Kundalini Shakti and Yogic Theory Overview - 5 Koshas & Kriya Yoga

Summary

December 16, 2018, 23 min

The yogic map from non-dual Brahman down through kundalini shakti, the three gunas and the five koshas, with kundalini framed as divine intelligence rather than energy. Covers the five vital airs, the medulla as dividing line, and how Kriya Yoga cleans the sheaths so the bliss sheath's meditative mellows can take hold.

In this video

Teaches

KundaliniKoshasFive vital airs

Discusses

BrahmanThree gunasPolyvagal TheoryPrefrontal cortexMedullaMeditative mellowsNon-attachmentKriya YogaDual and non-dualBlissMind chatter

Mentions

OMMayaSamskaraSubconsciousJoan HarriganHigher SelfChakrasBhagavad GitaKurukshetraKrishnaPandava brothersDisassociationLahiri Mahasaya

Key moments

00:00Yogic philosophy and the misunderstood word shakti 00:52Brahman at the top: neuter and non-dual, unlike Brahma 01:44Kundalini shakti as divine power, not energy 02:42Kundalini as the intelligence that grows a child, then rests 04:00The three gunas, and why they aren't the three nervous systems 05:26Five koshas begin: the anandamaya bliss sheath 06:58The discernment sheath and the prefrontal cortex 08:22Manomaya kosha: chitta, samskaras and the great barrier 09:22Pranamaya kosha and the five vital airs 11:54The food sheath and where polyvagal theory fits 12:44Kundalini is not an energy: a mysterious force of the higher self 14:28Six chakras, padmas, and the medulla as dividing line 15:40The aim of meditation: clean the sheaths to reach bliss 18:05How Kriya Yoga works through meditative mellows 18:38Bliss as doorway to the non-dual; bliss vs happiness 19:49Background chatter of the manomaya sheath and what comes next