> > In the context of yoga, 'caNDaalii' fairly probably > > refers to heat... > > Vaj: > It's also a close homophone of kundali (kuNDalI)... > According to the Cologne Sanskrit Lexicon, the Sanskrit word 'kuNDalin' refers to snake that is 'coiled'.
If you are a TM practitioner, you would have probably experienced the kundalini rising effect many times. I don't know why Vaj is being disingenuous about this, since most of us are yogis on this forum and already know this. Go figure. According to Swami Sivananda Saraswati, Kundalini yoga is really considered a Laya yoga. The kundalini yoga energy can be awakened and a corresponding enlightenment experience can be attained by yogic techniques, such as pranic breathing, kriyas, hatha yoga asanas, and mantra meditation. Benson has demonstrated that a deep meditation, like TM practice, is a "conscious mental process that induces a set of integrated physiologic changes termed the relaxation response." In one study a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to identify brain regions that are active in simple meditation. In another study, it was recorded that there was "a skin temperature reduction on the palms of the hands during the experience of mental silence", arising as a result of a single 10 minute meditation session! Works cited: 'Kundalini Yoga' By Swami Sivananda Saraswati The Divine Life Society, 2007 Page page 32. 'Functional brain mapping of the relaxation response and meditation' By Herbert Bensin and Sara Lazar Neuroreport, May 15, 2000 Volume 11, Issue 7; pp. 1581-1585 'Changing Definitions of Meditation: Physiological Corollorary' By Manocha, Black, Ryan, Stough, and Spiro Journal of the International Society of Life Sciences, Vol 28 (1), March 2010 Read more: 'Kundalini Demystified' By David T, Eastman Yoga Journal, September 1985 pp. 3743
