Every one of our energy centers known as chakras corresponds to a particular part of our body and they have certain behavioral characteristics and a stages of spiritual growth inherent in them. Chakras represent specific psychophysical energies that are activated one by one through the breath along with the flow of the elements through our daily lives. Aroused by the practices of tantra yoga, the dormant spiritual Kundalini energy can be made to leave the first chakra and pierce the chakras above, causing various spiritual experiences to occur. Each of the seven chakras represents a definite set of desires that correspond to a particular element (up to the fifth chakra). While desires should not be cultivated, they should be fulfilled if they are found to be really present instead of artificial. Otherwise one will be inevitably drawn back to them. The understanding of the seven chakras offers a way to balance ones desires and leads the aspirant to a more happy and spiritual life along your personal destiny. In Kundalini yoga or Laya yoga, a large set of techniques are used to concentrate all life force in the Sushumna Nadi and raise the coiled Kundalini energy through all seven chakras towards the seventh chakra. In this way, the divine mother Shakti, in the form of Kundalini, can find union with her beloved, the supreme Shiva, who resides in eternal bliss at the top of the skull. Thus one can move beyond the elements and achieve the non-dual consciousness that brings liberation from the ever-changing world of illusion (Maya). ******** Q. How do humans evolve spiritually? A. The journey known as "life" is but a pilgrimage from the food plane of matter to the blissful spiritual plane. This is the goal, the end. The Supreme Soul (Paramatma) is essentially of the blissful nature. Attain this and you will be free from births and deaths due to Karma. From the Sutra Vahini by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba |
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| The Chakras of our Body |
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| The Chakras Of Our Body |