The Definite Signs of Spiritual Puberty

A spiritual person following the path of spirituality is utterly alone. The world around him is not a world of things and beings but one of thoughts and memories.

As a seeker walks on the path of spirituality, he encounters the same obstacles in a finer and subtler form at each stage of his spiritual journey. Determined will and undaunted effort are only equipment for success on the path of spirituality.

It is very difficult to measure progress in spirituality. It may be that when a seeker feels exalted and over- confident that he is really making good progress, he may be actually going downhill. On the other hand, it may be that the seeker feels totally lost, confused and in jeopardy may be really making a very good progress.

All forms of meditation and spiritual practices have been a means of turning off the outside world in an effort to open a channel within, through which the higher forces could enter inside, the invisible could be perceived and the presence of the God could be felt.

In higher path of spirituality whenever you attain a state of inner peace, tranquillity, relaxation and is aware of body-mind and soul simultaneously your own body gives definite signs of spiritual advancement or evolution concerning with perfect harmony of nervous system. Harmonization and synchronization of one's natural forces and energies result with regular practice of spiritual techniques.

During puberty our bodies undergoes a series of physical, mental, emotional and hormonal changes that will transition us childhood to adulthood. Some common signs of puberty are like growing up body parts, hair sprouting, getting facial hair, cracking and deepening of voice and sexual development etc.

So there must be some visible and obvious set of standard or milestones which are definite indicative signs of spiritual progress known as spiritual puberty. There are many certain and specific signs by which a seekers' progress in the spiritual path can be ascertained.

Two very important and observational indicators of advanced progress in spirituality are

Opening of Sushumna Nadi

It is a strict law that on any spiritual path, whatever consciously or unconsciously, unless the kundalini is awakened, no benefit of any kind is obtained. Whenever by devotion, knowledge, by renunciation, by divine grace, yoga, asana postures, meditation, by austerities or by shaktipaat, when the kundalini is awaken and begins to move upward through the Sushumna Nadi then only higher level spiritual progress is indicated and this is the fixed rule.

In human body there are 72,000 nadis or channels through which prana circulates. There are 10 important Nadi out of which 3 are most important. Sushumna is the main Nadi and it flows through the central canal within the spinal cord, is responsible for all spiritual awareness. Ida is situated to left side of Sushumna controls all mental functions while Pingla situated at the right side of Sushumna controls all vital functions of the body.

Ida is related to breathe flow in the left nostril and the parasympathetic nervous system while the Pingla is related to the breath flow in the right nostril and the sympathetic nervous system.

Unless Ida and Pingla are balanced there will be many hindrances to spiritual progress. The balance occurs naturally as a definite sign of advanced spiritual puberty.Opening of Sushumna is indicated by breathing through both nostrils simultaneously. When Ida and Pingla are flowing together the third flow of Sushumna Nadi is opened.

In higher spiritual path when the body [Pingla] and mind [Ida] are balanced and synchronised a third force spiritual energy arises, this is a definite sign of spiritual puberty, when you breathe from both nostrils simultaneously.

Khechari mudra

Khechari mudra is a simple but very important technique which is utilized in many spiritual techniques. It involves folding the tongue back and placing it against the upper palate. In Kechari mudra the prana is located above the nasopharynex, eliminating the need for respiration of the tissue and cells and placing the body in a state of suspended animation or hibernation.

Mudras are the smaller body locks. In this mudra, the tongue is put against the palate. It was kept a well-guarded secret for thousands of years, and very correctly so. It is an old technique from Hatha Yoga to achieve peace of mind and to facilitate a state of silent and deep meditation, and hence achieving the highest state of samadhi. 

Touch the tip of your tongue against the upper palate

Khechari is induced naturally to a seeker in higher state of spirituality. It is a neurological switch which indicates a state of the purified nervous system. Khechari is an ecstatic connection that illuminates our entire nervous system. It is the higher spiritual practices which send us into Khechari, when every cells or fiber of our being wants self-realization or enlightenment the tongue automatically rolls back and go up or in mild form we can say that it may touch the upper palate.

Khechari fosters the major sexual neuron-opening in the head. Khechari as a spiritual puberty is a constant internal orgy of radiating ecstatic bliss which indicates the cosmic sexual union of Shiv and Shakti or Yin and Yang.

So opening of Sushumna Nadi or breathing from both nostrils and Khechari mudra or rolling back of tongue [ or in mild form tongue  touching the upper palate ] are the definite signs of spiritual puberty, resulting from purified and enlightened and illuminated nervous system. These two signs indicate the higher spiritual transformation of the seeker.

BY

GEETA JHA 

INDIA