Hi MahaHradanath,
Many thanks for such wonderful information. The dry 'technical' approach, you allude to above, is the one used in Tibetan tantra. Kundalini is known as Tum-Mo (the inner fire) and is attained by work on the chakras in order to reverse the flow of prana. It is never understood to be an aspect of the universal shakti, as these teachings are not found in Buddhism.
I personally find this approach (along with some yoga techniques - blocking etc.) to be little more than a kind of abuse. I think all attainments flow naturally from correct practice and to try to precipitate, or force some kind of result is counter productive. Some practitioners develop problems as a result of doing this.
The only way kundalini can make sense, in my opinion, is if it is taught in its full context, as you have outlined.
Namaste
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