Again, as you all know, I admit to long for that "special something" in life which is commonly thought of as Kundalini. About 4 years ago I committed myself to carefully cataloging and determining exactly the mechanics which gave rise to Kundalini. I have since discovered many things regarding this endeavor, and I wish to share them. I will attempt to delete the other thread called "Kundalini Troubleshooting" if a moderator will permit this thread to remain.
There is a connection between not only Kundalini, Yoga, Asceticism, and "Knowing" ("Intuition"), but many others. The purpose of this thread is to expound what has been learned, and do so through these 4 subjects. Namely, how to cultivate a daily experience rich with that "special something" that causes one to feel Divine, often known as Kundalini. Note that this "Divine" feeling is not always accompanied by energy blasts up and down the spine, yet is still rich with reward.
In my daily life, I experience many "Knowings." It will be necessary to define this. As a stream-winner, I experienced constant dialog. One was thoughts and other phenomena like habit which were generated by self. The other was something I call "Knowing" which would gently "train" the self.
In these earlier stages, the Knowing sometimes manifested as "verbal thought" just as the self did. This leads me to believe it wasn't pure "Knowing" because it was sometimes incorrect. It appears the self would "paint" the Knowing with verbal thought. Only the self is deceitful in this way.
Later in this journey, the thoughts fell away. The only "thing" left was a kind of pre-verbal "Knowing." This knowing is a type of vivid intuition, and it is always noble, and always accurate. It is often ascetic, such as making indications to practice Yoga, not to indulge in a sensory pleasure, and generally leading the mystic in every moment which they are present.
Habit, a product of self, still existed, if one wasn't mindfully aware of the present. If one remained mindfully aware of the present, only Knowing would arise. As long as one does not question the Knowing, and especially if one heeds the Knowing, it grows stronger, even more vivid, and more rapid in arising. These become deeply healing, as it appears Knowing dives deeper into the self the more often Awareness heeds Knowing.
Soon, it is no longer even Knowing. One becomes the Knowing. It is like entering a stream which carries Awareness to the destination. This is an explanation of the strange writings about "Tao" and "Dhamma" others may have found annoying in "Heart Writing."
I have found Knowing to directly coincide with Kundalini uprisings. But more than Kundalini "proper", it manifests as synchronicity, numerous coincidences or messages, often comforting and re-affirming to the Awareness via external influences such as people and situations. This is very rewarding and encouraging to the Awareness (which is still tainted with self). Again, these happen most often when one becomes one with Knowing.
Yoga is often associated with increased Kundalini experience. Jhananda has stated this, and it is generally accepted knowledge. Yoga often is a form of asceticism for most Awarenesses. Instead of sitting on one's butt writing, one gets up and holds poses that dissatisfy the underlying self, just as restricting any sensory pleasures does. Yes, there are other reasons that Yoga is useful, but we are focusing on its ascetic quality.
Let us conclude by stating that this Knowing appears to be most easily observable during Yoga or other asceticism. Knowing is also the same Force which gives rise as Kundalini, Ecstasy, Insight, Synchronicity, and many other yet to be fully understood phenomena. These make the Awareness, frankly, feel as though Life is magical, and occur through becoming one with this vivid intuitive force referred here as "Knowing." When one becomes one with the Knowing, everything simply flows in the best way possible. So far, this has been the conclusion.
As an aside, it should be noted that one can simply "drop" into this "Knowing", and absorption occurs. There is no other effort or technique or anything needed. Knowing does all of it. One simply let's go into Knowing, and the rest IMMEDIATELY flows from there.
It is not suggested that this "Knowing" is something new and uncatalogued. No. It is merely being mentioned because, well, Knowing. It has manifested in "Heart Writings" as "Tao" and "Dhamma", and I do not know why.
If this subject is treated elsewhere by the GWV, please provide links so further research may be done. At first it was thought that this Knowing was Intuitive Insight, but it is distinctly different. Or, at the least, this Knowing is a constant, gentler form of what I've experienced as the tremendously more powerful experience during formal meditative absorption of Intuitive or Relevatory Insight ALWAYS accompanied by Kundalini Energy. During these Kunalini Energy Revelatory Insights, the Awareness experiences tremendous quantity and interconnected insights. The Knowing, on the other hand, is simple, and always present. This is why one cannot tap into it unless one is present.
Blessings
