INDEX
A
3HO Foundation, 1, 2
3HO Foundation SuperHealth program, 1, 2, 3
60 Minutes, 1
Abhinava-gupta, 1
Abhishiktananda, 1
abnormal states, 1
absolute being, 1
absorption, 1
academics, 1, 2
active bliss, 1
acupuncture, 1, 2, 3
addiction recovery, 1, 2
ADHD (attention-defcit hyperactivity disorder), 1
Adi Shakti, 1, 2
adolescents, 1
See also puberty
adult child issues, 1
adult maturation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
advaita, 1, 2
Advaita Vedanta, 1, 2, 3
Adyashanti, 1, 2, 3, 4
aggression, 1
agitation, 1, 2, 3
air, 1, 2, 3
ajna chakra, 1, 2, 3, 4
akashic ethers, 1
alchemy, 1, 2
alcohol, 1
alien encounters, 1
See also extra-terrestrials
alignment, 1, 2
Alliant International University (San Diego), 1
All-That-Is, 1, 2
Alpert, Richard (Ram Dass), 1
altered perceptions, 1
Alzheimer’s disease, 1, 2
Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation, 1, 2
Amaurghasasana, 1
amplifcation, 1, 2
amritas, 1, 2
Amritsar, India, 1
amrit vela, 1
amygdala, 1
anahata chakra, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
anahata-nad, 1, 2
anahata-nada, 1, 2
ananda, 1, 2
ananda-maya kosha, 1, 2
ancestors, 1, 2, 3
androgyny, 1
anima, 1
animal-like movements, 1
anja chakra, 1
anna-maya kosha, 1, 2
Annual Convention for Adult Children of Alcoholics, 1
anxiety, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
anxiety disorders
See anxiety
apana-pran, 1
aphasia, 1, 2
archetypes, 1
ardha-nari, 1
Arizona, 1, 2
Arjuna, 1, 2, 3
arousal system, 1, 2
ars erotica, 1
arthritis, 1
asanas, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
ascending bliss, 1
asceticism, 1
ashramas, 1, 2, 3, 4
ashram meditation, 1
See also ashramas
ashtangha yoga, 1, 2
Asoka the Great, 1
Asperger’s syndrome, 1
Assagioli, Roberto, 1
asthma, 1
Atman, 1, 2
attitude, 1
auditory hallucinations, 1
auditory meditation, 1
auditory sensations, 1
auras, 1, 2, 3, 4
Aurobindo, 1, 2
authority, temporal, 1
autism, 1
autonomic nervous system, 1, 2, 3
See also kundalini awakening; spiritual awakening; spontaneous awakening
gradual, 1, 2
negative effects of, 1, 2
nondual aspect of, 1, 2, 3, 4
recovery movement and, 1, 2
spontaneous, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
true, 1, 2
types of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
awareness, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
focused awareness, 1
A Course in Miracles, 1, 2
B
Baba, 1, 2
Babaji, 1, 2
back problems, 1
Bacon, Francis, 1
ballet, 1
bandhas, 1
‘batch karmic processing’, 1
belly dancing, 1
Benson, Herbert, 1
Bentov, Itzhak, 1, 2
Bentov-Sannella physio-kundalini model, 1, 2
Bergson, Henri, 1
Bhagavad Gita, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
bhakti yoga, 1, 2
bhandas, 1, 2
Bharati, Agehananda, 1
bhastrika pranayama, 1
bija, 1
bindu, 1
bioenergy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
bioplasma, 1, 2, 3, 4
bipolar disorder, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
birth
See childbirth
See also pleasure
bloodstream, 1
boddhisattva, 1
bodhicitta, 1
body-mind-spirit, 1
Bol, Goran, 1
Book of the Dead, 1
boundaries, 1, 2, 3, 4
Brahma, 1, 2, 3
brahmacharya, 1, 2, 3
Brahmarandhra, 1, 2, 3
brahma randhra
See Brahmarandhra
brain imaging studies, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
breath, 1
See also breathing
breath awareness, 1
breath technique, 1, 2
breathing, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
breathing exercises, 1, 2
breathing meditation, 1, 2
deep, 1
unusual breathing patterns, 1
Breathwalk, 1, 2, 3, 4
Breggin, Peter, 1
‘bridge pose’, 1
Brown, Norman O., 1
Bubba Free John, 1
Buddha, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Buddha mind, 1
Buddha Nature, 1, 2
inate, 1
statues of, 1
Buddha’s eightfold path, 1
buddhi, 1
Buddhist tradition, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Buhnemann, Gudrun, The Iconography of Hindu Tantric Deities, 1
burning, 1
Bushmen, 1
C
caduceus, 1
Cage, Nicholas, 1
California, 1, 2
Campbell, Joseph, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The Hero with a Thousand Faces, 1
cancer, 1
kidney cancer, 1, 2
prostate cancer, 1, 2, 3
cardiovascular health, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
See also the heart; heart attacks; strokes
Castaneda, Carlos, 1
castration complex, 1
Cave of Brahma, 1
See also Brahmarandhra
celibacy, 1, 2, 3
See also monastic life
erotic, 1, 2
cerebral lobes, 1
CERN, 1
balancing, 1, 2
chakra activation, 1
chakra meditation, 1, 2
chakra seven, 1
chakra six, 1
chakra system, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
character building of the, 1
debates about the nature of the, 1, 2
existence of the, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
heart chakra, 1
localization of the, 1, 2, 3, 4
opening of the, 1, 2, 3, 4
root chakra, 1
seventh chakra, 1, 2
sixth chakra, 1
symbolism of the, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
third chakra, 1, 2, 3
unifed human chakra, 1
Ch’an, 1
Chandogya Upanishad, 1
chanting, 1, 2
chemical dependence, 1
See also drugs
chi, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
chih-kuan, 1
chi kung
See Qigong
childbirth, 1, 2, 3
child development, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Children’s Hospital in San Diego, 1, 2
Child Within, 1, 2, 3
China, 1
choice, power of, 1
Christ
See Jesus Christ
Christ consciousness, 1, 2, 3, 4
Christianity, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Christian mysticism, 1, 2
Christian saints, 1, 2, 3
chronic fatigue, 1
circulation, 1
citta, 1
clairvoyance, 1
cleansing, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
codependence issues, 1
cognition, 1
supersensory, 1, 2, 3
types of, 1
cognitive impairment, 1
colors, 1, 2
compassion, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
concrete thinking, 1, 2
confusion, 1, 2
consciousness, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
altered states of, 1
cosmic, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
development of, 1, 2, 3
disease and, 1, 2
Divine Consciousness, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
ego-based, 1, 2
Eternal Consciousness, 1
expansion of, 1, 2, 3
heightened, 1
illuminated, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
kundalini experiences and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
kundalini yoga and, 1, 2
mundane, 1
mystical states of, 1, 2, 3
ocean of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
origin-consciousness, 1
power of, 1, 2, 3
primordial, 1
process of involution and evolution through chakras, 1, 2, 3, 4
pure, 1
states of, 1
superconsciousness, 1, 2, 3
transcendental state of, 1, 2
transformation of, 1, 2
transhuman, 1
unitive state of, 1, 2
Unity Consciousness, 1, 2, 3, 4
universal, 1, 2
universal nature of, 1, 2
waking, 1, 2, 3
Constantine, Emperor, 1
constipation, 1
continuing pain syndromes, 1
Continuum Center for Health and Healing (New York City), 1
contraction, 1
conversion, 1
conversion disorder, 1
Core, 1
core meditation, 1, 2
cortisol, 1
Cortright, Brant, 1
Cosmic Collaboration, 1
cosmic consciousness, 1
Cosmic Energy, 1, 2
countertransference, 1
courage, 1
Creation, 1
creative activities, 1
creative energies, 1
crown chakra, 1, 2
crying, 1
‘crystal children’, 1
D
Darwin, Charles, 1, 2, 3
davvening, 1
death, 1, 2, 3
See also dying; near-death experiences
fear of, 1, 2, 3, 4
delusions, 1
denial, 1, 2, 3
depersonalization disorder, 1, 2
depression karma, 1
derealization, 1, 2
dervishes, 1
desire-self identity, 1
devotion, 1
dharana, 1
dharma, 1, 2
dhrist, 1
dhyana, 1
diabetes, 1, 2, 3, 4
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), 1, 2, 3, 4
diaphragm, 1, 2
diarrhea, 1
diet, 1, 2
digestion, 1, 2
diksha, 1
discovery, 1
diseases
See illnesses
disorders, 1, 2, 3
disorientation, 1
dissociation, 1
Divine Consciousness, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
divine destiny, 1
divine Knowledge, 1
Divine Light, 1, 2
divine love, 1, 2
Divine Name Betrayal, 1
Divine Names, 1, 2, 3
Divine Presence, 1, 2
divine rhythm, 1
divinity, 1
See also the Divine
divya sharira, 1
DNA, 1, 2, 3
Dnyaneshwari (Jnaneshvari), 1
dopamine, 1, 2
dreams, 1, 2, 3, 4
drug intoxication, 1
drugs, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
See also specifc drugs
prescription medication, 1, 2, 3
psychiatric, 1, 2, 3, 4
withdrawal from, 1
duality, 1, 2
duality-nonduality, oscillating, 1
Durga, 1
dvaita-advaita, 1
dying, 1
See also death
dysthymic disorder, 1
Dzogchen, 1, 2
divine, 1
E
Earth, 1
See also Gaia earth (element), 1, 2
eccentrcicity, 1
ecstacy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
See also ego-mind; false self
ego infation, 1
voice of the, 1, 2
ego-mind, 1, 2
Egypt, 1, 2
Einstein, Albert, 1
élan vital, 1
electroencephalography (EEG), 1, 2, 3, 4
elements, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
See also specifc elements
Eliade, Mircea, 1
elimination, 1, 2
Eliot, T.S., 1
embodied awakening, paradox of, 1
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), 1
emotions, 1, 2
emotional lineage, 1, 2, 3
emotional strength, 1
negative, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
empathy, 1, 2, 3, 4
endocrine system, 1
endogenous nitric oxide, 1
energetics, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
energy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
See also life force
Cosmic Energy, 1, 2
energies of low vibration, 1
the energy body, 1
energy centers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
(See also chakras)
energy felds, 1
energy fow, 1, 2, 3
Energy of Spirit, 1
energy openings, 1
energy points, 1
energy practice, 1
energy stream, 1
energy-type massages, 1
real vs. imagined experiences of, 1, 2
enlightenment, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
false, 1, 2
epilepsy, 1, 2
Epstein, Mark, 1
erotic fuids, 1, 2
Esalen Institute, 1
Eskimo shamans, 1
esoteric psychologies, 1, 2
esoteric traditions, 1
essence, 1, 2, 3
Eternal Consciousness, 1
eternal path, 1, 2
ether, 1, 2
Euclindian space, 1
evolution, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
evolutionary theory, 1
of the human race, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
law of, 1
existence, 1
existential beliefs, 1
Experimental Center, 1
extrasensory experiences, 1, 2
extra-terrestrials, 1, 2, 3, 4
See also alien encounters
F
Fallacy of Simple Location, 1
false enlightenment, 1, 2
false self, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
See also ego
family, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
fast food, 1
fast-food spirituality, 1
fasting, 1
fathers, 1
fatigue, 1
feelings, 1, 2
feminine energies, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
femininity, 1, 2
Fenichel*, 1
Ferenczi, Sándor, 1
Ferrer, Jorge, 1
fertility, 1
fbromatosis, 1
fbromyalgia, 1
fne motor coordination, 1, 2
fre, 1, 2, 3, 4
fre of yoga, 1
famenco, 1
focused awareness, 1
focusing, 1, 2, 3
focus phrases, 1, 2
Forbes, James, 1
Foucault, Michel, 1
fourth vertebra, 1
Francis de Sales, Saint, 1
freedom, 1
Freud, Sigmund, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
frontal lobes, 1, 2
function magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), 1, 2, 3
G
Gaia, 1
See also Earth
Garden of Eden, 1, 2, 3
gastrointestinal problems, 1, 2, 3
genetic karma, 1, 2
genital sexuality, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
genius, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
See also savants; talent
Genlin, Eugene, 1
gestation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Gherand Sahmita, 1
glands, 1
glandular system, 1, 2
See also the Creator; the Divine; Goddess; Higher Energy
feminine aspect of, 1
five powers of, 1, 2, 3
kundalini experiences and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
women and, 1, 2
God-consciousness, 1, 2, 3
Goddess, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
goddesses, 1
See also specifc deities
tantric, 1
goddess force, 1
gods, 1
See also specifc deities
God-self, 1
God Source, 1
Goraksanatha, 1
Goraksha-nath, 1
Govindan, Marshall Babaji, 1
grace, 1, 2, 3
grandparenthood, 1
granthi, 1, 2, 3
See also knots
gratitude, 1, 2
great-great-grandparenthood, 1
Greece, 1
Greek mythology, 1, 2
Energies of Transformation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Greyson, Bruce, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
grief, 1, 2
grihastha householder path, 1, 2, 3, 4
Grihasthya Ashrama, 1
Grof, Christina, 1, 2
Grof, Stanislav, 1, 2
group psychotherapy, 1
growth, 1
guilt, 1
Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine and Humanology, 1, 2
Guyon, Madame, 1, 2
gymnastics, 1
gyrations, 1
H
hallucinations, 1
Hariakhan Baba
See Babaji
Hari Dass, Baba
Hariakhan Baba: Known, Unknown, 1
harmony, 1
hatha yoga, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
hathayogapradipika, 1, 2
Hawking, Stephen, 1
healing, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
through the Three Channels, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
See also illnesses
spirituality and, 1, 2, 3, 4
heart activity, 1
heart attacks, 1, 2
See also cardiovascular health
kundalini-related, 1, 2
heart centers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
See also cardiovascular problems
opening of the, 1, 2
perceptions associated with the, 1
heart chakra, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
See also the heart
heart disease
See cardiovascular health
heartfelt experiences, 1, 2, 3
Heart Lotus, 1
heart rate variation (HRV), 1, 2
heat, 1, 2
Hellenistic cultures, 1
helping professions, 1, 2, 3
Hendricks, Gay, 1, 2
hepatitis C, 1
Hesychasm, 1, 2
high blood pressure, 1
Higher Energy, 1, 2, 3
See also God
Higher Intelligence, 1
Higher Power, 1, 2, 3, 4
Higher Self, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
high-level denial, 1, 2
Hinduism, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Hindu mystics, 1
hippocampus, 1
Hitler, Adolf, 1
HIV (Human Immunodefciency Virus), 1, 2
Hixon, Lex, 1, 2
‘Holy Ghost’ dancing, 1
Homo luminous, 1, 2
Homo sapiens, 1
hormones, 1
householder path, 1, 2
Humanology, 1
humans, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
evolution of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
future of, 1
human design, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
human development, 1
human excellence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
human expansion, 1
transformation of, 1
transformation of the human into the divine, 1, 2
humility, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
characteristics of, 1
power of, 1, 2, 3
huo, 1
hyperactivity, 1
hypersensitivity, 1
hypoglossus, 1, 2
hypophysis, 1
hypothalamus, 1, 2, 3
I
ida, 1, 2, 3
ida nadi, 1
identity, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
See also ego; self
maturation of, 1
See also disorders; specifc disorders; specifc illnesses
as a blessing in disguise, 1, 2
as a call to spiritual awakening, 1, 2, 3, 4
cardiovascular, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(See also cardiovascular health)
kundalini-related, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
psychosomatic, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
illumination, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
immune system, 1
Inanna, 1
incendium amoris, 1
India, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Indian literature, 1
Indian metaphysics, 1
‘indigos’, 1
ineffability, 1, 2, 3, 4
infantile regression, 1, 2
infants, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
infertility, 1
initiation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
inner heat, 1
inner life, 1
insanity, 1
insight, 1
insomnia, 1, 2
insulin resistance syndrome, 1
intellectual bliss, 1
intelligence, 1, 2
Higher Intelligence, 1
Intelligent Presence, 1
International Association of Yoga Therapists, 1
International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association, 1
intuition, 1, 2, 3
involution, 1, 2, 3, 4
Ishvara, 1, 2
Islam, 1
Iyengar, B.K.S., 1
J
James, William, 1
japa, 1
jati, 1
Jesus Christ, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
jiva, 1, 2
jiwan-mukta state, 1
jnana yoga, 1
Jnaneshvar, 1, 2
Jnaneshvar-gita, 1
jobs, 1
John of the Cross, Saint, 1, 2
journal-keeping, 1
joy, 1, 2, 3
See also pleasure
Judaism, 1, 2, 3
Jung, Carl, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Jungian analysis, 1
K
Kabbalah, 1, 2
Kabir, 1
Kali, 1
See also Maha Kali, gifts of
kalpataru, 1
Kama-Kala-Vilasa, 1
Kamasutra, 1
kapalabhati pranayama, 1
karma, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
depression karma, 1
genetic, 1, 2
karmic cleaning, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
karma yoga, 1, 2, 3, 4
Kashmir, 1
Kashmir Shaivism, 1, 2, 3
Keen, Sam, 1
Keiffer, Gene, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Kelly, Penny, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
keshin, 1
Khalsa, Dharma Singh, 1, 2
Khalsa, Gurmukh Kaur, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Khalsa, Gurucharan Singh, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Khalsa, Mukta Kaur, 1
Khalsa, Sat Bir Singh, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
khechari mudra, 1, 2, 3
ki, 1
kidney cancer, 1, 2
Kieffer, Gene, 1
Kinsley, David, Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine, 1
kirtan, 1
Kirtan Kriya, 1
knots, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
knot of Brahma, 1
knot of Rudra, 1
knot of Vishnu, 1, 2
divine, 1
knowing of the Heart, 1, 2
Kohut, Hanz, 1
Kornfeld, Jack, 1, 2
kosas, 1
Kripalvand, 1
Krishna, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
The Dawn of a New Science, 1
introduction to, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in Man, 1, 2, 3
Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in Man
Krishnamacharya, 1
Krishnamurti, 1, 2, 3, 4
Kriyananda, 1
See also pranic movements
kriya yoga, 1
Krsna, 1
See also Krishna
kuei-hou intervals, 1
Kula-Arnava, 1
Kularnava Tantra, 1, 2
kunamnama, 1
kunda, 1
activities that awaken, 1, 2, 3
ascending, 1
common myths about, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
defnition of, 1, 2, 3, 4
depiction of, 1
dual nature of, 1, 2
embryological development and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
examination of, 1, 2, 3
as the ‘face of God’, 1
fow into the brain, 1, 2
genius and, 1
knowledge of, 1
as ‘meta-DNA’, 1
near-death experiences (NDEs) and, 1, 2
origin of the word, 1
path of, 1
power of, 1, 2
psychology of, 1
safety of, 1
showing the reality of, 1
spontaneous awakening of, 1, 2
symbolism of, 1, 2
thoughts on, 1, 2, 3, 4
throughout the life cycle, 1, 2, 3, 4
translation of, 1, 2
true function of, 1, 2, 3
warnings about, 1, 2
Kundalini (Goddess) as the Great Lover, 1
as the Great Mother, 1
manifestations of, 1
mothering creativity of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Mother Kundalini, 1, 2, 3, 4
kundalini awakening
See also kundalini process
activities that cause, 1, 2, 3
diagnosis of, 1, 2
health problems and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
improper, 1
key features of, 1, 2
meditation and, 1, 2, 3
mental and emotional health and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
misdiagnosis as psychiatric disorder, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
negative effects of, 1, 2, 3
physical symptoms of, 1, 2, 3
psychological problems and, 1, 2, 3
Qigong and, 1, 2
resemblance to medical and psychiatric disorders, 1, 2, 3
as a spiritual problem, 1, 2
symptoms of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
triggers for, 1
yoga and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
kundalini consciousness, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
See also life-force energy
kundalini energy meditation, 1, 2, 3
real vs. imagined experiences of, 1, 2
kundalini fow, 1, 2
kundalini-gone-astray, 1
brain imaging and, 1, 2
clinical uses of, 1, 2
kundalini energy meditation, 1, 2, 3
kundalini yoga and, 1, 2
kundalini yoga meditation, 1, 2
measurability of, 1, 2, 3
power of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
research on, 1, 2, 3
science and, 1, 2, 3
as taught by Yogi Bhajan, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
kundalini phenomena, cross-cultural, 1, 2
kundalini ‘popping’, 1
kundalini process, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
mental and emotional health and the, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
misdiagnosis of, 1, 2, 3
psychic phenomena as a by-product of, 1, 2
spontaneous triggers, 1, 2
symptoms of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
kundalini recovery process, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
kundalini-related pathology, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Kundalini Research Foundation, 1
Kundalini Research Institute, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Kundalini Research Network, 1
Kundalini Shakti, 1
kundalini theory, 1, 2, 3
accessibility of, 1
aimed at the householder, 1, 2
aim of, 1, 2
for Alzheimer’s, 1
anatomy of, 1, 2, 3
breath technique, 1, 2
for cognitive impairment, 1
for continuing pain syndromes, 1
as a coping mechanism, 1
for diabetes, 1
for disorders, 1, 2
effects on physical and mental health, 1, 2
for fbromyalgia, 1
forms of, 1
goals of, 1, 2
health effects of, 1, 2
for HIV patients, 1, 2
illness and, 1, 2, 3, 4
initiation and, 1, 2
for insulin resistance syndrome, 1
kundalini meditation and, 1, 2
measurability of, 1, 2, 3
myths about, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
nature of practices, 1, 2
negative effects of, 1, 2
for obsessive-compulsive disorder, 1, 2
perfection and, 1, 2
positive effects of, 1, 2, 3
power of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
practice of, 1, 2, 3
psychic abilities and, 1, 2
psychology of, 1
religion and, 1
research on, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
safety of, 1
science and, 1, 2, 3
secrecy and, 1, 2
for sleep disorders, 1, 2, 3
for special populations, 1, 2
for speech disorders, 1, 2
spontaneous phenomena, 1, 2
for stroke rehabilitation, 1, 2
as taught by Yogi Bhajan, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
as therapy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
time to results, 1
transformational aspects of, 1, 2
warnings about, 1, 2
the yogic brain, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
kundalini yoga meditation, 1, 2
Kurma Purana, 1
L
Lakulisha, 1, 2
language, 1, 2, 3, 4
mantric effects of sacred, 1
Large Hadron Collider, 1
lataif, 1
Latin America, 1
laughter, 1
‘launching’ dreams, 1
Laya Yoga, 1
left-brain activity, 1
le Saux, Henri, 1
lethargy, 1
leukemia, 1, 2
liberation, 1, 2, 3
libido, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Life, 1, 2, 3
life-force energy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
See also kundalini energy
life goals, 1
Life Review, 1
of knowledge, 1
lightbodies, 1, 2
the Light within, 1
‘light work’, 1
meditation on the, 1, 2
of understanding, 1
Vision of Light, 1
Lim, R., 1, 2
limbic system, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
limits
See boundaries
limpness, 1
Lin, K., 1, 2
lineage, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
‘living electricity’, 1
Living Radiance, 1, 2
loneliness, 1
longing, 1, 2
loss, 1
lotus fowers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
love, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
lovemaking
See sex
loving bliss, 1
Lukoff, David, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
la petite mort, 1
M
MacLaine, Shirley, 1
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 1
Maha Kali, gifts of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
mahamudra, 1
Mahanirvana, 1
Maharshi, 1
maha-samadhi, 1
Maha Shakti, 1, 2
mahavakya, 1
maithuna, 1
manas, 1
mania, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
manipura chakra, 1, 2, 3, 4
manomaya kosha, 1, 2
mantras, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
mantra yoga, 1
map of the psyche, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
marga, 1
marriage, 1, 2, 3
Martin, 1
masculine energies, 1
masculinity, 1, 2
Maslow, Abraham, 1, 2
massages, 1
masturbation, 1
materiality, 1
Matsyendra-nath, 1
Matthew, Gospel of, 1
meaning, 1
chakra meditations, 1, 2
power of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
auditory, 1
body-scanning, 1
Buddhist, 1, 2, 3
Christian, 1, 2
Hindu, 1, 2, 3
instruction in, 1, 2
kundalini awakening and, 1, 2, 3
kundalini energy meditation, 1, 2, 3
manipulative approach to, 1, 2
meditation on the Light, 1, 2
Native American, 1
nonstop, 1
power of
psychotic episodes and, 1
repeat experiences, 1, 2
for schizophrenic patients, 1
Taoist, 1, 2
as taught by Yogi Bhajan, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
visual, 1
Zen, 1
meditation-related experiences, 1, 2
MEG, 1
memory, 1, 2, 3
See also psychological problems
mental phenomena, 1, 2
meridians, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
mescaline, 1
metacognition, 1
metaphysics, 1, 2
Mexico, 1
misdiagnosis of kundalini experiences, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
mission, sense of, 1, 2, 3
moksha, 1
monastic life, 1, 2
See also celibacy
mood disorders, 1
mood swings, 1, 2, 3
mortifcation, 1
Mother Ganga, 1
mothering energy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Mother Kundalini, 1, 2, 3, 4
mothers, 1
Motoyama, 1
mucopolysaccharides, 1
mudras, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Muktananda, 1, 2, 3
mula-bandha, 1
muladhara, 1, 2
muladhara chakra, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
multiple sclerosis, 1
mumukshtva, 1
Mundaka Upanishad, 1
muscular problems, 1
muscular tension, 1
musculature, 1
music, 1, 2
Mystery, 1, 2, 3
Mystery of Creation, 1
Mystical Vision, 1, 2
mysticism, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Christian, 1
mystical consciousness, 1
mystical ecstacy, 1, 2
mystical experiences, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
mystical states, 1
mystical traditions, 1, 2, 3
mystical trance, 1, 2
mystic marriage, 1
mystics, 1, 2, 3, 4
myths, 1, 2, 3, 4
N
nabho, 1
nadis, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Nanak, Guru Dev Jee, 1
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 1, 2
National Institutes of Health, 1, 2
National Treasure, 1
Native American tradition, 1, 2
nature, 1
nausea, 1
near-death experiences (NDEs), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
defnition of, 1, 2
physio-kundalini syndrome and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
research on, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Neem Karoli Baba, 1
neo-Confucians, 1
neocortex, 1
neonatal development, 1
neo-Reichian bodywork, 1
neo-Vedanta satsangs, 1
nerve food, 1, 2
nervous system, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
neurological problems, 1
neurophysiology, 1, 2, 3
neuroscience, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
neurosis, 1, 2
neurotic confict, 1, 2, 3
neurotransmitters, 1, 2, 3
New Age Groups, 1
New Age theology, 1
Newberg, Andrew B., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
New Delhi, India, 1
‘New Earth’, 1, 2, 3, 4
New Mexico, 1
new self, 1
New Testament, 1
Newton, Isaac, 1, 2
New York City, 1
New York Times, 1
night moves, 1, 2, 3
nigune, 1
nirbija-samadhi, 1
nirvana, 1, 2
Nisadagatta, 1
nivritti dharma, 1, 2, 3
niyamas, 1
nocturnal phenomena, 1, 2, 3
nondrug modalities, 1, 2
nonduality, 1, 2
nonstop meditation, 1
nutrition, 1, 2
O
Obama, Barack, 1
object-relations psychology, 1
obsessive-compulsive disorder, 1, 2, 3
Ocean of Awareness, 1
old self, 1
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahe Dhyo Yonah Prachodayat, 1
Omega Project, 1
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya, 1
Om Namo Shivaya, 1
oneness, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
ontogeny phylogeny recapitulation, 1
opening, 1, 2
Orenstein, Robert, 1
organe energy, 1
organic syndromes, 1
orgasms, 1, 2, 3
orgone, 1
origin-consciousness, 1
Ornstein, Robert, The Psychology of Consciousness, 1
Osiris, 1
out-of-body experiences (OBEs), 1, 2, 3, 4
P
positive, 1, 2
pagan traditions, 1
pain, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Panca-Tantra, 1
Panchastavi, 1
pandit, 1
Pandit, M.P., 1
paradigm shifts, 1, 2
paraiyanga, 1
paranormal states, 1, 2, 3
See also psychic abilities
parietal lobe, 1
partners in learning, 1
Pashupati seal, 1, 2
Patanjali, 1
pathcutters, 1, 2, 3
pathcutting, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
peace, 1, 2
pelvic infammatory syndrome, 1
Penfeld, Wilder, The Mystery of the Mind, 1
Pentacostalism, 1
perception, 1, 2, 3
altered, 1, 2
extra-sensory, 1
higher, 1
interpersonal, 1
perceptions
See also senses
perfection, 1, 2
perineum, 1, 2, 3
perineum state, 1
Perrin, Stuart, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
personality changes, 1, 2
personal organism, 1
personal work, 1
petals, 1
phalam, 1
phalluses, 1
Pharaoh, 1, 2
photismos, 1
physical movements, 1, 2, 3, 4
physics, 1
physio-kundalini syndrome, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
pineal glands, 1, 2, 3
pineal lobes, 1
pingala, 1, 2, 3
pingala nadi, 1
pituitary glands, 1, 2
Plato, 1
pleasure, 1, 2, 3
See also bliss
Pleasure Principle, 1, 2
poetry, 1
point-fxation, 1
political environment, 1, 2
Porter, Katherine Anne, 1
positron-emission tomography (PET), 1, 2
possession states, 1
post-traumatic stress, 1
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 1
posture, 1
potential, hidden, 1, 2, 3, 4
power, 1, 2
power center, 1, 2
See also kriyas
defnition of, 1
as life energy, 1
pranic awakening, 1
pranic movements, 1
(See also kriyas)
pranic spectrum, 1
pranic stream, 1, 2
prana-maya kosha, 1, 2, 3
prana-pran, 1
pranayama, 1, 2
pranotthana, 1, 2, 3, 4
Pransali, India, 1
pratyahara, 1
pravritti, 1
prayer, 1, 2, 3
pregnancy, 1
premature transcendence, 1, 2
preparation, 1
prescription medication, 1, 2, 3
presence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
present-moment awareness, 1, 2, 3, 4
Presley, Elvis, 1
pressure points, 1
priapic art, 1
prima materia, 1
processed food, 1
projection, 1, 2
prophets, 1
proprioceptive system, disruption of the, 1
prostate cancer, 1, 2, 3
protection, 1
protoasanas, 1
protobrain, 1
protohypothalamus, 1
protolinguistic development, 1
protospine, 1, 2
psyche, map of the, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
See also the mind
psychiatric drugs, 1, 2, 3, 4
psychic abilities, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
See also paranormal states
attachments to, 1, 2
psychic opening, 1
psychological problems, 1, 2, 3
kundalini awakening and, 1, 2
psychosis, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
spiritual practices and, 1, 2, 3, 4
psychology, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
See also specifc schools
esoteric, 1, 2
orthodox, 1, 2
psychological perspectives, 1, 2
psychosis, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
kundalini experiences misdiagnosed as, 1, 2, 3
meditation and, 1
psychosomatic illness, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
See also kundalini-related pathology
psychotherapy, 1, 2, 3
puberty, 1, 2, 3, 4
puja, 1
pulse, 1
pulsing, 1
purgation, 1, 2
purifcation, 1, 2, 3, 4
purity, 1
purpose, 1, 2
Q
qalb, 1
qi, 1, 2
Qigong, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
kundalini awakening and, 1, 2
Qigong psychotic reaction, 1, 2
Quakerism, 1
quaking, 1
quamaneq, 1
quiet mind, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
perceptual experiences that create, 1, 2
quivering, 1
qwaali, 1
R
Kundalinia Yoga for the West, 1
Light & Vibration, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Radhe, 1
Radiance Breathwork, 1, 2
the radiant body, 1
raja yoga, 1, 2, 3
Ramana Maharshi, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Ram Dass, 1, 2
Be Here Now (From Bindu to Ojas), 1
Ramprasad Sen, 1
Mother of the Universe, 1, 2
rasayana, 1
reality, 1, 2
projection of, 1, 2
Real Self, 1
recovery, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
recovery movement, 1, 2
stages of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
red, 1, 2
‘red’ dreams, 1
refection, 1, 2
Reich, Wilhelm, 1, 2
reincarnation, 1
relationships, 1, 2, 3, 4
Relativity, 1
relaxation, 1
religion, 1
See also mysticism; specifc religions
as evolutionary impulse, 1
religious ecstacy, 1
sexuality as religious experience, 1
Renard, Gary, The Disappearance of the Universe, 1
reproduction, 1
See also sex
reproductive energy, 1
reproductive organs, 1, 2, 3, 4
biomedical, 1
respiratory therapy, 1, 2
retardation, 1
retraumatization, 1
retruthing, 1, 2
revelation, 1
rhythm, 1
divine, 1
right-brain activity, 1, 2
rigidity, 1
Ring, Kenneth, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Heading toward Omega, 1
ritual sexual intercourse, 1
Roberts, Jane, 1
Roche, L., 1
root center, 1
root chakra, 1, 2, 3, 4
Rosin, Steven, 1
Rosing, Christopher, 1
Rowe, H.T., 1
ruh, 1
Rumi, 1, 2, 3
rumination, 1
Rumi poems, 1, 2, 3
S
sabija-samadhi, 1
sacred languages, 1
Sacred Person, 1, 2, 3
Saddasiva, 1
sadhana, 1
sages, 1, 2, 3
saguna Brahman, 1, 2
sahaja state, 1
sahaja yoga, 1, 2, 3
sahasrara, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
sahasrara chakra, 1, 2
saints, 1
Saktavijnana, 1
Sakyamuni Buddha, 1
salutary prescriptions, 1, 2
salvation, 1, 2
samadhi, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
samadhi state, 1, 2
samana-pran, 1
samsara, 1, 2
samskaras, 1, 2
Sanatana Dharma, 1
San Diego, California, 1, 2
San Francisco VA Day Treatment Center, 1
sankhocha, 1
sankini, 1
Sannella, Lee, 1, 2
Kundalini: Psychosis or Transcendence?, 1, 2
sannyas, 1
sannyasa ashrama, 1, 2
Sanskrit, 1
Sarah, 1, 2
sat nam, 1
satori, 1
satsangs, 1
Satyeswarananda, Babaji, 1
Saundaryalahari, 1
savants, 1, 2
See also genius
schizophrenic patients, 1
See also research
Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’, 1
Scriptures, 1, 2
seat of the soul, 1
second chakra, 1
secrecy, 1, 2
seers, 1
sefroth, 1
Selby, John, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Kundalini Awakening in Everyday Life, 1
Divine Self, 1
false, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
‘false’ vs. ‘true’, 1
Higher Self, 1, 2, 3, 4
knowledge of the, 1, 2
negation of the, 1
new, 1
old, 1
perceived, 1
perceptions of, 1
phenomenology of the, 1
recognition of the, 1, 2
Self of All, 1
sense of, 1, 2
True Self, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
unveiling of, 1, 2
self-consciousness, 1
self-hatred, 1
self-knowledge, 1
Self of All, 1
self-psychology, 1, 2, 3
self-realization, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Semela, 1
seminal fuid, 1, 2
senses, 1
See also perceptions
amplifcation of, 1, 2
sensory problems, 1
separateness, illusion of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
serotonin, 1
serpent, 1, 2
‘serpent’ kundalini, 1
serpent power, 1
seventh chakra, 1
See also reproduction; sexuality
ritual sexual intercourse, 1
sexual indulgence, 1
sex organs, 1, 2, 3
sexuality, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
See also libido; lovemaking
sexual energy, 1, 2, 3
sexual essence, 1, 2
as unexpressed or unfulflled religious experience, 1
sexual symbolism, 1
Shabad Krya, 1
Shakerism, 1
Shakespeare, William, 1
shaking, 1, 2, 3
shakptipat, 1
Shakta-Vedanta, 1
shaktipat, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
shamanica medhra, 1
shamanic traditions, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
shamanistic initiatory crisis, 1
shambhavi mudra, 1
Shams, 1, 2
Shankara, 1
Shankaracharya, 1
Shannahoff-Khalsa, David, 1, 2, 3
Shanti Shanti Kaur Khalsa, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Shekhinah, 1
shikantaza, 1
Shiva, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Shiva-Samhita, 1
Shiva-Sutra, 1
siddha-asana, 1, 2
Siddha masters, 1
siddhis, 1
simha-asana, 1
single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), 1, 2, 3
Siva, 1
See also Shiva
skull chakra, 1
sleep, 1, 2, 3, 4
sleep disorders, 1, 2
sleep disturbances, 1
sleeplessness, 1, 2
So-Ham, 1
sokrlung, 1
solar plexus, 1
soma, 1
Somananda, 1
somas, 1
somatic personhood, 1, 2, 3, 4
somatized awakening, 1
sorrow, 1
soul contracts, 1
soul-self identity, 1
soul travel, 1
sounds, 1
South America, 1
Special K, 1, 2, 3
special populations, 1, 2
speech disorders, 1, 2
sphincter, 1
spinal column, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
spinal problems, 1
spinal-rocking, 1
spirit, 1, 2, 3
See also the Holy Spirit
body and, 1, 2, 3
immensity of the, 1, 2, 3
mind and, 1, 2
See also awakening; kundalini awakening
bipolar disorder and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
disease and, 1, 2, 3, 4
physical and mental health aspects of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
recovery movement and, 1, 2
traps in, 1, 2, 3
spiritual bypass, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
spiritual emergence, 1, 2, 3
Spiritual Emergence Network
See Spiritual Emergency Network (SEN)
Spiritual Emergence Network Newsletter, 1
spiritual emergencies, 1, 2, 3, 4
See also kundalini awakening; spiritual emergence
Spiritual Emergency Network (SEN), 1, 2
spiritual energies, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
spiritual entities, 1
spiritual heart, 1
problems associated with the, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
spirituality, 1
health and, 1, 2, 3, 4
spiritual growth, 1
spiritual insight, 1
spiritual problems, 1
spiritual masturbation, 1, 2
spiritual paths, 1, 2
spiritual practices, 1, 2
neurophysiology and, 1, 2, 3
psychological problems and, 1, 2, 3, 4
spontaneous awakening, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
spontaneous healing, 1
spontaneous inner transformation, 1
spontaneous kriyas, 1, 2
spontaneous movements, 1
spontaneous sounding, 1
spontaneous triggers, 1, 2
sri yantra, 1
Stages of Recovery, 1
Steindl-Rast, David, 1, 2
still-sitting, 1
stress, 1
strokes, 1, 2
kundalini-related, 1, 2, 3
stroke rehabilitation, 1, 2
sublimation, 1, 2
substance abuse, 1, 2
subtle channels, 1
subtle energetic anatomy, 1
subtle energy felds, 1, 2
subtle energy systems, 1, 2
subtle judgement, 1
subtle mind, 1
Sufsm, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
sukshmasharira, 1
Sumer, 1
sunlight, inner, 1
superconsciousness, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘superintelligent energy’, 1
Supreme Identity, 1, 2
Surangama Sutra, 1
surrender, 1, 2
sushanna nadi, 1, 2, 3
sushumna, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
sushumna nadi, 1
svadhishthana chakra, 1, 2, 3, 4
symbols, 1, 2, 3, 4
Symptom Checklist-90-Revised Obsessive Compulsive Scale, 1
synergy, 1
synesthesia, 1
T
the Adi-Buddha, 1
the Age of Aquarius, 1, 2, 3
the Beloved, 1, 2
the body, 1, 2
the energy body, 1
the etheric body, 1
fnality of, 1, 2, 3
mind-body complex, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
the physical body, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
the radiant body, 1
spirit and, 1, 2, 3, 4
the subtle body, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
the Brahman, 1
See also the mind
biology of, 1
brain centers, 1
evolution of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
kundalini fow into, 1, 2
yogic, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
the Bronze Age, 1
the Creator, 1, 2
See also God
‘cross the road’, 1, 2, 3
the Dark Night, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
the Divine, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
See also God
awakening the, 1, 2
personalization of, 1
transforming the human into, 1, 2
the Divine Beloved, 1
the Divine Feminine, 1
the Divine Mother, 1, 2
the Divine Self, 1
the Elephanta Islands, 1
the energy body, 1
the etheric body, 1
the Ganges, 1
the Godhead, 1, 2
‘God particle’ hunt, 1
the Golden Age, 1
the Great Lover, 1
the Great Mother, 1
the Great Retruthing, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
the gross body
See the physical body
the guru within, 1
See also heart centers; heart chakra
as cremation ground, 1, 2
development of the, 1
knowing of the, 1
spiritual, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
symbolism of the, 1, 2
vibrational power in the, 1, 2
the Holy Spirit, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
the I Am, 1, 2
‘I’ awareness, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
the Iron Age, 1
the mind, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
See also the brain
with certainty, 1
levels of, 1
map of the psyche, 1, 2, 3, 4
mind-body complex, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
‘mind-stuff’, 1
nondual state of, 1
quiet, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
spirit and, 1, 2
subtle mind, 1
without certainity, 1
the Odic force, 1
the Oedipal project, 1, 2, 3
the past, 1
See also trauma
the Pearl of Great Price, 1
the physical body, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
the Piscean Age, 1
the Pleiades, 1
the Rod of Aaron, 1
the Sacred Fire, 1
the Serpent power, 1
the Silver Age, 1
the snake, 1
the soul, 1, 2, 3
seat of, 1
voice of, 1, 2, 3
yearning of, 1
the Source, 1, 2, 3
the subtle body, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
the Sun Behind the Sun, 1
tai chi, 1, 2
Taittiriya-Upanishad, 1
talent, 1, 2
See also genius; savants
Tammet, Daniel, Born on a Blue Day, 1, 2
Tantraloka, 1
tantras, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Tantra-Tattva-Tantra, 1
tantric tradition, 1, 2, 3
tantric sex, 1, 2
tantric yoga, 1
Taoism, 1, 2, 3
Taylor, Jill Bolte, 1
Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre, 1
tejas, 1
telepathy, 1, 2, 3
television viewing, elimination of, 1
Teresa of Avila, Saint, 1, 2, 3
Terry, 1, 2
Tesla, Nikola, 1
Thakan Kung, 1
thalamus, 1, 2
thatagatas, 1
theology, 1
The Void, 1
third chakra, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
third eye, 1, 2
Thirumandiram, 1
Thirumoolar, 1
Thousand-Petalled Lotus, 1
Thousand-Petalled lotus, 1
the Three Channels, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
thresholds, 1, 2, 3
thxiasi num, 1
thymus gland, 1
Tibet, 1
Tibetan Buddhism, 1, 2, 3, 4
Tiller, William, 1, 2
Tolle, Eckhart The Power of Now, 1, 2
‘tonal transmissions’, 1, 2
tongues, talking in, 1, 2
toxicity, 1
toxic people, 1
trance-dances, 1
trances, 1, 2
trance singing, 1
transcendence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
transcendent bliss, 1
transference, 1
transformation, 1
transhuman consciousness, 1
transhuman nature, 1, 2, 3
transmutation, 1
transpersonal psychology, 1, 2, 3
traps, 1, 2, 3
trauma, 1, 2, 3, 4
tremors, 1
triggers, 1, 2
Tripuropanishad, 1
true love, 1
True Self, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
truth, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Tucson, Arizona, 1, 2
tumo heat, 1
Turiya, 1
Twelve-Step programs, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
twisting, 1
‘tyranny of genital organization’, 1, 2
the virgin, 1
the yogic brain, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
U
udan-pran, 1
uddiyana-bandha, 1
uju kaya, 1
unconditional love, 1
Underhill, Evelyn, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
unifed human chakra, 1
union, 1, 2
Unity Consciousness, 1, 2, 3, 4
Universal Intelligence, 1
University of California, San Francisco, 1
University of Connecticut Medical School, 1, 2
University of Guadalajara, 1
University of Pennsylvania, 1, 2
University of Utah Pain Center, 1
unmani mudra, 1
unrequited love, 1
Upanishads, 1
urdhva-retas, 1
Usha-Nisha-Kamala, 1
uterine conditions, 1
V
Vaillant, George
Spiritual Evolution, 1
vajra, 1
Vajrayana, 1
Vamakeshvara-tantra, 1
vanaprasthya ashrama, 1
Vasudhaiva kutumbakam, 1
Vaya Purana, 1
vayu, 1, 2
Vedanta, 1, 2
Vedas, 1
Vedic Age, 1
Vedic tradition, 1, 2, 3
vertigo, 1
vibration, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
vijnana-maya kosha, 1, 2
vijnanas, 1
Vinit-muni, 1
virya, 1
viscera, 1
Vishnu-granthi, 1, 2
vishuddha chakra, 1, 2, 3, 4
Vision of Light, 1
visions, 1, 2
visualization, 1
vital force, 1
viveka, 1
voice of the soul, 1
voudoo, 1
vya-pran, 1
Vyasa, 1
W
Walsh, R., 1
Washburn, Michael, 1
water, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
waves, 1
way of the bodhisattva, 1
Future Science, 1
Whitfeld, Barbara Harris, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
The Power of Humility, 1
‘The Emotional Needs of Critical Care Patients’, 1
Whitfeld, Charles L., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Wilber, Ken, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
willfulness, 1
Wishing Tree, 1
withdrawal, 1
women, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Woodroffe, John Serpent Power, 1
Y
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, 1
yamas, 1, 2, 3
year 2012, 1
yearning, 1, 2, 3
Yeats, W.B., 1
yoga, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
See also kundalini yoga; specifc types of yoga
of devotional moods, 1
erotic, 1
fre of, 1
in India, 1
kundalini awakening and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
power of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
problematic kundalini awakening and, 1
the secret behind, 1, 2, 3
as taught by Yogi Bhajan, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
as therapy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
types of, 1
as union of Shakti and Shiva, 1
Yogacara, 1
Yogananda, Paramahansa, 1, 2
yoga postures, 1, 2, 3
yoga practice, 1, 2
The Master’s Touch, 1
yogic breathing practices, 1
yogic phenomenoa, 1
yogic theory, 1, 2
yogic tradition, 1, 2
Z
Zen Buddhism, 1, 2
Zen masters, 1
Zen meditation, 1, 2, 3
Zeus, 1, 2