Hello all,

I have tried searching for an answer to this question but have not found any, so apologies if this is covered elsewhere.

My question is how does Tummo fit in to the FST course?  Is it recommended to do along with the course, and if so, when is the best/most appropriate time?  Also, what is the difference between Tummo and our own Kundalini awakening?

One reason I ask is because I am approaching the Waking the Serpents lesson, and am wondering how Tummo relates to this lesson and if it would be of benefit.

Thanks,

-Ryan

Hello Ryan,

Here is something Mystress wrote on Tummo.
http://kundalini-teacher.com/initiations/tummo.php

My understanding is that members need to complete the first 20 lessons AND 45 days of grounding exercise before taking Tummo.

Regards,
Gopi

Thanks Gopi, that makes sense.

Hi,
Well FST is a standalone course. So tummo and other initiations are not part of it. And reason is  that the course is very very simple. Most people would not believe that spirituality and path to it can be so simple. So in my opinion the course tries to show that divine path.
Our human mind likes to complicate things. Likes to have more techniques, more things and tools. Its good to see and experience the course as a self sufficient path. And tummo initiation can be added or not at all. So there is not a right or a specific time for it. The more one is prepared the more can on benefit from the initiation, especially as was said having the grounding well done.
But so far the condition of grounding was not there and it was a public and the only public initiation given by Mystress and lineage.
My opinion is that one should do as one is guided by discretion.

It is so that tummo is a precious gift, priceless. If such a gift is well received, with openness, its a huge joy for both sides.
Tummo is burning karma, ie. blockages to full awakening, that are ready to be released, so it goes away transmuted via tummo and not in other ways and its bringing bliss and warmth, thus to a degree it limits the bumpiness one can experience as ones awakening is going on. Yet state of surrender, letting go, is as important for tummo as it is for any method of release. So FST course remains a core instruction. With our resistance on, even tummo help will be limited.

love,
Duu

Thank you Duu, I understand and will take your words to heart. 

I agree that gratitude and surrender are important, and I certainly don't want to take on too much at a time.  Tummo is something I'd like to do eventually though so I was wondering about the best time to do that.

I am already benefitting very much from the course!  Today is actually the last day of my 45 days of grounding, and it has really been a wonderful experience, think I'll just keep going 

Thanks to everyone, Mystress, and Goddess!

-Ryan

  Is correct, tummo is not part of FST.  It is a useful accessory.

  Tummo goes to work clearing karma that does not require conscious consent to be released, and activates to enhance conscious release via surrender. It smooths the kundalini process by allowing direct incineration of karma within the body, and reducing the process of releasing stuff emotionally.  Karma stuff tends to be released out the crown, making its way through your mind on its way out. Raw karma is all emotional stuff, emotional release is often not fun.. the mood swings can be intense, as it works its way up through the chakras and mind. When tummo burns the stuff, what comes up instead is smoke and insights.  It won't clear all your karma by itself, but it does smooth things out some.

   I do prefer to work with students after they have completed the first 20 lessons because its more fun for me and they get a lot more out of it.  It is part of my ADD head that I get quickly bored with repetition, and that is why I write web pages of anything that gets asked about repeatedly.

  Having to spend the first 10 minutes of a session teaching how to get grounded, how surrender works, etc. is dull repetition that does not really require my individual attention. If I have to teach them discernment too, thats half the session gone and we have yet to really work on any issues.  So much better if they have already been working on that stuff, then we can refine it and move onto whatever else needs release.

  The first 20 lessons really lay the foundation for the accelerated growth that comes in the next 20. Some people like to think they can skip over it because some of the content is universal wisdom they have heard before... but unless they really do walk their talk, and the knowledge is lived with every breath, they really do not know it, its just an ego story.  Even if they do know it, the shaktipat of information within the lesson will reveal new layers of meaning, according to the individual's need and capacity. That is why people can go through FST over and over again after the first year's pacing has expired, and each time the process scales up to their level of attainment, to reveal new depths of meaning. The Shaktipat of information in each lesson is potentially infinite and your own Divine Beloved filters to what you most need and are ready for. 

  I used to think tummo was a type of Shaktipat, but I do not think so anymore... it is a type of chi alchemy that behaves like Shakti because it is turned over to the control of the Divine Beloved at the end of the activation, its work is directed by Goddess.

  I rarely ever grant shaktipat for awakening kundalini anymore, it is too much responsibility to be Goddess for someone like that, it causes much of their karma to flow to me and so denies them the personal empowerment of resolving it themselves.  So much better for their awakening to be self activated in communion with their own Divine self- no middleman. I would say the majority of students are already awakened when they join, only awakened people can feel the energy of my pages.

   Full awakenings as a result of tummo are not uncommon, but it is because the road has been cleared enough to pave the way for the energy to rise on its own, not because we push it. Full awakening means the central channel is opened enough for the tingles to reach the crown, it does not mean fully enlightened. 

  I prefer not to do tummo activations myself, for the same reason that they are scripted and very repetitive to my ADD brain. I started only doing the remote ones... however I have no one else to do them on my behalf, at this time and people do not really like remote sessions, they want the personal attention.

  I have been thinking for a while about how to change things around to get fresh motivation.  When the current backlog of activations is complete I will switch to scheduling group activations a few times a year. Previously I only offered group activations at the end of a FST weekend intensive, but they are fun and effective... and much less repetitive when I am speaking the script to many at once. 

  At some point I may decide to release the script in a form that guides self activation. Tummo is inherent human potential just as Kundalini is.  It is possible to activate your own tummo by asking Goddess to do it for you, just like waking the snakes.
   The degree of activation when done that way, varies widely.

  Self activation is not the same as having an experienced guide pointing to what needs to be released but in both cases it is Goddess within the recipient, who does the work. The script is a more formally guided way. The activator invokes Goddess within the recipient, asking Her within them, to light the fires progressively, and the recipient agrees at each step.

 

Wow that is very interesting, thank you Mystress!