Is Kundalini Awakening synonymous with Self-Realization?
GuruSwamiG: NO. It can help in the process, but it can also take one down a long road on many other journeys first. It does not always lead to Self-Realization. It is a falsehood that when Kundalini reaches the crown chakra Self-Realization is entered. First it must come back to the heart, it must rest in the heart. The surrender must be complete. When the searching ends Self-Realization is entered into. As long as the mind keeps seeking the continuing phenomena will happen: visions, lights, sounds, siddhis etc. But when the heart is entered into and the seeking ends then Grace descends and Self-Realization of Enlightenment takes place. The other happenings help to purify and move conscious awareness towards being ready to accept that Divine Grace. To ultimately surrender all experience, concepts and self-ideations to the Altar of Truth and willingness to enter into the great unknown and unknowable. Kundalini is a process of preparation. It prepares one for Self-Realization, to move be
