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The Awakening of the Yoga-Shakti and Its Unification With the Divine Consciousness · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  Srioro Bindo describes the very traditional understanding of the
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  awakening of the yogic force in the being and its ascent upwards
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  from the Mulhadhara Chakra to the crown of the head, where it
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  meets the divine consciousness and thereby brings into the
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  being the higher force to transform the life and the
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  nature. He points out elsewhere that the
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  Force can also enter from above and work its way downward, and
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  that method may prove safer for the seeker.
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  Many times when the Yoga Shakti awakens in the lower chakras,
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  there can be some serious disruptions to the balance in
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  the body, the nervous system and the emotional stability as the
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  Force strikes the ascending series of chakras without there
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  being a consciousness already awake and understanding what is
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  taking place to find a way to maintain the balance.
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  In fact, This is why it is recommended that the seeker only
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  attempt to practice what is known as Kundalini Yoga under
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  the guidance of an experienced and qualified teacher.
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  Whether the seeker starts from below or from above, eventually
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  there must come about a unification of the Force within
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  the being. Thus the transformation of one's
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  focus, aspiration, awareness and active nature begins in earnest.
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  Sri Arrobinto observes quote There is a Yoga Shakti coiled or
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  asleep in the inner body, not active.
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  When one does yoga, this force uncoils itself and rises upward
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  to meet the divine consciousness and Force that are waiting above
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  us. When this happens, when the
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  awakened Yoga Shakti arises, it is often felt like a snake
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  uncoiling and standing up straight and lifting itself more
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  and more upwards. When it meets the divine
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  consciousness above, then the force of the divine
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  consciousness canmore easily descend into the body and be
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  felt working there to change the nature.
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  End Quote Reference Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Powers
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  within, Chapter 8, Yoga Shakti, pages 80 to 81.