Freedom is within oneself. But to get beyond the thoughts and desires requires power.

You gain power through practicing meditation and concentration. You gain power by doing anything you like that makes you feel good. You gain power by being happy.

The shushumna is a tube. It is an astral tube, like a reed. It runs from the base of the spine to between the eyebrows and a little bit above.

If you ever care about things, that means they have power over you.

When you focus on the third chakra it has to pull the kundalini from the root center, through the second, up to the third chakra.

Initially there's absolutely nothing.

Look for the things in your life that bring you stillness and happiness, not the things that make you crazy. Look inside yourself and look for that perfect stillness.