Chitshakti Vilas: The Play of Consciousness
About This Book
The spiritual autobiography of Swami Muktananda — the Siddha Yoga master who brought the lineage of Swami Nityananda and Swami Chidbhavananda to the West. The book is primarily an account of his intense sadhana and the extraordinary inner experiences — visions, energy phenomena, states of expanded consciousness — that characterized his 9-year period of intensive spiritual practice following his initiation by his guru Bhagawan Nityananda. The Play of Consciousness is considered one of the most detailed and vivid firsthand accounts of Kundalini awakening ever written.
What You'll Learn
Kundalini awakening — the arousal of the dormant cosmic energy at the base of the spine — produces experiences that can be overwhelming and terrifying without a qualified teacher to guide the process; Muktananda's account shows both the terror and the extraordinary grace of this process. The visions and experiences described in this book are not unique to Muktananda but are consistent with accounts from every tradition in which genuine Kundalini awakening has been documented — suggesting they reflect real stages of consciousness rather than individual fantasy. The purpose of Shaktipat — the transmission of spiritual energy from an awakened teacher to a prepared disciple — is to accelerate the disciple's spiritual development by activating the same process of awakening that the teacher has already completed.
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