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CHAKRAS AND CHANNELS OF ENERGY.
CHAKRAS AND CHANNELS OF ENERGY.
Inside every human being there is a network of nerves and sense organs that interprets the outside physical world.
At the same time, within us resides a subtle system of channels ( nadis ) and centers of energy ( chakras ) which look after our physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual being.
Each of the seven chakras has several spiritual qualities. These qualities are intact within us, and even though they might not always be manifest, they can never be destroyed.
When the Kundalini is awakened, these qualities start manifesting spontaneously and express themselves in our life.
Thus, through regular meditation, we become automatically very dynamic, creative, confident and at the same time very humble, loving and compassionate. It is a process which starts to develop by itself when the Kundalini rises and starts to nourish our chakras.
The CHAKRAS are energy centres which govern the subtle, psychosomatic aspects of our inner being. This Sanskrit term means WHEEL, and when the chakras are awakened, they turn in a clockwise direction. They open up like flowers and pour out their qualities, thus re-establishing our inner balance and restoring our health and form.
Our Subtle System
. 3 Nadis & 7 Chakras (plexuses) .Responsible for our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being.
. Ida (left sympathetic) - corresponds to our past, emotions, desires, terminates at superego (storehouse of all habits, memories, conditionings) . Pingala (right sympathetic) - corresponds to our actions and planning, mental and physical activity, terminates at ego which gives "I-ness"
. Sushumna (para sympathetic) - channel of ascent, sustains our evolution and guides us towards higher awareness
There are actually three channels in the system. The one in the center is called Sushumna, which caters to the parasympathetic nervous system, or the autonomous nervous system. The one on the the left looks after the left sympathetic nervous system and on the right it looks after the right sympathetic nervous system. Now, it is not accepted yet, or discovered yet in medical science, that the left and right sympathetic nervous systems are two different juxtaposed systems. Their functions are absolutely opposite to each other.
The left side channel is called the Ida Nadi and is connected to the right side and back of the brain. The two left and right channels cross at the Agnya Chakra level. This channel caters to the left sympathetic nervous system. This channel looks after our emotional life and our past. It is the channel which creates our past. Whatever is present today becomes past tomorrow. The subconcious mind recieves information from this channel. The subconscious mind has an age-old collective subconscious mind beyond it. Everything that was in the past since creation resides dormant in the collective subconscious. This collective subconscious has all that is dead in the evolutionary process collected and stored. Whatever that is dead or gone out of the subconscious mind goes out into the collective subconscious mind.
The right side channel is called the Pingala Nadi , which crosses Ida Nadi at Agnya Chakra level. It is connected with the left side and the front of the brain. This channel caters for the right sympathetic nervous system. On the right hand side there is the supraconscious mind, which creates our future. Whenever we think about our future is recorded on the right hand side, and it also has a collective supraconscious, which has got all that is dead, which happened due to over-ambitious, futuristic personalities, aggressive animals or plants.
The Central path is called the Sushumna Nadi , through which the Kundalini passes to pierce through the 'Fontanelle bone area' (Little fountain or Brahmarandhra) to enter into the subtle energy of the all-pervading power. This is how the actualisation of Self-Realization (Baptism) takes place. First the hands feel at the fontanelle bone area and on the finger tips the cool breeze of the Holy Ghost. The hands are steady, they do not shake, they look normal but the seeker feels the ripples of the cool breeze. For the first time he feels the existence of the all-pervading power.
Mooladhara Chakra
The first center is called the Mooladhara center. It has four petals (sub-plexuses), is placed below the triangular bone, and is responsible on the physical level of the manifestation of the pelvic plexus which looks after all our excretion, inclusive of sex activity. When the Kundalini rises, then
this center becomes inactive in the excretion functions but active in the support of the rising of the Kundalini. Though the Kundalini has to rise through six centers, the first center of Mooladhara protects the purity of chastity of the Kundalini at the time of its awakening"-
Quality
The fundamental quality of this Chakra is innocence and the innate wisdom, which comes from having childlike innocence. The innocence is the type of quality which is evident in babies and small children. It represents action without motive or desire for gross personal gain. Simplicity, joy, purity, integrity and balance are other qualities manifest in human beings through this Chakra.
Swadhisthan Chakra
"The second center is the center of Swadhisthan. It has six petals and caters on the physical level to functions of the aortic plexus, and is the one which supplies us with the energy of creativity, of thinking, of being futuristic. It supplies Power to the brain cells by converting fat cells into brain cells." -
Quality
The fundamental quality of the Swadhisthan Chakra is that of creativity. It is here that the energy for our creativity is generated. After Self-Realization we discover that the true key to creativity is in achieving the state of thoughtless awareness (nirvichara samadhi) through meditation
Nabhi Chakra
"The third center is called as Nabhi center and has ten petals. It is behind the navel, and this center gives us the Power to sustain something within ourselves. On the physical level it caters to the functions of the solar plexus."--H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
Quality
Satisfaction is actually a key word for the Nabhi Chakra. Some 'hot-livered' people are naturally irritable. For them life without worry is an impossibility and will express their discontent at the slightest excuse. When our Spirit manifests, we can put things into their true perspective, and worry becomes an unusual occurrence. In the peace of thoughtlessness, we can only be content.
The Void
Surrounding the second and the third chakra is the Void which stands for the principle of mastery (guru principle) within us. In many spiritual traditions, this area is the "ocean of illusions" that needs to be crossed with the help of a spiritual guide. When the Kundalini is awakened and
passes through the Void, this principle of mastery is established within us. Thus, as Shri Mataji says, in Sahaja Yoga you become your own guru, your own spiritua l guide since you can feel on your fingertips all your subtle problems and have the power to cure them using your own Kundalini. Moreover, establishing this center helps us get rid of all our habits, laziness, gross attachments, and everything that enslaves us in a way or another:
we become our own master. Following false "gurus" who are more interested in power tricks or your purse can damage very much the Void area. But after Self Realization, everything can be cured through the purifying power of the Kundalini in meditation.
Since the Void is directly connected with the Nabhi Chakra it is no coincidence that the principle of Dharma is a fundamental aspect of this area. All of the great Prophets who have come to act as role models for the human race and to give Knowledge of the higher Reality are associated with the Void. The Primordial Deity is Shri Adi Guru Dattatreya.
The ten incarnations of the Adi Guru, the Primordial Master are: Raga Janaka,
Quality
Principle of mastery (Guru Principle), balanced life, stability
The Heart Chakra or Anahat Chakra
"The fourth center is called as the Anahatha Chakra, meaning the heart center. It has twelve petals and is placed behind the sternum in the spinal cord. This center produces the anti-bodies till the age of twelve years and then these anti-bodies are circulated in the whole body to be
ready to fight any kind of attack on the body or on the mind. If there is any attack on the person these anti-bodies are informed through the sternum, which has a remote control of information. Heart center caters for the cardiac plexus."
Quality
The Heart Chakra is the home of the Self, the Spirit or Atma - all mean the same thing. We start the process of becoming our Spirit after Self-Realization, as we start to lose our false identifications with our body, mind and feelings. Pure love, which enlightens all, is the real quality of the Heart Chakra. Where many people share and care, then the whole society opens up its Heart center. It becomes a collective society and changes the world.
Vishuddhi Chakra
"The fifth center is called as Vishuddhi Chakra. This is placed in the neck of the human being and it had sixteen petals which look after ears, nose, throat, neck, tongue, teeth etc. This center is responsible for communication with others because through our eyes, through our nose,
through our speech, through our hands, we communicate with others. On the physical level it caters for the cervical plexus."
One of its qualities is that of staying detached from the problems we face every day whilst trying to survive in the modern world. The flowering of the Vishuddhi Chakra provides us with a sense of detachment which lets us witness the Play of Life to survive in the modern world. It also embodies those qualities which govern our relationship with other members of the human race.
Agnya Chakra
"The sixth center is called Agnya Chakra and has only two petals. This is the center placed where the two optic nerves cross each other in the brain (optic chiasm). The center caters for pituitary and pineal body which manifest the two institutions of ego and superego within us."
Quality
At this point in our evolution humans have developed a sophisticated society, and with it came the problem of ego - the idea that he is doing it all. This idea of "I"-ness was accelerated by the continuing success of his material gains throughout history. The natural result of this brought about an inflated ego, and with further arrogance came the superego. So ego and superego isolated the human from Spirit. Before Self-Realization human beings are always in various stages of imbalance, which gets corrected with awakening of Kundalini.
Sahasrara Chakra
"Lastly, the seventh centre, the most important centre is the Sahasrara which has got, according to Sahaja Yoga, a thousand petals. Actually there are a thousand nerves and if you cut the transverse section of the brain you can see that all these petal-like structures of the brain are forming a lotus of the thousand petals.
This centre of a thousand petals covers the limbic area of the brain before Realization like the closed bud of a lotus. Above this covering is the balloon-like structure of ego and superego. As the brain is covered completely when these two institutions join and calcification takes place on top of the head; that is how we become a closed personality. At the time of our awakening, of our second birth, this egg-like personality breaks at the top of the head."-
Quality
At the point of the Sahasrara we go beyond the relative to the Absolute, and into the Absolute realization of Heaven on Earth. This is a country far beyond our wildest imaginings, so much more than our words can even seek to imply. This is our ultimate destination, stretching out forever. Our progress towards this goal is a living process. When the seed matures it naturally sprouts. When the Kundalini reaches the Sahasrara, the lotus petals open and enlightenment takes place. You may feel a pulsation in the crown of the head, followed by a melting sensation and a flow of cool vibrations from the fontanel areas. This is the baptism by which you know that you are truly born again.
Colours and Their Qualities
Red: Properties are strength and power....When to Use: lack of vitality and depression.
Orange: Properties are self-confidence and courage....When to use: insecurity & self-doubts.
Yellow: Properties are happiness and stimulation...When to use: fear, stress & tension.
Green: Properties are healing and balance...When to use: selfishness & jealousy.
Blue: Properties are peace and serenity...When to use: nervousness and restlessness.
Indigo: Properties are intuition & awareness...When to use: lack of decisiveness and blockages.
Violet: Properties are creativity & enlightenment...When to use: boredom & lack of spiritual growth.
White: Properties are purity, encompassing all colours...When to use: completion and protection.
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QUOTES by H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
QUOTES
by H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
LOVE
1. “Usually,
when people love something and there is a longing for it, they try to get rid
of it because it is painful. The more you try to run away from it; you are
destroying not only the longing but also the love”.
2. “Love
is incomplete. And it will have to remain incomplete, it means that you have
marked the boundaries; found its limitations. For love to be infinite, it has
to be incomplete. Love is infinite and it finds expression in infinite ways.”
3. “A
devotee is like a crazy person in the eyes of ignorant people. They are not
bothered about what people think or comment about them. A devotee’s world is
nothing but God.”
4. “There
are three kinds of love. The love that comes out of charm, that which comes out
of comfort, and the divine love.”
5. “Seeing
the Divine in your valentine and make the Divinity your Valentine (your sweet
beloved). Just be…. And know that you are loved… that is beloved.”
LOYALTY
6. “Loyalty is commitment to a cause or a person,
irrespective of the situation and changes that time brings upon. Loyalty
transcends promises and performances.”
7. “It
is unjust to demand loyalty from everybody, with the exception being party
workers and office bearers who have to be loyal to their party as otherwise it
will not function.”
LIFE
8. “Have
you ever thought what the purpose of your life is is? What is life all about?
Such questions are very precious. When they dawn in your mind , only then does
your life begin.”
9. “To
know what you are on this planet for, ask yourself what you are not here for!”
10.
“Life involves ups and downs which is
very natural. Do not be afraid of this. Every pinch that you have in life is
for the best.”
COMPASSION
11.
“There are two types of
compassion. One is the compassion of the wise; one is that of the ignorant.”
CONSCIOUSNESS
12.
“Consciousness moving on the
surface of the body is stimuli, which cause pleasure. When consciousness
shrinks, then the sensation of pain and suffering arises.”
13.
“When consciousness moves through the
body in limited channels, pleasure is experienced. Repeated enjoyment of the
stimuli causes inertia and dullness.”
14.
“Often cooks don't enjoy their
own food. Listening to the same piece of music loses the charm; people in the
sex industry don't enjoy sex. If the stimuli are observed, then consciousness
expands and becomes peace.”
15.
“Pain is nothing but consciousness
wanting to expand and to become free. Freedom basically is liberation from the
craving of the stimuli.”
CONTENTMENT
16.
“Contentment and Happiness! Do
everything happily. Walk, talk, sit happily; even if you complain against
somebody, do it happily.”
17.
“You can turn every situation into your
advantage. Have you ever thought of this? Once you are blossomed from within,
you can take any insult and turn it into an advantage.”
RESPONSIBILITY
18.
“Only those who can totally detach can
take total responsibility. Eventually you will be able to be both attached and
detached simultaneously.”
19.
“As a human being, we have
responsibilities and needs. If responsibilities are less and needs are more,
then we will remain sad and grumbling. If we take up more responsibilities and
don’t need much for ourselves, then we are happy and more powerful.”
20.
“It’s the time when our needs are more
and we take less responsibility that we are miserable. And when our
responsibility is more and our needs are also more, these are times we
struggle. And when our responsibility is more and needs are less, we are
happy.”
ORGANISATION
21.
“The entire creation is a huge
organization. Everything is made up of atoms. The whole world is nothing but
organization, where the atoms have decided to organize themselves in a specific
pattern to form a particular substance.”
22.
“Organization is control. Devotion is
chaos!”
23.
“Organization needs attention to details,
a material awareness. Organization is being worldly. Devotion is getting lost,
forgetting the world, being in ecstasy.”
24.
“Often you lose devotion in organizing.
And often in the name of devotion you create chaos and disregard the
organization. You have to be a saint to be both in organization and devotion.
If you have both, you are on the mark.”
OBLIGATIONS
25.
“Belongingness can bring about a host of
negative emotions. Like demand, jealousy, unawareness and lack of gratitude.
Just look into your own life, you feel more grateful to strangers than the
people you feel "belong" to you.”
26.
“People have such resistance for
obligations. They do not realize that they are always under obligations,
whether giving or taking!”
SUDARSHAN KRIYA
27.
“Our breath has a great lesson to teach us,
which we have forgotten, for every rhythm in the mind, there is a corresponding
rhythm in the breath.”
28.
“For every rhythm in the breath there is
a corresponding emotion. So when you cannot handle your mind directly, through
your breath you can handle the mind.”
29.
“You know what the first act was when
you came into this world? It was taking a breath in. And your last act will be
breathing out.”
30.
“90 % of the toxins in our body are
eliminated through breath. And most of us use only 30% of our lung capacity.”
31.
“Prana” means subtle life force energy. “Aayama
means directing or controlling so Pranayama means directing the life force
energy. Pranayama is housing our awareness.”
32.
“Su means proper, Darshan means vision
and Kriya is a purifying action. Through the action of our breath, we get a
proper vision of who we really are.”
33.
“In Sudarshan Krishna we will be
experiencing the rhythm of being. We will be using rhythms of the breath to
harmonise the different the different levels of our Self. It is like the
difference between noise and music.”
34.
“When sounds are harmonised to a rhythm,
we call it music. Enlightenment is not gaining anything but harmonising but
harmonising our whole system rhythmically.”
SADHANA
35.
“Sadhana – Sanskrit word for spiritual
practices. “ Seva - Sanskrit which means service. Happiness and freedom are
within you. They have always been inside you.”
SILENCE
36.
“Prayer within breath is silence. Love
within Infinity is silence. Wisdom without words is silence. Compassion without
aim is silence.”
37.
“Mind without agitation is meditation.
Mind in the present moment is meditation. Mind that has no hesitation, no
anticipation is meditation. Mind that has come back home, to the source, is
meditation. Mind that becomes, “no mind” is meditation.”
SATSANG
38.
“Why do people need homes? Can they live
without shelter like animals in the forest? Man needs protection from changing elements
of nature, so he builds a shelter for physical comforts. In the same way, for
spiritual and mental comfort, Satsang is the shelter.”
39.
“Question: What about the pleasure in
Satsang?
Answer: The pleasure of Satsang
takes you towards expansion.”
FREEDOM
40.
“Real freedom is the freedom from the
future and freedom from the past. When you are not happy in the present moment,
then you desire for a bright future.”
41.
“One who has given you everything has
also given you freedom. Honour the freedom and make good use of all things
given to you.”
FAITH
42. “In spirituality, faith is first and Knowledge
comes later. Like Sudarshan Kriya, Pranayama, Yoga Asanas and meditation –
first you have faith and then Knowledge follows.”
43. “Science considers even human beings as
matter; spirituality considers even earth as mother, even rivers and mountains
as living beings”
44. “Faith and
alertness appear to be completely opposite in nature. When you are alert,
usually there is no faith and you feel restless and insecure. When there is faith,
the mind is secure and rested and you are not alert.”
EGO
45.
“Ego is always ambitious and wants to do
the toughest job like climbing Mount Everest, etc. Whereas in a simple act like
watching a butterfly, watering the garden, watching the birds or the sky, can
bring deep relaxation.”
46.
“Ego is that something, which has two aspects – the
positive and the negative. The creativity in you – are the results of ego. At
the same time, when you break down communication, when you isolate yourself,
when you’re in tears, when you’re stressed – that is also ego.”
47.
“The "I" or ego in
you is a tiny atom. If this atom is associated with the body, the matter, it
identifies with the matter. If this atom is put with the Being, the Infinite,
it identifies with the Infinite.
ENLIGHTENMENT
48.
“Enlightenment is beyond seasons like the
evergreen coconut tree.”
49.
“Seekers on the spiritual path are
curious to know about Enlightenment. What is Enlightenment? I say, “Enlightenment
is like a joke! It is like a fish in the ocean searching for the ocean.”
50.
“Buddha got enlightened under the Bodhi tree. He then stood up and
watched the tree from a distance for seven days. He took sixteen steps towards
the tree and under each step, blossomed a Lotus flower. This is the legend”.
51.
“The Bodhi tree is symbolic of both Sansara (world)
and Dharma. The
Lotus flower symbolizes clarity, dispassion, love, beauty and purity.”
52.
“It is only when you are detached in life can you watch the
sansara and all of its plays. When you witness the sansara, every step you take
is benevolent and impeccable.”
EVENT
53.
“Wise people use their skill to surmount
the event. If the vehicle is in perfect condition, the skill is effective.”
54.
“The mistakes you have made in the past
have made you humble; you need not make mistakes in future to become humble.”
ENERGY
55.
“In Indian mythology, the female energy
is depicted as Shakti – the embodiment of strength against justice combined
with beauty, love and compassion. Shakti is also represented in the trinity of
Durga, goddess of valour and vitality, Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and well-being,
and Saraswati, goddess of knowledge and art.”
56.
“Strength of a woman is persuasive not
aggressive
Strength of a woman is elastic not brittle
Strength of a woman is subtle not obvious.”
57.
“You cannot measure the amount of energy
in an atom. Similarly, you cannot measure the potential of a human being, human
nature.”
TRUTH
58.
“Satya the Truth. Follow the Truth. Be
with the Truth. Be with the existence. It means live in the moment, express
this moment in your fully.”
TOLERANCE
59.
“I tell you, if all the countries (
divert) even 0.1 percent of the expenditure that they ( incur) in the field of
defence towards spreading peace and harmony, the entire world can change. No
one likes hatred.”
THOUGHTS
60.
“If you think you are stupid
Then...... you know who you
are.
And if you know who you are...
You are enlightened!
And if you are enlightened,
Then ......you are certainly
not stupid.”
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