Kundalini, Evolution and Enlightenment

by White, John

• ISBN13: 9781557783035
• ISBN10: 1557783039
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-24
• Publisher: Paragon House

Table of Contents

Introduction	15	(12)
I. WHAT IS KUNDALINI?
The Awakening of Kundalini	27	(21)
Swami Rama
Kundalini: An Overview	48	(13)
Swami Sivananda Radha
The Psychophysiology of Kundalini	61	(8)
Haridas Chaudhuri
Kundalini Yoga Through Shaktipat	69	(7)
Yogi Amrit Desai
Sri Aurobindo, the Tantra and Kundalini	76	(18)
Vasant V. Merchant
Signs of an Awakened Kundalini	94	(4)
Swami Vishnu Tirtha
Kundalini and the Tantric Tradition	98	(8)
Swami Ajaya
Is Kundalini Real?	106	(14)
Christopher Hills
Are the Chakras Real?	120	(12)
Ken Wilber
Exploring the Myths and Misconceptions of Kundalini	132	(23)
M. S. S. Gurucharan Singh Khalsa
Yogi Bhajan
II. A HANDFUL OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
So This Is Kundalini	155	(2)
Brian Van Der Horst
Sensual Excitement	157	(15)
Swami Muktananda
Shaktipat	172	(12)
Paul Zweig
Instant Cosmic Consciousness?	184	(5)
D. R. Butler
A Psychic Healer Experiences Kundalini	189	(9)
John Scudder
The Sudden Awakening of Kundalini	198	(23)
Gopi Krishna
III. EXPLORATIONS IN KUNDALINI RESEARCH
The Phenomenon of Kundalini	221	(33)
Gopi Krishna
Kundalini Energy	254	(37)
M. S. S. Gurucharan Singh Khalsa
Sadhu Singh Khalsa
The Biological Basis of Kundalini	291	(4)
Erik Floor
Neurochemistry and the Awakening of Kundalini	295	(3)
Philip Lansky
Kindling and Kundalini Effects	298	(3)
Marilyn Ferguson
A Research Note on Kundalini Energy	301	(2)
Robert L. Peck
Kundalini as Prevention and Therapy for Drug Abuse	303	(3)
John R. M. Goyeche
Kundalini: Classical and Clinical	306	(10)
Lee Sannella
Micromotion of the Body as a Factor in the Development of the Nervous System	316	(24)
Itzhak Bentov
Symbolic Expressions of Kundalini Through the Unconscious	340	(8)
Tontyn Hopman
Some Possibilities for Further Kundalini Research	348	(27)
John White
IV. KUNDALINI AND THE OCCULT
Stigmata and Kundalini	375	(5)
Geoffrey Nicoletti
UFOs and Kundalini	380	(6)
Gene Kieffer
The Divine Fire: Tumo and Kundalini	386	(9)
John White
Cults of the Shadow	395	(4)
Kenneth Grant
Christian Mysticism and Kundalini	399	(19)
Mineda J. McCleave
From The Restored New Testament	418	(29)
J. M. Pryse
V. SAGE ADVICE TO THE SEEKER
The Danger of Arousing Kundalini	447	(2)
Alice A. Bailey
Kundalini Is Not the Sole Truth	449	(2)
M. P. Pandit
The Two Paths to Kundalini	451	(4)
Sri Chinmoy
Ordered Meditation and Loving Service	455	(3)
Alice A. Bailey
The High Purpose of Kundalini	458	(2)
G. S. Arundale
Kundalini in Action	460	(3)
Roy Eugene Davis
Appendix: Suggestion for Further Exploration	463	(10)
About the Authors	473