What is a Spiritual Awakening?
A spiritual awakening can happen spontaneously or as the result of practices like meditation. These experiences vary and are unique to each person. In general, a spiritual awakening tends to broaden the types of things someone is capable of experiencing. A person might feel very different than they did before. They might feel more sensitive to their outer and inner worlds and may also have experiences that are difficult to communicate in words. Spiritual experiences may be the result of a biological process, and the cause of spiritual awakenings and spiritual genius.
Signs of a Spiritual Awakening
To understand the process of spiritual awakening, we have surveyed hundreds of people around the world, many of whom have experienced a spiritual awakening. Our research is ongoing. In those we have surveyed, here is a short list of some common symptoms:
- New insights into spiritual truths
- Joy, happiness, and a sense of wonder and awe
- Sensations of “energy” running in the body
- An increase in altruistic feelings and behaviors
- Paranormal experiences and synchronicities
Transcendent Experiences of Consciousness
One important type of spiritual awakening experience we’ve identified is something we call transcendent experiences of consciousness, and involves the perception of consciousness as primary reality. Normally, we experience the world, our minds, and our five senses as being “primary.” In a transcendent experience of consciousness, everything we perceive with our senses and our thoughts themselves are perceived as side-effects or creations of consciousness. The person’s ego melts away, and a new world of consciousness behind the phenomenal universe is revealed. The joy and happiness experienced in this state is beyond imagination. The person is entirely transformed as a result of the experience. It can be a momentary experience, but it can also be permanent.
This state of consciousness is something that ancient cultures knew about. Writings from ancient India provide strong evidence of this. Some ancient names for it include Enlightenment, Samadhi, Christ Consciousness, and the Tao. These words are often misused. There are many people who claim to have experienced enlightenment, Samadhi, or Higher Consciousness, but our research suggests that many of these people are not using the word accurately. They are probably describing other experiences that are similar to a transcendent experience of consciousness but are not quite accurate. We are developing standardized testing criteria to determine a genuine experience.
Kundalini – The Mechanism Behind All Spiritual Experiences
Ancient cultures knew how to achieve transcendent consciousness. But somewhere in the past, much of the knowledge was lost. Only bits and pieces of this knowledge remain. Oddly, the ancient Indians identified a special relationship between the reproductive system and the brain. This relationship was observed countless times in ancient masters who reached transcendent consciousness. This link between the brain and reproductive system, combined with the other processes in the body that led to transcendent consciousness, was called Kundalini by the ancient Indians. This hidden biological system, according to the Indians, is part of what makes us human. The only difference between individuals is whether or not it is “active,” meaning that it is accelerated. Kundalini is said to be not only the cause of transcendent consciousness, but of all spiritual awakenings and experiences.
The Kundalini Experimental Project
The Kundalini Experimental Project is a massive research effort conducted by the Emerging Sciences Foundation. The purpose of the project is to awaken Kundalini in test subjects to improve their chances of achieving transcendent consciousness. We also want to scientifically demonstrate the existence of the Kundalini mechanism. We hope to invite skeptical scientists to investigate Kundalini. Learn more about the Kundalini Experimental Project.