Total and Partial Kundalini Awakening (Satyananda Saraswati)

“A genius is one who has been able to awaken one or more of the dormant areas of the brain. People who have flashes of genius are those who have had a momentary awakening in certain circuits of the brain. It is not total awakening. When the total brain wakes up, you become a junior god, an incarnation or embodiment of divinity. There are various types of geniuses - child prodigies, inspired poets, musicians, inventors, prophets, etc. In these people a partial awakening has occurred.”

— Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Kundalini Tantra (2001)