Hi All:
An interesting recent interchange. Comments welcome.
The guru is in you.
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Q: From memeggings: Can the kundalini arise when asleep at night?
A very surprising thing happened around 4 or 5 this morning as I slept. A part of my mind noted that the noise in my ears had escalated and was now very high and loud, then energy clamped onto the top and back of my head and within seconds I felt the electric flames rise and dance over my skin, through me, up, and my body felt mild shaking.
Then the part of my mind that noted the loud noise in my ears just prior to this, began calling to archangels and beings of Light and I felt myself thrown up high, then all was oblivion as my body slept and my singing mind went off somewhere, leaving no memory on waking of where I went. (At times I remember my “split” mind’s travels into “realms of light” – for want of a better term.)
On awaking in the morning I remembeed this and immediately felt energy “clamp” onto the top and back of my head, but very mildly.
Can kundalini arise in sleep spontaneously? I have many times had it arise over the years while awake, or just prior to going to sleep, but never in sleep.
A: Sure, with an active kundalini, those kinds of experiences can happen any time, even during sleep.
The important thing to remember is that kundalini experiences are symptoms of purification and opening occurring in the nervous system. As we continue with daily practices over time, purification and opening become gradually more refined and experiences naturally move toward a steady state of abiding inner silence, ecstatic bliss and outpouring divine love. This is the destination of practices and kundalini.
So when the visions and energy experiences come, it is suggested to favor our routine of practices over following a big drama. The practices will surely move us ahead in our development. The drama will not.
If experiences become too intense, then it is suggested to self-pace (scale back a bit) on practices for a while, and engage in more grounding activities in daily life.
All the best!
The guru is in you.