Some Christians will find their way to AYP especially if they like yoga. And once they do, many of them will be fine. But what of the others? All replies received thus far are much appreciated. Until yesterday when the topic was initiated, it hadn't been given much thought i.e., how mainstream Christianity was dealing with k awakening.
My own path veers considerably away from the mainstream. In my opinion, Eastern religions generally have more to offer than conventional Christianity. For example, the bible was an unfathomable enigma until, as a young adult, I began exploring Eastern religions. The same themes reoccur in different ways in the various religions. These more or less universal themes are ancient and over time have often become skewed or corrupted. It was found helpful to approach the basic themes from a variety of viewpoints and perspectives, thereby getting in touch with the core principles upon which they are based. To me, this is a sensible open-minded approach.
There has been strong resistance to the label of New Age as applied to me by fundamentalist Christians. New Age usually doesn't resonate any better than the conventional approach. For me, New Age woo is often not much of an improvement over the conventional ideology and dogma, although I will concede that it does have something valuable to offer.
It is being assumed until ascertained otherwise, that kundalini awakening is primarily classified in two ways by the conventional church authorities: Either 1)it is considered in the realm of Christian mysticism or 2)it is dealt with under the term New Age. From my point of view, it is a mistake either way.
For the challenges of k awakening to be successfully overcome, the whole situation needs to be handled with sensitivity, clarity, intelligence, compassion...and above all...needs be brought out into the light of day. As opposed to possibly being shrouded in shame, kept hidden and undiscussed, or only rarely discussed and in secret. If Christian leaders are to exercise wisdom in their confrontation of the issue, they will need to develop some expertise on the matter. And that will not be easy, even if their hearts are willing, due to the prevalence of misinformation on the subject.
Because I dislike dwelling on the negative and thinking about what I don't want... my perspective has shifted toward the positive and thinking about what I do want. In this case, it requires vast prayer and the request of siddhis from the absolute. As well as being my new research project, it is estimated that one of the most effective ways of bringing about a constructive solution to this issue, is prayer.
Last night I was engaged in prayer with the absolute for about an hour. In the beginning necessary siddhis or miracles were requested to bring about what is a beneficial result. All kinds of seminars, workshops, training sessions for k counselors, guest lectures, topical sermons, encouragement of those with k experience to come forward and speak about it, dissemination of flyers and pamphlets and wise pastors empowered to take action as needed for a proper resolution of the issue... were visualized during the prayer.
For the remainder of the period, my sincere gratitude was offered for the grace of god working through wise and compassionate Christians living their lives in service to the divine. It was realized to be only a matter of time before the good example of a few will be emulated by the majority. So my prayer request is that it should happen sooner rather than later, and thanks are given for the divine arranging these elements, bringing them together, and putting it all into place in terms of 3D physical reality.
love
parvati
