Gopi Krishna was a yogi, mystic, teacher, social reformer, and writer, notable for popularizing the concept of Kundalini among Western readers. His autobiography, detailing his personal experience of Kundalini awakening, influenced Western interest in Kundalini yoga. His writings are characterized by deep insights into the spiritual and evolutionary energies within humanity. Krishna left a lasting legacy in the field of spiritual exploration and personal transformation.
The way to self-knowledge
Diese metaphysische Abhandlung, in Versen, ist das Werk eines Genies. Der sterbliche Autor macht klar, dass das Werk eine ihm aufgetragene Schöpfung ist, geschrieben unter der Inspiration höherer Intelligenz, in voller Wachheit.
Coiled like a snake at the base of the spine, kundalini is the spiritual force that lies dormant in every human being. Once awakened, often through meditation and yoga practices, it rises up the spine and finds expression in the form of spiritual knowledge, mystical vision, psychic powers, and ultimately, enlightenment. This is the classic first-person account of Gopi Krishna, an ordinary Indian householder who, at the age of thirty-four, after years of unsupervised meditation, suddenly experienced the awakening of kundalini during his morning practice. The story of this transformative experience, and the author's struggle to find balance amid a variety of powerful physiological and psychic side effects, forms the core of the book. His detailed descriptions of his dramatic inner experiences and symptoms such as mood swings, eating disorders, and agonizing sensations of heat—and of how, with the help of his wife, he finally stabilized at a higher level of consciousness—make this one of the most valuable classics of spiritual awakening available.
This classic first-person account of spiritual awakening was first published under the title Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in Man —here expanded with two-thirds new material drawn from the author's writing to make a complete autobiography.
A world-renowned yogi reveals the remarkable source of psychic energy that lies within all people. He shows how Kundalini can be used to guide one's private life, as well as answer some of the most pressing questions of this troubled age.