Today in the West, scientists and philosophers, mystics and seekers of higher consciousness are intensively searcing for means of releasing the vital energy (Kundalini) that lies latent in each of us. Tantra, which does not deny the body, but harnesses its energies and powers for spiritual growth, is the most detailed and authoritative teaching of this kind in existence.

In Kundalini: The Arousal fo the Inner Energy, Ajit Mookerjee writes of the core-experience of Tantra, the process in which the energy is awakened and rises through the energy centers (chakras) to unite with Pure Consciousness at the crown of the head.

The sacred texts of India are an indiespensable authority in the investigation of Kundalini, and of these, the author is an important scholar. Here he looks as well at modern accounts of Kundalini-experience, Eastern and Western, and describes the findings of the clinical studies and research so far undertaken in the West.

An acknowledged expert on Eastern art, Ajit Mookerjee has been able to draw for his illustrations on an extensive range of original manuscript sources, thus illuminating and enhancing his vivid text.

Contents

Preface
The tantric concept
The arousal of kundalini
Chakras-the energy centres
Transformation of energy
The kundalini experience classical and clinical
Notes on the text
Bibliography
Glossary
Index