Thursday, February 17, 2011
Awakenings (poem by Dorothy)
Awakenings
Some do it quickly,
like making love over
a short noon break,
lightning flash of illumination,
bursting nova
in the brain.
Others take their time,
are sensuous,
meditative,
thoughtfully absorbing for years
the soft rays of love,
relishing each one.
Others try to follow a book
with its stages
and diagrams,
but they get lost
somewhere
between the
many chakras
and prescriptions.
Who wants to
try to remember
how to breathe in a certain way
or count the petals of a lotus flower
when
making love?
Best to let it happen
in its own manner,
a sly elf
winking down
from the ceiling,
a serous lover
come to call
when least expected.
Dorothy Walters
February 16, 2011
The classic texts describe a model for Kundalini awakening, each chakra opening in turn from base to crown, with the energies traveling upward like a tiny thread through the sushumna. Almost no one actually follows this model. Each person is different, for each has a unique nervous system and level of spiritual development. Kundalini has a mind of its own. It will manifest according to what it feels is appropriate for the student, and the student’s role is to receive and follow, not direct and control. They are a couple operating in tandem to achieve the desired end (integration and grounding of the energies in the overall system of the aspirant.)
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