{"id":23412,"date":"2017-11-12T22:36:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T06:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/?p=23412"},"modified":"2017-11-13T02:15:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T10:15:49","slug":"ultimate-guide-kundalini-swami-khecaranatha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/ultimate-guide-kundalini-swami-khecaranatha\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide to Kundalini (Swami Khecaranatha)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>CJ interviews Swami Khecaranatha on Kundalini.\u00a0 Make sure to sign up for on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/118905762131178\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%224%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D\">Facebook .<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1>Who is Swami Khecaranatha?<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cKhecaranatha talks to us directly, sharing his experience from four decades of spiritual practice. He presents a systematic guide to the practice of Ku\u1e47\u1e0dalin\u012b S\u0101dhana, including how to develop the flow that awakens the living force of ku\u1e47\u1e0dalin\u012b. The direct awakening of ku\u1e47\u1e0dalin\u012b by \u015bakti is considered to be the most excellent in the Tantric tradition, and this form of higher initiation is the essence of the practice taught by Swami Khecaranatha. It is marvelous to see how his teachings coincide with the Trika school of Shaivism. Khecaranatha has attained, through the transmission of his teachers and a lifetime of practice and profound personal experience, a deep understanding of Kashmiri Shaivism and Anuttara Trika. Thus, he summates in his realization and teachings what was considered by the Kashmiris to be the most elevated practice of all the Tantric schools.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2014MARK DYCZKOWSKI, PH.D., one of the world\u2019s foremost authorities on Tantric studies and the Kashmiri Shaivite tradition<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1>What is Kundalini?<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>How do we Surrender?<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Letting Go: How to surrender and Let go? (Part 2 of 2)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SQo89PTtG8M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What is the meaning of surrender? How do we know if have let go and surrender? Why should we surrender?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SQo89PTtG8M?t=0m09s\" rel=\"nofollow\">0:09<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Why do people come to a spiritual life?<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SQo89PTtG8M?t=1m11s\" rel=\"nofollow\">1:11<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Why is life hardship (death, loss, etc) really an act of Grace from God?<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SQo89PTtG8M?t=6m01s\" rel=\"nofollow\">6:01<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0What does it mean to surrender to grace?<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SQo89PTtG8M\" rel=\"nofollow\">10:56<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0How should we use our free will? Why are actions are all about joy?<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SQo89PTtG8M?t=11m29s\" rel=\"nofollow\">11:29<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0How do we know if we are surrendering to life? How do we allow an experience to reveal itself through us?<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SQo89PTtG8M?t=12m39s\" rel=\"nofollow\">12:39<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0When do you know you are not surrendering?<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SQo89PTtG8M?t=12m54s\" rel=\"nofollow\">12:54<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0What is it that we are supposed to surrender?<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SQo89PTtG8M?t=13m59s\" rel=\"nofollow\">13:59<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0How does Swami describe joy?<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SQo89PTtG8M?t=14m43s\" rel=\"nofollow\">14:43<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0How do we learn and grow?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf you are feeling tense, resistance, at attempt to control, that\u2019s not joy. And it\u2019s not surrender? You surrender your willfulness, thought constructs, and the part of us that does not understand.\u00a0 How else can the part of us that understands be released? Ask, what is this trying to show me? What is it trying to reveal in me that I don\u2019t understand? \u201c-\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Swami-Khecaranatha\/e\/B00J43FE0A\/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1\" rel=\"nofollow\">Swami Khecaranatha<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a difference between getting an experience of \u201cselfless service\u201d that you think you need versus allowing experiences to reveal itself through you through the surrendering of yourself\u201d \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Swami-Khecaranatha\/e\/B00J43FE0A\/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1\" rel=\"nofollow\">Swami Khecaranatha<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>How do we serve God?<\/h1>\n<h2>Articles on Seva: What is Selfless Service?<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0bvjqbrtVX\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/what-is-selfless-service\/\">Seva: What is Selfless Service?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Seva: What is Selfless Service?&#8221; &#8212; Fireitupwithcj\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/what-is-selfless-service\/embed\/#?secret=Cq7RNMuJPe#?secret=0bvjqbrtVX\" data-secret=\"0bvjqbrtVX\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How do we know if we are doing God&#8217;s work? How can we know God through our actions? An interview with Swami Khecaranatha , author of &#8220;Wearing God&#8217;s Mala: The Seva Sutra&#8221;, on the Tantric tradition of being of service.<\/p>\n<p>Jump directly to the question you want by clicking on the time stamp<\/p>\n<h2>What is Seva?<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=33s\">0:33<\/a> What does it mean to be of self less service?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=193s\">3:13<\/a> What does it mean to be non dual?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=284s\">4:44<\/a> How do Shakti and Shiva work together to manifest?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=382s\">6:22<\/a> What are the three Seva mantras?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=458s\">7:38<\/a> How can all your actions be in service of God? How can we know God through our actions?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=533s\">8:53<\/a> What is the purpose of all our actions? How do our actions reveal a higher understanding\/knowledge?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=590s\">9:50<\/a> Why do our actions help us understand God as ourselves?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=645s\">10:45<\/a> What are the three illusions we carry?(mantras)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=733s\">12:13<\/a> Who is &#8220;doing&#8221; our lives?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=750s\">12:30<\/a> What happens when we act from a place of ego?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=782s\">13:02<\/a> How do we create karma?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=1105s\">18:25<\/a> How do the mantras help?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=2093s\">34:53<\/a> Why do we do seva?<\/p>\n<h2>Ego: How do we surrender and serve?<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=1286s\">21:26<\/a> How do our sense of &#8220;needs&#8221; and ego get in the way of us truly feeling complete?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=1451s\">24:11<\/a> What is the definition of ego?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=1571s\">26:11<\/a> How do we free ourselves from dualistic consciousness?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=1786s\">29:46<\/a> How can you serve God without being judgmental or being willful?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=1845s\">30:45<\/a> How surrender is key in a spiritual practice?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeatY0N9A-A&amp;t=1921s\">32:01<\/a> How can we truly experience freedom?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Selfless Service? 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