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The Great Love of Mother Energy

The Path of the Mother introduces us to a divinity more whole than any we have yet encountered. Her arms are open to men and women of any persuasion or practice. She is at once masculine and feminine, creator and transformer, joy and anguish, and the all-loving Mother

Date: 4/16/2005 12:48:32 PM ( 19 y ) ... viewed 1930 times

The goddess of the great light sleeps within us all, waits to awaken in her own time and in her own way, sometimes for no apparent reason or with no obvious spiritual effortIndra had no idea what he sought when he searched for the meaning behind the great light.

When only slightly aroused, Mother Kundalini can cause our physical body to respond like Indra's with tingling and hairs standing on end. Any number of sources or experiences such as boys chanting or splendid sunsets can stimulate the initial sensations of Devi's energy throbbing within us. Even while she lies dormant in her coiled-up position in the first chakra, Kundalini Shakti pulses with life in everything we do - play, work, rest, even sleep. Each of her energy centers embodies various fundamental human needs or qualities. We might feel her currents generating within us in the form of urges, even longings or obsessions, not dissimilar to those we experienced as an infant when we wanted milk, touch, comfort, security, or the sound of our mother's voice.

In the first center, located at the base of the spine at the perineum between the anus and the genitals, lies the essence of the root cause of our existence, Shakti's original desire to create. This chakra is at once our primal urge to be, and our primal urge to unite with the absolute. In order to be well-grounded in life, it is essential to have a healthy relationship with our first energy center. Like a tree spreading roots into the ground, the first chakra can give us the vibrant sense that we are intimately connected to the earth and all of life. Since it is associated with sexua| instincts and creative impulses, this chakra's arousal from any source can cause powerful, sometimes disturbing, erotic feelings. Yet, Kundalini's more gentle awakenings can cause a highly pleasurable, mysterious tickling sensation at the base of the spine such as my experience in the hotel room on the Arabian Sea.

Like Indra in the above tale, the snake goddess's journey up the spine can create a flooding of great light throughout our being, causing us to lose consciousness of everything else but her. Our burning desire to follow a spiritual path receives its initial motivation from the root chakra. This sacred energy center supplies us with the drive that propels us out of our mother's womb and the longing that takes us to Great Mother at the end of our cycle of lives.

The second center, located at the lower abdominal region below the navel, is the womb, our first home, the source of our sense of security. Its nature reveals itself in our wishes for physical comfort, family, and home. If we are out in the wilderness, the first activity we undertake is to create shelter. We can live for many days without food, but without proper cover the elements of nature can destroy us quickly. The condition of homelessness can produce deep feelings of instability and lack of a sense of belonging. In our society, many of us take home for granted, but when we don't have a living space or are in the process of buying or building a house, it can cause almost insurmountable stress.

A large part of our life is spent gathering physical and emotional security. For the spiritual seeker, this chakra has to do with finding comfort and security by relaxing into the arms of the Mother. It represents trust in the most basic and most elevated sense of the word.

The third center, seated at the navel, is the umbilical cord, the origin of our nourishment, our vital connectedness to everything that is. It mobilizes our incentive to hunt, gather, grow food, and to acquire wealth, fame, name, power. To understand this chakra's meaning, we might imagine ourselves suspended in space, floating in the amniotic fluid of the Great Mother's womb, attached to her by our cord and receiving all the nourishment we could ever need. When we lose the awareness of our eternal connection to Mother's cosmic belly, we can tend to seek nurturing in stressful ways, such as pursuing hurtful relationships or seeking approval from nasty bosses. This chakra strengthens itself when we stop being drawn towards unnecessary acquisitions, destructive relationships, and endless or unrealistic attainments. Relaxing into the inevitable up and down of life's daily rhythm helps us realize that the Mother of the universe provides for us even in the worst of circumstances. A sense of personal empowerment based in our faith in the all-nurturing Mother leads to a well-developed third energy center.

In many cultures, particularly those of the Western world, the healthy expression of the first three chakras has been neglected and distorted. In an attempt to fill the gaps created by not honoring these energy centers, many individuals tend to thrash around grasping at anything that remotely resembles their unmet needs. Blind yearnings and feelings of unworthiness often are at the root of these chakras' misplaced expressions. Many people in our culture cherish the qualities inherent in the fourth through the seventh chakras. However, like attempting to play music without a beat or growing a tree without roots, expressions of the upper energy centers can falter if the first three are not strong.

The fourth chakra is the heart center, the eternally bubbling spring of both personal and universal love. Herein lies our longing for sharing, devotion, charity, selfless service, and compassion. The heart is the middle, the center, the connection between the lower three and the upper three chakras. The heart draws us to the Great Beloved. Its beat pumps the moisture of life through our being. Its yearning stimulates Kundalini Shakti to rise and join with Shiva at the top of the head.

The fifth, residing at the throat, is the source of the original sound, the primal roar, our first cry, the Mother's lullaby, our unique song. It is the center of expression and communication. The sixth, located at the point between the two eyebrows, is the site of the universal light - our inner vision, inspiration, and intuition. Indra's vision of Devi is an example. The third eye comes our impulses toward knowledge, self-realization, and enlightenment. The seventh, at the crown of the head, represents the state of being beyond desires, longings, cravings, and needs. It is here that the awakened Kundalini Shakti meets with the pure consciousness of Shiva and unites into one the polarities of masculine and feminine.

As we explore the potentials of these energy centers, we find that each one can manifest in opposing extremes. The root chakra can take us from obsessive, unmet sexua| desires to soaring exalted heights of union with the beloved. The heart chakra can carry us from states of loneliness and suffering to exhilarating feelings of brotherly and sisterly love. Each of the chakras is affected by the others. There is no true separation between them. Awareness of the different energy centers can help us know our true nature and the great Shakti Kundalini who lies both within and without.

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