introduction to the chakras
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Introduction to the
CHAKRAS
Joseph Roberson
November 2014
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Illusion:
Separate Body
Reality:
Temporary, Finite Standing Wave in The Eternal and Infinite Ocean of Being
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
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Kundalini Yoga is bio-energetic
Electrical Generator
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Kundalini Shakti
• “…Kundalini is a Sanskrit term, which translated in English means ‘serpent power’.”
• The energy of our natural physical existence – the universal energy of each cell of the Physical Body.
• Shakti Kundalini- the principle of action manifesting as the dynamic force of evolution
• Prana, Chi
Kunda bulb at base of spinal cord
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Lotus Flower
Symbol of growth andevolutionary blossoming of human potential(Enlightenment)
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Just as the acorn contains the ‘blueprint’ of the mature oak,
Chakras contain the ‘blueprints’ for the fully-realized human.
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• Archetypes are ‘blueprints’
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Chakra System:
Red lines = Pingala
Blue lines = Ida
Center line = Shushumna
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Three Gunas:
Rajas, Pingala, Right Nostril
Tamas, Ida, Left Nostril
Sattva, Shushumna, Spinal Cord