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Manipuraka Chakra - Lessons 4 to 6

PROLOGUE

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WHAT ARE CHAKRAS?

Chakra meditation figure on lotus

'Chakra' means wheel, something circular that rotates, which is how our centers look to those who can perceive them.

The chakras lie along a central line that runs up our spine from the tailbone to the crown of the head. This central conduit for energy is called Sushumna. Entwined around it on the left and right sides of the spine are two other energy lines, the Ida and the Pingala, which carry feminine and masculine energy respectively. Ida and Pingala run from the tailbone to the nostrils, weaving back and forth around Sushumna. Wherever they meet and cross lies a chakra.

A depiction of young Paramashiva / Nithyananda

WHAT ARE CHAKRAS?

Chakras are the subtle energy hubs of our body. The seven major chakras are:

SAHASRARA
AJNA
ViSHUDDHi
ANAHATA
MANiPURAKA
SWADiSHTHANA
MULADHARA

Though they have no physical location,
these energy centers are present along
the length of the body.

Chakras roughly correspond to, and influence the activity of, the important glands of the body. The chakras deeply impact our physical and mental health. Chakras are, in turn, affected by our thoughts and emotions. The chakras are direct channels to the boundless energy of the Cosmos.

Portrait
Chakras

WHAT ARE CHAKRAS?

Immoderate lifestyles, stress and negative emotions can 'lock' the chakras, or cause them to malfunction.

Without even being aware of it, we are continuously blocking off these important sources of energy.

Energy is health.

That's why almost all physical and mental illness can be partly or wholly cured, simply by cleansing and energizing the corresponding chakra.

Portrait of Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam in stylized form
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