicalities of the golden flower exercise.”8You get a glimpseof how convoluted the crosstalk on the teaching becomes when Cleary savages Wilhelm

and Jung, making their comments that much more superfluous until you realize neithercamp fully knows what it’s talking about.I’ve often wondered why no Chinese source orspokesman called Jung’s commentary into question at the time of the Wilhelm edition’sfirst publication. For instance, although the works of Lu K’uan Yü [Charles Luk], writing inthe 1960s and 70s, contain many references to cultivation and use of sexual energy inChinese meditation practices, he makes no mention of The Secret of the GoldenFlower.Although the SGF’s poetic phrasing may appear cryptic, the method itself is quitesimple:Diaphragmatic Deep BreathingControl of Heart RateThe Backward-FlowingMethodOnce you realize it’s about energy cultivation, you can brush aside theunintelligible claptrap offered by those whose only familiarity and relationship to the textwas that they understood the Chinese, German, and English languages, i.e., they weretranslators or dabblers. No matter that they never practiced the method. As Gopi Krishnaremarked above, it’s not unusual to find experts sitting around a table discussing thingsthey know nothing about. So, goodbye Animus and Anima, goodbye to Jung’spsychobabble slang. Let’s get into the meat of the subject, or for vegetarians, the Tofu ofit...More about the Primal Spirit: Birth and RebirthMost of us believe we understand"birth," by virtue of being born, giving birth, witnessing a birth, or viewing, readingmaterials on the subject of birth. "Rebirth" is a more problematic topic.Almost a platitude,the term has religious as well as social and psychological connotations. And yet, mostpeople believe in some sort of rebirth although they'd be hard pressed to describe how itactually works.If a person is Christian, resurrection is a ready-made paradigm for rebirth.But, it too, has its problems, as explained in Elizabeth Clare Prophet's book, .9"The NewTestament presents conflicting views of the resurrection. It in turn reflects the variety ofJewish resurrection concepts. Some Jews believed that only righteous Israelites wouldresurrect. Some thought the resurrection would be on earth, other in paradise. Somethought the resurrected would have physical bodies, others that their bodies would betransformed into spiritual bodies."Which of these views did Jesus espouse? Or did he havea different vision?"The conventional Christian view of the resurrection as a single event atthe end of time derives in part from Revelation, which tells us that the dead will 'standbefore God' and be judged."If the resurrection is a single event at the end of time, whywere saints and martyrs raised ahead of time? And were they in physical or spiritualbodies? Clearly, the Bible reflects several ideas about resurrection that were current in theauthors' day."Reincarnation is as different from resurrection as Buddhism is fromChristianity. Instead of the resurrection concept of the physical body being raised up toheaven, reincarnation proposes a transmigration of the soul into a new body, whoseconception and incarnation takes place in the womb of new mother and is followed byphysical birth.Rebirth is neither reincarnation nor resurrection. Nor is it physical rebirth. Itis, however, a spiritual birth process that resembles physical birth in many ways. How canthis be? Very simply they resemble one another because the same ontological agent,kundalini, "manages" both birth and rebirth. There are differences, as we shall see lateron. First, however, let's delve deeper into the true nature of kundaliniKundalini is the in

your body; it functions in two quite different states. In its creative state, it’s knownas Kundalini Shakti10 — creative in the sense that it shapes your very substance in thewomb. After birth, it works in the background as Prana Shakti, the maintenance state ofkundalini. And unless it reactivates involuntarily or you reactivate it intentionally throughthe practice of a reliable method like (GFM), it remains in the background throughoutyour life. Think of it as a racing car that’s idling; the motor’s turning, but it's not goinganywhere. It manages your body’s autonomic functions: cell division, breathing, bloodflow, digestion — without you’re being aware of it or appreciating it. Like a computerroutine that works in the background, it’s there. If it stopped working altogether, you’d bedead.Contrary to conventional wisdom, kundalini is never dormant, never completelyinactive. It’s either in a maintenance state (Prana Shakti) or a creative state (KundaliniShakti) during your lifetime:During gestation, it's Kundalini Shakti, the creative force,responsible for your incarnation, During so-called “normal" life, it's Prana Shakti,maintaining your autonomic functions, until, Upon reactivating, it takes over once again asKundalini Shakti, the super-conscious creative life force.Most people don’t realize thatkundalini resides within them in one state or the other. They are simply unaware of itsactuality and its potential. Which means, of course, that they may never “re-activate” iteither spontaneously or otherwise, not unless they learn how to induce a Kundaliniawakening through meditation practice. Even then, the outcome is never certain. There's aquantum or karmic aspect to the process.At birth, Kundalini sort of hibernates. Why?Because the wonders of the material world ignite our senses and we start to process andexplore its delights. We let the thrall of the material world take over our thoughts andemotions. We become Ego driven, seeking mastery over all. Only the spiritually motivatedbecome curious about the metaphysical aspects of Creation. Only a few seek to discovertheir hibernating birthright — Kundalini Shakti. And it’s a shame, because...

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Alexander Morgulis, “Not a New Age Over-simplified OR Diluted Approach. Just read it andstarted practicing the described mediation method. This book is profound to say the leastand I'm exited at the prospect of starting the journey that may lead to the activation ofKundalini. This feels right for me. Thank you for sharing this Secret with us.”

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Drago Plecko, M.Sci., “The best of the West. I am a lifelong practitioner of all kinds ofmeditations and was quite close to H.H. Dalai Lama, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Poonjaji,Shivabalayogi, Sant Darshan Singh and many other teachers. However, my Kundalini wassuddently activated after I quit learned meditation and simple concentration on walkingand relaxing the tongue started the process. When you quit trying, expecting, craving andbeing a follower - you make it.The author of this book is a living proof that there is just one"spiritual phisiology" for Easterners and Westerners. We do not need to become Indian orChinese to awaken this evolutionary Force within us. In his descriptions and lucid remarksthat can free ourselves of all concepts I find my own experiences to the minutestdetails.Therefore I find his books being the masterpieces that are helping the seeker onhis Path. No matter which "method" we are talking about.”

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Part I 1. Wilhelm or Cleary Part II 2. Organization of this Interpretive Guidebook 3. A CaseStudy on Using This Meditation 4. Terminology Part III 5. I - Heavenly Consciousness (TheHeart) 6. II - The Primal Spirit and The Conscious Spirit 7. III - Circulation of the Light andProtection of the Center 8. IV - Circulation of the Light and Making the BreathingRhythmical 9. V - Mistakes During the Circulation of the Light 10. VI – ConfirmatoryExperiences During the Circulation of the Light 11. VII – The Living Manner of theCirculation of the Light 12. VIII – A Magic Spell For the Far Journey Part IV 13. KundaliniMeditation Modernized for Primetime 14. Diaphragmatic Deep Breathing (DDB) 15.Control of Heart Rate 16. The Backward-Flowing Method Part V 17. The Microcosmic OrbitOther Life Force Books Titles Notes About the Author

Language: EnglishFile size: 2386 KBText-to-Speech: EnabledScreen Reader: SupportedEnhanced typesetting: EnabledX-Ray: Not EnabledWord Wise: EnabledPrint length: 157 pagesLending: EnabledSimultaneous device usage: Unlimited