In my own experience the Chakra's can be considered 7 states of being. none of them are transcended but all are activated and work in harmony for a fully realized human being. Now, there really is no need for an understanding of them in Tantric Yoga or Union because you will experience what others try to convey in words, experience is the best teacher and in Tantric Yoga experience is everything.

EDIT : Rez, I don't see Kundalini as making something new but realizing our Divinity and so we are coming home to where and what we are. in the spiritual realm the insight comes first and then a way to put it into words to point the way for others, words often misunderstood, granted the Chakra system is the most detailed explanation of our divinity. : )

Why is the understanding of the chakras essential to the practice of Kundalini Yoga?

Community

Blood Drive: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. BloodSource, 555 Rio Lindo Ave., Chico. must be in generally good health, weigh 110 pounds or more (under 17 years old with parental consent). no upper age limit. Photo ID required. 893-5433, bloodsource.org. Weekly.

Paradise Center for Tolerance & Non-Violence: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Support, advocacy for adults, children who have been victimized by harassment, bullying. 877-1856 or pctn.org. Weekdays.

Yoga in the park: 10-11:15 a.m. One-Mile Recreation Area, Bidwell Park, in the shade. Donation $5. 892-0807. Weekly.

Chico Restraining Order Clinic: 10:30 a.m. Chico Drop-In Center, 330 Wall St., Suite 50; 343-7711. for victims of domestic violence. Call to confirm attendance. Free. Sponsored by Catalyst Domestic Violence Services. 800-895-8476. Weekly.

Free lunch: noon-1:30 p.m. Served by Paradise United Methodist Church, 6722 Clark Road. 872-2761.

California United Homecare Workers Union, Gridley: 7 p.m. Information for in-home supportive service providers. Gridley Moose Lodge, 1533 Highway 99. Second Monday.

Clubs

Chico Nile Club no. 6: 10 a.m. Sewing, noon lunch. Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Ave. 898-9736. Second Monday.

SIR, Chico Branch 63: 11:30 a.m. Elks Lodge, 1705 Manzanita Ave. Big Sir Don Foster, 566-1218. Second Monday.

Orland Rotary Club: Noon. City Gates CafŽ, 1165 Hoff Way, west of intersection of Interstate 5 and Highway 32. Jim Miller, 865-3349. Weekly.

Speakeasy Toastmasters: Noon-1 p.m. Casual lunch. Bureau of Reclamation, 1140 W. Wood St., Willows. 934-7066, district39.org. Weekly.

Christian Businessmen: Noon. Golden Waffle, 701 Main St., Chico. Weekly.

Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. Two sessions; non-life masters, open to all. Native Daughters of the Golden West hall, 965 Salem St., Chico. 891-8942, 892-0350. Weekly.

Italian Social Club of Chico: 6 p.m. Italian culture and Italian conversation for those who speak Italian and beginners, first hour; business second hour. Italian refreshments. George Farrugia, 343-4843. ARC Pavilion, 2040 Park Ave. Second Monday.

North Valley Volks Club: 6:30-8 p.m. Social night for all ages; air and water-cooled VWs. Locations vary. 873-3190. Second Monday.

American Sewing Guild: 6:30 p.m. Irene Holmes, ireneh124@gmail.com. first Baptist Church, 6500 Clark Road, Paradise. 570-0360. Second Monday.

Butte County Bird Club: Doors 7 p.m., meet 7:30 p.m. Speakers. All ages. Exotic live bird raffle, door prize. Chico Grange, 2775 Nord Ave. buttecountybirdclub.angelfire.com/homepage. Second Monday.

Health, emotional support

Alcoholics Anonymous: Chico Central — 6:30 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m. 1102 Mangrove Ave., Chico; Mom’s Alcoholics Anonymous — Noon, 5:30 and 8 p.m. 2555 Zanella Way, Suite F, Chico. Meet times, locations or to talk to recovering alcoholic, 342-5756. aabutte-glenn.org. Weekly.

HIV and HEP C/STD testing: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Fee or free depending on eligibility. Butte County Public Health Department: Chico clinic, 695 Oleander Ave., 879-3665; Oroville clinic, 78 Table Mountain Blvd. 538-7341 for appointment. Weekly.

Widowhood program: 8 a.m. breakfast. Country Waffle, 690 Rio Lindo Ave., Chico. 342-4291. Weekly.

Club Stairways: Comprehensive mental health agency. Weekdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 1297 Park Ave. Suite 100. Orientation Tuesday, 9 a.m. Lunch available Monday, Wednesday, Fridays for $1.50. Supportive services offered. 345-4514, clubstairways.org. Weekdays.

Healthy Hearts Support Group: 10-11 a.m. Enloe Outpatient Center, classroom A, 888 Lakeside Village Commons, bldg. C. Bring recipes for healthy lunches to copy and share. Information, Ken, 343-2000.

Iversen Wellness & Recovery Center: 10-11:30 All for One, closed group; noon-1 p.m., “Why Try?”; 1:30-2:45 p.m. older adult; 3-4:30 p.m. Depression/Bipolar Support. 260 at Cohasset Road, Suite 130, Chico. 879-3311. Weekly.

Widow and widowers Luncheon: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Western Pacific Brewing Company, 2191 High St., Oroville. Weekly.

Narcotics Anonymous: Noon, 7 p.m. 2109 The Esplanade, Suite 120; noon, 7 p.m. Unitarian Church, 1289 Filbert Ave. 24-hour hotline, 877-6361. Weekly.

Victims of Domestic Violence Support Group, Oroville: 3:30 p.m. 1720 Daryl Porter Way, Oroville. 532-6427. Catalyst Domestic Violence Services. 24-hour crisis line 800-895-8476. Weekly.

Parent Support for teens in SAYes: 3:30-5 p.m. A place where parents can express concerns about their son or daughter’s well being, share experiences and discuss their offspring’s coming out. Stonewall Alliance at 893-3336 or email . Weekly.

Stonewall Alliance Center: 4-6 p.m. Free, confidential HIV testing. 358 E. Sixth St. Donations accepted. 893-3336; stonewallchico.org. Weekly.

Friends for Survival, Inc.: 4:30-6 p.m. Support for people who have lost loved ones to suicide. Call for location, Jennifer or Tim Heck, 343-8942. Second Monday.

Chico Moderation Management: 5:30-6:30 p.m. 667 E. first Ave. Room 6. Behavior change program and support group for people concerned about their drinking. moderation.org or 518-0520. Weekly.

Healthy Steps: 6-7 p.m. Healing through movement and dance; exercise program helps regain range of motion, increase flexibility, reduce swelling from Lymphedema, promote positive self-image. any age, fitness level. $10 fee first class. Enloe Cancer Center Conference Room, 251 Cohasset Road, Chico. Register, 332-3855. Wednesdays also. Weekly.

Gamblers Anonymous: 7 p.m. Holt House, 1575 Bird St., Oroville, 894-4037; 7 p.m. 1190 E. first Ave., Chico, 800-287-8670. Open format; spouses, family, friends welcome. 24-hour information, 894-4037. Weekly.

Celebrate Recovery: 7-9 p.m. Neighborhood Church, 2801 Notre Dame Blvd., Room 438, Chico. 12-step program for hurts, hang-ups and habits. 343-6006. Weekly.

Overeaters Anonymous: 7-8 p.m. Paradise Ridge Family Resource Center, 6249 Skyway, Paradise. 345-3129, norig.oar2.org. Weekly.

Al-Anon: Families of alcoholics. Chico — 7 p.m. Congregational Church of Chico, Chico Nursery School Building, 1190 East first Ave. Oroville — 6:30 p.m. at Greater Oroville Family Resource Center, 1720 Porter Way, corner Baldwin Ave. and Daryl Porter Way. Park in back, enter in back door. al-anon.alateen.org. 342-5756. Weekly.

Alateen: for teens 12-20 years old who have been affected by someone else’s drinking. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Congregational Church of Chico, 1190 East first Ave. 342-5756. al-anon.alateen.org. Weekly.

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Light has baffled even scientists…it has weight like matter …and it has wave-length as energy.. so it is still a mystery to define Light

Those on the path of spirituality see Light always during mediation, yoga or Tantra

Many see the Supreme Consciousness (God) as light

In Yoga seeing various colors of lights is very common.

Is Light a link between the creator and the created (or manifested).

I feel like you are on to something. in the Bible and Koran any mention of angles and Jesus after he arose mention bright light.

Astoundingly good question. Personally, I do not believe there is a real distinction between matter and God. For instance, the human body is composed of matter, however, we also emit electro-chemical impulses that are only perceptible with instrumentation. I believe the physical body 'blends' into the spiritual one, so that there is not cut and dry point where one body leaves off and the other one begins.

But, to answer your question, yes, light or something of similar high vibration does link us to Creator. again, thanks for such an insightful question.

No, the mind is the ultimate link. without the mind, there is no light for that individual. That is why there is spirituality found in all religions, even those that do not have gods.

God is light
James 1:17 KJV
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and cometh down from the Father of lights,
with whom is no variableness (variation),
neither shadow of turning.

No shadow in the light of God. No change in God's light. in prayer one seems to always experience light and with light, warmth, and with warmth comfort and joy. Praise the Lord.

Good Q.
Light is not the ultimate link to the supreme consciousness. It is electro magnetic radiation with wave and quantum natures. It is part of this world. However there is the majestic vedic aphorism:

tamaso ma jyotir gamaya

Meaning: Dont stay in the darkness, go to the light
Light is popularly used as a metaphor for knowledge. What kind of knowledge- Divine knowledge. Still the light can also have a more esoteric meaning the light mentioned is the Supreme light NOT the light of this world. It is brahman or Spirit not electromagnetic radiation. The various colours of light in meditation are just mental pictures put forth by the mind- one should go further. The real link is the light of knowledge – Just as a lamp is lit so the innner enlightenment takes place (enlightenment is not just theoretical knowledge- it is realised or experienced but theory is preliminary to realisation generally). The person who lights this divine lamp is the spiritual master. then one can finally understand what he or she is, what is our eternal nature and experience never ending ecstasy in association of the Infinite.
Light or electromagnetic phenomenon is also said to have its source in Brahman and Allah in the vedic literature and Quraan (respectively). Light is used because sight is useless without light similarly without enlightenment the spiritual world is dark for almost all people but if there is the light of divine knowledge is present immediately It is understood. God is here but we are blind to envision the supra mundane since we are conditioned by the darkness of ignorance.

I think it is. This is explained in Bhagvad Gita using some verses . fire, Day, light, the moonlit fortnight, the 6 months of Northern solstice are the right times for moksa to one who knows Brahman. Smoke, Night, the dark fortnight, the 6 months of southern solstice are the way to return or bondage and could cause rebirth.

He is "Koti soorya samaprabha"

" Utha twa pashayan dhadharsha vaachamutha; twa shrunwan……….(Rigveda)

He gave us two eyes; and he is hiding behind curtain of light; that these eyes must not see Him.

Hmmm… I like this one.

Light as metaphor for existence itself; wave, particle, matter, not-matter, energy. are we maybe all / many things at once?

Though I did once read a suggestion that maybe when meditating, as well as emptying ones mind of distractions, one should empty ones mind of 'eternal, blinding, ubiquitous light' as well. Just a thought.
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Thank you for intelligent questions. Light originally is the Emanation of the effulgent energy of God also known as Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu, etc. Krishna is the original name and form of God and all other incarnations emanate from Him including the light called the Brahman effulgence. It is not the goal to merge with that light, though one can do it. Just as it is not the goal to come to the material world, but one fourth of the souls come here. They are both temporary situations. The goal is to serve God no matter what planet one is in, but ultimately to go back to the Supreme Planet called Go-loka Vrendaven the topmost planet in Vaikunta (the spiritual eternal world. The light of the material world is Krishnas' material energy and the light in the spiritual world is his spiritual energy. for info go to harekrishnatempl.com read Bhagavad Gita As it is by Bhaktivedanta PRabhpada- It's all there.

Great question, and you have gotten some great answers. This is my experience, God is before light, the light is an emanation from God and is also God in the material, mental, and physical. The mistake is made when the light associates itself as the body and mind only, threw meditation one stills the thought waves that keep the world dream going and then suddenly the light is transversed back to God and one "sees there face before there parents were born". This may not happen as one is sitting in meditation, in my case it came while I was working outside, and it does come all of a sudden. ~ : )

From my experiences…I share the answer…yes…Light is the " consciousness ". . . the ' energy '. The Light that I've experienced was / is the Light of (God) the one . . . Hence, my avatar name " onelight ".
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Yes, the light of understanding is the link.

This is really a very deep question, which I don't have time to really think about right now (have to meet my daughter at the bus stop). can you ask it again another time, please (eg in a few days?) Thanks. ((hugs))

Here are some LDS scriptures regarding God and light:

D&C 93: 29, 36 -
29 Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be.
36 The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.

D&C 88: 40 –
40 For intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; wisdom receiveth wisdom; truth embraceth truth; virtue loveth virtue; light cleaveth unto light; mercy hath compassion on mercy and claimeth her own; justice continueth its course and claimeth its own; judgment goeth before the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and governeth and executeth all things.

D&C 130: 18-19
18 whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.
19 And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.

your question itself says that light is matter as well as wave also it is true scientifically.so the God consciousness starts from the matter like soil and in between it changes to water then air then eather then light . i know only upto that but i believe that there should be more than that which i do not know at the moment.so light is not the link between the matter and God consciousness but it itself is the consciousness. now what is the pure and impure consciousness of the God . you have already stated in your question that supereme consciousness of the God is the light . now we can understand what is the link between the pure and impure consciousness of the God. it is the small brain situated at the back of your head , but i have not seen it, but i am sure that it is finer than light because it is faster than light.it is also written in rigveda as stated by mangolia .

Light is just matter, it is physical. It's only metaphoric to liken God to light.

Wow.

Yeah, and what do you think about vibrations? They're really cool too. And what about numbers like 131 and 282?

Oh, and if you spell "god" backwards you get "dog".
Think about it.

Is light the ultimate link between matter and supreme consciousness?

Kriya Yoga is a process of mental purification that teaches meditation through techniques.

The fundamental belief of Kriya Yoga is that all of us are miniature version of the whole cosmos, a microcosm or an evolution of a new world within the microcosmic world.

The followers of Kriya yoga also believes that the most holy supreme creator is a part of us hiding beneath our body, and activating every action through the breath.

The name Kriya is meant as any work “kri” is being done by the power of the in-dwelling soul “ya”.

The different cosmic forces controlling, air, fire, water and earth also controls the different activities that we do, namely, religious activities, relationship with everyone and everything, food, pregnancy, and everything performed by the human body.

Yoga on the other hand is the conjoining of these correspondences between microcosms and macrocosms. It is the full acceptance and belief behind the union and interaction of the individual self and the supreme self.

The study and science of Kriya yoga has a divine origin and was not created by human means and intellect.

The modernization for this ancient yoga meditation method has begun in the 1860’s with Babaji and has been handed down to the present Kriya yoga lineage of masters directly through the Master to disciple method of teaching.

The disciplined path of Kriya Yoga consists of many different kinds of teaching with different angles to it. one looks at it as a process of beginning with self introspection through breathing controls.

It is also believed in Kriya yoga that that by enlightening the three qualities of light, vibration and sound simultaneously with proper concentration, posture and breathing through application of a series of techniques, a Kriya yoga disciple is able to penetrate the deepest levels of the unconscious mind.

Through this they can communicate with their inner gods and obtain a fulfilling calmness within them.

The process of purification is attained through diligent practice. the first thing to do is have the mind calmed and freed from any internal chatter by developing the practice of feeble breathing.

Then secondly the very process of observation of pulse rhythm and vibrations in the body enables the seeker to extract the bondage of subtle desires.

A deeper understanding of the triple divine qualities leads to a chiseled concentration or a focused mind, therefore preparing the seeker to explore thoughtlessness and inner truth.

All people are mired in the delusion and illusion due to the duality of creation. We are seeking liberation from the phenomenal suffering due to the miseries from ignorance, desire and faulty actions. one should be able to realize that the supreme creator is hiding within and as a self of all beings.

Kriya Yoga provides us with the easiest ways to unfold this lurking truth and unravel the deepest mysteries of godhood from within us.

Kriya yoga teaches breath control and calmness and it aims for well self realization within one lifetime.

Kriya yoga is a non-sectarian group and teaches that work is worship and whatever you do is from and for the Supreme being and creator. It teaches about the different beliefs of the origin, destiny and evolution of souls.

A Kriya Yoga disciple believes in direct and immediate spiritual experience and is only taught through direct contact with the teacher.

Kriya Yoga For Invigorating Your Mind