Autor: Danijel Turina
Datum: 2001-05-13 18:21:59
Grupe: alt.yoga
Tema: Re: Kechari Mudra
Linija: 62
Message-ID: a1ctftg1frmtmg6m63aofcdgnsn57cki80@4ax.com

X-Ftn-To: Frank Ettenbar 

"Frank Ettenbar"  wrote:
>After practicing for three years now I can feel the tip of
>my tongue touching the uvula. I had expected there to be an increase of
>saliva in my mouth, so called nectar drinking, or  some special sensation.
>I had only noticed that I sometimes gape the moment my tongue  touches
>the uvula. I now wonder whether I need to practice more in order to stretch
>my tongue much further.

I'm gonna drop in again...

First of all, you have to know that the instructions for kecari mudra
are encrypted, as all other tantric material. A literal understanding
won't do you any good, and attempting to find logical explanations
won't help either, because the guys who wrote the texts counted on
that, too. They wrote the texts in such a manner, that you'd _have_ to
get the accurate meaning from the guy who actually knows the practice.
In any other case, the texts will lead you astray.

Second, I must say that I, too, didn't understand those texts until I
experienced the kecari mudra phenomenon in practice. Before that, I
was pretty much bewildered regarding the meaning of it.

Now, the explanation.
Kecari mudra is a phenomenon that combines the upstream of red
Kundalini, located at the bottom of the spine, representing the
individual being's energy, with the downstream of white Kundalini, or
the Divine energy, pouring below from the crown chakra. Kecari mudra
seems to take place when you tune into the white Shakti, and "drink"
it, which is the meaning of the "nectar dripping from the moon". The
moon is the crown chakra, and "nectar" is the sublime energy, that
partially materializes in the body, producing a chemical called Soma.
If you read the Vedas, you'll know that Soma is in fact depicted as
the god of the Moon, which makes the thing even more apparent. So, the
tongue movement is spontaneous, and you can't reproduce the energetic
flow by just changing the position of your tongue; you'd have to bring
yourself into a blissful state, by awareness of some Divine attribute.
This would cause a burst of ecstasy, and if you start to "drink" this
ecstasy, your tongue will feel most comfortable in kecari mudra, and
by drinking bliss you will shift your breathing into a prolonged
inhalation, positioned from the crown downwards. This form of
cessation of breathing is called kevala kumbhaka, "liberating
retention", and is always a sign of connection of personal
consciousness with God's blissful presence. By breathing in,
"drinking" this "nectar", your body and soul become purified and you
will soon, extremely soon, attain liberation. But, it is unlikely that
you'll manage to sustain the experience for long - at least at first.
Gradually, as you become capable of "drinking" God more, as your
system becomes more divine, you'll be able to progress with this
practice.
However, since it is highly unlikely that a beginner would be able to
identify all the "pointers" that I mentioned, I would suggest starting
with more basic forms of practice, such as those formulated in the
techniques on my website. Gradually, as you get to know your system,
you'll become capable of performing this, and similar advanced
practices, such as "soma rasa" meditation for increasing the subtlety
of your system.
Much luck with your practice. :)

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