Chinnamasta is the Goddess who causes us
to cut off our own heads, or, in other
words, freeing ourselves from the
limitations of the mind. She is the
shakti or power of Lord Indra-
lightning, the electrical energy of
transformation. This represents direct
perception, cutting through everything
and revealing the Infinite beyond all
forms. Chinamasta is also the Kundalini
in her active role. Her activity is in
the Sushumna Nadi, where She traverses
up and down and distributes this
electrical energy through all the nadis
throughout the body. She is also known
as Yoga Shakti, or power of Yoga in its
most dramatic action. One way of
meditating on her is to see the light
that makes the object visible, and not
the object itself.
