Q:
I have started to feel a sweet liquid which trickles down the back of my throat, which seems to be connected to my spiritual practices. It tastes really amazing and is sweet, but bitter at the same time. Do you know what it is?
A:
This is a substance called amrita. The word means “nectar” and also “immortal” in Sanskrit. It is a substance which is produced by the human body once the flow of kundalini through the central channel becomes strong.
Sexual fluids and essences are drawn up into the bladder through a process called “natural vajroli”. From here prana from these essences rises up to the manipura chakra and mixes with other pranas there. This is the reason that the manipura chakra is sometimes called “the cauldron” in other traditions.
A substance called soma is produced as a result of this mixing of the pranas and this is drawn up through the body into the head. Soma is also an etheric substance (non-physical), so it travels through the system of subtle energetic pathways which comprise the pranic body. Once it reaches the head it is transformed into amrita. The amrita can then trickle down into the mouth where it can be tasted.