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255 the mind itself will finally combine with Kundalini when this latter gets near the Agna Chakram, and then the man becomes clairvoyant.

Kundalini is a power or energy in the Muladharam, sometimes called the astral serpent. It has its head in the region of the navel; it can be roused by increasing the fire in the Muladharam. It is said to be like a serpent, because it moves in curves, it appears to move round and round in a circle, Ida and Pingala alternate on account of its motion.

Kundalini is said in the books to have three and a half circles to show that it pervades the three and half matras of Pranava. In some cases it is represented as light, because its energy runs through Ashtaprakriti. Sometimes it is represented as four.

Some say that, in order to attain Raja Yoga, one should investigate Mahavakyam; others that the mind must be concentrated on a point and the Yogi must contemplate Parabrahm; some say one's own Guru is the true subject of contemplation, and it is enough to lead a good life; some say the repetition of the Pranava is in itself Raj Yog, and others say yon must cultivate will-power: which of these ways is the true one?

All these are necessary and much more—read "Light on the Path."

The end of Raj Yog is the attainment of immortality.