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Dear Friends,


Here again is a very interesting exchange that took

place between Harsha of Kundalini List, Dr.Swaminathan and

Prof.Re.Kaa. in March 1998.

Its about Kundalini, Ganapathi SaasthrigaL, and allied

subjects.


Regards


Jayabarathi


----------------------Forwarded-----------------


The starting point is a posting by Harsha,

in Kundalini list.


Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:31:26 +0800 (MYT)

To: kundalini-l@...

From: jayabarathi <

Subject: Re: The Ascent and Descent of the Shakti

Cc: Harsha1MTM <


At 06:51 PM 3/15/98 EST, you wrote:

>In a message dated 98-03-14 13:11:26 EST, umbada@...
writes:

>

>Harsha writes: Shakti has many names and many manifestations and one of
them

>is Maha Sarswati or the Supreme Goddess of Wisdom. There is
significant

>historical evidence for supporting the notion that many genuine
mystics

>(although not all) are inspired writers and poets but it goes much
beyond

>that. I am reminded of the story of the great Sanskrit poet Ganapati
Muni who

>was a devotee of Ramana Maharshi. Ganapati Muni, a Kundalini adept and a
Guru

>in his own right,--------------snipped


Dear Mr.Harsha,


The sage Ganapathy Muni was a parallel to the

ancient Vedic Rishis in more than one way. He was a

Grand Master and adept of Kundalini Yoga.

The sage Ganapathi Muni was deeply involved with

Sri Vidya, the divine sciece of Mother Goddess Knowledge.

He was also performing special worship of Uchchishta Ganapathi,

apart from deep meditations and severe penance. He was also

an expert in the Science of Manthras. With all these practices,

the Kundalini started to play havoc in him. He could always
feel

as if ants were biting him all over. On and off he would feel

as if his brain etc., were boiling inside his head; He
developed

splitting headaches and was suffering very much.

One day he told his guru, Ramana Maharishi, the sage of

Arunachala. Ramana simply stroked the head of Ganapathy,

and Ganapathy felt great releif.

After a while, Ganapathy Muni sat down and meditated.

Those people around him saw a srange light coming out of the

top of his head and vanishing upwards.

He never developed headaches thereafter.

On one occasion, Ganapathy Muni asked one of his
disciples

to hold his palm just above the head of Ganapathi Muni.

The disciple felt a hot vapour coming from the head which

heated his palm.

It is customary to personify Kundalini as a Feminine

Shakthi. The Siddhas of the Tamil country were also

Grand Masters and Kundalini yoga was just only one of the many

things that they knew. They also considered Kundalini as

a Female Shakthi or a Cobra. According to some Siddha ideas,

the Energy, if raised to level Visuddhi, would give oratorial,

literary, and poetic mastery.

It is to be noted that the "Uma Sahasram" was

presented to the public and scholars in the Pachchaiyamman
Temple

of Arunachala. "Pachchaiyamman" means "Shyamala". It was

Shyamala who gave literary power to KaliDasa and made

him compose the "Shyamala Dandakam" in Her honour. It was his

virgin effort.


Regards


Jayabarathi


Many people who went near the presence of Ganpathi

Muni could feel a sensation of electrical vibration over

their bodies.


Then Dr.Swaminathan raised a few questions when it was forwarded

in Tamil INaiyam.


Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 23:17:21 +0800 (MYT)

To: "N. Swaminathan" <

From: jayabarathi <

Subject: Re: [tamil.net] Re: The Ascent and Descent of the Shakti

Cc: tamil@...


At 04:42 PM 3/17/98 PST, you wrote:

>Dear Dr.Jayabarathi:

>

>you wrote:

>>> On and off he would feel

>> > as if his brain etc., were boiling inside his head; He
developed

>> > splitting headaches and was suffering very much.

>> > One day he told his guru, Ramana Maharishi, the sage
of

>> > Arunachala. Ramana simply stroked the head of Ganapathy,

>> > and Ganapathy felt great relief.

>

>Is this something to do with the electrical activities in the brain ?

>Ramana's hand serving as a lightning conductor discharging the
charges?


In some instances of studies, the subjects

have indeed shown increased output of electrical

impulses.

But the very idea of being subjected to an

experimental study, with electrodes sticking out

here and there, would certainly interfere with

a proper spontaneous arousal of Kundalini. The

increased electrical flow would have been one of

the effects of Kundalini arousal, but it can't be said

that Kundalini itself is electrical energy.

You must also consider another factor.

Whenever there is any activity in any part of

the body, there will be increased electrical activity.

If you exercise hard, there is increased

electrical activity in your muscles. This electrical

activity is recorded as the Myograph. Increased activity

of the heart shows in the Electrocardiogram.

If you think of a difficult mathematical problem,

your brain shows beta wave-pattern which is an increased

electrical activity in itself, getting shown in

Electro-encephalogram. So also for any other part of

the body. So how do we quantify that experiment?


>

>> > After a while, Ganapathy Muni sat down and
meditated.

>> > Those people around him saw a srange light coming out of
the

>> > top of his head and vanishing upwards.

>> > He never developed headaches thereafter.

>> > On one occasion, Ganapathy Muni asked one of his

>disciples

>> > to hold his palm just above the head of Ganapathi Muni.

>> > The disciple felt a hot vapour coming from the head which

>> > heated his palm.

>

>I have some friends who say they feel some heat in the center of the

>head when they meditate. Is it the result of a metabolic activity due

>the voluntary efforts to keep the thinking process minimal?


An increased activity of the different parts of

the brain causes different effects. Increased

activity or impulses in the pre-frontal cortex would

be due to thinking hard. Increased activity in the

Reticulo-enothelial system sends you to sleep.

An increased activity means increased blood flow,

increased impulses passing through the synapses, and

increased electrical activity, including necessarily

increased metabolism.

In the head, there are two chakras. The one at

the centre of the eye brows, is the Aagnya. The one

at the top is the Sahasraara.

Some meditators do have a heaty feeling in various

parts of the head while meditating.

I have found that the place that is involved

most in meditational process is the mid-brain. The

Hypothalamus as it is called. That part is also

known as the reptilian brain.

In a deep meditation, the basal metabolic rate

gets reduced drastically. The body temperature dips.

The other electrical activities slow down. The EEG

shows alpha rhythm which is the slowest of all the

brain waves. The breathing slows and becomes shallower.

The heart rate drops from 72 down to 64 per minute.

The heat that is said to have been felt

might also be a subjective feeling. Kundalini is

not such an easy stuff, after-all. The jet-set swamijis make

it appear very simple - especially so, if they themselves

had given the initiation.

Kundalini yoga has helluva loto pit-falls.

It creates mayas in the mind.





>

>In the puranas when great sages die, a light is said move out of the
head

>upwards to the heavens.


Yes. It is true. For some, the soul does

not leave the body. So the disciples break a

coconut by banging it against the top of the guru's

head. This is known as "kapaala moksham". This is

said to release the life force form the head.

Sometimes it is seen as a light.


Regards


Jayabarathi

>

>N. Swaminathan

>Los Angeles


This was followed up by Prof.Re.Kaa


Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 18:19:37 +0800 (MYT)

To: "R.Karthigesu" <

From: jayabarathi <

Subject: Re: [tamil.net] Re: The Ascent and Descent of the Shakti

Cc: tamil@...



At 02:31 AM 3/19/98 GMT, you wrote:

>

>There were extremely intriguing findings on the effects of placebos

>in a recent Scientific American article. It seems to point positively

>on the power the mind has over the body.

>

>Re.Ka.

>

Yes, Prof. You are correct.

Placebos have always played their role in

therapy at all times.

It is a matter of mind over matter.:-)

This effect has been employed in many avenues.

Advertisements, auto-suggestion, pseudo-hypnotism,

Black Magic, White Magic, brain-washing. The methods

used might vary. But the theme is the same. Let mind

affect the body.

Some black magic spells can kill a person. But at

the same time, some gobbledygook words , eye-catching

display, and terror can also kill a beleiving

person. This effect is known as "Voodoo Death".

Dr.Herbert Benson of Harvard University has done

tremendous findings in it. Vide his book:

"The Mind-Body Effect."

It can also act reversely. If a person thinks

he has been charmed and falls sick because of that,

the different types of eye-catching rituals and words like

"பலீன் சடுகுடு திடும்திடும்தடியடிப்ரயோகம்"etc., and other types

of gibberish when chanted with a Sanskritic intonation

can work wonders. Is'nt it? The person can get well.

This is also a placebo effect.

(Real Mantras have their own effects).

In Latin we have a proverb,

"Mens sano, corpora sana."

If the mind is healthy, the body will become

healthy.

Norman Cousins had a severe autoimmune disease

which he cured himself. He later developed Heart failure

and had an additional attack. He refused conventional

treatment and used the power of his mind,diet and

exercise, with minimum drugs and ultimately healed himself.

His experiences can be seen in both of his books

"Anatomy of An Illness" and "The Healing Heart".

I agree that not every man can be Norman Cousins and

should not emulate his action.

He died very recently at the age of 95. He was

associated with an Institute which studies these types of

phenomena.


Regards


Jayabarathi




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