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Kundalini Awakening and the Ego in the Mahabarata

Summary

, 7 min

The Pandava brothers' last journey to heaven in the Mahabharata, read as Kundalini rising through the chakras: Draupadi as Kundalini Shakti, each brother absorbed into the next, Yudhishthira alone reaching the gates. His faithful dog is read as the ego, revealed as Vishnu, a piece of the higher self. The many named yogas are presented as one yoga.

In this video

Teaches
MahabharataKundaliniEgo
Discusses
Pandava brothersMythology and symbolismArjunaChakrasKrishnaBhagavad Gita
Mentions
KurukshetraMedullaThalamusDownload PhaseHigher SelfBhakti YogaRaja Yoga

Key moments

00:00The ego and a favorite story from the Mahabharata01:07Draupadi falls: Kundalini Shakti begins its ascent01:58Each brother falls and is absorbed by the next02:52Yudhishthira reaches the gates of heaven with his dog03:31Krishna as the medulla; the body as Kurukshetra04:09An answer in meditation: the dog is the ego05:00The false self revealed as Vishnu05:59Not many yogas but one yoga