CHAKRA MEDITATION

There is a special type of concentrative meditation
which we will call 'Chakra meditation'. This is basicly
Kundalini yoga -- the practice of causing psychic energy
(kundalini) to flow up sushumna, energizing the various
chakras along the way. The practice, considered dangerous by
some, will produce deffinite physiological sensations and
psychological effects if continued long enough. It should not
be attempted by epileptics or persons with an unstable mental
or physical condition, or with heart disease. Certain drugs and
medications, such as those used to treat epilepsy may retard
progress. Although the technique is very simple, it may
eventually produce powerful results. Results may at first appear
hours after the practice during sleep. As each chakra is
energized by this practice, it is said to add occult powers
(sidhis), until at last the crown chakra is reached, and with
it, full enlightenment is attained. Sometimes kundalini awakens
all by itself.
To practice this chakra meditation, you simply
concentrate on the chakras, beginning with the root chakra, and
moving progressively up, as you visualize psychic energy from
the root chakra traveling up shushumna and vivifying each higherchakra. As we mentioned the chakras have certain properties
associated with them, so that this type of visualization may
'raise consciousness', promote astral projection, and other
things -- once you have reached ajna and eventually the crown
chakra. You might typically meditate in this fashion for 15
minutes to a half hour a day. It might help to practice some
hatha yoga or other physical exercise in an effort to make the
spinal cord 'more flexible'. Diet may also affect the process.
The technique is also similar to the Tibetan 'Tummo' meditation.
The rise of kundalini is sometimes experienced as a 'vibration'
or buzzing, as light, or as heat.