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'KUNDALINI' IN JAIN-YOGA
Flowing for ever in the backbone, tranquil
Sushumna! Pleasant Jnana Kendra above, boundless
energy below; Near the Centre of Power is 'Kundalini'
located, Also called Tejoleshya or Tejas-tan. Two forms has Kundalini: dormant and awake; Only connoisseurs of yoga know its
true nature! The worship of kundalini can become a curse; Without proper guidance, one only comes
to grief. But he who masters it, attains deep samadhi! Hair and nails cease growing, all pains
melt away. Resplendent Kundalini is of two kinds!
abundant and abridged; Dormant power is brief, but when roused it's
colossal!
Q. Whether one knows it or not, the field of yoga is a
region of many secrets. Those who have gone into it, have sought and discovered many unknown secrets
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