What makes Krishna’s account uniquely compelling—and terrifying—is his autobiography of a spontaneous and uncontrolled Kundalini awakening. After years of intense, disciplined meditation, he experienced a sudden, explosive rise of energy. Instead of instant enlightenment, he was plunged into a living nightmare. For over a decade, he suffered from intense burning sensations, insomnia, depersonalization, and a sense of teetering on the brink of madness and physical death.