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Namaste Some days before I send a mail regarding Chakras in our body, from very next day itself many friends ask me many Doubts, to clear them some more details herewith I am giving . pls read it and try to activate your Chakras. To activate means it is a Quantum healing technique , at least you have to practice meditation .

Amplifying the Energy of the Chakras Chakras are the subtle energy centers of the body. The ancient Indian Yogis understood the nature of the subtle energy which drives all biological function. They called these centers “Chakras” which literally means “ wheels.” Those who see energy often perceive the chakras as spinning with a wheel-like appearance.

This energy is most commonly referred to as chi or prana and it is the animating force behind all living things. Physiologists who search for a purely physical explanation of all biological activity are on a fool’s quest, like a man dissecting a piano in order to find the concerto hidden inside. The mystery is vast.

Somewhat like Dr. Abraham Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs” which moves from survival, to sex, to emotional well-being, etc., the chakras have a similar hierarchy.

 

The first chakra at the base of the spine vibrates with the energy of safety and security. The second chakra across from the genitals holds the energy of sex, procreation and creativity. The third chakra at the solar plexus carries the energy of emotional expression. The fourth chakra at the heart vibrates love. The fifth chakra is at the throat and holds the energy of communication. The sixth chakra is at the “ third eye” between the brows and holds energy for insight, awareness and wisdom. The seventh chakra is at the crown of the head and and helps us open to our spirituality.

Most people who are familiar with the chakras do not realize that you can activate and amplify the energy of the chakras to assist yourself and others for the purpose of healing. Since energy follows thought, when you put your attention into the chakras, you are also bringing energy there. Since breath carries the life-force energy, breathing may also amplify the energy. When you have learned to link powerful body awareness exercises with focused breathing, and vortex the chakras, the energy you generate becomes remarkable

 

 

The Chakras

 

IntroductionThe word comes from the Sanskrit cakra ???? meaning "wheel" or "circle" (also cognate to both words), and sometimes also referring to the "wheel of life". The pronunciation of this word can be approximated in English by chuhkruh, with ch as in chart and both instances of a as in yoga (the commonly found pronunciation shockrah is incorrect). Some traditional sources describe five or seven chakras, others eight.

The chakras are described as being aligned in an ascending column from the base of the spine to the top of the head. In new age practices, each chakra is associated with a certain color. In various traditions chakras are associated with multiple physiological functions, an aspect of consciousness, a classical element, and other distinguishing characteristics. They are visualised as lotuses with a different number of petals in every chakra.

The chakras are thought to vitalise the physical body and to be associated with interactions of a physical, emotional and mental nature. They are considered loci of life energy, or prana, (also called shakti, or chi), which is thought to flow among them along pathways called nadis. The function of the chakras is to spin and draw in this Universal Life Force Energy to keep the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical health of the body in balance.

Traditional Chinese medicine also relies on a similar model of the human body as an energy system.

The New Age movement has led to an increased interest in the West regarding chakras. Many in this movement point to a correspondence between the position and role of the chakras and those of the glands in the endocrine system. Some people in New Age also claim that other chakras, besides the above, exist — for instance, ear chakras — and have described many more chakras than made reference to in traditional texts. Frequently references are made to the chakras in the New Age "sacred sexuality" or neotantra movement.

The chakras are described in the tantric texts the Sat-Cakra-Nirupana, and the Padaka-Pancaka, in which they are described as emanations of consciousness from Brahman, an energy emanating from the spiritual which gradually turns concrete, creating these distinct levels of chakras, and which eventually finds its rest in the Muladhara chakra. They are therefore part of an emanationist theory, like that of the kabbalah in the west, lataif-e-sitta in Sufism or neo-platonism. The energy that was unleashed in creation, called the Kundalini, lies coiled and sleeping at the base of the spine. It is the purpose of the tantric or kundalini forms of yoga to arouse this energy, and cause it to rise back up through the increasingly subtler chakras, until union with God is achieved in the

Sahasrara chakra at the crown of the head.

Apart from this primary text from India , different Western authors have tried to describe the chakras, most notably the Theosophists. Many New Age writers, such as the Danish author and musician Peter Kjaerulff in his book, The Ringbearer's Diary, or Anodea Judith in her book Wheels of Life, have written their opinions about the chakras in great detail, including the reasons for their appearance and functions.

The seven chakras are said by some to reflect how the unified consciousness of humanity (the immortal human being or the soul), is divided to manage different aspects of earthly life (body/instinct/vital energy/deeper emotions/communication/having an overview of life/contact to God). The chakras are placed at differing levels of spiritual subtlety, with Sahasrara at the top being concerned with pure consciousness, and Muladhara at the bottom being concerned with matter, which is seen simply as crudified consciousness.

Origins and developmentThe earliest known mention of chakras is found in the later Upanishads, including specifically the Brahma Upanishad and the Yogatattva Upanishad. These vedic models were adapted in Tibetan Buddhism as Vajrayana theory, and in the Tantric Shakta theory of chakras.

It is the shakta theory of 7 main chakras that most people in the West adhere to, either knowingly or unknowingly, largely thanks to a translation of two Indian texts, the Sat-Cakra-Nirupana, and the Padaka-Pancaka, by Sir John Woodroffe, alias Arthur Avalon, in a book entitled The Serpent Power.

This book is extremely detailed and complex, and later the ideas were developed into what is predominant western view of the Chakras by the Theosophists, and largely the controversial (in theosophical circles) C. W. Leadbeater in his book The Chakras, which are in large part his own meditations and insights on the matter.

That said, many present-day Indian gurus that incorporate chakras within their systems of philosophy do not seem to radically disagree with the western view of chakras, at least on the key points, and both these eastern and western views have developed from the Shakta Tantra school.

There are various other models of chakras in other traditions, notably in Chinese medicine, and also in Tibetan Buddhism. Even in Jewish kabbalah, the different Sephiroth are sometimes associated with parts of the body. In Islamic Sufism, Lataif-e-Sitta ( Six Subtleties ) are considered as psychospiritual "organs" or faculties of sensory and suprasensory perception, activation of which makes a man complete. Attempts are made to try and reconcile the systems with each other, and notably there are some successes, even between such diverged traditions as Shakta Tantra, Sufism and Kabbalism, where chakras, lataif and Sephiroth can seemingly represent the same archetypal spiritual concepts. In Surat Shabda Yoga, initiation by an Outer Living Satguru (Sat - true, Guru - teacher)

is required and involves reconnecting soul to the Shabda and stationing the Inner Shabda Master (the Radiant Form of the Master) at the third eye chakra.

The Seven basic chakras SahasraraSahasrara or The crown chakra , is said to be the chakra of consciousness, the master chakra that controls all the others. Its role would be very similar to that of the pituitary gland, which secretes hormones to control the rest of the endocrine system, and also connects to the central nervous system via the hypothalamus. The thalamus is thought to have a key role in the physical basis of consciousness. Symbolised by a lotus with a thousand petals.

AjnaAjna or The Third eye, is linked to the pineal gland. Ajna is the chakra of time and awareness and of light. The pineal gland is a light sensitive gland, that produces the hormone melatonin, which regulates the instincts of going to sleep and awakening. It has been conjectured that it also produces trace amounts of the psychedelic chemical dimethyltryptamine. Symbolised by a lotus with two petals.

(Note: some argue that the pineal and pituitary glands should be exchanged in their relationship to the Crown and Brow chakras, based on the description in Arthur Avalon's book on kundalini called Serpent Power or empirical research.)

VishuddhaVishuddha or The throat chakra, is said to be related to communication and growth, growth being a form of expression. This chakra is paralleled to the thyroid, a gland that is also in the throat, and which produces thyroid hormone, responsible for growth and maturation. Symbolised by a lotus with sixteen petals.

AnahataAnahata or The heart/emotions chakra, is related to love, equilibrium, and well-being. It is related to the thymus, located in the chest. This organ is part of the immune system, as well as being part of the endocrine system. It produces T cells responsible for fighting off disease, and is adversely affected by stress. Symbolised by a lotus with twelve petals.

ManipuraManipura or The solar plexus chakra, is related to energy, assimilation and digestion, and is said to correspond to the roles played by the pancreas and the outer adrenal glands, the adrenal cortex. These play a valuable role in digestion, the conversion of food matter into energy for the body. Symbolised by a lotus with ten petals.

SwadhisthanaSwadhisthana or The sacral chakra, is located in the groin, and is related to emotion, sexuality and creativity. This chakra is said to correspond to the testes or the ovaries, that produce the various sex hormones involved in the reproductive cycle, which can cause dramatic mood swings. Symbolised by a lotus with six petals.

MuladharaMuladhara or The base or root chakra, is related to security, survival and also to basic human potentiality. This centre is located in the region between the genitals and the anus. Although no endocrine organ is placed here, it is said to relate to the inner adrenal glands, the adrenal medulla, responsible for the fight and flight response when survival is under threat. In this region is located a muscle that controls ejaculation in the sexual act. A parallel is drawn between the sperm cell and the ovum, where the genetic code lies coiled, and the kundalini. Symbolised by a lotus with four

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ayyappa sastry <bagawan_sastryRe:Chakras in our body... Very UsefullprdiliDate: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 3:27 AM

 

Dear sir,

Than Q very much for Enlightening all of us with the Knowledge of chakras in our body.I have some doubts regarding these chakras.Plz clarify them.

1) Do these chakras exist in all other Vertrabrate Livinbeings like Animals,

Birds etc?

2) How can we Energise a particular Chakra to eliminate a particular disease

or To get a particular Skill relte to a particular chakra?

You can send this message either to me by e-mail to my e-mail address

or through this U.K brahmins Digest, taking your own time,getting the relavant information either by reffering books or by consulting known persons

My E-mail address is bagawan_sastry

Thanking you

Sd/bagawan_sastry

SASTRY

 

 

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Can you name the presiding deities of all these chakras?

I have some idea about this, and here's what I know-

 

Mooladhara Chakra- presided by Lord Ganesa

Swadhisthan Chakra -? Lord Siva?

Manipura Chakra - Presided by Surya Deva

Anahat Chakra- presided by Lord Krishna

Vishiddha Chakra- presided by Mother Saraswati Devi

Ajna Chakra - presided by Lord Siva

Sahasrara Chakra - presided by Lord Brahma.

 

 

, DILIP KUMAR RAVINDRAN

<prdili wrote:

>

> Namaste

>  Some days before I send a mail regarding Chakras in our body, from

very next day itself many friends ask me many Doubts, to clear them

some more details herewith I am giving . pls read it and try to

activate your Chakras.

> To activate means it is a Quantum healing technique , at least you

have  to practice meditation .

>  

>  

> Amplifying the Energy of the Chakras

>  

> Chakras are the subtle energy centers of the body.  The ancient

Indian Yogis understood the nature of the subtle energy which drives

all biological function.  They called these centers " Chakras " which

literally means " wheels. "   Those who see energy often perceive the

chakras as spinning with a wheel-like appearance.

> This energy is most commonly referred to as chi or prana and it is

the animating force behind all living things. Physiologists who search

for a purely physical explanation of all biological activity are on a

fool's quest, like a man dissecting a piano in order to find the

concerto hidden inside.  The mystery is vast.

> Somewhat like Dr. Abraham Maslow's " Hierarchy of Needs " which moves

from survival, to sex, to emotional well-being, etc., the chakras have

a similar hierarchy.

>

>

> The first chakra at the base of the spine vibrates with the energy

of safety and security.

> The second chakra across from the genitals holds the energy of sex,

procreation and creativity.

> The third chakra at the solar plexus carries the energy of emotional

expression.

> The fourth chakra at the heart vibrates love.

> The fifth chakra is at the throat and holds the energy of

communication.

> The sixth chakra is at the " third eye " between the brows and holds

energy for insight, awareness and wisdom. 

> The seventh chakra is at the crown of the head and  and helps us

open to our spirituality.   

> Most people who are familiar with the chakras do not realize that

you can activate and amplify the energy of the chakras to assist

yourself and others for the purpose of healing.  Since energy follows

thought, when you put your attention into the chakras, you are also

bringing energy there.  Since breath carries the life-force energy,

breathing may also amplify the energy.  When you have learned to link

powerful body awareness exercises with focused breathing, and vortex

the chakras, the energy you generate becomes remarkable

>

The Chakras

>

> Introduction

> The word comes from the Sanskrit cakra ???? meaning " wheel " or

" circle " (also cognate to both words), and sometimes also referring to

the " wheel of life " . The pronunciation of this word can be

approximated in English by chuhkruh, with ch as in chart and both

instances of a as in yoga (the commonly found pronunciation shockrah

is incorrect). Some traditional sources describe five or seven

chakras, others eight.

> The chakras are described as being aligned in an ascending column

from the base of the spine to the top of the head. In new age

practices, each chakra is associated with a certain color. In various

traditions chakras are associated with multiple physiological

functions, an aspect of consciousness, a classical element, and other

distinguishing characteristics. They are visualised as lotuses with a

different number of petals in every chakra.

> The chakras are thought to vitalise the physical body and to be

associated with interactions of a physical, emotional and mental

nature. They are considered loci of life energy, or prana, (also

called shakti, or chi), which is thought to flow among them along

pathways called nadis. The function of the chakras is to spin and draw

in this Universal Life Force Energy to keep the spiritual, mental,

emotional and physical health of the body in balance.

> Traditional Chinese medicine also relies on a similar model of the

human body as an energy system.

> The New Age movement has led to an increased interest in the West

regarding chakras. Many in this movement point to a correspondence

between the position and role of the chakras and those of the glands

in the endocrine system. Some people in New Age also claim that other

chakras, besides the above, exist — for instance, ear chakras — and

have described many more chakras than made reference to in traditional

texts. Frequently references are made to the chakras in the New Age

" sacred sexuality " or neotantra movement.

> The chakras are described in the tantric texts the Sat-Cakra-

Nirupana, and the Padaka-Pancaka, in which they are described as

emanations of consciousness from Brahman, an energy emanating from the

spiritual which gradually turns concrete, creating these distinct

levels of chakras, and which eventually finds its rest in the

Muladhara chakra. They are therefore part of an emanationist theory,

like that of the kabbalah in the west, lataif-e-sitta in Sufism or

neo-platonism. The energy that was unleashed in creation, called the

Kundalini, lies coiled and sleeping at the base of the spine. It is

the purpose of the tantric or kundalini forms of yoga to arouse this

energy, and cause it to rise back up through the increasingly subtler

chakras, until union with God is achieved in the Sahasrara chakra at

the crown of the head.

> Apart from this primary text from India , different Western authors

have tried to describe the chakras, most notably the Theosophists.

Many New Age writers, such as the Danish author and musician Peter

Kjaerulff in his book, The Ringbearer's Diary, or Anodea Judith in her

book Wheels of Life, have written their opinions about the chakras in

great detail, including the reasons for their appearance and

functions.

> The seven chakras are said by some to reflect how the unified

consciousness of humanity (the immortal human being or the soul), is

divided to manage different aspects of earthly life

(body/instinct/vital energy/deeper emotions/communication/having an

overview of life/contact to God). The chakras are placed at differing

levels of spiritual subtlety, with Sahasrara at the top being

concerned with pure consciousness, and Muladhara at the bottom being

concerned with matter, which is seen simply as crudified

consciousness.

>

> Origins and development

>

> The earliest known mention of chakras is found in the later

Upanishads, including specifically the Brahma Upanishad and the

Yogatattva Upanishad. These vedic models were adapted in Tibetan

Buddhism as Vajrayana theory, and in the Tantric Shakta theory of

chakras.

> It is the shakta theory of 7 main chakras that most people in the

West adhere to, either knowingly or unknowingly, largely thanks to a

translation of two Indian texts, the Sat-Cakra-Nirupana, and the

Padaka-Pancaka, by Sir John Woodroffe, alias Arthur Avalon, in a book

entitled The Serpent Power.

> This book is extremely detailed and complex, and later the ideas

were developed into what is predominant western view of the Chakras by

the Theosophists, and largely the controversial (in theosophical

circles) C. W. Leadbeater in his book The Chakras, which are in large

part his own meditations and insights on the matter.

> That said, many present-day Indian gurus that incorporate chakras

within their systems of philosophy do not seem to radically disagree

with the western view of chakras, at least on the key points, and both

these eastern and western views have developed from the Shakta Tantra

school.

> There are various other models of chakras in other traditions,

notably in Chinese medicine, and also in Tibetan Buddhism. Even in

Jewish kabbalah, the different Sephiroth are sometimes associated with

parts of the body. In Islamic Sufism, Lataif-e-Sitta ( Six Subtleties

) are considered as psychospiritual " organs " or faculties of sensory

and suprasensory perception, activation of which makes a man complete.

Attempts are made to try and reconcile the systems with each other,

and notably there are some successes, even between such diverged

traditions as Shakta Tantra, Sufism and Kabbalism, where chakras,

lataif and Sephiroth can seemingly represent the same archetypal

spiritual concepts. In Surat Shabda Yoga, initiation by an Outer

Living Satguru (Sat - true, Guru - teacher) is required and involves

reconnecting soul to the Shabda and stationing the Inner Shabda Master

(the Radiant Form of the Master) at the third eye chakra.

>

> The Seven basic chakras

>

> Sahasrara

>

> Sahasrara or The crown chakra , is said to be the chakra of

consciousness, the master chakra that controls all the others. Its

role would be very similar to that of the pituitary gland, which

secretes hormones to control the rest of the endocrine system, and

also connects to the central nervous system via the hypothalamus. The

thalamus is thought to have a key role in the physical basis of

consciousness. Symbolised by a lotus with a thousand petals.

> Ajna

>

> Ajna or The Third eye, is linked to the pineal gland. Ajna is the

chakra of time and awareness and of light. The pineal gland is a light

sensitive gland, that produces the hormone melatonin, which regulates

the instincts of going to sleep and awakening. It has been conjectured

that it also produces trace amounts of the psychedelic chemical

dimethyltryptamine. Symbolised by a lotus with two petals.

> (Note: some argue that the pineal and pituitary glands should be

exchanged in their relationship to the Crown and Brow chakras, based

on the description in Arthur Avalon's book on kundalini called Serpent

Power or empirical research.)

>

> Vishuddha

>

> Vishuddha or The throat chakra, is said to be related to

communication and growth, growth being a form of expression. This

chakra is paralleled to the thyroid, a gland that is also in the

throat, and which produces thyroid hormone, responsible for growth and

maturation. Symbolised by a lotus with sixteen petals.

>

> Anahata

>

> Anahata or The heart/emotions chakra, is related to love,

equilibrium, and well-being. It is related to the thymus, located in

the chest. This organ is part of the immune system, as well as being

part of the endocrine system. It produces T cells responsible for

fighting off disease, and is adversely affected by stress. Symbolised

by a lotus with twelve petals.

> Manipura

>

> Manipura or The solar plexus chakra, is related to energy,

assimilation and digestion, and is said to correspond to the roles

played by the pancreas and the outer adrenal glands, the adrenal

cortex. These play a valuable role in digestion, the conversion of

food matter into energy for the body. Symbolised by a lotus with ten

petals.

>

> Swadhisthana

>

> Swadhisthana or The sacral chakra, is located in the groin, and is

related to emotion, sexuality and creativity. This chakra is said to

correspond to the testes or the ovaries, that produce the various sex

hormones involved in the reproductive cycle, which can cause dramatic

mood swings. Symbolised by a lotus with six petals.

>

> Muladhara

>

> Muladhara or The base or root chakra, is related to security,

survival and also to basic human potentiality. This centre is located

in the region between the genitals and the anus. Although no endocrine

organ is placed here, it is said to relate to the inner adrenal

glands, the adrenal medulla, responsible for the fight and flight

response when survival is under threat. In this region is located a

muscle that controls ejaculation in the sexual act. A parallel is

drawn between the sperm cell and the ovum, where the genetic code lies

coiled, and the kundalini. Symbolised by a lotus with four

>

>

> with regards

> dilip  

>

> --- On Sat, 11/8/08, ayyappa sastry <bagawan_sastry wrote:

>

> ayyappa sastry <bagawan_sastry

> Re:Chakras in our body... Very Usefull

> prdili

> Saturday, November 8, 2008, 3:27 AM

>

>

>

> Dear sir,

>      Than Q very much for Enlightening  all of us with the Knowledge

of chakras in our body.I have some doubts regarding these chakras.Plz

clarify them.

>   1) Do these chakras  exist in all other Vertrabrate Livinbeings

like Animals,

>      Birds etc?

>  2) How can we Energise a particular Chakra to eliminate a

particular disease

>     or To get a particular Skill relte to a particular chakra?

>   You can send this message either to me by e-mail to my e-mail

address

>    or through this U.K brahmins Digest, taking your own time,getting

the relavant information either by reffering books or by consulting

known persons

>    My E-mail address is  bagawan_sastry

> Thanking you

> Sd/bagawan_sastry

>

>

> SASTRY

>

>

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