Kundalini Splendor

On the "Spanda Karikas" Here is a reprint of a post I entered several years back. For me, the "Spanda Karikas" is in fact one of my essential books, especially in the NYU edition with intro by Paul Ortega-Muller. I believe you can now buy this edition on Google Play. Spanda means "Writings on" and Karika means Pulsation. This text from hundreds of years back describes the universe as the result of constant vibration or pulsation. Thus it resonates with contemporary physics. Here is my earlier entry: "Recently, I mentioned the book titled "The Field," (by Lynn McTaggert) which contains some fascinating information about new disocoveries in frontier physics. Lately I have been having some interesting discussions with some friends about seeming parallels with ancient lore contained in certain early Kashmir Shaivite texts. The latter seem, to me, to predict the discoveries coming along at present about the makeup of our "material" world. I won't pursue this too long, but I do want to add that when I mentioned the apparent similarities in recent discoveries in quantum physics and ancient Eastern wisdom literature, I was thinking more or less specifically of the text named the "Spanda Karikas" (with its commentary the "Spanda Nirnaya"--the English title is "The Yoga of Vibration and Divine Pulsation" in case anyone wants to locate it.) My translation is the Jaideva Singh (from the State U. of N. Y. Press) with a foreward by Paul E. Muller-Ortega. And I realize that much of my grasp (however limited) of this work is based on his (to me) most masterful introductory comments. Here are some that stand out, and seem to me to be associated with several of the concepts presented in "The Field" (which, along with other books written for the lay audience, I must rely on for my scattered knowledge of what may be coming up in current theory). "Long before the discoveries of modern physics, the Shaivite concept of spanda intimates a view of reality as composed of a vibratory web of infinite complexity." (Muller-Ortega continues going into the metaphysical implications....most physics hasn't reached this point yet): "Moreover, the Shaivite tradition suggests to us a unifying continuity between our physical reality, the activities of sense perception, and all forms of interior awareness. All of these are seen as phenomenal manifestations of the ultimate consciousness, enmeshed in a complex vibratory matrix." Muller once more summarizes the text: "Employing a variety of metaphors, the tradition often glosses the spanda by the term sphurra, the scintillating pulse of the supreme light which continuously trembles with its own incandescence. In sonic terms the spanda is glossed as the nada, the subtle but powerful resonance that echoes through the supreme silence...." (Now, more extension into metaphysics): "The supreme spanda releases a vibrating spectrum of energies that originate within the supreme (anuttara). As the infinitely fast vibration of the supreme systematically coalesces and condenses into progressively slower and thicker vibrations, tnagible perceptible forms emerge from the void and formlessness of the ultimate consciousness. These apparently solid appearances are called "cognitions" (puramasa) and they are complex and sustained interference patterns which arise in the intermerging cross-swirl of energies created by the interaction of the vibratory consciousness with itself." Well, I won't continue, but I do think these excerpts offer material for interesting reflection, in and of themselves, but also I sense echoes with some of the more modern material coming forth from some contemporary physicists. Many of the words and themes seem to resonate, one with the other, such as: Light and vibration ---(doesn't string theory posit a vast sea of infinitesimal dangles of light as the basis of all material reality? Aren't we now told that everything which seems to be material and solid is in fact a deception, since there is nothing, really, but dancing particles of charged energy--something akin to samsara or maya?) Resonance--Here again, resonance seems to be an underlying concept in both areas. McTaggart speaks of the universal resonance of virtually everything with everything else--a constant process of both resonance and exchange of energies. Interference--spoken of by McTaggart as extremely important--a central concept. Now, there is much more, and of course the Shaivite texts proceed to link their world view to a total, more metaphysical system. But there are indeed seeming parallels, and I would indeed welcome a review by someone versed in both areas. I of course have no such knowledge, and hence am forced to rely on what bits and pieces I can pick up from those who write for a general audience. And, indeed, I would never think to try to convince "science" of anything--a futile task, indeed. I would merely like this mythical writer to inform and enlighten me (and kindred souls) beyond my present limits. And--I would not "tie these investigations to an every shifting scientific world view." I would readily agree that all we could hope to do would be to get a firmer grasp of seeming parallels, not for all time, but for the present moment, which is, I think, a time of possible opening and discovery, not in terms of literal and total concurrence, but some very fascinating similarities. And, as a final note, I would add that I, of course, tie such discussions to the experience of kundalini bliss, in which one becomes, in effect, a pulsating body of light, an infinitesimal particle dancing in the endless sea of divine consciousness. P. S. Although this SUNY text is now out of print and expensive to purchase, you can order it in what I take is a digital form for your pad or other device for less. # posted by Dorothy : 8/26/2005 01:42:00 PM

I just successfully posted my poem on my FB page. If you want to read it with proper line breaks, it is available there.

The previous entry was written as a poem. Then blogger editors removed all the line breaks and ruined it. Why did they do this? Are they prejudiced against poetry? What is going on? I used to have no trouble of this sort. Now I am thinking of getting off blogger and trying another site. Why did they try to fix something that was not broken?

What Happened (with apologies to Mary Oliver) I once believed in the reality of thinking things true as proved by equations and pronouncements by authorities. Then one day a surprise occurred and indescribable bliss went racing up to my head and I fell into a trance of love. I quit trying to explain all this to others: no one understood and I had no real words, just these rare and exquisite sensations of lovemaking with the invisible. Where were these unknown raptures coming from? Was it angels making love with me? Frankly, I wouldn't believe any of this strangeness, if it had not happened to me. Dorothy Walters January 30, 2021

Those of us who undergo deep spiritual awakenings know that from that moment forward our lives are totally changed. On the one hand, we bear the legacy of our previous lives--outwardly conforming to the rules of society, paying our taxes like a good citizen, reaching out to contribute what we can as viewers of regular upheavals in our society, signing petitions, grieving when we find in the obituary columns another name we recognize, whether of friends or celebrities as another significant piece of our personal identity quilt unravels and drifts away. Those who do not know of our secret, hidden life assume that we are the same person they have always known, someone who shares their own values, who can be counted on to discuss the latest volume of poetry or prose, the most recent political outrage as the country falls deeper into universal chaos. But alongside this persona, the public personality, exists the shadow (hidden) self, the authentic being who constantly yearns for connection with another realm, the one that guides us into ever deepening waters of belief or experience, who directs us to embrace notions unknown to the world at large. Here we may speak with like minded others of such ideas as the divine human, evolution of human consciousness, even planetary initiation. These terms likely mean little or nothing to those caught up inmaya, the world of human affairs and universal social happenings––the doers and activists who dedicate themselves to human betterment in various ways. Our inner world cannot be satisfactorily described to others. It can be approached through diverse avenues, from meditation to chanting to rapture begotten by deep listening of ancient melodies. It can be a very solitary experience as through the thrill of Kundalini energies in the body, or communal, as by group approaches that invite the mysteries to appear. It demands intense concentration as one experiences evident shifts of consciousness that lead into another world, a kingdom of amazing transformation where love and beauty reign supreme. Here one drops the mantle of dedicated citizen and becomes the universal seeker, the one who wants only connection with Source, ever undefinable but easily recognized when it occurs. How can one be both, active participant in the world's external affairs and secret practitioner open to divine connection to a divine reality? No longer does the disciple seek refuge in caves and forests, immune to the chaos and confusion of the outer world. One partakes of the hustle and bustle of the marketplace, but one also engages in the greater project: redemption of the species through personal dedication to Source, the power that brought us here and tells us how to go forward, as we together, evolve into our next configuration as the New Human. Dorothy Walters January 23, 2021

Humpty Dumpty

sat on a wall.

Humpty Dumpty

had a great fall.

And all the king's horses

and all the king's men

could not put Humpty

together again. 

 

The Seeker's Journal

There are many mystics

and each has his own design:

Blake and his Albion,

Yeats and his gyres.

Somewhere Buddha

lifts his flower,

the rishis chant their truth.

Christ rises again

and a yogi

dissolves in rapture

and pain.

We thread our way

among the labyrinths

of thought,

hoping to discover

the key,

the password to

the ultimate unnamed,

that which we are seeking

and do not find,

though we sometimes

catch vague glimpses

but are never quite sure,

until love grips us

in his implacable arms

and gives us a kiss

that has no words.

Dorothy Walters

January 10, 2021

 

A Documentary and a Book

A friend whose judgement I highly respect has just watched and now recommends the following Documentary:

"The Way of the Psychonauts"  

You can google it and watch it for a small fee (about $5.00).  It includes interviews with folks like Stan Grof, Rupert Sheldrake, and other spiritual adventures of recent times.  These were indeed the pioneers of the spiritual awakening movement and the documentary promises to be quite interesting. 

The book that I am currently reading is called "The Mind of the Cells," by Sat Prem.  Though written some years ago, it is "the key to man's passage to the next species."  Sat Prem was the primary disciple of 'The Mother " (Shri Aurobindo's spiritual wife) and he recorded many of her sayings and commentaries.  These are cutting edge notions of what is in store for us as we literally transmute into a new form of our prior selves.  It is not an easy read, but you can obtain a copy (if you wish to explore these radical ideas) from:

https://www.auromere.com/products/mind-of-the-cells/

This edition costs under $10.00.

I am a slow reader, but the main idea I have received so far is that "man" is a transitional being, a form who will evolve into another species as time progresses.  This notion requires much thought and contemplation to assimilate its meaning and ramifications.  A friend and I are going to read it "together" and discuss some of the main ideas through zoom.  If you have any questions you want us to consider, you are welcome to contact me and I will raise them in our zoom session.

 

The Fire and the Rose

We shall not cease from exploration

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time.

This notice appeared on Åmazon on December 9, 2020.  It is the culmination of a life time of writing poetry.  Maybe if you order now you can get it before December 25.

 I will post a more formal launch page soon.

 The Goddess Speaks: Poems of Ecstasy and Transfiguration Paperback – December 9, 2020

by Dorothy Walters PhD. (Author)

  See all formats and editions

Paperback 

$14.95 

 

What I Have Come Here to Know

It did not always arrive     

in words.

Sometimes it was

just a feeling,

holding the hand 

of someone you loved

or the tumultuous waves

that washed through you

when you were dissolved

totally and knew nothing

but the bliss of the invisible,

come to claim you

as its own.

I could name things:

Mozart lifting you

to a place beyond the supreme moment

your body trembling

toward a different realm,

too intense to bear––

those leaves stirring within

as they shared their joy

with me, the witness––

those sweet frequencies that rose up

from earth itself

and captured you

in Ireland's sacred places,

your heart exploding

with unquenchable desire.

And of course

there were the dark opposites:

the betrayals,

the broken promises,

the desertions by the faithful.

All knit together now

into a single ball of truth,

a blend of everything

into a shining perception

of final reality,

how you are now mixed together

as one.

Dorothy Walters

November 21, 2020

 

 

The Evolute

If you wish to transmute,

open yourself to change.

Le the vibrations of transmutation

flow through your being

like a gentle wind  caressing a rose

that opens its mouth to rain,

a bud that waits 

for the awakening sun.

Yes, you can hear without ears,

see without eyes.

These are done by the invisibles

again and again,

even without your knowing

or recognition.

But if you are wed 

to the realm

of the senses,

you will not reach

the kingdom I describe.

You will reject its perfections

for a world more familiar,

and wonder why anyone

would desire to enter

the realm of the immutable––

you will be content to remain

where you are, perishable

as a shadow in moonlight.

You will never know

the world of

formless beyond form,

the permanent after the ephemeral,

the embrace of ultimate bliss,

union with the unseen divine.

You will never find

your cosmic lover,

trembling as the earth shudders,

shaking within as secret love enters,

all in time with the leaf that wavers

now in your chest.

Dorothy Walters

November 20, 2020

 

The Warbler Knows

By Ivan M. Granger

(1969 - )

 

The warbler knows

only dawn's shaft

of light

on her breast.

Forgetting false future

suns, she sings

in no voice

but her own.

Ding, dong,

the witch is dead!!

 Election Promises – by Mark Belletini

I hear the polls

are going to be open on Tuesday.

All day.

Good.  I certainly intend to go to them.

I certainly invite you to go to them and vote too.

But today I say the polls

Are not just open on Tuesday.

I say they are open every day.

Every hour.  Even here.  Even now.

‘Right now I am going to vote

for the robin’s egg sky,

the vanilla clouds,

the purple shadow spreading

under the gingko tree,

I am going to vote for tulips and redbuds,

I am going to vote for love,

That doesn’t have to run in someone else’s circles

in order to be love.

I’m going to vote the homeless into homes.

I’m going to vote the uneducated into classrooms

that teach them in the way they learn best,

not the way that would be most convenient.

I’m going to vote the sick into healing.

I’m going to vote the lost into belonging.

I’m going to vote, right now,

for the right to dream of a world

where the word politics

doesn’t stop me in my tracks,,

And where the word honor still

has a few good meanings left.

I’m going to vote right now

for the power of free people

to actually be free,

No matter who they are,

no matter who has abandoned them,

no matter who hates them.

I actually am going to vote for love,

I am going to vote for truthfulness as the norm,

not the exception.

I’m going to vote for a world

that doesn’t vote for killing, control and swagger,

I’m going to vote for you.

I’m going to vote for me.

Right now.  Right here.  Silently.  But for real.  

 

You are my true self, O Lord

By Shankara

(788 - 820)

English version by Ivan M. Granger

 

You are my true self, O Lord.

          My pure awareness is your consort.

          My breath, my body are your handmaids.

I am your holy ground.

My every action is an offering to you.

          My rest is my melting into you.

Every step I take circles you.

          Every word I speak is a song for you.

Whatever work I do, that work is worship of you,

          O Fountain of Bliss!

 

This Dance of Bliss: Ecstatic Poetry from Around the World Edited by Ivan M. Granger

Also available through Wordery Free shipping anywhere in the world

 

from Jeff Carreira

I’m happy to announce the publication of my latest book, American Awakening: Evolutionary Spirituality, Non-Duality and Free Thinking in the tradition of American Philosophy.

 

In this book, I write in detail for the first time about what I consider to be the other half of my spiritual lineage - the American philosophies of Transcendentalism and Pragmatism. 

During my spiritual journey, I was deeply influenced by two traditions. 

The first was the non-dual mysticism of the Hindu tradition called Advaita Vedanta and the spiritual sage Ramana Maharishi. 

Along the path of awakening, I encountered the writings of Transcendentalism and Pragmatism, and I discovered an intellectual framework that accelerated my growth and clarified my thinking in many important ways. 

In American Awakening I want to share the profoundly impactful ideas that I found in the American philosophical tradition. 

In this book you may be surprised to find that an authentic path of non-dual awakening and conscious evolution has been developing in the United States for nearly 200 years. 

In this book you will explore:

The nature of the soul as an omnipresent field of perceptual awareness that is the true source of our being.

An expanded understanding of evolution that explains how even the laws governing time, space and causality have evolved from nothing.

The true role of human perception in the creation of reality.

A vision of how human life flows through us from sources beyond ourselves.

These and many more ideas are explained and illuminated in clear, simple and precise language. 

I hope you will read American Awakening and if you do please email me to tell me what you think. 

You can order print copies here or a kindle version here.

Sincerely,

Jeff Carreria 

 

 

An Invitation from Sally Kempton

to Join a Circle of Light

Every Tuesday from October 13th to November 3rd, at 5 PM US Pacific Time, 6 PM US Mountain Time, 7 PM US Central Time, and 8 PM US Eastern Time

Dear friends,

I'd like to invite you to join me and thousands of others in a weekly meditation practice called Circle of Light. For four weeks on Tuesdays, between October 13th and November 3rd, we will practice subtle activism through meditation. Our intention is to activate the energy of love and wisdom in ourselves and the subtle fields around us. And to make a real difference in the atmosphere around us. 

You can register to be part of this free weekly event here. When you register, you will receive a (free) audio guided meditation, as well as a written version, that you can practice with or use as a template for your practice. 

You are invited to practice this meditation on your own, either instead of or in addition to ones you may already be doing. And I would invite you to create your own circle if you are moved to do so.

Here is what we intend through this practice: 

As you know, we are going through a time of deep confusion and polarization. Stress, fear, and uncertainty affect many of us and run through our societies. As a traveler on the spiritual path, you have a super-power—your inner focus—that you can bring to bear at this crucial moment. Many of you are actively working for change in the world. Along with that, you are in a unique position to practice subtle activism. Using our skills as meditators, as givers of blessing, and as souls who wish the best for each other, our societies, and our world, we have the skills, practicing together, to inject light and positive energy into the atmosphere. Many studies have shown that prayer works, especially affirmative prayer and active imagination, practiced in a meditative state.

The purpose of the Circle of Light is to practice generating light for the sake of humanity and our world. We'll be joined by the members of many vibrant spiritual communities, many skilled practitioners and teachers, and, hopefully, by you and your friends and family members. 

Every Tuesday from October 13th to November 3rd, at 5 PM US Pacific Time, 6 PM US Mountain Time, 7 PM US Central Time, and 8 PM US Eastern Time, we will sit in our own spaces to meditate. 

Together, we will help create a force of light that can circle the globe. We want to meet the challenges of this time without fear, and ultimately this demands that we meet it with love. It is not passive love, but an active love, a love that lets us tap into the power of Spirit and change the subtle energies of our atmosphere. We can each enact this intention in our own way. The core practice, which we'll be doing in the meditations that follow, is to turn into the heart, place our intentions there, and use the power of imagination to begin the process of healing that can potentially touch every corner of our societies. 

Every one of you has cultivated a relationship with Spirit, whether through meditation or through the way you live your life. This is our chance to bring these skills and subtle connections together to make a difference in this moment's energy. 

By registering here for this free program, you will receive access to an audio meditation, taught by me, that you can follow in your daily practice. You will also be able to download the written text for the instructions, which you might want to record in your voice.

I hope you can join us.

With much love,

Sally

Sally Kempton teaches at the cutting edge of ancient and contemporary wisdom, unfolding the energetic practices of the tantrikas in an atmosphere that creates space for real inner change. A former swami in a Vedic tradition, she has been teaching for nearly 40 years and is known for her powerful transmissions of meditative states. Sally is the author of the recently released Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga and the best-selling book Meditation for the Love of It. Her audio program of meditations on the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, Doorways to the Infinite, was recently released by Sounds True. She offers regular retreats and workshops as well as teleconferences.

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First, from KaiShanti:

As Evolution Evolves Itself, We Are Becoming More Free

Understanding how our nature works involves understanding the patterning that has been created as a part of our cellular structuring.  We can't see the whole if we can't see the minute details of our own existence.  Reasoning would say that we must be whole beings of light if we are structures of cellular renewal and light emanations.  Reasoning would say that we must be renewing ourselves every day to be a new part of a whole system of play as dynamic grace.  We must be this every day or we will be redefining an old system of uncooperative, unharmonic games.

What do we want to become truly?  Do we want to become play as the unequivocal grace that arises from every strand of our being?  Do we want to become the play of grace in the harmony of the things that are unseen as well as seen?  Do we want to know that grace is our very structure, and beingness is created in this space?  Do we want to know that we exist in harmony with all things that are seen in this world of reality as well as the unseen world of biomolecular change.  Our repeated reasoning makes us think that we are something, somewhere in time and space.  Our knowledge from within the depths of our being makes us know that the divine is at play and we must acquiesce to the changes that are becoming real in our biological play.

It is all happening for a reason, and we must see the play as a dynamic change in our every day functioning as a modern upgrade for divine grace!

Kundalini Hour with Alan Steinfeld and Kai Shanti

October Guests

Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you won't miss us when we go Live.  Although, the broadcasts will also be available after the initial Livestream.

Tuesday, October 6th @ 6pm ET, 3pm PST

DOROTHY WALTERS PH.D.

Author of "Kundalini Wonder: The god/goddess in Your Body",  "Unmasking the Rose: A Record of a Kundalini Initiation",  "Some Kiss We Want: Poems Selected and New", and more beautiful poetry books.  She will discuss her awakening experience and read a few of her mystical poems, all related to Kundalini.  She experienced spontaneous awakening in l981 when Kundalini was almost unknown in the West about Kundalini.  Thus she went through her process basically with no information or guides.  She was thrown into ecstasy (The god force) and ecstasy became her guide.

Find Dorothy's Books on Amazon

Tuesday, October 6th @ 6pm ET, 3pm PST

DOROTHY WALTERS, Ph.D.

Author of "Kundalini Wonder: The god/goddess in Your Body",  "Unmasking the Rose: A Record of a Kundalini Initiation",  "Some Kiss We Want: Poems Selected and New", and more beautiful poetry books 

 Hi Dorothy,  

This is a reminder that following Emergence Education Press event is happening tomorrow...

American Awakening Book Launch

with Jeff Carreira

The possibility of attaining our full human potential and spiritual enlightenment has been explored by prominent and respected American thinkers for two centuries.

This discovery compelled me to study and write about this undervalued aspect of American philosophy and the end result has been my new book - 'American Awakening: Evolutionary Spirituality, Non-Duality, & Free Thinking in the Tradition of American Philosophy'.

I am so glad you are joining me for the free online launch of this book tomorrow.

Day and Time

Sunday, October 4th at 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm US Eastern Time

Location: Zoom Video Conferencing

>> Enter the Zoom Room Here <<

Meeting ID: 882 0042 4466

Dial by your location

+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)

+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)

+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keBEqTOcLQ

~

Love,

Jeff

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 Zoom interview with Dorothy

Date: Tuesday, October 6,  2020

Time: 4 p.m. MT and 6 p.m. ET

Topic: Going Through Spontaneous Awakening Alone

from Kai Shanti:

The show will be live on my YouTube channel, "Kai Shanti - Angel of Light - Channeling God's Love"

See:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AngelLightMeditation

And Alan Steinfeld's YouTube channel, "New Realities":

https://www.youtube.com/user/newrealities

from Dorothy:

Dorothy underwent astounding spontaneous Kundalini Awakening at a time and place (Kansas, 1981) when there were no teachers or gurus available and few people had even heard of Kundalini.  In a single moment she exploded into ecstasy, a state she had no word for.  Since then she has written and talked about her awakening process extensively and has helped many going through their own process.  Her story is described in "Unmasking the Rose: A Record of a Kundalini Initiation" (now a classic on Amazon).  She continues to have occasional visits from her beloved Kundalini Goddess and is now (age 92) getting a new collection of poems ready for publication. ("The Goddess Speaks: Poems of Ecstasy and  Ascension")  See also many presentations on YouTube as well as her FB page and other books of poetry and prose, all on Amazon.

dorothywalters72@gmail.com

Indeed,  Turn Me to Gold

               (for Kabir)

Every cell,

each bone and covering.

Let me shine

like a golden coin 

spinning in the  summer sun,

a yellow leaf

that falls to earth

 in  early

autumn, late spring.

Let me be a beacon for all

yearning to pass this way,

to become pure,

like the alchemist's dream,

the cabalist's desire.

Let me be dipped

in liquid gold,

complete at last.

Dorothy Walters

September 24, 2000

On Donald Trump:

from Anne Lamotte:

 “He’s a cross between Bernie Madoff and Al Capone.”