Prabhuskh Singh PhD: What is Yoga? Kundalini Yoga? Kundalini Energy?

What is Yoga? What is its Purpose?

Yoga is a type of activity based on the spiritual nature of the human being. Yoga means Union. Many answers can be given about Union, but Union with what? Ultimately, it means Union with God. Many types of yoga exist today, which is encouraged, however, they all have the same goal in mind, to become One with God. This actually means to be completely present with your own existence right here, right now, in this very moment.

This can be scary for some people and bring up a lot of ego resistance. However, becoming One with God is really just the same thing as saying becoming a completely conscious human being. A completely conscious human being is One who practices consciousness throughout each and every day and spreads that awareness to those around them. The purpose of yoga is to awaken you to the fact that you are Consciousness itself, or you are God. There is no distinction between the two.

The purpose of yoga is to reap the benefits of practice. Indeed, these benefits are numerous. Yoga can cultivate physical, mental, and spiritual awareness beyond that which you have previously imagined impossible. I have personally experienced and witnessed the transformative power of yoga within myself and other students around me. I’ve connected with fellow students in ways that I’ve never envisioned before practicing Yoga!

What is Kundalini Yoga and The Kundalini Energy?

A hot topic! Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan is the Yoga of Awareness. Practicing Kundalini Yoga will rapidly increase your awareness, including awareness of how you create your own world, which can be painful at times. It will challenge you. It will make you feel anger, hate and fear. It will evoke compassion, love and forgiveness. And it will release these emotions simultaneously, which can be overwhelming, to say the least. With consistent practice of Kundalini Yoga, you will experience this juxtaposition of emotions more frequently and more intensely!

At times during my practice, I am so moved by the beauty of The Creation that I am, that tears pour forth and I convulse with sobs. In this state, I experience how everyone else emanates beauty and I feel so much love and compassion that no words can do justice.

The Kundalini Energy is a mystery that slowly unfolds uniquely for each person, as it should be. Ultimately it is the pure creative force (or Adi Shakti) in the universe. Have you seen the recent article about the Big Bang theory of the creation of the Universe? The Big Bang was exactly that, a pure Kundalini Energy explosion. This is the energy of creation that resides in each one of us and can be called upon to serve us by chanting “ONG”. This is the sound current that begins to coax the Kundalini Energy from the base of the spine towards the higher energy centers in the human body. Practicing Kundalini Yoga is how we “control” or navigate this energy so that it doesn’t destroy us, which it can easily do. You’ve heard the stories!

How does Kundalini Yoga Differ from Other Types of Yoga?

Kundalini Yoga is not better or worse than other types of yoga. This is old dualistic thinking from the Piscean Age! In fact, Kundalini Yoga is not even better or worse than any other spiritual path. Kundalini Yoga differs from other spiritual paths in that it is a VERY RAPID path to awareness. I have personally studied and practiced Buddhism, Martial Arts, Taoism, and Yoga. In my experiences, Kundalini Yoga rapidly increased my awareness in a way none of these other practices could. This simply means that Kundalini Yoga was the “correct” path for me, NOT that Kundalini Yoga is a superior spiritual path to others!

The most sacred teaching I received from Kundalini Yoga was that I AM MY OWN TEACHER. I finally surrendered to the truth that I should trust my own intuition rather than rely on the wisdom or teaching of others. Sure you should be open to new teachings you encounter or wisdom you find, but ultimately you should practice and begin to TRUST your own intuition and path. This is how Kundalini Yoga differs from other types of yoga.