Has anybody heard of Gopi Krishna?
Last year I read something about kundalini awakening, which scared me, and I now have a book by Gopi Krishna called "Living with kundalini". He did the kriya the wrong way round, did not have a guru and nearly went insane, until he found out how to correct his mistake. He burnt badly in his spine. Scary.
But now he has the awakened Kundalini. He writes something very interesting, like kundalini awakening is a biological fate for all of us, eventually, like evolving to where we are now has been our fate.
I have other books by him, not yet read.
Pentatonic.
Some people do not find it necessary to have a guru in my case I believe it has really helped if you read this link you may find this to be an understatement;
http://musicmeditate.smfforfree.com/index.php/topic,514.msg2485.html#msg2485This is one incident of the tremendous help of a guru that i have witnessed. I have also recieved tremendous help thru the gurus emissaries. In my case the SRF line of gurus and the monks and nuns of SRF but this also includes disciples of Yogananda and Amma. I recieved a tremendous awakening from being in the presence of Amma and have had advice from her and her monks/nuns as well. There is something else very significant; having friendship with those who have a true guru. Why? Because if they are receptive to the guru you can sense the help flowing out of such friends. I count several of the members of this forum in this category. You know who you are and how i am indebted to you. Let the Masters bless you as they have me. That is what I pray for....
Jitendra