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INTRODUCTORY
and effort to transform it as power. In such a case the mind gets diverted towards miracles alone and the main objective is altogether lost sight of.
KUNDALINI
The centre or more properly the source of all these powers is commonly understood to be the Kundalini Shakti the vital spiritual force in man. It is located in the lowest part of the spinal cord and is at the pelvic plexus and is usually represented as a coiled serpent. It is supposed to possess immense power and its importance in yoga is thought to be great more particularly in Hatha yoga practices. In its normal state it appears to be lying dormant without affecting any of the conscious or sub-conscious nerves of the body. When awakened it becomes active and is supposed to affect all the important centres of anatomic system. The awakening of the Kundalini is brought into effect automatically when matured at higher levels of advancement, or by the force of physical exercises of asana, Pranayama etc., provided for, under the traditional systems. According to current view, Kundalini when
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