I have often heard many saints and spiritual practitioners say that the Kundalini is a dangerous force, and that the awakened Kundalini can cause the practitioner serious harm. Is this true?

The Kundalini is a divine force that can only be awakened and regulated by a Siddha Guru such as Guru Siyag. A Guru who does not have the authority or ability to awaken the Kundalini in seekers and still forcibly does so using herbs, Tantra or Hatha Yoga can cause great harm to a seeker. This can be understood through the following example: Lightning in the sky and electricity in our homes and offices is the same type of energy. While lightning is a very raw force that can prove to be destructive, electric current is delivered to our homes and surroundings through power lines and wires. This current does not harm us because we receive a very controlled form of the energy, and only as much as is necessary for us. Similarly, the Kundalini is a divine and yet raw energy. Just as overhead power lines supply us with a controlled electric current, so too the Guru is the medium through whom the Kundalini can be experienced in a modulated and gentle way.

Only those practitioners experience the harmful effects of the Kundalini who try to use unsafe means (on their own, through an inexperienced Guru or drugs) to awaken the Kundalini. Guru Siyag says that the Kundalini is often referred to as a fire. When awakened by a Siddha Guru it is a fire that cools but when awakened by force, it burns.