Power in the pursuit of enlightenment refers to the power of awareness. The greater our power, the greater our ability to perceive more completely. Power is therefore a fundamental component of the pathway to enlightenment. We unlock the power of awareness by unlocking the kundalini energy, also known as the life force, that flows within our energy bodies.  The kundalini is the power of awareness, and by increasing its flow within our minds, we expand our perception.

We increase our power primarily through the practice of meditation. We also learn how to increase power through other means, such as travelling to places that have more power,  working in empowering careers, interacting with powerful people,  participating in sports, creative endeavors, etc. Really anything that releases kundalini by making us strive inwardly increases our power.

While we use power in the pathway to enlightenment to become happier and wiser through expanding our consciousness, power can also be used for outer success.

Power can be used to unlock our awareness from other lives as well as to tap into the greater wisdom that exists in the universe.

Power can be misused to harm others, which leads to a dramatic drop in our own state of mind and level of energy.  We harm ourselves the most when we use power in this way.

We must also learn balance and wisdom in order for power to lead us towards enlightenment and not towards destructive ends.  But we cannot move towards enlightenment without power.

Power need not be feared. Like most things in life, the more you understand it, the more you can make it useful in your life.

The navel center is considered the power chakra, or energy center.