"Thereafter, at the conjunction of two yugas [Kali-yuga and Satya-yuga], The Lord of the creation will take His birth as the Kalki incarnation and become the son of Vishnuyasha. At this time the rulers of the earth will have degenerated into plunderers." (Bhag.1.3.25)

Consider for a moment this Shambala or Utopia that you are seeking as a symbolic rather than a physical place. “Bhal” refers to the forehead. A meaning of Shambala is "Born of the Forehead” or "Place (or State) of the Forehead." According to Hindu Pauranic tradition Kalki is the 10th Avatar of Vishnu. Krishna, Rama and Buddha are considered to be previous incarnations. The word “Kalki” means "The Annihilator of Ignorance". The symbolic form of Kalki is a warrior, carrying a sword, upon a white horse. The divine mission of this avatar is to bring enlightenment to all of mankind. Kalki consciousness awakens or is born in the Ajnea chakra (third eye) and arises to the crown chakra and beyond. This awakening in Ajnea (in the brow or forehead) is perhaps why the Kalki avatar -the Sampoorna or total avatar- is generally considered far less worldly and more warrior-like than the other avatars or aspects of the Divine(who typically awaken in the heart). Many people who have experienced this awakening will tell of a great Light entering the Ajnea chakra. Why is it significant that this awakening would occur in Ajnea rather than the heart? There is a safety valve of sorts called "the Knot of Karuna" right above the heart chakra. One of its functions is to keep a rapidly rising kundalini from causing damage to the physical and subtle energy bodies-from causing damage to the brain. The Knot of Karuna also keeps man bound to devotion, ideals, dogmas, orders, religion, spiritual teachers, ancient traditions, sentimentality, history and to compassion. When an aspect of the Divine awakens in the heart, in the current age of Kaliyuga when the heart of man is hard and cold like iron, suffering can occur. This awakening in itself is an early part of an ancient journey to enlightenment. It moves the being from belief (ignorance) to discovery and from reformation to transformation. In general the point of awareness will shift to the anahata or heart chakra-right below the knot of karuna. Many times the being will become stuck and he or she will suffer and crave the experience with God. This is apparent in the lives of many of the saints and mystics. Other times the person may become fanatical or cause others who do not have the same level of devotion to their “Beloved” to suffer. A form of madness born of obsession over God can occur. In this state the unraveling of the knot of kauna rarely occurs. The Kalki Avatar does hinder or bind man by awakening in a chakra below the knot of karuna. This leads to a natural process of unraveling. Kalki awakens in Ajnea, well above the knot of karuna. When the kundalini and the point of awareness meet in Ajnea there is a seeing of the dependently arising nature of creation. The ancients considered this to be a state of a Buddha. There is still a sense of separate existence as there is the perception of a both a viewer and a view. Because there are no absolutes that can be perceived in this state, it is an appeasement of all obsessions- including obsession over God. We will take a brief break. When we return I will teach you a mantra to evoke this state and give you a diksha to help you to experience this awakening. Namaste Dhama Dharini From a 2009 Workshop with Dharma Dharini