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- Herausgeber: Youcanprint
- Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022
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Chakras Healing Meditation for
Beginners
How to Balance the Chakras and
Radiate Positive Energy
Robin McGill
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Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing this book, and thank you for doing so. This book willhelp you in developing a clear understanding of the concept and importance ofchakras, the reasons for their blockage and the ways to heal them.
The concept of chakras has started to attract the attention of people these days as most people feel that it can help them in addressing most of their problems in life.
The concept of chakras is very deep and wide. In the east, this concept was developed more than 4000 years ago, and since then it is being followed in various forms. If you look closely, the knowledge of chakras can help you solve a lot of mysteries of your personal life. The best thing about chakras is that it just doesn’t tell about the problems but also helps you in finding the solutions.
There are several myths and misconceptions that float around the concept of chakras. There is a lack of clarity, and most people still consider it to be some form of magic. There are people who maintain a distance from the knowledge of chakras as they believe it pertains to a specific religion.
This book will help you in clearing all such confusions.
This book is just not an introduction to the concept of chakras but would also explain in detail the ways in which you can benefit from this knowledge.
We all have these chakras active in our bodies naturally. However, modern lifestyle, stress, anxiety, repressed emotions, chronic pain, and general suffering of life can block the chakras, and the smooth energy flow in the may get affected. It can cause innumerable problems, and after reading the book, you’ll also be able to assess the number of problems that you have been facing due to chakra blockage. Our ignorance makes us continue on the same path without any respite.
Chakra blockage can be rectified, and chakras can be healed. This means most of the problems caused by the chakras don’t need to be a permanent part of our lives. They can be removed permanently.
This book will help you in understanding the ways in which you can make that happen.
Most people believe that it might be a very difficult task and may need great expertise or skill. This book will explain the simple ways in which the chakra issues can be corrected.
I assure that you will find the solutions easy and effective.
I hope that you will find this book useful and would be able to add value through the knowledge in this book.
There are plenty of books on this subject on the market, thanks again for choosing this one! Every effort was made to ensure it is full of as much useful information as possible; please enjoy it!
Chapter 1: What are Chakras?
In the past few decades, the concept of ‘Chakras’ has gained fair recognition in the western world.
It is viewed with great interest as a mystical concept that has the power to solve complicated issues.
Some people look at ‘Chakras’ as a way to find inner peace. They seek the power of chakras to find a way out of the conundrum of life.
Are they on the right path?
Eastern cultures have been following this path for more than 4000 years now. The practice hasn’t just remained confined to one region but kept on widening its spread, and this is proof that did get the intended benefits.
Chakras can help you in finding peace and tranquillity.
Some see ‘Chakras’ as a medium to restore the lost energy balance. Through the power of chakras, they try to find the lost spark in their lives.
Does the energy balance matter, or is it even a real thing?
The importance of energy balance may vary from person to person. However, it is no secret that without an inherent energy balance, it can become very difficult to carry out the functions of this life seamlessly.
Either it is the sheer lack of interest in life or inability to channelize the energies in positive ways, the chakras can help in the energy work.
Others think that through the power of ‘Chakras,’ they will be able to express their inherent abilities better.
Are they misguided in thinking so?
People struggling in their lives and career do get an uncanny feeling that they are trapped in the wrong professions. Their passions and abilities lie somewhere else. Whatever amount of effort they put in a particular profession or art form, they are never able to achieve their true potential. Whereas, on the other hand, there are people who start getting fame and success effortlessly. They seem to be in the right place at the right time. This isn’t just a matter of coincidence.
This book will explain the ways chakras influence our personality, characteristic traits, tastes, and professional abilities.
If you work on the correct chakras as per your interest and inclination, there is no limit to the abilities you can gain in those fields. We are a sum total of the way our energies get manifested. The energy is like an electrical current. You can use the same energy to heat water or freeze it. It all depends on the appliance being used. The chakras are those mediums. If you work on the correct chakras as per your inclination, you can reach your maximum potential easily.
This book will help you in understanding chakras and the way in which they matter for us. The concept of Chakras is not based on superstitious beliefs. Well established practices like ‘Reiki Healing’ are based on the energy flow principles of chakras. The science of acupuncture and acupressure also work on energy flow principles.
It is a concept that was followed in various forms in most parts of the world, even when there was no way to spread knowledge. This means that our ancestors felt the significance of energy flow in our lives. The Chakra concept has this principle well developed and organized. For thousands of years, the sages meditated on the concept and helped develop it to perfection.
In the chakra system, there are set principles that can help you in bringing perfect energy balance.
With the help of chakra healing, you can restore open blocked chakras, activate the inactive chakras, and bring all the chakras in sync. In fact, there are several ways to bring this harmony.
All this has taken thousands of years of practice and work. It is an age-old tradition that has been perfected with time and patience.
By simply following some specific rules and practices, you can get all the benefits of the chakra system. The only thing that stands between you and the world of knowledge is your ignorance about this concept.
The main purpose of this book is to help you understand the concept from scratch so that you can explore it without doubts in your mind.
You may have doubts in your mind.
You may be a cynic.
You may be a skeptic.
In fact, being all of this is good and encouraged in the eastern traditions.
The earliest documented mention of the chakra system is found in the Hindu tradition of the Indus valley foundation. The Hindu tradition, as we know it not a tradition of believers. It doesn’t ask you to believe in established principles. It wants you to question things. It wants you to question established beliefs. It wants you to first understand every principle that you are going to work on.
It is a tradition that encourages the exploration of knowledge. Even the ancient religious Hindu texts are full of questions and answers. In this tradition, people have never hesitated to ask questions even from God. In fact, they have always sought answers to the most complex problems in life.
Therefore, if you want to proceed as a skeptic or a cynic, you are most welcome to do that.
Some people fear that the practice of chakra might interfere with their faith.
Such people have no reason to worry. Although the mention of chakras originated in the ancient Hindu texts, the practice was never developed as a religious practice. It is simply a way to channelize your energies in the right manner.
In fact, the practice of Yoga also originated in the same texts. But, the whole world today has acknowledged and accepted its benefits. It has nothing religious to it. It is a simple practice of keeping the body and the mind healthy.
In the same way, Chakra meditation also has nothing religious attached to it. Chakra practice is a simple way of channelizing your energies in the right direction.
If you feel that your life is not going in the right direction
If you feel lost midway
If you feel energy drained
If you feel confused and chaotic
If you find incapable of utilizing your energies to their full potential Then, the exploration of the concept of chakras is a must for you.
Chakras can help you in achieving these goals and much more. In fact, the powers of chakras are infinite.
However, simply pursuing the Chakras for the sake of these goals without understanding them a bit wouldn’t be prudent.
This book is going to help you with three main things: 1. Explain the concept of chakras.
2. Make you aware of the power of chakras.
3. Help you heal and balance the chakras.
Chapter 2: History of the Concept of Chakras
Introduction of Chakras to the Western World
Just a few decades ago, the mention of chakras would have failed to ring any bell in the hearts and minds of people. Yet today, the concept of chakras is the talk of the town.
The concept of chakra is around 100 years old for the western world. In the year 1919, Sir John Woodroffe who was appointed as the Advocate General of Bengal by the then British imperial government during the period of India’s colonization. Bengal is an eastern state in India. During his 18 years of stay in India, Sir Woodroffe developed a deep interest in the Sanskrit studies.
He studied Sanskrit during his stay in India and translated some 20 original Sanskrit texts. He was especially interested in the philosophy of the Chakra system, and to take that knowledge to the western world; he published his landmark work ‘The Serpent Power’ in 1919. This is the first book in English that talks about the concepts of Kundalini Yoga and Chakras in detail.
Historical Reference of Chakras
The earliest mention of Chakras is found to be more than 4000 years old. Excavated Sanskrit text detailing chakras are some of the oldest references available to us. However, it is believed that the concept of chakras may be as old as the practice of meditation, which can extend this timeline much farther as proofs of meditation practices are more than 8000 years old.
It is very hard to tell the exact timeline of the chakra meditation concept as Hindu Vedic traditions were mainly oral in nature. The teachers, sages, and seers passed on the knowledge to their deserving disciples through practical training and verbal medium. Many a time, the teachers even allowed several teachings to die if they were unable to find a deserving disciple as they feared misuse of knowledge or incorrect propagation. The tradition of preserving knowledge through books and written material came into practice very late.
Ancient Hindu texts called Vedas and Upanishads have elaborate descriptions of chakras. There are several Upanishads that have a detailed description of chakras and their uses in our personal lives.
Propagation of the Idea of Chakra Meditation
The idea of chakra meditation started to spread rapidly as Buddhism grew. The Buddhist monks who went around the world, spreading the word of peace through meditation, also carried the chakra concept as both were complimentary to each other. Meditation makes it very easy to bring a balance in the chakras, and if the chakras are in balance, finding peace in life becomes very easy.
This is a blend that’s effortless and desirable. The terminologies changed, some concepts were merged, but the whole concept was interwoven perfectly. Several healing techniques followed around the world are an example of this.
For instance, Reiki healing is a technique that was developed in Japan. It works on similar principles as Chakras. Acupuncture, acupressure, yoga, reflexology, and Qigong are some other techniques that seem to be based on the same lines.
Here, it is important to note that these techniques didn’t originate at the same place. Some techniques developed in India, whereas others took birth in far-flung regions of Asia like China and Japan. This may not look tough today, but think of the speed with which things could spread 2000 years ago. These are indigenous techniques to those regions.
The concept of energy is universal in nature. Learned people all around the world felt this energy and tried to build a system that can help them channelize it in a better way. Think about the chakra system as one of the most well-defined and structured systems in this series.
Clearing Some Confusions
The concept of chakra is very wide. The power of chakras is unlimited, and there should be no doubt about that. However, there are several myths circulated about this concept.
Some people want to bank on the idea of chakras, and hence they started projecting it as a concept of gaining great mystical powers. Others have put it as some magical power in front of the masses.
This creates a big layer of mysticism and apprehension.
The concept of chakras holds no bigger magic than the magic of you. We are full of great potential, and it is an indisputable fact. Chakras can definitely help in enhancing those inherent abilities inside you, and that may look like some magic work to others. However, this takes time, patience, and a lot of work. The people who are not paying attention think that the other person has become outstanding overnight.
The famous quote of Lionel Messi is very apt in this context. He said, “ I start early, and I stay late, year after year, it took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.”.
There are others who treat Chakras as some dark magic concept like Voodoo. Chakra is not a concept that affects others. It is a way to improve yourself. You can improve yourself through this technique. You can develop your powers. What you do with that power is always up to you, and the technique has nothing to do with that.
However, as you gain a better understanding of the concept of chakras, you will learn that as you move up the chakra ladder, your sense of self-obsession starts diminishing. You become less self-centered or concerned. You start feeling more connected and concerned with the world.
The concept of chakras has the end-goal of creating universal identify and merging the self into it.
It helps you in widening the reaches of your perception and relate better to the needs of the whole world around you.
The Vedic culture has never been the one obsessed with the accumulation of material possessions, but of knowledge and the concept of chakras is a testimony of that.
In the past few years, people have started showing a keen interest in chakras, especially in the awakening of the sixth chakra, also known as the Third Eye Chakra or Ajna chakra. The reason for
this keen interest lies in the fact that this chakra can help a person in gaining psychic powers. It also helps in extending the sense of perception and sixth sense.
The problem is that if you try to awaken the third eye chakra without working on other chakras in your body, it can create an energy imbalance. The very power that you wanted to use for your advantage can start scaring you as it can easily go out of control. Learning the art of properly managing and channelizing this energy is very important.
Chapter 3: Why do You Need to Know About Chakras?
This is one of the most valid questions that may arise in your mind. The chakras may be very powerful, but harnessing the power of chakras is not going to be a cakewalk. It would need time, patience, and perseverance.
Learning anything in life isn’t easy. Learning to walk is such a simple act. It is a skill that is inside our cellular memory. Our body has limbs and muscles specifically designed to make us walk. Yet, a child needs months of practice to learn the art of walking. Similarly, our minds and bodies are fully capable of harnessing the power of chakras, but they would require practice and patience.
However, before you put in all that time and effort, it is very obvious to ponder over the basic question of utility.
Let us have a look at the following questions.
1st Chakra Problems:
Do you have a general feeling of lack of energy, vigor, and vitality?
Do you feel that you severely lack confidence outside your comfort zone?
Is there a general fearfulness inside you about family and security?
Do you mostly find yourself indecisive or find it hard to stick to a decision?
Are you finding it really difficult to get a promotion at work?
These are some of the signs of problems in the Root chakra.
2nd Chakra Problems:
Do you feel that you are losing passion even about things you loved the most?
Is there a general disinterest in enjoying the pleasures of life?
Do you feel that your sex life is getting boring or dull without an apparent reason?
Is your sense of self-worth becoming increasingly fragile?
Have you constantly started looking for appreciation?
Has guilt of the past mistakes started taking over you as a person?
These are some of the signs of problems in the Sacral chakra.
3rd Chakra Problems:
Are you struggling to maintain boundaries?
Do you feel a general sense of poor self-control?
Have you started feeling utterly demotivated?
Have you started feeling more drawn towards addictions?
Have you started leaning on others for your work lately?
These are some of the signs of problems in the Solar Plexus chakra.
4th Chakra Problems:
Are you losing your sense of identity or facing an internal identity crisis?
Have misunderstandings in relationships or with family members have started to rise exponentially?
Are you finding it really difficult to get a creative outlet?
Have you started saying yes to everyone and everything?
Are you experiencing trust issues?
Are you finding it really difficult to let go of the past and move on?
Do you feel emotions bottled up inside you?
These are some of the signs of problems in the Heart chakra.
5th Chakra Problems:
Have you started to find it really difficult to express yourself?
Is learning anything new becoming very difficult?
Do you feel that you are becoming increasingly stubborn?
Is there an increasing sense of detachment?
Are you becoming really intolerant of listening to others?
Have you started losing your grip or influence over others?
These are some of the signs of problems in the root chakra.
6th Chakra Problems:
Have you started feeling too much disconnected and confused?
Do you feel stuck to problems with an inability to look beyond?
Are you becoming over judgmental lately?
Do you feel gripped by stress and anxiety?
Are you losing the distinction between fiction and reality?
Are you finding it hard to believe in anything?
These are some of the signs of problems in the Third Eye chakra.
7th Chakra Problems:
Do you find yourself getting lofty and pompous?
Are your beliefs becoming rigid?
Have you started behaving secretive, obsessive, and hypocritical?
Do you feel general disorientation?
Have you started feeling uninspired?
Are you becoming overly sensitive to light?
These are some of the signs of problems in the Crown chakra.
Do you feel some of the questions hitting close to home?
These are some of the problems that can arise if there is an imbalance in the chakras. The actual list of problems that can arise due to chakra imbalance is very long. You will get to know about the problems in greater detail when we discuss the chakras individually.
Here, the purpose of this chapter is to simply explain to you the reasons you need to learn more about the chakras. Most of the time, the problem simply lies in the chakras, which can be addressed easily; however, we are generally trying to find it in something else, and that’s why it never gets resolved. The chakra knowledge can help you in addressing many such issues easily.
The concept of chakras is not something that only concerns people who want to gain something out of the ordinary. It related to every person who wants peace in life and wants to succeed.
The knowledge chakras can be your map to move straight to your destination.
Does that mean you won’t reach your destination if you don’t have the map? Most likely, you know the answer already.
You may or may not reach the destination. However, you’ll definitely find it comparatively difficult and time-taking to reach there.
In simple words, chakra knowledge can serve the purpose of a general guide in life. It is also a training manual with which you can work on the required areas in a much-focused way.
If you want to succeed in any specific field, you can start working on strengthing the chakra that helps in developing those abilities. For instance, when we begin studies, we need to study many subjects. We are at a tender age, and hence all the subjects are taught so that we can develop a better understanding to pick the stream of our liking. Now, imagine being forced to study all the subjects forever, or the subjects you have no interest in.
The knowledge of chakra can save you this inconvenience in life. You will know the things you like and need to work on. You will be able to detect problems better and faster. You will be more independent and content.
Knowledge is a great treasure, and the knowledge of chakras can become a treasure you’d never like to lose.
Chapter 4: The Science Behind Chakras
The ancient Vedic system describes the chakras as the energy centers. It believes that our existence is simply not in the form of this body. We exist on several other levels too. The Vedic system says that we exist at least on two other levels at the same time. Besides our physical body, there is also an energy body that exists around our physical body and then the spiritual body that surrounds everything else.
Scientists found it really hard to believe this fact, but it has been proven conclusively now that there is a field of aura around us. There is technology available that makes it possible to click pictures of this aura even after we have left that place. The energy field is so strong that it leaves its imprint even after you have left that place. It gets even more interesting from here.
The aura not only represents your physical presence but also gives a correct description of your mental and emotional state. This means that if you are feeling gloomy and discouraged, it will get reflected in the aura photography irrespective of the façade you present in the form of a phony smile. Your energy body is way more exact in representing your mental and emotional state.
Energy plays a very important role in our lives. While modern science and technology kept its focus entirely on physicality and matter, for centuries, the eastern sages and seers were busy looking inwards. They believed that there was more than just blood and bones to the human body.
The sages believed that even if they designed something which could be made to work exactly in the same manner as human body functions, it wouldn’t gain human characteristics and powers.
Besides the mechanical function of the human body, there is energy that runs this body, and it is indestructible.
The Vedas proclaimed thousands of years ago that the soul is indestructible and incorruptible.
This body is simply a carrier. The soul changes the body as one changes old clothes.
They called this energy ‘Prana.’ Prana in Sanskrit means life or universal life energy. This prana dictates all the mechanical as well as the emotional functions of the body.
The Vedas describe this energy system to be very elaborate in nature. They say that this energy flows alongside the nervous system in the body. There are 72000 main ‘Nadis’ or nerves that carry
the ‘Prana’ throughout the body. The energy distribution network is so elaborate that for better control, it is divided into 114 sub-stations called chakras.
Therefore, the actual number of chakras in our body is 114 in total. 2 Chakras out of these, 114 are out of the body. This means they aren’t physically present inside our body. We don’t need to do anything in specific to keep those 2 chakras in balance. As long as all the other chakras are in balance, those 2 chakras will work in tandem.
The remaining 112 chakras are further divided into 7 groups. These groups control various aspects of our physical, emotional, and spiritual development. Under every major chakra, there are 16
minor chakras.
There is a popular misconception that the chakras are physically located inside the body. This is incorrect. In fact, there is nothing physical about chakras.
The word ‘Chakra’ in the Sanskrit language means a wheel. Now, as we have already discussed, the Parana flows through our nervous centers. The major meeting points of the nadis through which the Prana follows are known as chakras. But, the meeting points aren’t circular. On the contrary, the nerves usually meet crisscrossing each other. The junction points are, therefore, always triangular. However, energy as we know it is flowing, it is in a fluid form. Hence, at the junction points, when energies from various sources meet, they create a spinning vortex of energy.
It acquires a circular form, and it is moving, and that’s why it is called chakra.
Everything in the body is closely connected. The 112 chakras or the junction points form a direct link with each other. They remain in a network. However, there is nothing like a wheel working inside you. You won’t find freewheels inside you like there are in a watch. The point where the confluence of energy is very powerful is called a chakra. In this way, there are 112 such points in the body. However, there needs to be a system to regulate this flow of energy in an appropriate manner. The power centers of energy that can regulate the flow of energy inside our body. Those power centers are the main 7 chakras, and they are located outside the body.
The location of the chakras is alongside the spine. There are seven major points that are said to be the locations of the chakras. The locations are not based on assumptions. Each major chakra influences an endocrine gland as well as a group of nerves called plexus. The endocrine glands are ductless glands that have the power to influence most of the functions in the body through the
production of chemical messengers known as hormones. The plexus can transmit messages directly to the affected regions. Therefore, the chakras can dominate every aspect of your being without even being physically located inside the body.
Each chakra has a strong association with an endocrine gland and a plexus or a group of nerves.
This gives them the complete control mechanism of the body. The 7 chakras can strongly influence your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health at the same time.
Many people who know a little bit about chakras and have got fascinated by the powers of one specific chakra make a fatal mistake of considering these chakras separate entities. Although each chakra has its influence on a specific endocrine gland and nerve center, it is closely connected to the other chakras. Simply working on one chakra is only going to complicate the chakras, as this will disturb the delicate energy balance.
For instance, the lower three chakras in the body connect you strongly to your body. They keep you focused on material pursuits and self-preservation. The upper three chakras are strongly connected to intellectualism and spirituality. They are always trying to break you free from the desire for self-gratification and self-preservation. Yet, even if you want to gain spiritual knowledge, your root chakra must be open, active, and balanced. Without a working root chakra, you can’t have a functional crown chakra as the first chakra is the ladder to the second chakra and upwards. You can neither jump the chakras nor bypass them.
The energy through the central nervous system will only flow and transmit smoothly when all the chakras are working in harmony.
Irrespective of the kind of powers you want or the chakra you want to focus on, it is very important that all the chakras in your body remain active, open, and balanced.
Chapter 5: The Importance of Chakra Balancing
As we have already discussed, there are 7 major chakras. The role of chakras is to regulate energy at each level and pass it on to the next chakra in the line. The chakras in the body are not the source of this energy. They are simply transforming this energy and then passing it on to the upper chakras. To maintain physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual health, it is important that there is a smooth and unobstructed flow of energy. If any chakra is blocked or inactive, the flow of energy will get affected. Every chakra has its own area of importance. It influences a set of characteristics and no other chakra can have anything to do with it. Blockage in one any chakra is going to affect you.
However, this doesn’t mean that every chakra is the same. The level of intensity with which you experience life at a chakra keeps increasing as you move up the chakra ladder. You start experiencing life more vigorously. For instance, if there is an energy imbalance in the lower chakras like the root chakra, the impact would be visible only in limited areas. You will personally get more affected, but the people around you may not be able to experience the difference as the changes might be very subtle. However, if there is an energy imbalance in the upper chakras like the third eye chakra or crown chakra, the signs would be visible more clearly. The reason is very simple: the intensity with which you experience life at these levels is very high. This is a reason that people give more importance to the upper chakras. However, that’s a mistake that you must not make.
Every chakra caters to specific qualities and gives you a push in that direction. It has a specific role that can’t be ignored. For instance, many people who have recently developed knowledge about chakras feel fascinated by the third eye chakra. It is a chakra that, upon being fully active, can give you a heightened sense of perception. This chakra can give you strong psychic powers. It can make your sixth sense very powerful, and you may be able to sense energies around you. All this sounds great and exciting. However, people generally ignore the power required to hold this kind of power.
There is no doubt that the third eye chakra will increase your psychic abilities. But, it works both ways. You’ll get the power to sense energies around you, but that doesn’t mean you’ll really be prepared to deal with them 24X7. You cannot have any control over what kind of energies come in
contact with you. When this starts happening in an uncontrolled manner, it can frighten you. Your ability to perceive things increases several folds. However, this also doesn’t mean that you’ll be thinking only about the positive things. Your thoughts may be guided by the things around you, and they are of mixed nature. It also means that you can start having really negative thoughts. If you are not properly grounded, you may start feeling really frightened. You may lose grip over your thoughts. To remain grounded in reality, you need to have a strong and active root chakra.
Without a powerful root chakra, you’ll stand like a weak pole with a heavy load in a heavy storm.
One stong blow will have the capability to topple you over, and even the smaller ones will keep shaking you forever.
Therefore, as you need the upper chakras for greater powers, you also need lower chakras to develop the ability to hold those powers. Apart from that, the way to open the upper chakras properly also goes through the lower chakras.
Balanced chakras help in the smooth functioning of the mind and the body. They help in the overall development of your personality. The chakras also give shape to your personality. The strongest chakra in your system will give you a defining shape. This means that if the upper chakras in your body are more prominent, then you will have a stronger personality. This is also a reason why people are so persuasively after the upper chakras. However, here also the same rule applies. Without the development of the lower chakras, the expression of the upper chakras would never be helpful. If you try to get this in an unnatural way or with excessive effort, then the chances of things getting wrong are very high.
I want to really stress this point time and again as people make this mistake very often. They are only after specific chakras without actually understanding the mechanics of energy. You can only get the benefits of active chakras when all your chakras are in sync. Even one blocked chakras can put your body and mind out of balance.
Another thing which is really important to understand that it is not only the blockage of the chakra that can cause a problem. Even if a chakra becomes overactive, it can cause the same amount of problems or even more. Chakras are powerful energy centers, if they become overactive, the same qualities that can help you will start causing problems.
For instance, the second chakra called the Sacral Chakra enables you to enjoy the fruits of this world. It gives you the ability to feel joy and pleasure in this world. It also gives you the desire to have sexual pleasures. This chakra binds you strongly to this world.
If the energy flow to this chakra is low, you may start feeling disinterested in everything. You may neither seek pleasure nor find it anywhere. This can strain relationships and may also make you bitter and resentful. This is the chakra that makes you love this world and life. Without it in your life, this world would become dull.
However, if the energies in this chakra become overactive, it can make you obsessed. You can become a person completely drawn to pleasures. You’d also become completely indifferent to all your responsibilities and the people around you. Overexpression of energy in the Sacral chakra can also make you a sex maniac who has nothing else on the mind besides sex. Such people start looking at everyone and everything as sex objects. These people don’t remain hidden for long in societies and get branded or outclassed very soon. These people also lose their utility for society soon and end-up living a resentful life.
This was just an example of an energy imbalance in one chakra. The sacral chakra is still a lower chakra, and hence its intensity is low. As you move up, the intensity would increase, and hence, the impact felt on your life and personality would be much greater.
Therefore, it is very important that you work towards harmonizing your chakras. The more they work in sync, the better your life would become.
Chapter 6: The 7 Chakras and Their PropertiesThere are 7 main chakras:
Number
Name of the
Sanskrit Name
Associated Gland
Chakra
1st Chakra
The Root Chakra
Mooladhara
Adrenal Cortex Gland
2nd Chakra
The Sacral Chakra
Svadisthana
Ovaries and testicles
3rd Chakra
The Solar Plexus
Manipura
Pancreas
Chakra
4th Chakra
The Heart Chakra
Anahata
Thymus
5th Chakra
The Throat Chakra
Vishuddhi
Thyroid
6th Chakra
The Third Eye Chakra Ajna
Pituitary
7th Chakra
The Crown Chakra
Sahasrara
Pineal
The chakras are very powerful, and they just don’t affect us physically but also on several other levels too. Broadly, the impact of chakra can be felt on four different levels: 1. Physically
2. Mentally
3. Emotionally
4. Spiritually
Every chakra has its characteristic properties. If that chakra is functioning normally, you will have certain functionalities that would be working fine. Any kind of imbalance that involves lower energy in that chakra or overactive chakra may completely change the way that chakra functions.
In this chapter, we will try to understand in detail the levels on which each chakra affects our lives and the impact energy imbalance in any chakra can have on our lives.
Before we begin, it is important to understand that the list of characteristics mentioned here is not exhaustive. In fact, no book can be as exhaustive to cover the full extent of the chakras. Here, we
will try to develop an understanding of the power chakras wield on our lives, although they remain completely hidden out of the picture.
Out of the 7 chakras, the lower three chakras are directly concerned with the body. Their main objective is to try to keep you strongly attached to this world. Feelings of self-assertion, self-gratification, and self-definition are very important at the level of these chakras. In a way, they are working towards self-preservation.
The upper three chakras work in a completely different direction. Their aim is to provide knowledge and take you towards liberation. Their main objective is self-reflection and self-knowledge. Like the two poles in a magnet, the upper and lower chakra work on different goals.
One is trying to make you work towards self-preservation while the other is seeking liberation from this world.
The fourth chakra is the bridge. It is in the center, and hence it has the tendency of both types. It has an affinity towards love but also an attraction towards creativity, which ultimately leads to liberation.
You should never classify any chakra as good or bad and powerful or weak. Every chakra has its place in the 7 chakra system. The impact which may look small here will be much different from personal experience.
The Root Chakra- Mooladhara
This chakra is represented by a bright red color. This chakra is dense. It is basic in nature. The prime feeling on this level is self-preservation. This chakra has the gravitation element. It keeps you tied to your roots and helps you in remaining grounded in reality. Order, structure, and the need for logic are the basic things that this chakra strives to achieve. This chakra keeps you focused on the five senses.
The Sanskrit meaning of the word ‘Moola’ is root or basic. This is the basic chakra. It becomes active even before you come into this world. From your conception to around 12 months of age, this chakra is the dominant one in the body. The primary goals of this chakra are to achieve
stability, physical health, and stability. Trust is a very important factor for this chakra, as it also relates to safety and security. This chakra longs for prosperity.
Balanced Root Chakra: This chakra is all about physicality, and hence a balanced root chakra would provide you unlimited physical energy. A person with a fully-functioning root chakra will have no problems in physically intense work. Sports and manual work would be of great enjoyment. Such a person would also be very centered and grounded. These are very important qualities and also the prime requisites of peace and happiness. This chakra doesn’t long for much; it tries to find sufficiency in whatever is available. It can give you complete control over your desires, aspirations, and wants. Even a little can mean a lot for a person with a balanced root chakra, and this means that such a person would know the rare art of living a happy and content life. Such a person would feel highly secure and would remain connected to roots like the family.
Weak Root Chakra: If someone has a weak root chakra, it can leave that person physically weak. Such people face problems in remaining grounded and hence remain fearful. They lack confidence due to low physical energy and mostly find themselves unable to achieve goals. This is the chakra that ensures survival, but when the energy at this level is low, the chances of a person becoming self-destructive are very high. Relationships with the roots and family bonds are also weak for such people, and hence they can easily start feeling unloved or abandoned.
Overactive Root Chakra: Excessive energy in the root chakra also poses an equal amount of problems. Contentment is an important quality of this chakra, but when there is excess energy, it tends to make people greedy. Your addiction to wealth may have no limits. You may also want to hoard unlimited power and become dominating and egoistic. The sexual energy going out of hand is also a problem for such people.
Health Issues Related to Root Chakra: The physical location of this chakra is perineum, and it can lead to chronic lower back pain, constipation, urinary tract infection, immunity issues, kidney stones, irrational fears, depression, and financial problems.
At the core of this chakra, the main objective is survival. While you are in the womb of your mother, this chakra becomes active and remains the only and most active chakra in your body.
The prime focus of this chakra is to ensure your survival. This is the chakra that puts the feeling of fear in your heart. In the initial stages, when a child knows and understands nothing, the child is still alert about dangers. If you haven’t paid attention to this aspect, watch a toddler trying to
stand, walk, or do any other act. This chakra has a very strong impact on your physicality and basic character attributes.
The Sacral Chakra
This second chakra is represented by a bright orange color. This is one of the most interesting chakras. This chakra opens up at around 6 months of age and becomes fully functional around the age of 2 years. This is one of the most interesting chakras. This chakra helps you develop a deeper bond with this world through all your five senses. This is the chakra of joy and happiness.
This chakra opens you to the wonders this world has to offer. It makes you more receptive. The Sanskrit meaning of the word ‘Sva’ means ‘One’s own.’ This chakra makes you feel this world as your own. The word ‘Svad’ means ‘to taste.’ It helps you taste this world and all the bounties it holds through all the five senses. Till this chakra is in full bloom in your body, the external force would have to be applied to make you sad. You would remain happy and blissful naturally, just like the kids. They simply remain blissfully unaware of all the pain and suffering around them, completely immersed in the games invented by them. They don’t need anything specific to remain fully engaged. They’d simply find anything around themselves that’s completely immersive. This is the chakra of experiencing this world. The glands influenced by this chakra are the reproductive glands. That’s why this chakra is also responsible for arousing sexual feelings when the time comes.
Balanced Sacral Chakra: If the energy in this chakra is balanced and it is active, it will impart a sense of belonging. This chakra makes you very friendly and highly optimistic. This chakra helps you receive joy from all the things in the world, and your imagination would get fertile ground.
This also gives a great push to your creative talent. It also makes you very intuitive. You will have concern for other people around you and would also have a healthy sense of humor. You will remain sensitive to the feelings of others, and that also makes you a very likable person.
Weak Sacral Chakra: If your sacral chakra is blocked or it has low energy, you can appear to be an extremely shy and timid person. You would have no sense of belonging, and you may also be filled with fear, and you would hesitate from exploring anything new. Such people generally become overly sensitive and resentful. People with weak sacral chakra are generally self-negating and have lots of buried emotions. They find it very difficult to trust others and may have a very touchy temperament. Not only this, they have repressed sexual feelings. This is a reason such people can start feeling guilty about sex. Low energy in this chakra can also make them frigid or infertile. They may also face difficulties in conceiving.
Overactive Sacral Chakra: Having an overactive sacral chakra can also be an equally bigger problem. This chakra is all about enjoying the pleasures of this world and living for the pleasures of the self. However, if the energies in this chakra are charged up more than required, this chakra can make you emotionally explosive, aggressive, and overly ambitious. People tend to become very manipulative for fulfilling their desire to enjoy themselves.
This chakra gives wings to your imagination, but this is only good to an extent. If the energies in this chakra get out of hand, they can also make you overimaginative. You may not have any control over your thought and may start living in your own world of illusions. It can also easily make you overindulgent and self-serving as the main objective of this chakra is to enable you to enjoy the pleasures of this world.
The bigger problems start to arise when excess energy in this chakra starts affecting your sexual desires. You can start having obsessive thoughts about sex, and at one point, only sex may become your prime concern. Such people start considering everyone as a mere object of sexual satisfaction.
Health Issues Related to Sacral Chakra: Sexual potency issues and urinary tract infections are the main health issues that may come to haunt a person with an imbalance in this chakra.
However, due to its physical location in the lower back region, it may also cause chronic lower back pain and gynecological problems.
The objective of this chakra is to connect you to this world. It helps you get immersed completely and start enjoying this world and develop a sense of belonging. This is the chakra of pleasure and joy. However, very soon, the pleasures can turn into obsessions if the energies go out of hand. In case, the energies are weak; you would become completely incapable of enjoying this world. Most people who, at some point in time, lose all interest in their passions, and the things they liked in the past suffer from this problem. The people who start developing obsessive tendencies and change completely in their behavior may be suffering from overactive energies in this chakra. This chakra is important as it keeps you connected and interested. It makes like pleasurable, but an imbalance in this chakra can be destructive for personality.
The Solar Plexus Chakra
This is the third chakra and one of the most important one that has a very strong impact on your personality and appearance to the outside world. As we have already discussed, as we move up the chakras, the experiential intensity would keep increasing. Out of the three chakras that affect your physicality, this chakra is at the top and hence, the most intense. It is represented by the bright yellow color of the rays of the sun. Like the rays of the Sun, it can illuminate your life.
In Sanskrit, this chakra is called Manipura. The word ‘Mani’ means jewels. The word ‘Manipura’
means ‘the city of jewels.’ This chakra actually works like the city of jewels in a person’s life. It
empowers you to achieve all that you want in your life. This is the chakra of action. This chakra gives you an insatiable appetite. If this chakra is working in sync, you can achieve anything you desire.
This chakra starts to open up at the age of two years and can become fully functional by the age of 4. However, it starts blossoming fully in the teens. This is the time you get really focused on your studies and career. This is the chakra of abilities and passions. It fills you with spontaneity. You don’t take too long to ponder over thoughts and start believing in actions. Vitality is another character trait of this chakra. This chakra fills you with the strength of will, purpose, and determination. Self-esteem is another thing that starts becoming very important to you once this chakra starts becoming active. This is the chakra of self-definition. Ego-identity starts becoming very important for you and becomes a part of your personality.
Balanced Solar Plexus Chakra: Balanced energies in the solar plexus chakra make you a self-respective person. This doesn’t make you haughty or arrogant. The sense of self-respect also makes you respect others. However, you will have a strong sense of personal power. You aren’t afraid of life in general, and this sense of fearlessness makes you outgoing and cheerful.
The most distinguishing thing about this chakra is that it makes you act. It keeps propelling you towards your goals. You are able to find your gift and find the motivation to keep enhancing it. It makes you skillful and intelligent. You get the appetite to digest life. You don’t feel dull or demotivated on your quest. It keeps the fire burning strongly in your belly.
The solar plexus chakra keeps you constantly in motion, but it also makes you feel completely relaxed. You always feel at home in whatever you are doing. New challenges are never a burden when the solar plexus chakra is balanced. You would enjoy any kind of physical activity, and it would fill you with more energy.
Weak Solar Plexus Chakra: An energy deficient solar plexus chakra is bad news. It hits your confidence the hardest. You lose your focus on action and start worrying more about the things others would think about you. This is a clear indicator that your solar plexus chakra is getting energy deficient. An unexplained confusion and loss of control over life is another indicator of the problems in the solar plexus chakra. People affected with low energy in this chakra also start feeling depressed as things don’t seem to go their way. They require constant reassurances from others as they clearly lack confidence and self-determination. They may also start to exhibit
tendencies of jealousy and distrust against others. Loss of appetite and poor digestion are physical signs of a problem in this chakra.
Overactive Solar Plexus Chakra: If this chakra becomes overactive, it can fill you with a false sense of superiority complex. You may become highly judgmental and start treating others poorly.
Some people also start behaving as perfectionists demeaning others. Their sole objective is to portray themselves as the best. Excessive energy in this chakra would constantly make you look for chances to prove your excellence. It can make you a workaholic, and you may also lose respect for personal boundaries. This can also lead to a poor work-life balance. You may become highly demanding and also try to position yourself as overly intellectual. Such people start disrespecting any kind of authority and become resentful of it. They are simply trying to establish themselves as above everything, even the system. They tend to develop a liking to addictions to relax and may not find peace within themselves.
Health Issues Related to Solar Plexus Chakra: This chakra influences the pancreas, and hence all the systems related to it can get affected. Diabetes, pancreatitis, liver dysfunction, hepatitis, adrenal dysfunction, loss of appetite, anorexia, bulimia, and gastric ulcers are common problems faced by people with problems in this chakra.
This is a very important chakra as it helps you in establishing your authority in this world. This is a world of doers. Only the people who have been able to achieve something remarkable are remembered, and this chakra constantly strives to take you towards this goal. However, this is a high energy chakra, and hence, keeping it balanced is very important. Low or excessive energy in this chakra can influence your whole personality. The intensity of this chakra is such that the influence is clearly visible. Not only your inner personality but also your outward behavior also gets affected by this chakra. Therefore, it is important that you pay attention to the signs of imbalance in this chakra. There are many ways to keep this chakra balanced. One must always remember that this chakra is powerful, but this is just a means and not your ultimate goal. If you remain focused solely on this chakra, it can easily become overactive.
The Heart Chakra
This is the fourth chakra of the system and a unique one. The most peculiar quality of this chakra is that it holds the best of both worlds. This chakra lies in the center of the powers that want to keep you tied to this material world and the ones which are in constant pursuit of knowledge and liberation. This chakra gives you both. It not only helps you remain connected to the physical world but also trains you to get connected to the divine. A blend of heart and mind is what you get at this chakra.
This chakra is called ‘Anahata’ in Sanskrit. It means an unstruck sound. The powers of this chakra have no beginning or end. They are reverberations of the divine. This chakra brings the spark of creativity in you. If this chakra is active and functioning in your body, you will have a creative
spark inside you. Irrespective of the profession you follow, the hobbies you have, or the talent you possess, you will have a keen sense of appreciation of some form of art. This creative spark is the middle ground. It engages your senses but also titillates your intellectual powers.
The heart chakra enables you to live life very intensely. You will have the ability to absorb things differently. You will know no bounds. This chakra is represented by a green color. It is the color of new life, beginnings, and compassion. Love and emotions will have a very big role in your life. You will feel a strong connection to the divine, and gratitude will have a special place in your life. You wouldn’t be a person who simply ignores people. Giving and receiving would have equal importance in your life.
Balanced Heart Chakra: To be fair, this chakra is all about the delicate balance in life. It keeps you physically, emotionally, and spiritually balanced. The balanced heart chakra is very important for living a fulfilling life in this world. Without a balance in this chakra, you would always keep longing for one thing or the other, and contentment would always keep evading you.
