A jump of madness

 

Sadhguru, who could be classified as a Tantric Shaiva, discusses kundalini in this short YouTube clip. 

Kundalini is the life energy, and hence exists everywhere. In the human body, it´s concentrated in 114 energy centers or chakras (but later, Sadhguru says that there are six chakras and 112 ways to open them). Of the 114 chakras, humans only need 21 to function optimally. Kundalini yoga can open the rest, but this is a dangerous process, and should therefore only be attempted under the expert guidance of a guru. And even then, fast kundalini awakening will "dissolve the social world" around you. Hence, only ascetics should attempt it, although a slower method for house-holders also exists. 

In and of itself, kundalini is neither "good" nor "bad", the real question being whether you are ready for it or not. Sure, it´s dangerous, but so is electricity, which can nevertheless be used to good ends. The 112 techniques to open the chakras only work up to the sixth chakra or sixth dimension (Agna), located in the human skull. The seventh chakra, Sahasrara, which hovers above the physical body, cannot be reached by any of the standard techniques. "You can only jump into the abyss" says Sadhguru, and if you do, you have to do it in "trust, devotion, or madness"! 

We can´t say we haven´t been warned...