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Meanings of Kundalini

The universe is manifested through sound, or Nāda, which is the resonance of creation. This primordial sound is energy, and it flows through all existence, including the human body via the cakras and glands. This energy is called Kuṇḍalinī, a complete science of body, mind, intellect, and consciousness. Kuṇḍalinī has multiple meanings: it is a pool where past karmas reside dormant, and it is a circle, representing infinity and the round nature of all energy. The fundamental geometry of existence consists of the circle, the triangle, and the right angle, which channel and purify energy. This energy holds the universe together; it is the yoga that unites and balances. Everything originates from and returns to a state of completeness, or Pūrṇa. Awakening this inner energy leads to freedom from physical, mental, and emotional suffering.

"Through that resonance, energy expands. This energy flows in the cakras, in the glands."

"Everything comes from Pūrṇa, everything exists in Pūrṇa, and when you take something out of Pūrṇa, both remain Pūrṇa."

Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Om Śānti, Śānti. Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān kī, Deveśvara Mahādeva, Satguru Svāmī Mādhāvanājī Bhagavān kī, Satyasanātana Dharma kī. The Nāda, the Nāda-rūpa-parabrahma, is everything. In our body, movement occurs through that Nāda, that sound. If there is no space, sound cannot proceed or spread. And without that sound, nothing can be achieved. Through that resonance, energy expands. This energy flows in the cakras, in the glands. The subject of the Kuṇḍalinī is vast. Kuṇḍalinī is a science—a complete science of body, mind, intellect, and consciousness. Kuṇḍalinī means Śakti. The word Kuṇḍalinī has two possible meanings. One is derived from kuṇḍa, meaning a pool, like a swimming pool or a pond. In a large pond, if we put something inside, or if leaves fall into the water, they sink to the bottom and, after some time, rot. While in the water, they retain their form and identity, but lying at the bottom of the pond or tank, they eventually lose form, color, and solidity. Similarly, that kuṇḍa exists where all our past karmas reside. We may remember up to a certain life, but beyond that, we do not know. The form of those karmas is lost, but their effect is not. What we call good luck, bad luck, or destiny is these past actions. From time to time, something from these actions surfaces in our memory, consciousness, or manifests again in our body. Deep in our consciousness, our karmas lie dormant. These are the hidden powers in humans, and such hidden powers exist in every being. Another meaning is kuṇḍala, meaning a circle. Sometimes we see a beautiful circle around the moon, which appears in two forms. One circle has a door to go in and out, indicating that heavy rain will come. Another circle has no door and is very clear, indicating only wind will come. This is an indication in space, and it holds true. When I arrived in Mexico City on the 5th of June last month, there was a beautiful circle around the sun. Many scientists took pictures, even with telescopes, and wrote that something must be happening—some energy or spirituality is coming. You can check the Mexico City newspaper from the 5th of June. These symbols exist in the universe, in every creature, and in humans. Where there is a door, there is water. Where there is just a circle with no door around the moon, it means there will be a storm or a cyclone. The third aspect of the term Kuṇḍalinī relates to gender. Because the Śakti is feminine, it is called kuṇḍalinī. In Sanskrit and Hindi, words ending in "ī" are feminine, while those ending in "a" are masculine. Kuṇḍa is masculine, but kuṇḍalinī is feminine. Another meaning of kuṇḍalinī is kuṇḍala, referring to earrings—those beautiful, hanging earrings. It is said one should not make piercings on the body, but for the ears, at that particular point, it is considered healthy. Men may have one on each side, but for women, there are specific points they should have, believed to protect against certain illnesses and negative energy. Women also have them on the nose, but nothing beyond that. These earrings are also like a Kuṇḍalinī—they are a ring. A ring signifies infinity and continuity; it is endless. Similarly, this energy is endless, existing everywhere at all times. It is said: What is zero? Who introduced zero? Indian mathematicians gave the zero to solve mathematical problems. The Indians also gave the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Nine is the highest number; there is no tenth number. Only nine exists, and nine will always remain nine. Even if you write 9 a hundred times and calculate, it will still be nine. But when you put a zero, you are multiplying. The zero, again, represents continuity. The Vedas say the ṛṣis declared the earth is a ball, it is round; the earth is zero, and that is why it is floating. The ṛṣis of India said the earth is round, but not only the earth—water is also round. Every drop is round, even the fine droplet of fog. They said energy is also round. Energy moves in a circle. The sun's rays do not come straight; they travel around. This roundness exists because the sun itself is round. Consider the sign of the swastika; it represents the sun. The sun turns clockwise, and due to its movement, the rays bend, making the energy round. The sun is round, the energy is round, and ultimately, the entire universe is round. This is oneness. That is the Pūrṇa, the complete. That is why the full moon is called Pūrṇimā—it comes from completeness. From the complete, comes the complete. On the egg of a peacock, we need not put color inside. The baby that comes out of that egg will automatically be colorful. Similarly, from the complete, it is complete. When you take something out from the complete, it remains complete. Our śāstra states: Pūrṇa is complete. Everything comes from Pūrṇa, everything exists in Pūrṇa, and when you take something out of Pūrṇa, both remain Pūrṇa. What comes from completeness is completeness. In this way, our thoughts do not go straight; they also rotate. Our vision also moves in a circle, a spiral. Everything is round. That is why this energy is given the name Kuṇḍalinī. That Śakti, that energy, is rotating. It exists in our body and in all creatures. Those who have understood life, who have understood birth and death, and who have understood what liberation is, will know what Kuṇḍalinī Yoga is. According to Vāstu Śāstra, there are three main principles: the circle, the right angle, and the triangle. These three symbols are very powerful, and Vastu Śāstra requires them because certain angles attract energy, soften it, purify it, and then transmit it further. Only these three symbols can channel energy. In the cakras of the body, the kuṇḍalinī cakras, there are triangles in every cakra, as well as a circle. All this is not merely symbolic; it is reality. Those who understand will understand, and those who research and strive will achieve. This is the way of Nāda, the sound. The entire endless universe is manifested through sound. We do not know where the end is. Where is the end of the horizon? The closer we go, the farther it recedes. How high is the sky? The higher we go, the farther it extends. Once, a person said, "If you want to know how my flight is flying, before I take off, please can you heighten the sky a little? Raise up the sky, because my flight is so quick." They can go through and through, yet there is nothing. Can we imagine complete emptiness? We humans are not even visible compared to the universe; we are very tiny creatures. Yet, everything is perfectly balanced, whether in space, on earth, or in water. It is a balance. As far as we go into space, we will experience a sound—a very peculiar sound, somehow known to our ātmā, but not a physical sound. As far as we go in the universe, there is a different note, a different sound. Again, that sound is that energy, like the cement between two bricks. It holds the bricks together, and that is Yoga. Yoga is that which unites, harmonizes, and balances. These are the three principles: the circle, triangle, and right angle. Only these three exist, and from them, you can create immense forms. Those who went to India in the last three to four years, if you landed at New Delhi airport, you saw a cultural artist who created certain forms and pictures out of triangles. The dancing, the drums—it is so beautiful. You can ask anyone, and they will immediately say, "This is this." The triangles are put together. When they are dancing, with something hanging, nice bales, it is so beautiful whenever I stand and look. Who has seen this in New Delhi airport? Hands up! One, two, three—only four people were in India. What a shame! When were you in India? That time it was not there yet. It was during the Asian Games in New Delhi at the airport. They say it is the second biggest airport in the world. Korea is big. Atlanta, New York, London are also big, but they have more traffic. There are also mudrās displayed on the wall. When you land at New Delhi's Indian airport, it begins the introduction of India. What is India? Incredible India. When you go about 50 meters farther, another beauty of India begins. That is called what? You don't have to pay tax—duty-free. Oh my God! There are so many beautiful bottles of alcohol. You need not go anywhere; you get everything in India, all vodka till the Bloody Mary, Crazy Horse, the screwdriver. Every country has its beauty and culture, but we have forgotten. We put all vegetables in one pot, so all different cultures fall into one pot, and something new comes out. The condition of culture is now very bad. You brought a horse to a donkey. It neither remains a horse nor becomes a donkey, but becomes a mule on the high mountains, carrying the load. When culture becomes a mule—a cross between a horse and a donkey—it becomes a mule. They can't give babies; they can't give children. But they carry a lot of luggage. So now, in this Kali Yuga, all people become mules, running day and night, working, working—workaholics. They are all mules; they can't give children anymore. There are all these kinds of chemicals, and, you know, you will be surprised, you will laugh. In all these big cities, so many ladies are taking anti-baby pills. That goes through their urine into the toilet, flushing into the river, and now the fish cannot lay eggs. So, fish are dying. Ladies, if you want to have the beauty of the fish, then don't consume this. So, who is guilty when there is no fish? Women. And you know why? Because humans have a great heart; they don't want people to kill the fish. So no bamboo, no flute, no noise. Anyhow. In this way, what I want to talk about is that form, and this form we call Vāstu Śāstra. The design for every creature has been very carefully taught by the cosmic architects to maintain balance on this earth. Now we destroy mountains, dig them for raw materials, build highways and concrete buildings, cut forests, and do many such things. The Kuṇḍalinī Śakti is that Śakti which holds the entire space and universe. It dwells within us too, and we can awaken it, experience it, and free ourselves from physical sufferings. When we overcome physical problems, then mental problems are finished. When mental problems are solved, all emotional problems are solved. It happens one after the other. These energies, what we call kuṇḍalinī—you may say kuṇḍalinī, you may say kuṇḍala, or we can say circle. Now people call it cobra, snake. They call it serpent power. "Kuṇḍalinī is a serpent. Oh my God!" Sometimes pictures like a cobra are shown. Cobras are so beautiful. They look beautiful from farther away, but when you come nearer, not anymore. So why do they call it serpent power? Snake. Snake is believed to be a snake—specifically, the thousand-headed snake. That thousand-headed snake is coiled in the ocean, with its head up. Our Earth is balanced on the head of the Śeṣanāga. The whole earth is balanced on the Śeṣanāga's head. When he is tired and moves his neck a little, that action causes a reaction, and that is called an earthquake. So whenever there is an earthquake, it means Śeṣa Nāga was doing Saravāṅgāsana. This Śeṣa, the thousand-headed snake, has another meaning. Holy Gurujī told another meaning: Śeṣa is the numbers. When you count something, using minus, plus, everything you have done, finally what remains? Only that one. Only that one, and that one is called the truth. That truth is "brahma satyaṁ jagan mithyā"—Brahman is the truth; this world is only temporary. So the Śeṣanāga is that one Dharma. "Dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ": If we protect dharma, dharma will protect us. The whole earth is still surviving on dharma. This Śeṣanāga, in mythological pictures, begins from our navel when the embryo starts to develop. First, the intestines develop, and on the intestines, the spine develops. You know, like a cell in water? There is a cell, and inside is the body. In this cell, the spine begins. The intestines develop first, then comes the head, then the limbs. It is a wonderful work done by God, or the heavenly architects. I told you yesterday, a tiny ant has very good vision. Which machine did God use so that she has beautiful fingers with polished nails, yes, and nice bangles on her legs? When the ants begin to dance, Viṣṇu lies like this and watches beautifully. The resonance, ta-ta-ta-ti-ta-ta-ta-ta-ti, nice music, but Bhakti Devī can sing some rāgas, you know. Like Mīrābāī said in a bhajan: Mīrā was tying nice veils on her ankles and then dancing, so everyone was happy. How beautiful it was. The ant was somewhere feeding her children. She also put food in and came to dance. When it danced, the ant came onto the podium. On the stage, Mīrābāī was also looking. Oh, how nice, the ants are dancing. God also stops there and wonders, "My children, beautiful." Go where the ant nest is, put your ear near, some centimeters above, and listen to the sound of the ants. They speak, resonating. So, not the form of Parabrahma, therefore it is said the form of God is resonance. That came to be known as the Kuṇḍalinī, and it has immense energy, all abilities, everything. When we study this Kuṇḍalinī science, we will know the whole universe is nothing but Kuṇḍalinī science. The serpent is a... What is Kāla? Kāla means the past. Both Kāla: Vartamāna and Bhaviṣya—past, present, and future. Why? Because it is dormant; it is black. Kāla also means black. Kāla means death. Kāla means past time. It unites the three worlds, the trinities. This Kuṇḍalinī Śakti dwells in each and every gland of our body. The hormones that come from our glands—that is something for tomorrow. Śrī Dīpānanda Bhagavān kī, Devī Svarmādevā kī, Mādhav Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān kī, Satya Sanātana Dharma kī.

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