Chakra and Petals

[Guest guest]

Dear Wise One's...

 

For many years I have wondered about the relationship between the chakra's

and the number of petals assigned to each. Most likely I have tried to put a

"western" thought to an "eastern" thought and, therefore, have failed. The

"western" thought meaning, Gematria - the magical language.

 

Do anyone know if there is an answer to the above wondering?

 

Smiles... Robert

 

PS - I bought some Beano

[Guest guest]

Oh NOOOO!!!! I was ENJOYING Kripalu! No petals for you, Robert! (hey

Harsha, give him some petals when no one is looking. I don't want this

sort of behavior to be seen to be rewarded.) Growing boy indeed!

 

Love, Mark

 

Skyeryder wrote:

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Skyeryder [skyeryder]

Friday, September 01, 2000 5:33 PM

 

Dear Wise One's...

 

For many years I have wondered about the relationship between the chakra's

and the number of petals assigned to each. Most likely I have tried to put a

"western" thought to an "eastern" thought and, therefore, have failed. The

"western" thought meaning, Gematria - the magical language.

 

Do anyone know if there is an answer to the above wondering?

 

Smiles... Robert

 

PS - I bought some Beano

 

 

Hi Robert

 

I don't know anything about Gematria but can give something on the eastern

perspective even though there is some controversy on chakras and the petals

assigned to them. The differences in various traditions also extend to

mantras assigned to different chakras. For example the Hindu and the Jain

Mantras assigned to the chakras are different (Similar seed sounds in most

cases and both approaches work).

 

The number of petals assigned to a chakra indicates the number of psychic

nerves that intersect there. Gopi Krishna claimed that chakras are pure

imagination and do not actually exist. This is of course true of everything

in the ultimate sense. However, chakras and the number of petals they

contain can be seen by yogis practicing various methods.

 

External methods of seeing the chakras involve breathing and retention

practices while stimulating the optical nerves and indirectly the nervous

system and the activities of brain and the heart. These techniques are

usually kept secret as they can arouse the Kundalini Shakti prematurely and

cause discomfort and harm when not done properly.

 

Internal methods of seeing the chakras is through pure meditation on the

energy centers. In certain Samadhis, due to the activity of the Shakti, the

optical nerves are spontaneously stimulated, and one sees one chakra after

another and the different petals associated with them. These are not

imagination in the usual sense but colorful, intense, and precise visionary

experiences appearing in the mind's eye.

 

There are lot of classical works on these matters. Swami Sivananda's book

on Kundalini Yoga is quite good. There are many others as well. I wrote an

article on Kundalini Yoga some years ago. It might be helpful as well.

 

Harsha

[Guest guest]

Hello Robert:

There are many theories, beliefs and non-beliefs regarding the chakras

and working with the chakras is the basis for some healing systems

such as 'shakti healing'. Yogis and other healers claim to be able

to see, hear and feel them. Different systems assign different

colors to them. For instance, in the West the colors assigned match

the colors of the rainbow beginning with red for the 1st and ending

with purple for the 7th. However, certain yoga systems assign colors

such as black and dark blue while other systems teach that they are

different shades of red and yellow. Vedic astrology assigns a

planetary ruler to each chakra and assigns color accordingly. These

systems all work with the 7 primary chakras that located along the

spinal from the base right up to the top of the head. It is believed

that there are actually hundreds of chakras existing throughout the

body and advanced yoga techniques work with chakras on the face and

in the hands.

As far as the petals are concerned each of the 7 primary chakras are

believed to have a certain number of petals which connect to nerve

ganglia. The 1st chakra has 4 petals, the 2nd has 8, the 3rd has

10, the 4th has 12, the 5th 16, the 6th 2 and the 7th 1,000. Each

chakra has one basic seed sound that is believed to affect the

chakra. A sound is also assigned to each petal of chakras 1 through

6 (there is only 1 sound assigned to chakra 7) the petal sounds are

actually the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet. The correletation to

the petals of the chakras is thought to be the basis for the healing

effect of mantras. Chanting the Sanskrit alphabet or the seed sounds

of the chakras can be powerful excercises and should be approached

carefully and with the guidance of a knowledgble instructor.

Linda

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