昆達里尼 (梵語 :कुण्डलिनी ,kuṇḍalinī ,泰米爾語 : வாலை,泰語 : กุณฺฑลินี,英語:Kundalini ),又譯為亢達里尼 、軍荼利 、靈量 、拙火 ,梵文原義是捲曲的意思,印度瑜伽 認為,其為有形的生命力 ,是性力 的來源,蜷曲在人類的脊椎骨 尾端的位置。傳統印度常以女神,或是沉睡的蛇來作為象徵。類似於中醫與道家所說的精 或先天的炁 ,印度瑜伽修行者認為,通過修練瑜伽,將可以喚醒沈睡在身體中的昆達里尼,使它通過中脈 ,最終到達「梵 我合一」的境界。
查克拉與昆達里尼圖示
Detail of manuscript painting of a yogin in meditation, showing Kundalini serpent coiled in belly around Sushumna Nadi below Chakra s and the muladhara chakra with its presiding deity Ganesha above it.
昆達里尼被認為位於海底輪 的位置。身體的右脈與左脈,將氣傳送至海底輪,兩者力量的結合,形成昆達里尼,昆達里尼的能量則進入中脈 ,往上到達頂輪 。
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