The Chakra Series: Introduction

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As some of you may have noticed, Nora and I recently posted detailed

meditation pictures of the Chakras -- both in the Photo section in

the Group, and (in larger format) at the homepage.

 

However, these pictures by themselves will not make much sense to

the uninitiated without a bit of explanation. And so I agreed to

post an introduction to each chakra here in the Group, which Nora

will then permenantly add to the homepage as a text to accompany

each Chakra picture.

 

My approach is as follows. For each Chakra, I will post three

passages:

 

(1) a translated extract from the ancient Tantric text, "Sat-Chakra-

Nirupana ["Description of the Six Centers"];

 

(2) a meditational description compiled by Sir John Woodroffe, who,

after decades of effort in the late 19th and early 20th centuries,

obtained access to some of the most secret documents of Tantric

Shaktism; and

 

(3) a commentary by the modern Shakta guru, Sri Amritananda Natha

Saraswati, of Devipuram, India.

 

My hope is that those members who have an interest in this area will

discuss these passages -- whether to agree, disagree, add to, or

otherwise deepen our collective knowledge base. The more you can

share, the better a resource our Chakra pages will be.

 

Thanks for your help! I hope to hear from many of you as we work to

build the Shakti Sadhana homepage.

 

DB