Gopi Krishna
Gopi Krishna Shivpuri (* 1903 in Gairoo , Kashmir ; † July 31, 1984 in Srinagar , Jammu and Kashmir ) was an Indian yogi, mystic, scholar and author. After experiencing an awakening of Kundalini power at the age of 34 , he began to engage in systematic scientific research into the Kundalini phenomenon.
Life
Gopi Krishna was born in 1903 in a village near the north Indian city of Srinagar . After several years of regular meditation practice in 1937, at the age of 34, he had a mystical experience unprepared, which is referred to in the traditional Hindu scriptures as the "awakening of the Kundalini " or "the ascension of the Kundalini". According to his own account, he perceived streams of light, heard transcendent sounds and experienced himself as boundless consciousness. This overwhelming experience later formed the basis for a more in-depth systematic examination of the topic. He was particularly interested in the biological principles of Kundalini ascent. In the course of his further life he advocated scientific research into the Kundalini phenomenon.
Gopi Krishna also supported the rights of widowed women in India.
Works
- Gopi Krishna: Kundalini: awakening of spiritual power in people . Translation from the English Sinai RB Pleyer and Ursula von Mangoldt . OW Barth bei Scherz (2009) ISBN 3-502-61210-2
- Gopi Krishna, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker : Biological basis of religious experience , Otto Wilhelm Barth, Weilheim 1971, ISBN 3-87041-250-X
- Gopi Krishna: The hidden chamber of consciousness - the serpentine power as the key to the great secrets of ancient cultures , OWBarth Verlag (1980) ISBN 3-502-62368-6
Web links
- Literature by and about Gopi Krishna in the catalog of the German National Library
- Institute for Consciousness Research
- Alternative biography of Gopi Krishna
- Gopi Krishna of India Is Dead; Wrote About Value of Yoga (Obituary in New York Times, August 3, 1984)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gopi Krishna, Kundalini, awakening of spiritual power in people , OW Barth bei Scherz (2009), ISBN 3-502-61210-2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krishna, Gopi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shivpuri, Gopi Krishna (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian yogi, mystic, scholar and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gairoo , cashmere |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1984 |
| Place of death | Srinagar , Jammu and Kashmir |