microcosmic orbit and macrocosmic orbit kundalini?

[mewtwo]

So i was wondering how does one tell if there microcosmic orbit is open? i do the meditation of imagining a ball of light going through my channels and i get a sort of tingling sensation through them. Does this meen they are open? also Is macrocosmic orbit the same as kundalini awakening?

 

What would one call a pranayama where ones breaths in thru the nose and out thru the mouth but the exhale is longer than the inhale?

 

Thanks

[yuanqi]

there are threads on the site if you do a search that should answer your questions on the orbits, whether they are right or not is up to you to decide. so i wont repeat. however i will say that there are blocks along it, which are DIFFICULT to ACTUALLY open, even though by the number of people claiming theirs are, you would think its a piece of cake. LOL

i wont go into that though.

 

I wouldnt call breathing thru the nose and out the mouth a true pranayama but that doesnt mean that there isnt someone that does it that way, or that someone didnt make something up that way. pranayamas can be trouble without guidance. i dont know about the longer exhale as thats normal and easier anyway for people doing breathing exercises. in my tradition we keep it even and very regulated, it should take a certain amount of time as well. this is what eventually helps get the breath in the sushumna (susumna) and not in the ida and pingala nadis.

 

sorry if i sound negative but there is sooooooo much untruth and BS out on the web with "masters" and GURU's etc teaching crap, or writing books to make a buck or whatever they do it for, i felt you should be given some truth and not some BS philosophical discussion/answer to your questions.

Edited June 8, 2010 by yuanqi