Gene Kieffer

'In all my writings, I have sown the seeds of what I consider to be the most pressing need of mankind-namely, nformation aabout the evolutionary mechanism in human beings, slowly drawing the race t a golden future of harmony, peace and happiness.'-Gopi Krishna

A world-renowned yogi, Goppi Krishna reveals the remarkable source of psychic energy that lies within us all. Known only to the ancients by such names as the 'sixth sense' and the 'philosopher's stone,' this extraordinary life-force can be tapped to provide an inexhaustible reserve of energy and knowledge.

Drawn from the celebrated ritings of Gopi Krishna, the founder of the Kundalini movement, Kundalini, Empowering Human Evolution, is the definitive guide to underestanding the mystery of Kundalini and awakening this souirce of inner light, expanded consciousness and increased creativity in our own lives. In these powerful esays, Krishna shows how we can use Kundalini to gide our private and public lives, as well as to answer the most urgent questions of our troubled age.

Gene Kieffer is director and president of the Kundalini Research Foundation, which he helped establish at the request of Gopi Krishna. He is a longtime member of the Academy of Religion and Psychical Research, and serves on the advisory board of the Encyclopedia of Evolution.

Contents

Introduction
Chapter I Kundalini, the guardian of human evolution
Distorted evolution and evolutionary theories could be catastrophic for the race, and our cooperation is essential for the healthy functioning of the processes.
Chapter II About my way of writing
I saw myself floating in a lustrous world of being in which the material world had lost its tangibiity, only pure consciousness persisted everywhere.
Chapter III Professor Weizsacker's introduction to the biological basis of religion and genius
Internationally rekowned scientist-philosopher presents an analysis of Gopi Krishna's thought and contributions toward understanding the nature and spirit of evolution and its ultimate goals.
Chapter IV The biological basis of religion and genius
From the shortfall of religion and the error of science to the evolutionary mechanism and the divine possibilties in man.
Chapter V Beyond the higher states of consciousness
A turning piont in our present concepts about the universe as a whole will occur when the biological relationaship between expanded consiousness and the brain is understood
Chapter VI Is meditaton always beneficial?
Only when there is a flow of psychic energy to the brain can the mind slip its tether of the body and observe its transformation into an oceanic entity.
Chapter VII A paradoxical epsode in the life of Gandhi
He firmly believed that the sublimation of his sexual energies woiuld give him the moral and spiritual power to accomplish his mission in life.
Chapter VIII Accelerating brain evolution
Civilizatins, families, and individuals rose and fell because of the ignorance of the cosmic law ruling the life of man.
Chapter IX About the psychic phenomena, psychology, prana, and Freud
Let a team of open-minded scientists, in the service of knkowledge, call by means of wide publicity for personal histories of those who have had or are having Kundalini experiences.
Chapter X The splendorokus eden in which I live
I see my whole body and surroundings permeated by this luster, a living radiance which fills all the space within and outside me.
Chapter XI On meditation
In all these disciplines, we are trying to seek audience with the Lord of the universe.
Chapter XII The case of Alan Watts
It is not difficult to see that he was one of towe intellectuals in whom the evolutionary metamorphosis was almost complete.
Chapter XIII Writing for the future generations
Intellect and moral evolution involves a constant process of purification and regeneration of the nervous system and brain.
Chapter XIV The scientific investigation
There are devices that will come into operation at the time of a seemingly annihilative nuclear war to save the race from extinction.
Chapter XV Professor Von Weizsacker as a thinker of the future
He comes nearest to the picture of one who presents a happy blend of the scientist, the philosopher and he mystic in his personality.
Chapter XVI Supernatural powers and physiology
Death and fear then lose their hold, for what can harm the ocean of everlasting ife beyond the farthest reach of any material influence?
Chapter XVII Life is everlasting
The riddle of consciouisness is a mystery so profound that human intelligence will not be able to unravel it in the coming tens of thousands of years. But it is the great mystery that man is born to solve.… (plus d'informations)

'In all my writings, I have sown the seeds of what I consider to be the most pressing need of mankind-namely, information about the evolutionary mechanism in human beings, slowly drawing the race to a golden future of harmony, peace and happiness.'-Gopi Krishna

For centuries, the secrets of Kundalini yoga have been thoughtfullly and carefully guarded by the yogis of India. Known to the ancients by such names as the 'sixth sense' and the 'philosophers' stone,' this extraordinary life-force, which makes it possible to open 'the third eye,' is located at the base of the human spine and can be tapped to provide an inexhaustible reserve of energy and knowledge.

Drawn from the celebrated writings of Gopi Krishna, the founder of the Kundalini movement, Kundalini For the New Age is the definitive guide to understanding the mystery of Kundalini and awakening this remarkable source of inner light, expanded consciousness and increased creativity in our own lives. Now, for the first time, the general reader-not just the advanced student of yoga-has access to Gopi Krishna's powerful ideas and teachings. In this exciting collection of fifteen essays, Krishna shows how we can use Kundalini to guide our private and public lives, as well as to answer some of the most pressing questions of our troubled age. And he reveals surprising evidence to prove that this 'higher' consciousness will be the natural endowment of every man and woman in the near future-an inivaluable gift of tomorrow that we can claim today.

Gene Kieffer is currently the director and president of the Kundalinii Research Foukndation in New York, which he helped estabish at the request of Gopi Krishna. A longtime member of the Academy of Religion and Psychical Research, Kieffer is a member of the board of directors of the Temple of Undrstanding, an orgainization dedicated to promoting dialogue among the world's religions, and serves on the advisiry board of the encyclopedia of Evolution.

Contents

Introduction
Kundaini, the most jealously guarded secret in histrry, may soon become the most talked about topic of the day.
Chapter I About my way of writing
I saw myself floating in a lustrous world of being in which the material world had lost its tangibility. Only ure consciousness persisted everywhere.
Chapter II The biological basis of religion and genius
From the shortfall of religion and the error of science to the evolutionary mechnaism and the divine possibilities in man.
Chapter III Beyond the higher states of consciousness
A turning point in our present concepts about the unverse as a whole will occur when the biological relationship between expanded consciousness and the brain is understood.
Chapter IV Is meditation always beneficial?
Only when there is a flow of psychic energy to the brain can the mind slip its tether of the body and observe its trnsformation into an oceanic entity.
Chapter V A paradoxical episode in the life of Gandhi
He firmly believed that the sublimation of his sexual energies would give him the moral and spiritual power to accomplish his mission.
Chapter VI Accelerating brain evollution
Civilizations, families, and individuals rose and fell because of the ignorance of the cosmic law ruling the life of man.
Chapter VII About psychic phenomena, psychology, prana, and Freud
Let a team of open-minded scientists, in the service of knowledge, call by means of wide publicity for personal histories of those who have had or are having Kundalini experiences.
Chapter VIII The splendorous Eden in which I live
I see my whole body and surroundings permeated by this luster, a living radiance which fills all the space within and outside of me.
Chapter IX On meditation
In all these disciplines, we are trying to seek audience with the Lord of the universe.
Chapter X The case of Alan Watts
It is not difficult to see that he was one of those intellectuals in whom the evolutionary metamorphosis was almost complete.
Chapter XI Writing for the future generatins
Intellectual and moral evolution involves a constant process of purification and regeneration of the nervous system and brain.
Chapter XII The scientific investigation
These are devices that will come into operation at the time of a seemingly annihilative nuclear war to save the race from extinction.
Chapter XIII Professor Von Weizsacker as thinker of the future
He comes nearest to the picture of one who presents a happy blend of the scientist, the philosopher and the mystic in his personality.
Chapter XIV Supernatural powers and physiology
Death and fear then lose their hold, for what can harm the ocean of everlasting life beyond the farthest reach of any material influence?
Chapter XV Life is everlasting
The riddle of consciousness is a mystery so profiouind that human intelligence will not be abot to unravel it in the coming tens of thousands of years. But it is the great mystery that man is born to solve.… (plus d'informations)