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What is Yoga Kundalini Upanishad

All of us are aware of the Yoga system of Patanjali through his work Yoga Sutras ans he is regarded as the founder of the Yoga system of Indian Philosophy.

We also have Shiva sutras which deal pretty much on the same subject.

We have yet another treatise on Yoga in the form of a minor Upanishad, Yoga Kundlini Upanishad.

This Upanishad is from the Krishna Yajur Veda.

It has three distinct approaches o the Yoga.

It deals with Chitta primarily.

Patanjali describes what Yoga is in his first sutra,

'Yoga: Chitaa Vrutti Nirodha'

Cessation of the modification of Chitta is Yoga.

Elaborating on this sutra , the Yoga Kundalini Upanishad discusses the different methods, some are different from Patanjali's.

It deals with an exposition of Hatha and Lambika Yogas.

It concludes with an account of the non-qualified Brahman,that is the Nirguna Brahman.

Patanjali found it necessary to have a Personal God, Ishwara for practicing Yoga.

The Non-dual Brahman is , in the opinion of Patanjali, is easier to realize through the Personal God,Ishwara.

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Kundalini Yoga analyses the nature of Chitta in deatil

It maintains that Samskaras and Vasana( remnants of actions performed ,( both now and in the past births) and Prana, the Vital Breath constitute the

causes for the existence of Chitta.

Breathing Unilateral Intermittent Tantra Sastra

The system of Tantra Sastra of Hinduism, followed by the Shaktas(who worship Devi,Goddess as Mother, has a detailed analysis of Breathing.

The System of Tantra Sastra is interwoven intrinsically with The Yoga , as enunciated by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras.

One division, one can not really call it a division, as the system is an Organic whole,deals with Respiration, 'Swasa.

The basic premise in Sakthi worship, in respect of bodies, that is without consciousness, is that it is breathing that differentiates and infuses Life and Consciousness.

The breathing process or respiration combined with the Heat Energy outside the body in the Universe, creates and sustains Life.

As Hinduism postulates there are two bodies, Stoola(Gross) and Sukshma(Subtle)

The Stula Sareera or the Body without Life is called Jata,Inert.