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TheChakras

Naturegavesomeorotherformofdefencetoeverylivingthingonthisearth,youcantakethesmallest
creatureorthelargestone,andyouwillfindthateveryanimalisequippedwiththerequired
Intelligencequotient(IQ)andEmotionalQuotient(EQ)tofendforitselfinthisevercompetitiveearth
plane,particularlythoseanimalswhicharepartofthefoodchain,evenasmallsnailishavingexcellent
IQandEQ,andalltheseanimalsusethesefeatures24/7.
Oneanimali.e.Humanbeing(HomoSapiensSapiens)istheonlylivingthingwhichisgiventhe
capacitytoplayGOD,butunfortunately,he/sheislostinhis/herownworld,humanbeinghadcreated
his/herownworld,wherehe/shecanplaygodwithoutanyinterferencefromthenature,butisit
possible,humanbeingisplacedontopofeveryfoodchainandeveryanimalkingdombynature,itis
theonlycreaturewhichhasspiritualcapacityorabilitytoconnectwithgodornature,butagainitis
hiddenfromhimformostpartofhis/herlifeandhe/sheisunawareofthispowerhiddenwithin
himself/herself,fewluckyone'sgetacluefromthenatureorsomeGuru,onehastorealizethis
energy,butoncethispowerisrealized,itcanbeusedinaverypositivewayforthebenefitofthe
individualandalsothesociety,butIthinkthemodernsocietyisnotyetreadyforthiskindofenergized
humans,unfortunatelysomecallthemMutants,insteadofcallingthemevolvedHumans,sothis
knowledgehadremainedlockedindeeppsycheofmysticsinIndiaandelsewhere,onlyfewcouldtalk
openly,likeSwamiSivanandaJiMaharaj.
Themodern(material)worldiskindofdogeatdogworld,everyonehadtokisssomeoneelse'sshoe,no
oneisfreefromthisviciouscycle,andveryfunnythingis,itistaughtasaskillbyall,likedbyall,and
propagatedbyallwithoutremorseorshame,inawayeveryonewaitsfortheirturntositonthetop
whereotherswouldkisshis/hershoe,andthisistheultimatedreamalmosteveryhumaninthismodern
worldhas,beitIndiaoranyWesterncountry,itdoesnotstop,andmostofthemfeelveryproudand
blessedbykissingother'sshoe,ifthisisdonenotformaterialgainorfameorfortuneortosharepublic
funds,thenitisaverybeautifulvirtue,butunfortunatelyitisdonetoappeasetheguyonthetop,
becausemanyarenotevengettingthatchance,theyhavetowaitbeforetheygetanywhereintheline.
thisisperformedwithoutanyguiltorshameandisexecutedbyskillsdevelopedandacquiredby
humanbeingsintheirownpicture,andproudlyweallcallthemaspeopleskills,andifanyonelacks
thistendency,he/sheisdirectedtowardspsychologistsforrectification.
ButifyoucomeoutofthisManmadePictureandtrytoconnectwiththelargerpicture,wherethe
majoritypartofnatureisinplay,youwillfindthispeopleskillsofalmostnouse,wehumansaregiven
withsuchabeautifuladvantageoverremainingentitiesofthenature,itislikenaturehadawardedus
withitsduties,toplaynature,butwehavecompletelyforgottenthatwearepartofthisnature,instead
wearesobusycreatingourownpicture,whichhasnoplaceforanyotheranimal,exceptinZoological
parks,fewofthemhavegonelittleahead,theywanttocreateapicturewherethereisnoplacefor
anyonewhodoesnotlooklikethem,orarenotsimilartothemphysically.

Letusseewhatnaturehadgivenus:
Firstthingthatcomestoanyone'smindisBrain,thenit'sabilitytousenaturalresources,abilityto
createartificialappendages,andofcourseusingallthesewehavecreatedourownpicture,inwhichwe
donotallowanyotherlivingthingtomovefreely.Manyhumansbelievethatwedonothaveany
instinct,orabilitytograspthechangesinnaturewayinadvance,likemostanimalsdo,andmany
humansdonotacceptthefactthatthereisaforcewhichguardsthisearthandmaintainsabalance,they
thinkthisearthanditsresourcesaremeantfortheiruseonly,fewhavegonelittlefurther,these
advancedhumansthinkthattheresourcesofthisearthbelongonlytotheirtribeandnooneelse.they
havecompletelyforgottenthateveryhumanorforthatmattereverylivingthingonthisearthhasarole
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toplayandhasaequalrighttosharetheavailableresources.
Ifahumanisseeninthelargercanvasi.e.Nature,ithasanadvantageofhighlydevelopedupright
spineandanexcellentbalancinginstrumenttokeepitinbalanceontwofeet's,nootheranimalcan
actuallymatchthisability,theuprightspineisconnectedtoaveryadvancedandrecentbrain,this
brainhadalreadyshownitswonders,butstillitisinhis/herownworld,thisachievementis
minusculewhenyouseethetimeandsizeofuniverse,hadweusedourotherhiddenfeatures,maybe
wecouldhaveachievedmanyfoldsthanthis,butforthiswehavetosticktothemainpicturei.e.
nature,whichwouldalsomeanwehavetorespecteverylivingthingonthisearthplaneforitsspace
andresources.
Whatarethesehiddenfeatures,wellifyouseetheanimals,theyliveandsurviveonlybecausetheyare
indangeralmost24/7,sotheirsensesaremaintainedandupdatedtothebestandkeptrecent,butin
caseofhumansthisdepartmentsufferslikeitisinfectedwithperennialcold,manyofuscan'tevenhear
properlynotbecausewelacktheabilitybutbecausewearesomuchlostinourpicturethatwedonot
havetimetolookaround,ortocheckifanydangersarelurkingaround,sotheendresultisweget
killedlikevegetables,thesensesareusedforentertainmentandotherrequirementsformaintainingor
creatingourownpicture.
Thenextthingisourmind,whichhasthecapacitytointeractwiththenaturenotformeresurvivalbut
formaintainingit,butwehaveturnedourmindinauncontrollable,mostspoiledbratandwehave
pamperedthisbratsomuchthatitdoesnotlistentousanymore,insteadwelistentoit,mindneeds
sameattentionasakidneedstogrowupintoamatureandresponsibleindividual,manyadultsare
soobsessedsatisfyingthisspoiledbratthattheydonothavetimetoeventhinkaboutnature,so,
physicallytheymighthavecounted60wintersbutmentallythemindremainsaspoiledchild,howto
controlthisbratandkeepitinyourcontrol,IhavegivenabriefdescriptioninMysticismPartI,once
yourmindisincontrolanditisnolongerabrat,butitisaemptycontainerwhereonlyonething
resonatesorecho's,Aum...Aum...Aum.
Letusseewhatelsethenaturehasgivenus,theUpanishadsmentionaboutthenadi's,nadi'saresubtle
channelsthroughwhichthepranaorthelifeforceflows,therearetotalof72,000nadi'sandoutofmain
14nadi's,threearemostimportant,Shushmana,IdaandPingala,themainnadiiscalledShushmana
nadi,itconnectstheBrahmadvarawiththeBrahmarandhra,wherelordShivaresidesinhisabode,deep
inmeditation,unconcerned,unmanifested,thisnadiisasecrettunnelconnectedtothemasterofthis
nature,nexttothisistwosecondarynadi'sPingalaandIda,Pingalaconnectstherightnostrilwiththe
Muladharachakra,andIdanadiconnectstheleftnostrilwiththeMuladharachakra,sothethreeNadi's
Shushmana,Pingala,andIdauniteattwopoints,oneattheMuladharachakra,thepointiscalledYukta
Triveni(TroisRiviere),Shaktiresideshere,thesolecauseforallcreation,thisplaceisbetweenthe
Anusandthesexualorgans,inmalesitisaclearflatarea,butinfemalesitisoccupiedbyfemaleYoni,
thisistheplacewheretheenergyishidden,itlie'stherelikeacoiledthreeandhalfcirclesaroundthe
Swayambulingaatthebaseofthespinei.e.thekundalini,theserpentinepowerorenergyanditcloses
theBrahmadvarawithitsheadandholdsitstailinitsmouth,itremainsdormant,unmanifested,thisis
thestatusofunawakenedkundalinienergy,toawakenit,onehastopracticePranayamaandKundalini
Yogaregularly.

Thethreenadi'sunitebehindthebridgebetweenthetwoeyes,nearthethirdeye,theAjnachakra,also
calledasMuktaTriveni(TroisRiviere)afterthispointonlyShushmananaditravelsupwardsuptothe
Shasrarachakra.
Whatarewedoingwiththisenergy?,thisisnothingbutyoursexualenergy,thissexualenergycanbe
usedattwolevels,oneatthephysicallevelandthesecondoneisattheAstrallevel.
Ifthisenergyisusedphysically,theprimarypurposeisithelpsinreproduction,butmosthumansare
neckdeepinitssecondarypurpose,i.e.pleasure,thisinfactgivesyoupleasure,ifindulgedregularly,it
causesexhaustion,andalotoffoodisnecessarytoconvertthebloodintothisenergy,inmalesitis
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seminalfluidandinwomenitisvaginalfluid,itislikeatap,ifleftopen,itwouldruntillthetanksare
empty,thenagainitisvicious,itdoesnotend.butifhumanbeingturnsoffthistapandtrytoretainthe
energy,thisisthethirdandmostimportantpurpose,toelevatethisenergytothehigherlevelsinthe
AstralplanethroughvariousChakras,aftersometime,ifthereisnooutwarddirectionforthisfluid,itis
processedbackintothebloodstreamandisdirectedintotheshushmananadi,butasthissectionisalso
connectedtotheothertwonadi'sPingalaandIda,theredirectedenergyisboundtoflowinthemalso.

Theproblemstartshere,imaginethatahumanhadlivedanormalfamilylifefor4050yearsandthen
thisprocessisinitiated,hisnadi'swillbelikeacloggedsewageline,itwouldneedagreatdealtoclean
themup,butinthesamesituationifthenativehadpracticedcelibacysincehisyouthfulyears,whicha
foundationforlongevity,thenadi'swillbemuchmorecleaner,butbothwaysthenadi'swillhavetobe
cleanedofallthejunkthroughyouronlyupwardoutlet,i.e.yournose,becausethisistheonlyother
pointwhereallthethreenadi'sunite,forsometimepeopleinvolvedinthisprocesswillexperience
uncomfortablesecretionsthroughtheirnosesanditneedstobecleanedveryregularly,thenativemight
alsoexperiencevarioustypesofaromaflowingthroughhisnose,butaftersometimeonceeverythingis
out,thenadi'sarecleanandemptyfrombottomtotop,thebreathwillbeveryrelaxingandhuge,the
oxygencontentwilldrasticallyincrease,thearomaofthebreathwillbeverycomfortable,cold
infectionswillbealmostnegligible,probablythisisthereason,whySigmundFreudhadsuggested
thatifyoumanipulatethispartofthenostriltheflowisredirectedtowardsthesexualsideandthe
humanwillhavemoresexuallibido,andheunderwentsomesurgicalprocedure,butIthinkhemissed
onepointhere,thatis,oncetheflowisdirectedupwards,itnolongerremainssexual,toincreasethe
sexuallibido,onehastokeepthetapopenandconditionhis/hermindfocusedonsomefantasy.

Nowthatweknowthatthebodyhasnadi's,whichchanneltheenergy,buttheultimatepurposeisto
senditupwardstowardstheBrahmarandhra,towardsSahasrarachakrapresentatthetipofthehead,but
itisnotpossibletosenditlikewaterthroughapipe,theKundalinienergyneedstobetunedintothis
directionbytuningitthroughvariouschakraspresentbetweenthebaseofthespineandthetipofthe
head.oneveryimportantpointisifsomeonetriestocutopenahumanbodyandtriestofindthese
chakras,theywillnotfindthemasthesearepresentintheetherealbodyortheAstralbody,theseare
subtle,etherealpsychicenergycentres.

SwamiSivanandamaharajsaidiftheKundalinienergyreachestheSahasrarachakra,nodoubtitisa
greatfeatinitselfbutthemostimportantthingistosustainitthere,tokeepitinthatpositionanditis
notpossiblewithoutthehelpofotherchakras.FigC2showsvariouschakrasandtheirpositions.

1.Muladharachakra,1stchakraorthebasechakrapresentnearthebaseofspine.
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2.Svadhisthanachakra,2ndchakraispresentbetweenthenavelandtheMuladhara
chakra.
3.Manipurichakra,3rdchakraispresentnearthenavel.
4.Anahatachakra,4thchakraispresentnearthebaseofthesternum,ornearthe
heart.
5.Vishuddhachakra,5thchakra,ispresentinthethroat,nearthethyroidglands.
6.Ajnachakra,6thchakraispresentnearthepenealgland,thethirdeye.
7.Sahasrarachakraispresentasa1000petalslotushangingdownwardsfromthe
Brahmarandhra.
BetweenAjnachakraandShasrarachakra,therearetwominorchakras,ManaschakraandSoma
chakra.thetimeandeffortsneededtoreachtheAjnachakrafromMuladharachakraisatoneleveland
thetimeandeffortsneededtoreachtheShasrarachakrafromAjnachakraisatadifferentlevelandis
moredifficulttosustain,butoncethenativeacheivesthis,SwamiSivanandamaharajsays,thenative
isblessedwithallthedivinepowers,allShiddhisandRiddhis(minorpowers)rollunderhisfeet,he
cancommandthenature,hecancommandthefiveelements,hisgloryisindescribable.FigC1
Awakenedkundalinipowerandthesubtleawakenedaurasofthevariouschakras.

IwillcovereachChakraindetailwithmyowndrawings,Ihavetriedtodemystifythedrawingsand
haveshownthemasmerephysicalaperturesorwheelsofaura,butinrealitytheyaresubtle,ethereal,
finepsychicenergycurrents,presentintheastralbody.

MuladharaChakra(BaseChakra)
AumShriGuraveNamaH!
InmyPreviouspost,Chakras,Ihavegiventhegeneralaccountaboutthesebeautiful,subtle,invisible,
nonmaterial,nervecentresorenergycentrespresentintheAstralbodyofeachandeveryhumanbeing,
Onecanvisualizelikeakeychainwiththreeleavescutlikeahumanbody,oneisyourphysicalbody
whichisvisibleandsecondistheAstralbodyandthethridiscalledthecausalbody,pullthem
togetheritisonebody,separatethemyouwillfeelthree.FigC1,ShowsvariousChakrasandtheir
positionsintheAstralbody.

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FigC2showsvariousChakra'sandtheirpositions.AwakenedState

Ihavetriedtoshowinawaythatwhathappenstotheseenergycenterswhentheygetactivatedor
openedandwhentheKundaliniEnergyissustainedinthem,anordinaryHumanbeingonceachieves
thisfeathis/herAstralSelfwouldexpandandbeapartofthewholeuniverse,LikeMicrocosmin
MacrocosmandMacrocosminmicrocosm,Iamplayingwithwordshere.basicallywhatIwanttosay
isthattillthatpointtheHumanconsciousislimiteduptohisbodyandhislimitedsurroundingand
happenings,butoncehe/shecrossesthislineandhe/sheconnectswitheverythingthatwasunrealfor
him/her,butactuallyheconnectswiththereality.

FigC3:ThefirstandforemostChakraortheBaseChakraisMuladharaChakra.

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MulameaningtheBase,itisa4petallotuslikeChakra,withtheBrahmdvarainitscenter,wherethe
"Shakti"resides,andthisBrahmdvararemainsclosedbytheheadoftheKundalani,theSerpentine
power,itlaysthereinactiveinthree1/2coils.thispointliesexactlyneartheendofthespineintheflat
areabetweentheAnusandtheTesticlesofaHumanmale.
thisareaiscalled"Kanda".
TheMandalaisEarth
TheZodiacsignisTaurus
TheMantraisLamnorLang(
)Pronounceitas
LAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMmmmmmmNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnitshouldsinkinto
thesilenceofNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
TheEndocrineGlandisProstate,Adrenal.ThenoofPetalsare4Parmananda,
Yogananda,ViranandaandSamajanadaTheLingapositionedhereisSwamyambu
(Meaningselfcreated)TheVayuorAirhereiscalledKandarpuVayuThecolorofthis
ChakraisCrimsonRedTheareaofKnowledgeisUnconscious.TheEnergyiscalled
Kundalini,DakiniShakti,orjustShakti.TheDeityforthisChakraisLordGanesha.The
RandhraoropeningisBrahmaRandhra,andBrahmaresideshere.
ThePurposeofthisyogaistoactivatetheKundalini(Sanskritmeaning,tolyeonthegroundina31/2
circles)toreachthetopChakra,ShasraraChakra,whereLordShivaresides,sobasicallyitisspiritual
matingofShakti(Female)withShiva(Male).
TheChakraisrelatedwith,abilitytoliveasahumanbeing,abilitytosurviveinthisworld,sinceevery
onecomesherealoneandhelpless,theluckyonesthengetintroducedtotheParents,sothisChakra
remainsopenandactiveandfunctioninginaninfant,becauseitgivestheenergyandpushtolive,
surviveandlearn,ifthistraitiskeptinancontinuousflow,theChakraisboundtoremainopen
throughhis/herlife,butthistraitstopsandithappenswiththemajority,becausetheydependaloton
theirparentsandgothroughaphasewheretheygetimmensesecurity,protectionandstability,asa
personstartstogainindependencetheChakraopensandvibratestoextendtherequiredenergyto
allowthepersonstandonhis/herfeet,soinawayallthosepeoplewholiveaindependentlife,earn,
raiseafamily,supporttheirkidsthisChakraisopeninaveryphysicalsense,butithasSpiritualside
alsowhichismoreimportant,whichconnectsthephysicalsidewiththeinnerspirituallife.Itislikea
priestwhoworshipsdailywithheartconnectedelsewheresowouldlackdivineconnection,oritislike
atelephonewhichisgoodandthecarbonvibratorsaregood,butitisnotconnectedtoanytelephone
company,onceconnectedtothedivineenergythepsychicenergiesmanifest,andthisisnotpossible
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withoutthehelpoftheeternalenergyorsuperiorenergyorsimplyGOD.

ToactivatethisChakratherearemanyways,totune,makethephysicalbodyflexibleonecando,Shirs
Asan,i.e.FigC4A,SarvangAsan,FigC4B,andHalAsanFigC4C

ThisAsanisSukhaAsan,whichissimpleSiddhasana,theactualSiddhasanarequiresonetokeepthe
ankleofonelegclosetotheanusandtheankleoftheotherlegrestingonit,orjustcrossingitlikeina
sukhaAsan,likeIhavetriedtoshowinmydrawings.ThenameSiddhaitselfsuggeststhatthisAsanis
forthepurposeofrealizingSiddhisorSpiritualPowers.

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ThisistheactualpurposeofthisYogatoconnectspirituallywiththedivine,toactivatetheKundalini
Energyandpushittowardsthe7thChakra,ShasraraChakra,andagainpleasenote,donotputphysical
effortshere,becauseitisnotphysicalentity,onceGODextendshisgrace,thingsmanifest
automatically,sooneneedstowaitforthatgod'sgracetoshoweruponyou,Iknowitsoundsvery
disheartening,butitislikethis,haditbeenaphysicalthing,everyonewouldhavebeenaPsychic,but
realitytellsusitisnot,fewveryluckypeoplebasedontheirpastKarma,takebirthwiththisChakras
openandfunctionalandtheyhavethisPsychicpowersetc,likebybirth,butdearfolksforthemajority
population,onewillhavetosweatitout.
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Youneedtoseemorehow?gotowww.bandhayoga.comkeys_access2.html,thissiteinfactshowsall
theanatomicalsideofthisyoga,itisgoodtoseethem,thengotowww.kundaliniyoga.org/index.html,
itseemsShriGuruBhajanbroughtthisKundaliniYogatotheWestin1969,butitappearshistouchis
mostlybasedonSikhreligion,wellthepurposeissame,thengotothisinterestingsiteofMrAnmol
Mehta(USbased)heisextendingfreeOnlineKundaliniYogalessons,www.anmolmehta.com/,here
youcanwatchhiminhisfreevideosactuallydothePranayamaandotherAsansandwarming
excercise's.
Thisisoneway,liketoreachGOD,onecanfollowanyreligion,Hinduism,Christianity,Islam,
Hebrew,Buddhism,Jainism,etcetc.butthepurposeisone,torealizethealmighty,likewisewhetherit
isJnanaYoga,HathaYoga,RajaYoga,orBhaktiYoga,purposeisonetoactivatethisenergysothat
onecanexperiencethespiritualconnection.Pleasetrytounderstandthisunlessuntilyouexperienceit
yourself,youwillneverunderstand,nomatterhowmanypeopleshowyouorwritemillionsand
millionsofwordstoexplainit,itisaverypersonalexperience.
LikeIrememberthefirsttimewhensomeonegotmarriedinourgroup,everyonewascurioustoknow
howitwastomakelove,butthefellowwhogotmarriedwouldnottalkaboutit,obviouslyhewanted
tokeepitpersonal,hewouldjustsay,itisnotforyouchildren,thoughhewasourage.soitisexactly
likeit.
Nowhereoneneedstohavelotsofpatience,becausefirstyouwillhavetostabilizetheBijaMantrafor
thefirstChakra,whichisLang(
)andpleasetakenotethatthisisavibrationsostartslowlyandtake
timetosinkintothennnnnnnpartoftheMantra.
TherearefourmoreAksharaMantraforthefourpetalsoftheChakra,seetheFigC3,Iwouldsuggest
everyoneinterestedtolearntheAlphabetsofDevanagari(HindiorSanskrit)thenitwouldbecome
veryeasytochanttheseMantras,otherwiseyouwillgetstuckwiththepronunciationoftheAlphabets,
thenthecorrectwaytosaythemandthenchanttheMantrainaMala.
SwamiSivanandasays:
TheMULADHARACHAKRAissituatedbetweentherootofthereproductiveorganand
theanusatthebaseofthespinalcolumn.Itishere,asIhavealreadymentioned,that
thetwoNadis,IdaandPingala,meettheSushumna.TheMuladharaChakraistwo
fingersabovetheanusandtwofingersbelowthegenitalsandfourfingersinwidth.It
hasfourpetalsofcrimsonhue.InthepericarpofthisChakrathereisabeautiful
triangleinwhichthesleepingKundalinioftheformofacoiledupserpentdwells.She
holdshertailinhermouthandcoversthemouthoftheBrahmadvara(thegatewayto
theSeatofBrahman)withherhead.TheYogiwhoconcentratesontheMuladhara
ChakragetsfullknowledgeoftheKundaliniandthevariousmeanstorouseitto
action.AssoonastheKundaliniisroused,theYogigetsthepowertoriseupabovethe
ground.Hegetsfullcontroloverhisbreath,mindandsemen.HisPranaflowsthrough
theSushumnaandallhissinsaredestroyed.Hegetsknowledgeofthepast,presentand
future.Heisimmenselyhappy.
ThedrawingoftheChakra,lotofpeoplehavetriedtodrawwithallthatmysticcolorsandcurvesand
thingslikethat,IhavetriedtokeepitsimpleasperSwamiSivanandaMaharaj'sexplanation.
Basicallyeverytimeyouexplainanythingitcomestothebottomline,theMind,BodyandSoulin
tandemandallthispackageconnectedwiththePurusha.
Andpleaseifyoufindanyspellingmistakes,bearwithit,the"ABC"iconinthemenusometimesit
worksandmostlyitremaindormantliketheKundaliniSerpentinepower.

ShasraraChakra
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InmyPreviousposts,Ihavegiventhegeneralaccountaboutthesebeautiful,subtle,invisible,
nonmaterial,nervecentresorenergycentrespresentintheAstralbodyofeachandeveryhuman
being,OnecanvisualizetheAstralbodylikeakeychainwiththreeleavescutoutlikeahuman
body,oneisyourphysicalbodywhichisvisibleandsecondistheAstralbodyandthethirdis
calledthecausalbody,pullthemtogetheritisonebody,separatethemyoucanseethree.
TheSeventhandCrownChakra,theShasraraChakraFigA

ImaginethisChakraasacapwhichcoverstheBrahmarandhra,thesoftspotontheheadofthe
newbornbabies,slowlythisareagetscoveredbygrowthofbonesofhead,whenelderskissthis
spotofchildren,bothareblessed.

TheawakenedChakrahasitspetalsupwardsandthepetalsofachakraatrestare
downwards.OnlySushumnaNadireachesthisChakra.
TheZodiacsignisCapricorn/Pisces.
TheMantraisAUM,Pronounceitas
Ooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaammmmmmmm.
TheEndocrineGlandsconnectedisPinealgland,melatoninphotoreceptors,Theno
ofPetalsare1000,whichare1000yoganadiswhichappearlikepetalsandeach
petalvibrateswiththesoundofalphabetsofSanskrit,50lettersarerepeatedtill
theyfinishallthe1000petals.ThespaceinthischakraisRound,Thecolorofthis
Chakraiswhite.TheareaofKnowledgeisSuperConscious.TheDeityforthis
ChakraisShiva,LordShivaresideshereandShaktihastoreachhimandShaktiis
KundaliniShakti.TheLokaisSatyaLoka.
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SwamiSivanandaMaharajSaid:
TheSAHASRARACHAKRAisthethousandpetalledlotusatthetopofthehead
andistheAbodeofLordSiva.WhentheKundaliniisawakened,itpiercesone
ChakraafteranotherandfinallyuniteswithLordSivaandenjoystheHighest
Bliss.NowtheYogiattainssuperconsciousstateandbecomesafullblownJnani.
HedrinkstheNectarofImmortality.WhentheKundaliniisawakened,itdoesnot
directlyproceedallatoncetotheSahasraraChakra.Youwillhavetotakeitfrom
oneChakratoanother.Youwillcertainlyliveevenafteritistakentothe
Sahasrara.ButrememberthatevenafteritistakentotheSahasrara,itmaydrop
downtotheMuladharaatanymoment!Onlywhenyouarefirmlyestablishedin
Samadhi,whenyouhaveattainedKaivalya,the
Kundalinicannotanddoesnotdropdown.

DoyourSadhanawithpatience,perseverance,cheerfulnessandcourage,tillyouget
theNirvikalpaSamadhi.

ItiseasytoawakentheKundalini,butitisverydifficulttotakeituptothenavel,tothe
AjnaChakra,andthencetotheSahasrarainthehead.Itdemandsagreatdealofpatienceand
persistenceonthepartofthepractitioner.Butthereisnothingimpossibleforamanof
determinationandironwill.ThatYogiwhohastakentheKundalinitotheSahasraraisthereal
masteroftheforcesofNature.GenerallyYogicstudentsabandontheirSadhanaonaccountof
falsesatisfaction.Theyfoolishlyimaginethattheyhavereachedthegoal,whentheygetsome
mysticexperiencesandpowers.Thisisamistake.CompleteAsamprajnataSamadhi(Nirvikalpa
Samadhi)alonecangivefinalemancipation.

BRAHMARANDHRA

BrahmarandhrameanstheholeofBrahman.Itisthedwellinghouseofthehumansoul.
ThisisalsoknownasDasamadvara,thetenthopeningorthetenthdoor.Thehollowplacein
thecrownoftheheadknownasanteriorfontanelleinthenewbornchildistheBrahmarandhra.
Thisisbetweenthetwoparietalandoccipitalbones.Thisportionisverysoftinababy.When
thechildgrows,itgetsobliteratedbythegrowthofthebonesofthehead.Brahmacreatedthe
physicalbodyandentered(Pravishat)thebodytogiveilluminationinsidethroughthis
Brahmarandhra.InsomeoftheUpanishads,itisstatedlikethat.Thisisthemostimportantpart.
ItisverysuitableforNirgunaDhyana(abstractmeditation).WhentheYogiseparateshimself
fromthephysicalbodyatthetimeofdeath,thisBrahmarandhraburstsopenandPranacomesout
throughthisopening(KapalaMoksha).Ahundredandonearethenervesoftheheart.Ofthem
one(Sushumna)hasgoneoutpiercingtheheadgoingupthroughit,oneattainsimmortality
(Kathopanishad).

SAHASRARACHAKRA
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SahasraraChakraistheabodeofLordSiva.ThiscorrespondstoSatyaLoka.Thisissituated
atthecrownofthehead.WhenKundaliniisunitedwithLordSivaattheSahasraraChakra,the
YogienjoystheSupremeBliss,ParamaAnanda.WhenKundaliniistakentothiscentre,theYogi
attainsthesuperconsciousstateandtheHighestKnowledge.HebecomesaBrahmavidvarishtha
orafullblownJnani.

ThewordSahasradalaPadmadenotesthatthisPadmahas1000petals.Thatis,one
thousandYogaNadisemanatefromthiscentre.Therearedifferentopinionsabouttheexact

numberofpetals.ItisquitesufficientifyouknowthatinnumerableNadisproceedfromthis
centre.
AsinthecaseofotherChakras,thevibrationsthataremadebytheYogaNadisarerepresented
bytheSanskritletters.

Allthe50lettersoftheSanskritalphabetarerepeatedhereagainandagainonallYogaNadis.
ThisisaSukshmacentre.Thecorrespondingcentreinthephysicalbodyisinthebrain.Theterm
ShatChakrasrefersonlytothechiefsixChakras,viz.,Muladhara,Svadhishthana,Manipura,
Anahata,VishuddhaandAjna.AboveallthesewehaveSahasraraChakra.Thisisthechiefofall
theChakras.AlltheChakrashavetheirintimateconnectionwiththiscentre.Hencethisisnot
includedasoneamongtheShatChakras.ThisissituatedabovealltheChakras
OnlyYogaisnotenoughtoattainthisfeat,Developvirtueslikegenerosity,forgivenessandso
forth.MereYogicKriyasalonewillnothelpyoumuch.Doselfanalysisanderadicateyourfaults
andevilhabits.Rectifyyourdefectslikeselfishness,pride,jealousy,hatred,etc.Developyour
heart.Sharewhatyouhavewithothers.Doselflessservice.Thenaloneyouwillgetpurityof
mind.

VishuddhaChakraisthestagewheretheconsciousworldends,abovethisChakraeverythingis
beyondthephysicalworld,itisSamadhistage.

AjnaChakra
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InmyPreviousposts,Ihavegiventhegeneralaccountaboutthesebeautiful,subtle,invisible,
nonmaterial,nervecentresorenergycentrespresentintheAstralbodyofeachandeveryhuman
being,OnecanvisualizetheAstralbodylikeakeychainwiththreeleavescutoutlikeahuman
body,oneisyourphysicalbodywhichisvisibleandsecondistheAstralbodyandthethirdis
calledthecausalbody,pullthemtogetheritisonebody,separatethemyoucanseethree.

TheSixthChakra,theAjnaChakraFigA

TheawakenedChakrahasitspetalsupwardsandthepetalsofachakraatrestaredownwards.
ThetwotubekindofthingsareactuallySushumnanadi,andIdaandPingalajointheSushumna
nadihere,thoughIhavetriedtoshowthemliketheyarephysicalentity,buttheyarenotphysical
entities.

TheMandalaisAvyaktaAhankaraManasTattwaotherwisecalledasSeatofMind.
TheZodiacsignisSagittarius.
TheMantraisAUM,PronounceitasOoooooooooooooaaaaaaaaammmmmmmm.
TheEndocrineGlandsconnectedarePituitarygland,themastergland,Thenoof
Petalsare2,whichare2yoganadiswhichappearlikepetalsandthevibrationsthat
areproducedbytheseNadisarerepresentedbytheSanskritletters:Hangand
Ksham,IhavepresentedthemindevanagiriscriptoneachpetalinFigA.ofthis
post.ThespaceinthischakraisRound,andcontrolsSankalpandVikalpa.Thecolor
ofthisChakraisfaintpurpletowhite.TheareaofKnowledgeisSuper
Conscious.TheEnergyiscalledKundalini,Hakinishakti,orjustShakti.TheDeity
forthisChakraisSadashivaorShambunada.LokaisTapoLoka.(Indicatesthe
birthofcosmos)GranthiSthanaRudraGranthi
SwamiSivanandaMaharajsays:
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TheAJNACHAKRAissituatedintheSushumnabetweentheeyebrows.Thisis
alsoknownasTrikuti.Thisistheseatofthemind.ThisChakrahastwopetalsand
isofbeautifulwhitecolour.HewhoconcentratesonthismostexcellentChakra
destroysallKarmasoractionsofthepastlivesandbecomesaJivanmukta(living
liberatedsage).HegetsalltheeightmajorSiddhisandthethirtytwominor
Siddhis.
ThePDFdocumentsays:
AjnaChakraissituatedwithintheSushumnaNadianditscorrespondingcentreinthe
physicalbodyisatthespacebetweenthetwoeyebrows.ThisisknownasTrikuti.Thepresiding
deity,Paramasiva(Shambhu),isintheformofHamsa.ThereisGoddessHakini(Sakti}.
Pranava(Om)istheBijaksharaforthisChakra.Thisistheseatofthemind.Therearetwopetals
(YogaNadis)oneachsideofthelotus(Chakra)andthevibrationsoftheseNadisarerepresented
bytheSanskritletters:HamandKsham.ThisistheGranthiSthana(RudraGranthi).The
Chakraisofpurewhitecolourorlikethatofthefullmoon(onthePurnimaday).Bindu,Nada
andSaktiareinthisChakra.ThisChakracorrespondstoTapoLoka.Thecorrespondingcentrein
thephysicalbodyisattheCavernousPlexus.
HewhoconcentratesatthiscentredestroysalltheKarmasofthepastlives.Thebenefitsthat
arederivedbymeditationonthisChakracannotbedescribedinwords.Thepractitionerbecomes
aJivanmukta(liberatedmanwhileliving).Heacquiresallthe8majorand32minorSiddhis.All
YogisandJnanistooconcentratetothiscentreontheBijakshara,Pranava!(OM).Thisiscalled
BhrumadyaDrishti(gazeatthespacebetweenthetwoeyebrows).

EIGHTMAJORSIDDHIS

Anaccomplished,PurnayogiinthepathofKundaliniYogaisinpossessionofeight
majorSiddhis,viz.,Anima,Mahima,Laghima,Garima,Prapti,Prakamya,Vasitvamand
Ishitvam.
1.Anima:TheYogicanbecomeasminuteashepleases.
2.Mahima:ThisistheoppositeofAnima.Hecanbecomeasbigas
helikes.Hecanmakehisbodyassumeaverylargesize.Hecanfill
upthewholeuniverse.HecanassumeaViratSvarupa.
3.Laghima:Hecanmakehisbodyaslightascottonorfeather.
VayustambhanamisdonethroughthisSiddhi.InJalastambhanamalso
thepowerisexercisedtoaverysmalldegree.Thebodyisrendered
lightbyPlaviniPranayama.TheYogiproducesadiminutionofhis
specificgravitybyswallowinglargedraughtsofair.TheYogitravels
intheskywiththehelpofthisSiddhi.Hecantravelthousandsof
milesinaminute.
4.Garima:ThisistheoppositeofLaghima.InthistheYogiacquires
anincreaseofspecificgravity.Hecanmakethebodyasheavyasa
mountainbyswallowingdraughtsofair.
5.Prapti:TheYogistandingontheearthcantouchthehighest
things.Hecantouchthesunorthemoonorthesky.Throughthis
SiddhitheYogiattainshisdesiredobjectsandsupernaturalpowers.
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Heacquiresthepowerofpredictingfutureevents,thepowerof
clairvoyance,clairaudience,telepathy,thoughtreading,etc.Hecan
understandthelanguagesofthebeastsandbirds.Hecanunderstand
unknownlanguagesalso.Hecancurealldiseases.
6.Prakamya:Hecandiveintothewaterandcancomeoutatany
timehelikes.ThelateTrilingaSwamiofBenaresusedtoliveforsix
monthsunderneaththeGanges.ItistheprocessbywhichaYogi
makeshimselfinvisiblesometimes.Bysomewritersitisdefinedto
bethepowerofenteringbodyofanother(ParakayaPravesh).Sri
SankaraenteredthebodyofRajaAmarukaofBenares.Tirumularin
SouthernIndiaenteredthebodyofashepherd.RajaVikramaditya
alsodidthis.Itisalsothepowerofkeepingayouthlikeappearance
foranylengthoftime.RajaYayatihadthispower.

7.Vashitvam:Thisisthepoweroftamingwildanimalsandbringing
themundercontrol.Itisthepowerofmesmerisingpersonsbythe
exerciseofwillandofmakingthemobedienttoonesownwishes
andorders.Itistherestraintofpassionsandemotions.Itisthe
powertobringmen,womenandtheelementsundersubjection.
8.Ishitvam:Itistheattainmentofdivinepower.TheYogibecomes
theLordoftheuniverse.
TheYogiwhohasthispowercanrestorelifetothedead.Kabir,Tulsidas,AkalkotSwamiand
othershadthispowerofbringingbacklifetothedead.
MINORSIDDHIS

TheYogiacquiresthefollowingminorSiddhisalso:
1.Freedomfromhungerandthirst.2.Freedomfromtheeffectsof
heatandcold.
3.FreedomfromRagaDvesha
4.DooraDarshan,clairvoyanceorDooradrishti.
5.DooraSravan,clairaudienceorDooraSrutiandDoora
Pravachana.
6.ManoJaya,controlofmind.
7.KamaRupa:TheYogicantakeanyformhelikes.
8.ParakayaPravesha:Hecanenterintoanotherbody,cananimate
adeadbodyandenterintoitbytransferringhissoul.
9.IcchaMrityu:Deathathiswill.
10.DevanamSahaKreedaandDarshana:Playingwiththegods
afterseeingthem.
11.YathaSankalpa:Cangetwhateverhelikes.
12.TrikalaJnana:Knowledgeofpast,presentandfuture.
13.Advandva:Beyondthepairsofopposites.
14.VakSiddhi:WhatevertheYogipredictswillcometopassbythe
practiceofSatya,Prophecy.
15.TheYogicanturnbasemetalintogold.
16.KayaVyuha:TakingasmanybodiesastheYogilikestoexhaust
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allhisKarmasinonelife
17.DarduriSiddhi:Thejumpingpowerofafrog.

18.PatalaSiddhi:YogibecomesLordofdesire,destroyssorrows
anddiseases.
19.Hegetsknowledgeofhispastlife
.20.Hegetsknowledgeoftheclusterofstarsandplanets.
21.HegetsthepowerofperceivingtheSiddhas.

22.Hegetsmasteryoftheelements(BhutaJaya),masteryofPrana
(PranaJaya).
23.Kamachari:Hecanmovetoanyplacehelikes.
24.Hegetsomnipotenceandomniscience.
25.VayuSiddhi:TheYogirisesintheairandleavestheground.

26.Hecanpointouttheplacewhereahiddentreasurelies.
BetweenAjnaandShasraraChakrathereareothertwoChakrasnamesSomaandManasChakra,
buttheyareminor,likethissomeothertextsays,therearetotal144Chakras.ThemainChakras
inanytextareseven.
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MandukyaKarika

Chemistry,Crises
andtheChakras

YinandYang

Semiotics

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VishuddhaChakra

InmyPreviousposts,Ihavegiventhegeneralaccountaboutthesebeautiful,subtle,invisible,
nonmaterial,nervecentresorenergycentrespresentintheAstralbodyofeachandeveryhuman
being,OnecanvisualizetheAstralbodylikeakeychainwiththreeleavescutoutlikeahuman
body,oneisyourphysicalbodywhichisvisibleandsecondistheAstralbodyandthethirdis
calledthecausalbody,pullthemtogetheritisonebody,separatethemyoucanseethree.The
FifthChakra,theVishuddhaChakraFigA

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ThetwotubekindofthingsareactuallySushumnanadi,andIdaandPingalaareseparateand
passawayfromthemiddlechakras,thoughIhavetriedtoshowthemliketheyarephysical
entity,butitisnotaphysicalentity.

TheMandalaisEtherotherwisecalledasAkashMandala.
TheZodiacsignisGemini.
TheMantraishamnorhang,Pronounceitas
HAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMmmmmmmNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnitshould
sinkintothesilenceofNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
TheEndocrineGlandsconnectedareThyroidgland,ThenoofPetalsare16,which
are16yoganadiswhichappearlikepetalsandthevibrationsthatareproducedby
theseNadisarerepresentedbytheSanskritletters:Aang,Aaang,Eang,Eeang,
Uang,Uuang,Riang,Riiang,Lring,Lriang,Aiang,Aiiang,Aong,Aoang,Aang,
Ahang,IhavepresentedthemindevanagiriscriptoneachpetalinFigA.ofthis
post,ThespaceinthischakraisRound,andcontrolsHearing,Thecolorofthis
Chakraissmokypurpletoblue,TheareaofKnowledgeisUnconscious.TheEnergy
iscalledKundalini,ShakiniShakti,orjustShakti.TheDeityforthisChakrais
Maheshwara(Bindurupa).LokaisJanahLoka.(Indicatesthebirthofcosmos)
SwamiSivanandaMaharajsays:
TheVISUDDHACHAKRAissituatedatthebaseofthethroatwithinthe
Sushumna.Itscolourissmokypurpleandhassixteenpetals.Concentrationonthis
ChakraenablestheYogitoattainthehighestsuccess.Hedoesnotperisheven
duringthePralaya(GreatDeluge).HegetsfullknowledgeofthefourVedasand
becomestheknowerofthethreeperiodsoftime(past,presentandfuture).He
becomeseloquent,wise,enjoyspeaceofmind,anditissaidthatbyhisYogic
powerhecanmovethethreeworlds.
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InhisPdfdocumentKundaliniYogasays:

VishuddhaChakraissituatedwithintheSushumnaNadiatthebaseofthethroat,KanthaMula
Sthana.ThiscorrespondstoJanarLoka.ItisthecentreofAkasaTattva(etherelement).The
Tattvaisofpurebluecolour.Abovethis,allotherChakrasbelongtoManasTattva.

ThepresidingdeityisSadasiva(IsvaraLinga),andtheGoddessisShakini.Fromthis
centreemanate16YogaNadiswhichappearlikethepetalsofalotus.Thevibrationsthatare
producedbytheNadisarerepresentedbythe16vowelsofSanskrit,asgivenabove.Akasa
Mandal(theregionofether)isroundinshapelikethefullmoon.TheBijaofAkasaTattvaHang
isinthiscentre.Itisofwhitecolour.ThisChakracorrespondstoLaryngealplexusinthe
physicalbody.

TheconcentrationontheTattvaofthisChakraiscalledAkasaDharana.Hewhopractisesthis
DharanawillnotperisheveninPralaya.Heattainsthehighestsuccess.Hegetsthefull
knowledgeofthefourVedasbymeditatingonthisChakra.HebecomesaTrikalaJnani(who
knowsthepast,thepresentandthefuture).

AndwealreadyknowthatduringdreamstatethePranaresidesinthethroat,andthepossible
reasonwhyduringdreamingstatewe(Mind)areabletomovefromPasttofutureevents.

AumNamaHShivaya!

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Cosmogony

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InmyPreviousposts,Ihavegiventhegeneralaccountaboutthesebeautiful,subtle,invisible,
nonmaterial,nervecentresorenergycentrespresentintheAstralbodyofeachandeveryhuman
being,OnecanvisualizetheAstralbodylikeakeychainwiththreeleavescutoutlikeahuman
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body,oneisyourphysicalbodywhichisvisibleandsecondistheAstralbodyandthethirdis
calledthecausalbody,pullthemtogetheritisonebody,separatethemyoucanseethree.
TheFourthChakra,theAnahataChakra,FigA

ThetwotubekindofthingsareactuallySushumnanadi,andIdaandPingalaareseparateand
passawayfromthemiddlechakras,thoughIhavetriedtoshowthemliketheyarephysical
entity,butitisnotaphysicalentity.

TheMandalaisAirotherwisecalledasVayuMandala.
TheZodiacsignisLibra.
TheMantraisYamnorYang,Pronounceitas
YAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMmmmmmmNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnitshould
sinkintothesilenceofNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
TheEndocrineGlandsconnectedareThymusgland,ThenoofPetalsare12,which
are12yoganadiswhichappearlikepetalsandthevibrationsthatareproducedby
theseNadisarerepresentedbytheSanskritletters:Kang,Khang,gang,ghang,
Nnang,Chang,Chhang,Jang,Jhang,Nanang,Tang,Thang,Ihavepresentthemin
devanagiriscriptoneachpetalinFigA.ofthispost,Thespaceinthischakraislike
aHexagonal,theseatofLoveandcontrolstouch,ThecolorofthisChakraisDeep
RedtoGreen,TheareaofKnowledgeisConscious.TheEnergyiscalledKundalini,
KakiniShakti,orjustShakti.TheDeityforthisChakraisThreeeyedLordShiva
(Tryambakeshwara).LokaisMaharLoka.(StarsandPlanets,Abodeofsagsand
saints)GranthiSthanaVishnuGranthi.

SwamiSivanandaMaharajsays:
TheANAHATACHAKRAislocatedintheSushumnaintheregionoftheheart.Itisof
deepredcolourandhastwelvepetals.TheAnahatasound,thesoundofShabdabrahman,is
heardatthiscentre.Youcanclearlyhearthissoundifyouconcentratesilentlyatthislotus.He
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whoconcentratesonthisChakragetsfullcontroloverair.Hecanflyintheair,enterthebodyof
anotherandbecomeprosperous.Hebecomeswiseanddoesonlynobledeeds.Hegetscosmic
loveandallotherdivinevirtues.

InhisPdfdocumentKundaliniYogasays:

AnahataChakraissituatedintheSushumnaNadi(Sukshmacentre).Ithascontroloverthe
heart.ItcorrespondstotheCardiacPlexusinthephysicalbody.ThiscorrespondstoMahar
Loka.
TheChakraisofdeepredcolour.WithinthisChakrathereisahexagonalspaceofsmokeor
deepblackcolourorthecolourofcollyrium(usedfortheeyes).ThischakraisthecentreofVayu
Mandal(regionofair,VayuTattva).Fromhere12YogaNadisemanate.Thesoundthatis
producedbyeachNadiisrepresentedbythefollowingSanskritletters(FigA)TheBijakshara
Yamn,theBijaofVayu,ishere.ThepresidingdeityisIsha(Rudra)andDevataisKakini.Inthe
MuladharaChakrathereisSvayambhuLingaandinAnahataChakrawehaveBanaLinga.

KalpaVriksha,whichgivesallthedesiredthings,ishere.Anahatasound,thesoundofShabda
Brahman,isheardatthiscentre.WhenyoudoSirshasanaforalongtime,youcandistinctlyhear
thissound.VayuTattvaisfullofSattvaGuna.VishnuGranthiisinthisSthana.Somepeople
whentheyheartheAnahatasounds,theymightthink"Yourheartismakingcrazysounds",He
whomeditatesonthisChakrahasfullcontroloverVayuTattva.HegetsBhuchariSiddhi,
KhechariSiddhi,KayaSiddhi,etc.,(flyinginair,enteringthebodyofanother).Hegetscosmic
loveandallotherdivineSattvicqualities.Donotthinkthisway,IfHumanwassupposedtofly
heissupposedtohavewingslikebirds,No,flyingisarelativeterm,BodyMass,size,Gravity
andAirbuoyanceetc.

Anahatasounds
AnahatasoundsarethemysticsoundsheardbytheYoginduringhismeditation.Itisasign

ofthepurificationofNadis.Somestudentscanclearlyhearitthroughanyoneoftheearsand
somebyboththeears.Thereareloudaswellassubtlesounds.Fromtheloud,onewillhaveto
contemplateonthesubtleandfromthesubtletothesubtler.Beginnerscanhearthesoundonly
whentheearsareclosed.AdvancedstudentscanconcentrateontheAnahatasoundevenwithout
closingtheears.AnahatasoundisalsotermedOmkaraDhvani.TheyproceedfromtheAnahata
centreoftheSushumnaNadi.

SitinyourusualAsana.Closetheearswiththethumbs.Hearandminutelyobservethe
internalsoundthroughtheears.Thesoundthatyouhearfromwithinwillmakeyoudeaftoall
externalsounds.Closetheeyesalso.Inthebeginningofyourpractice,youwillhearmanyloud
sounds.Laterontheyareheardinamildway.Themindhavingatfirstconcentrateditselfonany
onesoundfixesfirmlytothatandisabsorbedinit.Themindbecominginsensibletotheexternal
impressions,becomesonewiththesoundasmilkwithwaterandthenbecomesrapidlyabsorbed
inChidakasa.Justasthebeedrinkingthehoneyalonedoesnotcarefortheodoursoalsothe
Chitta,whichisalwaysabsorbedintheinnersound,doesnotlongforsensualobjects,asitis
boundbythesweetsmellorNadaandhasabandoneditsflittingnature.

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ThesoundproceedingfromPranavaNada,whichisBrahman,isofthenatureofeffulgence.

Themindgetsabsorbedinit.Themindexistssolongasthereissound,butwithitscessation,
thereisthatstatetermedTuriya.Itisthesupremestate.ItistheUnmanistate.Themindgets
absorbedalongwithPranabyconstantconcentrationuponNada.Thebodyappearstobealogof
woodanditdoesnotfeelheatorcold,joyorsorrow.Differentkindsofsoundsproceedfromthe
heart(Anahatasounds).
Nadathatisheardthroughtheearsisoftenkinds.ThefirstisthesoundChini(like
thepronunciationoftheword)thesecondisChinichinithethirdisthesoundofabellthe
fourthisthatofaconchthefifthisthatofalutethesixthisthesoundofcymbalstheseventh
isthetuneofaflutetheeighthisthevoiceofadrum(Bheri)theninthisthesoundofadouble
drum(Mridanga)andthetenthisthesoundofthunder.

Youcannotexpectthesoundimmediatelyafteryoucloseyourears.Youshouldconcentrateand
keepyourmindonepointed.Theparticularsoundthatyouheartoday,youmaynothearevery
day.ButyouwillhearanyoneofthetenAnahatasounds.

ThedescriptiongivenaboveisLayathroughNada,Anahatasound.Inthesamemanner,

Layacanbeeffectedbyconcentrationatthetipofthenose(NasikagraDrishti),atthespace
betweenthetwoeyebrows(BhrumadhyaDrishti),meditationonthefiveTattvas,onSoham

Mantra,"AhamBrahmaAsmi",TatTvamAsiMahavakyasandothermethodsalso.
Tipotrebberoancheinteressare:

Gaudapada:
MandukyaKarika

Chemistry,Crises
andtheChakras

YinandYang

Cosmogony

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ManipuraChakra
InmyPreviousposts,Ihavegiventhegeneralaccountaboutthesebeautiful,subtle,invisible,
nonmaterial,nervecentresorenergycentrespresentintheAstralbodyofeachandeveryhuman
being,OnecanvisualizetheAstralbodylikeakeychainwiththreeleavescutoutlikeahuman
body,oneisyourphysicalbodywhichisvisibleandsecondistheAstralbodyandthethirdis
calledthecausalbody,pullthemtogetheritisonebody,separatethemyoucanseethree.
TheThirdChakra,theManipuraChakra,
FigAManipuraChakradrawnbyme.:))

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ThetwotubekindofthingsareactuallySushumnanadi,thoughIhavetriedtoshowthemlike
theyarephysicalentity,butitisnotaphysicalentity,itisanAstralentity.
TheMandalaisFireotherwisecalledasAgniMandala.
TheZodiacsignisLeo
TheMantraisRamnorRang,Pronounceitas
RAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMmmmmmmNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnitshould
sinkintothesilenceofNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
TheEndocrineGlandsconnectedarePancreas.ThenoofPetalsare10,whichare
tenyoganadiswhichappearlikepetalsandthevibrationsthatareproducedbythe
NadisarerepresentedbytheSanskritletters:Tang,Thang,Dang,Dhang,Nang,
Pang,Phang,dnang,dhnang,Nnang,IhavetriedtoshowthemoneachpetalinFig
A.ofthispost.ThespaceinthischakraislikeaTriangle,theseatoffireand
controlsStomachandLiver,ThecolorofthisChakraisDarkcloudstoYellow,The
areaofKnowledgeisUnconscious.TheEnergyiscalledKundalini,LakiniShakti,
orjustShakti.TheDeityforthisChakraisLordVishnuandGoddessLaxmi.Loka
isSwahorSvarorSwargLoka.(OurSolarsystem)

SwamiSivanandaMaharajsays:
TheMANIPURACHAKRAissituatedwithintheSushumnaintheregionofthe
navelandisthethirdChakrafromtheMuladhara.Itisofthecolourofdarkclouds
andhastenpetals.Itisthesolarplexusorcityofgemsbecauseitisvery
brilliant.MeditationonthisexcellentChakrabestowspowertodestroyandcreate
worlds.TheGoddessofSpeech,Saraswati,everdwellsinthefaceoftheYogi.He
getsknowledgeofthehiddentreasuresandisfreedfromallkindsofdiseases.He
hasnofearatallfromfire.HecanmakegoldandseeSiddhasorAdepts
clairvoyantly.

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InhisPdfdocumenthesays:
TheYogiwhoconcentratesatthisChakragetsPatalaSiddhi,canacquirehiddentreasures

andwillbefreefromalldiseases.HehasnofearatallfromAgni(fire).Evenifheisthrown
intotheburningfire,heremainsalivewithoutfearofdeath.,(GherandaSamhita).

DuringMeditationatthisChakra,manyfacesofyourIstadevataorGodswillemergeinyour
innerpicturescreen,theyarenotillusionsofyourmind,theseareasrealasyouandme.

Justcarryonwiththe"AUM",MantaoryourpersonalMantraandgenerallyoneisnotsupposed
torevealyourpersonalMantratoanyone,Itriedtosearchfewsiteswhichhelpsyoutogetone,
itisbasicallyyourIstadevata,Planetin12thhousefromyourAtmakarakainyourNavamsa(D
9)chartgivesyouanideaofyourIstaDevata(Ista=Liking,Devata=God).

SometimebackIdidseethatDeepakChopra'sofficialwebsitealsoextendsthisservice,allyou
havetotellthemisyourdateofbirth,butitisOK,justchantAum.
VeryphysicalmanifestationofthisChakrafunctioningataphysicallevelisyourhungerand
digestionwillregulate.

Atmakarakaistheplanetwithhighestregisteredlongitudeindegrees.

SvashisthanaChakra
Tipotrebberoancheinteressare:

Gaudapada:
MandukyaKarika

Manifestationsof
Prana

Chemistry,Crises
andtheChakras

Tantra&Quantum
World

Linkwithin

InmyPreviousposts,ChakrasIandChakrasII,Ihavegiventhegeneralaccountaboutthese
beautiful,subtle,invisible,nonmaterial,nervecentresorenergycentrespresentintheAstral
bodyofeachandeveryhumanbeing,Onecanvisualizelikeakeychainwiththreeleavescutlike
ahumanbody,oneisyourphysicalbodywhichisvisibleandsecondistheAstralbodyandthe
thirdiscalledthecausalbody,pullthemtogetheritisonebody,separatethemyouwill
feelthree.ThesecondChakra,theSvadhisthanaChakra,FigA
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ThetwotubekindofthingsareactuallySushumnanadi,thoughIhavetriedtoshowitlikeita
physicalentity,butitisnotaphysicalentity,itisaAstralentity

TheMandalaisWaterotherwisecalledasJalaMandala.
TheZodiacsignisCancer,
TheMantraisVamnorVang,Pronounceitas
VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMmmmmmmNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnitshould
sinkintothesilenceofNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnitshouldsinkintothesilenceof
Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
TheEndocrineGlandsconnectedaregonads.ThenoofPetalsare6,whicharesix
yoganadiswhichappearlikepetalsandthevibrationsthatareproducedbythe
NadisarerepresentedbytheSanskritletters:Bam,Bham,Mam,Yam,Ram,
Lam,IhavetriedtoshowthemoneachpetalinFigA.Thespaceinthischakrais
likeacrescentmoonorformofaconch,ThecolorofthisChakraisBloodred,like
Vermilion,TheareaofKnowledgeisUnconscious.TheEnergyiscalledKundalini,
DakiniShakti,orjustShakti.TheDeityforthisChakraisLordBrahma.
SwamiSivanandaMaharajsays:
TheSVADHISHITHANACHAKRAislocatedwithintheSushumnaattherootof
thesexualorgan.Ithassixpetalsandispurebloodlikered(vermilion)incolour.
ConcentrationonthisChakrafreestheYogifromfearofwater.Hegetsseveral
otherpsychicpowers,intuitionalknowledgeandfreedomfromthefaultsofthe
mindandthesenses.Hebecomesanobjectofloveandadorationtoallbeautiful
goddesses,andrecitesalltheSastrasunknowntohimbefore.Hebecomesthe
conquerorofdeathandmovesthroughouttheuniversefearlessly.InhisPdf
documenthesays:HewhoconcentratesatthisChakraandmeditatesontheDevata
hasnofearofwater.Hehasperfectcontroloverthewaterelement.Hegetsmany
psychicpowers,intuitionalknowledgeandaperfectcontroloverhissenses.Hehas
fullknowledgeoftheastralentities.Kama(Sex),Krodha(Anger),Lobha(Lustfor
manythings),Moha(Mohaforasonorawife),Mada(Abullinarodeo),
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Matsaryaandotherimpurequalitiesarecompletelyannihilated.TheYogibecomes
theconquerorofdeath(Mrityunjaya).SothefirstChakragivesEarthelement,and
thesecondChakragivesWaterelement.

Thereisthissitehttp://www.eclecticenergies.com/chakras/chakratest.phpwhereyoucananswerfewquestionsittellsyouifyourChakra
isOpenandIfopenatwhat%,itisgoodwayoffindingoutbutIamnotcomfortablewiththewordOveractive,becausenothingis
overactive,theChakraissupposedtobe100%openthenonlytheKundalinienergycanflowfreelytowardsthe

Thereisanothersitehttp://www.chakraenergy.com/heretooyoucantestifyourchakraisopenornot.
OtherInterestingsitesare:
http://www.kheper.net/topics/chakras/chakras.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra
http://www.sacredcenters.com/chakras.html
http://www.healer.ch/Chakrase.html

Basicallyallthesesitesdealwiththenaturaleffectsduetothesechakrasbutnoneofthemactuallydealwiththesupernaturaleffects
fromthesechakras,likeitisdetailedbyShriSivanadaMaharaj,becausewhenpeoplewhostudyalotandalmostunderstandeverything,
theyalsoperformvariousYogaAsanasandevenafterthattheydonotfeeltheultimateeffectduetotheseChakras,butallthehardwork
doesn'tgowaste,themereopeningofChakrasextendallthoseeffectswhicharedetailedoutinthesesites,whichareverynaturaland
havenothingtodowiththeKundaliniEnergyortheSerpentinepower.

Iknowwhenapersonreadsallthesethefirstimpressionisnottobelieveandifthatpersonhappenstobefromwesternisedwest
(BecauseEasternizedWestisalsothere)thenthereisnodoubt,hewillaskadoctor,orapersonwhoworksinamorgueorwho
performspostmortems,didyoueverseethesethingsinahumanbody,andtheanswerisalwaysNO,againthequestiontosuchaperson
isdidyoueverSeearemotesignal,andtheanswerisalwaysNO.:))Yeswedonothavephysicalmechanismstomeasuremanythings,
likenooftastebuds,noofsmellbuds,quantumofsenseoftasteandsmell,itislimitedtothefeelingofthepersononly,aperson
lackingthiskindofsensecanonlytellIfhecansmellornot,FeelingwithChakrasisalsosimilar,onlythepersoncantellifhefeels
somethinghappeninginhisbackornotatinglingsensationwhenthesechakrasareopenandthekundalinienergy,theserpentinepower
flowsthoughit,andwhenitreachestheShasrarachakra,ityetanotherfeeling,butininitialsessions,thefeelingsubsidesveryfast,
onlyafteralongtime,onecanfeelthatitstaysput,yesitdefinitelyneedstimeandpatienceandlotsofpersonalobservations.

IamnotsureIfwomenalsocangetthisattenuationlikemen,becausewhenitcomestospirituality,Menaregiftedandforwomen,itis
alwaysmenwhoarethemediumtoattainthatlevelsofspirituality,hence,inIndiaitisgivenlotsofvalueandimportancethatawomen
worshipherhusbandwithoutguiltanddoubt(CalledasPatiVrataDharma),itdoesn'tmatterhowherhusbandlooksorwhatkindof
characterhehasandhowmuchheearns.

WellIknowthemodernliberatedwomenwouldnotlikeasinglewordIhavewritten,butwhatIamtalkingaboutisforspiritualgrowth
andultimateliberationandnotforasuccessfulexecutivelife.
OnemorepointabouttheseChakrasismanypeoplehavetriedtodemystifythembysayingthattheyarejustcentresofnervesandif
opentheygiveabetterlifeandtheyshouldbeonly50%open,iftheyareopenmorethen50%thenitisoveractiveetchencethe
questionairetoseeiftheyareopenornot.
ButallthisdoesnotgowellwiththepurposeofChakrasandwhytheyshouldbeopenandhowonecancheckiftheyareopen,thereis
averysubtlewaytofindoutiftheyarefullopenornot,againforthispurposeonehastogodeepintoyourinnerworld.Iwouldsay
thisisbeyondthescopeofthislevel.:

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