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| the vital force lying dormant within one until activated by the practice of yoga, which leads one toward spiritual power and eventual salvation. |
| kun·da·li·ni (kŏŏn'də-lē'nē) n. Hinduism Energy that lies dormant at the base of the spine until it is activated, as by the practice of yoga, and channeled upward through the chakras in the process of spiritual perfection. [Sanskrit kuṇḍalinī, from feminine of kuṇḍalin-, coiled, spiral, from kuṇḍalam, ring, coil, perhaps of Dravidian origin.] |