Introduction to the Chakras
The chakras are an energy system They run through the nadis, which are invisible wind channels. There are
52 000 nadis carrying energy around the body with three main nadis, Ida, pingala and Shushumna. They do not run up the spine, but the energy may be felt in the spine as it is a reflection of shushumna nadi.
Each chakra is where a certain number of nadis cross over, the number of petals of the chakra is equivalent to the number of nadis meeting at each chakra
The purpose of meditating on the chakras is to raise kundalini. When activated the serpent (energy) rises up through the other 6 chakras, piercing the gruntis, or energy knots at the base of each chakra awakening the full potential that resides in all of us; we discover our true path and begin our journey to awakening.
There is no specific element that belongs to any chakra. The system of meditation you are using will decide what element the chakra has in it. The elements generally stay in order from Earth, water, fire, wind (not air) and space.
52 000 nadis carrying energy around the body with three main nadis, Ida, pingala and Shushumna. They do not run up the spine, but the energy may be felt in the spine as it is a reflection of shushumna nadi.
Each chakra is where a certain number of nadis cross over, the number of petals of the chakra is equivalent to the number of nadis meeting at each chakra
The purpose of meditating on the chakras is to raise kundalini. When activated the serpent (energy) rises up through the other 6 chakras, piercing the gruntis, or energy knots at the base of each chakra awakening the full potential that resides in all of us; we discover our true path and begin our journey to awakening.
There is no specific element that belongs to any chakra. The system of meditation you are using will decide what element the chakra has in it. The elements generally stay in order from Earth, water, fire, wind (not air) and space.
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The bija mantra are sacred sounds that belongs to the element, not to the chakra.
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The animals in the chakras are the vehicles that the gods ride on and they possess similar characteristics to their god.
Chakras are focus points for meditation, there is no psychological healing, balancing or re-aligning the chakras in traditional Hindu Yoga.
You will discover that each chakra can be associated with several colours and deities. Deities embody human traits that we can aspire to.
Chakras are focus points for meditation, there is no psychological healing, balancing or re-aligning the chakras in traditional Hindu Yoga.
You will discover that each chakra can be associated with several colours and deities. Deities embody human traits that we can aspire to.
Kulakundalini, Goddess Full of Brahman, Tara -
You are inside me.
You are inside me, Ma
in the muladhara, the sahasrara,
and the wish-granting manipura.
The Ganges flows to the left, the Yamuna to the right;
in their midst streams the Sarasvati
where Siva and Sakti shine.
Meditating on You like this
a ruby-red snake sleeping
coiled around the Lord Self-Born
a man is blessed.
In each glorious lotus
Muladhara, svadhisthana, manipura at the navel,
anahata, and visuddha
You incarnate as letters
v to s, be to l, d to ph, k to th,
sixteen vowels at the throat,
and h and ks between the eyebrows.
My teacher was firm with me;
he told me to think of You like this in my body.
Brahma and the four gods, and Dakini and her five saktis
inhabit the ascending lotuses, supported underneath
by an elephant, a crocodile, a ram, an antelope, and a second elephant.
If you hold your breath
you can know Her
and hear the buzzing hum
of a drunken bee.
Earth, water, fire, and air dissolve immediately
when you sound 'yam,' ram,' 'lam,' 'ham,' and 'haum.'
Then cast me
a compassionate glance -
I keep being reborn!
Your feet alone drip nectar.
You are Sakti, cosmic sound,
and Siva the dot in 'Om'
full of nectar like the moon.
Who can cleave the One Self?
Ritual worship, controversies over dualism and nondualism
these don't bother me,
for the Great Mistress of Time tramples Time.
Once sleep is broken
there's no more sleep, and the soul
will be turned into Siva. Could one like this
even if reborn
drown anew in the senses?
Liberation adores him like a daughter.
Pierce the agna cakra;
dispel the devotee's despair.
Traveling past lotuses
four, six, ten, twelve, sixteen, and two
to the thousand-petaled flower at the top of the head
the female swan unites with Her handsom amde
in the residence of the Lord.
Hearing Prasad's words,
the yogi floats in a sea of bliss.
[Translated by Rachel Fell McDermott]
Ramprasad Sen
You are inside me.
You are inside me, Ma
in the muladhara, the sahasrara,
and the wish-granting manipura.
The Ganges flows to the left, the Yamuna to the right;
in their midst streams the Sarasvati
where Siva and Sakti shine.
Meditating on You like this
a ruby-red snake sleeping
coiled around the Lord Self-Born
a man is blessed.
In each glorious lotus
Muladhara, svadhisthana, manipura at the navel,
anahata, and visuddha
You incarnate as letters
v to s, be to l, d to ph, k to th,
sixteen vowels at the throat,
and h and ks between the eyebrows.
My teacher was firm with me;
he told me to think of You like this in my body.
Brahma and the four gods, and Dakini and her five saktis
inhabit the ascending lotuses, supported underneath
by an elephant, a crocodile, a ram, an antelope, and a second elephant.
If you hold your breath
you can know Her
and hear the buzzing hum
of a drunken bee.
Earth, water, fire, and air dissolve immediately
when you sound 'yam,' ram,' 'lam,' 'ham,' and 'haum.'
Then cast me
a compassionate glance -
I keep being reborn!
Your feet alone drip nectar.
You are Sakti, cosmic sound,
and Siva the dot in 'Om'
full of nectar like the moon.
Who can cleave the One Self?
Ritual worship, controversies over dualism and nondualism
these don't bother me,
for the Great Mistress of Time tramples Time.
Once sleep is broken
there's no more sleep, and the soul
will be turned into Siva. Could one like this
even if reborn
drown anew in the senses?
Liberation adores him like a daughter.
Pierce the agna cakra;
dispel the devotee's despair.
Traveling past lotuses
four, six, ten, twelve, sixteen, and two
to the thousand-petaled flower at the top of the head
the female swan unites with Her handsom amde
in the residence of the Lord.
Hearing Prasad's words,
the yogi floats in a sea of bliss.
[Translated by Rachel Fell McDermott]
Ramprasad Sen
https://www.dadaveda.com/articles/chakras-and-the-subtle-anatomy-of-yoga/
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http://laiyoga.blogspot.com/search/label/Chakras
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