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Originally Posted by Valerian
"hard to keep people within the lines"
Yes, our Buddhist teacher who was a lecturer in comparative religion told us that we should not mix 'medicines'. He said it is as irresponsible as taking a mixture of dangerous drugs from the back of a pharmacy and swallowing the lot. He said he had dealt with several meditators who had ignored his warnings and that they had set their practice back by years.
As for me, well, in my experience there comes a point when one sees the Oneness is all things and one is guided part by one's Higher Self and part by the compassion of and instruction by Buddha. _/\_
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That was certainly good advice. That he is a lecturer in comparative religion is not a problem because professional teaching and personal practice are different things.
However to say that one e.g. is a Christian Buddhist is not good. And New Age philosophies are full of mix and match.
The ignorance of Western teachers is a general problem because they lack an Asian mindset.
The Kundalini work is eschewed in Buddhism for the same reason as any pursuance of spiritual powers, sidhis, is frowned upon.