I've never had that experience myself. But Muktananda says that seeing a snake during meditation is very auspicious.
I have had, on two occasions, the classical "snake slithering along the spine experience." It literally felt as if a snake was inside my body. Had I not had at least some understanding of kundalini and its relation to snakes and all that, I can see how I could have had really big problems dealing with it. Instead, I rather enjoyed the experience. But I can see how people can really freak out without some intellectual understanding when such experiences happen. --- In [email protected], Mike Dixon <mdixon.6...@...> wrote: > > anybody ever see a cobra in meditation? A couple of years ago, while I was > meditating, I suddenly saw a cobra slither out from under my arm chair, > between my feet. It skeerd the crap out of me and I raised my feet off the > floor and crossed them in the chair! On my six month course, another fellow I > knew, used to have a cobra appear in most meditations and sway back n forth > in front of him.> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, February 12, 2010 9:30:23 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Cobra paying homage to Lord Shiva > >  > Dinamalar- Miracle on January 15, 2010 - > >>                    Solar Eclipse day[Translation] > >> > >> > >> News in Dinakaran - Dated: January 16, 2010 > >> > >> Kumbakonam: People here got excited seeing a Cobra > >> picking Vilva leaves and doing Archana / pooja for > >> Siva Linga. > >> > >>There is a famous Temple for Sri Viswanatha at > >> Thepperumanallur near Kumbakonam. > >> > >>Here, yesterday the priest opened the sanctum doors > >> at about 10:30 AM and went to fetch water. > >> > >>At that time he noticed a Cobra descending from the > >> Temple Vilva (Bilva) tree carrying a Vilva leaf in its mouth. > >> > >>It entered the Sanctum of Sivalinga, went around the > >> Vigraha and dropped the leaf on top of the Linga. > >> > >>Then they saw the same being repeated one more time > >> carrying a Vilva leaf and putting it on the Siva Linga. > >> > >>The Priest explained "It is doing the archana during > >> the Solar Eclipse time to wash off its sins". > >> > >> The Naga Serpent has been regularly visiting the Siva > >> Idol for the last three SOLAR ECLIPSES. > >> > >>The priest and some locals had arranged for a > >> photographer a few months back during Sooriya Grahanam. > >> > >>In fact, they had kept milk offering also for the Naga. > >> But the snake did not appear on the day. > >> > >>On this particular  SOLAR ECLISE Grahanam day > >> when the priest opened the Sanctum Sanctorum he saw > >> the snake on the top of the Siva Linga idol. > >> > >>He immediately called Mr. Thenappan the photographer > >> who lives in Thrunagesvaram a kilo meter from this village. > >> > >>Meantime a dozen or more people including my house > >> caretaker had assembled to witness this miracle. > >> > >>In front of their eyes the Naga went back to the > >> "Vilwa tree" plucked the leaves and came back all the way > >> to drop it on the Siva Linga. > >> > >>All these have been photographed by Mr. Thenappan > >> (photos received directly from the photographer annexed). > >> > >> It may be pertinent to note that many of the residents > >> of this  VILLAGE (Agaraharm) are named Nagarajan > >> or Nagalingam for a few generations . > >> News seen in Tamil News papers âDinamalar. > >> > >>஠னà¯à®ªà¯à®à®¿à®µà®®à®¯à®®à¯à®à®¤à¯à®¯à®®à¯à®ªà®°à®¾à®à®¿à®µà®®à¯ > >> ANBE SIVAMAYAM SATYAME PARASIVAM > >> > >> > >>  > >> > >> > >  >  >  >  >  > While >
