Chakras

7 energy centres, plexuses, along the

spinal cord
Chakra = Wheel. Vital life energy spins at
these points.
Chakras control the working of the organs
of their respective areas in the body

Mooladhara Chakra
First chakra located slightly outside the
base of the spine. Governed by the deity
of innocence and wisdom.
Mooladhara chakra guards the Kundalini
which rests in the sacrum bone against
wrongful entry of unholy intentions.

Where is the Mooladhara?

The abode of the Kundalini is called the

Mooladhara and is located in the sacrum
bone higher than the Mooladhara chakra.

Kundalini is placed higher than

Mooladhara chakra
Kundalini is placed higher than the Mooladhara
chakra it suggests that the centre of sex is not
to be pierced by her ascent. Hence, sex has no
role to play in the spiritual ascent.
If this chakra is weak, then the Kundalini does
not rise from her abode. If it is sick with
unholiness, She is sucked back to her seat.
The ascent of the Kundalini is from the
Mooladhara (not chakra) to the seventh chakra
where it unites with the Spirit. At this point, Yoga
or union takes place.

Functions of Mooladhara Chakra

Governs 2 physical functions of retention
and excretion in the body. Pressures on
the elimination organs, such as
constipation or diarrhoea causes tensions
in the chakra.
Regulates reproduction in many ways.

What causes Mooladhara chakra to

be disturbed
Sexual 'liberation', adultery, perversions
used in tantrism, lustful attention,
constipation.
Occult practices and drugs
Main enemy of the Mooladhara is lust

What happens when your

Mooladhara Chakra is awakened
and cleansed out?

The awakened Mooladhara chakra brings

forth wisdom, innocence, strength of
dedication, sense of direction
Such a personality is very auspicious and
brings good luck of Divine bliss to his
surroundings
Main quality of Mooladhara is innocence

What happens when your

Mooladhara Chakra is awakened
and cleansed out?

Innocence is the quality by which we

experience pure, childlike joy, without the
limitations of prejudice or conditionings.
Innocence gives us dignity, balance, and a
tremendous sense of direction and
purpose in life. It is nothing but simplicity,
purity and joy.

Innocence can be clouded by

wrong ideas and attitudes but it can
never be destroyed

It is the inner wisdom that is ever present

in the little children, and gets sometimes
clouded by our modern lifestyles. But it is
a quality which exists eternally within us
and cannot be destroyed, waiting to be
manifest as pure joy when the Kundalini
rises.

Swadisthan Chakra
The second chakra is the chakra of
creativity, pure attention and pure
knowledge. It is the one which connects
us to the inner source of inspiration, and
enables us to experience the beauty
around us.

Swadisthan Chakra
The pure knowledge given by this chakra
is not mental, but it is direct perception of
the Reality, that can be felt in our palms
and indicates our subtle blockages. Also
this is the center of pure, steady attention
and power of concentration.

Swadisthan Chakra
Governs the functions of the kidneys, the
lower part of the liver, the pancreas, the
spleen, the instestines

Functions of the
Swadisthan Chakra
Breaks down the fat particles in the
abdomen region to replace the grey and
white cells in the brain, thus regenerating
the capacity of thinking
Hence, excessive thinking exhausts the
sun channel and is a drain on this chakra,
making it weak.

What affects the

Swadisthan Chakra
Too much excessive thinking, planning and
futuristic attitudes and tendencies also cause the
right side of the chakra to be affected.
When we think too much, this center gets
drained of energy and diseases like diabetes or
blood cancer can occur when this chakra goes
completely out of balance.
Alcohol affects the Swadisthan chakra because
the seat of our attention is not just in the head
but also in the liver.

What affects the

Swadisthan Chakra
The Quality of the left Swadisthan is pure,
Divine knowledge. Therefore, the left
Swadisthan is affected if a person seeks
the Supra-conscious knowledge (such as
special healing powers, clairvoyance) or
knowledge of the dead. (such as
mediums, spirits)

What happens if the Swadisthan

Chakra is clear and awakened
A creative personality with sense of aesthetics. Many
enlightened poets, musicians, artists have a clear and
awakened Swadisthan chakra.
Has the knowledge and the inspiration of Reality.
Pure attention, pure concentration and ability to absorb
new learning easily
Able to come up with abstract thinking
Main quality of this chakra is creativity
Main enemy of this chakra is excessive thinking and
anger

Nabhi chakra
Looks after the functions of the stomach
and the upper part of the liver.
If the functioning of the stomach is
disturbed, then the process of disgestion
and assimilation is affected, and thereby
causes tension in this chakra.
Too much thinking about food or material
desires also adversely affects the chakra.

Nabhi chakra the Chakra of

Dharma and welfare
Centre of Dharma (innate religion).
Dharma (or code of moral conduct, or righteous
behaviour) is necessary for human sustenance and
evolution. Man has evolved from amoeba to ape to
human beings because of this Dharma which is code
of law of evolution. This code of life protects and
nourishes our spiritual growth.
Man was given the Ten commandments, as a kind of
code of moral conduct. Many other incarnations such as
Lord Buddha, Prophet Mohammed also came to
establish this Dharma or righteous behaviour.
Also the Centre of Welfare

What causes the Nabhi chakra to be

disturbed
As prosperity grew, the greed for money
increased. Instead of receiving satisfaction from
money, people started becoming obsessed with
it, therefore causing great tensions and blocks at
this chakra.
The quality of the right side of this chakra is our
action in the realm of material well-being, diet,
financial-arrangements, business, planning for
the future, clear thinking and logic. A
disorganised lifestyle, finance and lack of logic
indicates disturbance in this area.

What causes the Nabhi chakra to be

disturbed
The left side of this chakra is affected by
disrespect to the wife, household worries, a prob
lem of aggressive wife and constant panic.
The load of a hectic lifestyle falls on the spleen
and weakens the left side of this chakra.
A weak left side makes on vulnerable to
allergies, bacteria, fungus and parasites, etc.

What happens when the Nabhi

chakra is cleared and balanced
The third chakra is the one that gives us the sense of
generosity, complete satisfaction and contentment.
On the left side, the main quality of this center is peace clearing this chakra can relieve stress and tensions.
On the right side, it looks after our liver which is the
organ of our attention and power of concentration.
When enlightened by the Kundalini, the Nabhi chakra
gives us our spiritual ascent, righteousness and inner
sense of morality, and complete balance at all levels in
our life.
Main quality of this chakra is satisfaction and balance
Main enemy of this chakra is greed and adharma

Void (Ocean of Illusion)

Surrounding the second and third chakra
This is an area of outside influence
It incorporates all the aspects of existence
such as personality, effects of planets, our
Dharma, our physical sustenance

Void (Ocean of Illusion)

It represents the vacuum which separates our
level of awareness from truth while in the
unenlightened state.
When the Kundalini fills this vaccum, then our
attention is led out of the sea of illusion into the
awareness of reality.
This is the area of the Guru principle.
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.

What happens when our

Void is enlightened
From time memorial, the Primordial Master
became active and incarnated as the great
masters.
The 10 incarnations are Lao-Tze, Socrates,
Moses, Confucius, Zoroaster, Mohammed, Guru
Nanak, Abraham, Raja Jank, Sai Nath of Shirdi.
The 10 incarnations also correspond to the 10
petals of the Nabhi chakra.
These Masters came down to help human
ascent. They gave principles for matining a
balance in daily life and avoiding extremes.

What happens when our

Void is enlightened
When the Kundalini enlightens the Void,
then one becomes ones own guru. since
you can feel on your fingertips all your
subtle problems and have the power to
cure them using your own Kundalini.

What happens when our

Void is enlightened
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.

What affects the Void

Unfortunately, today there are many charlatans
and false gurus who are masquerading as
masters and blocking the void of the pupils.
For a seeker, it is difficult to recognise a true
master as such a person is often deceived by
the masters appeal to his own ego conception.
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.

Heart chakra
The fourth chakra, the chakra of the heart,
is the place where resides our Spirit, our
true Self, which is eternally pure and
unaffected by anything, like a shining
diamond hidden within us which witnesses
all our actions.
Our Spirit is the Source of compassion,
the source of Joy and Pure Love. All the
incarnations and prophets all spoke about
compassion and the need to become the
Spirit, i.e. through Self-Realization.

Heart chakra
After Self Realization, our attention
becomes for the first time connected to
our Spirit and we gradually become aware
of it. Our misidentifications with our ego or
conditionings drop and we start becoming
identified with our Spirit, which is our true
nature.

Heart chakra
It is through the heart chakra that bliss of
pure love is experienced.
If one spouse dominates the other or is
possessive, then it stifles true love and
arrests the growth of the relationship.
In situations where the female is
downgraded, she is frustrated and
develops a suppressed anger. This anger
is often released on children and
viciousness develops. In chronic cases,
breast-related problems arise.

What organs does the

Heart chakra look after
On the physical level, this chakra looks
after our heart and lungs - if affected it can
cause asthma or various heart conditions.

What are the qualities of

the Heart chakra?
On the left heart, it gives us the quality of
compassion and love
At the centre, it manifests as complete security
and confidence (at the level of the sternum
bone). Antibodies that protect us against disease
and negativity are formed in the bone which lies
in this area.
At the right heart, it gives us the sense of
responsibility and pure behaviour towards others
- the protocol of the heart.
All our worries, doubts and fears are destroyed
when the heart chakra is fully enlightened by the
Kundalini.

What goes against the

Heart chakra?
On the physical side, the heart is the
pump of the body/ Hence, any mental or
physical excess strains the chakra and
leads to a heart attach in advanced
stages.
Use of the body as an instrument of
athletic display or hatha yoga fatigues the
heart chakra.

Vishuddi Chakra
The Vishuddi chakra is the first filter of the
body, hence it is a very sensitive centre
and guards against outside viruses and
bacteria.
Inhalation of any pollutant industrial
exhaust or smoking chokes this chakra.
Its sensitivity is disturbed by the
indiscriminate chanting of mantras.
Mantras given by false gurus greatly
damage its sensitivity.

Vishuddi Chakra
The fifth chakra is the chakra of diplomacy, of pure
relationships with others, and of playful detachment.
It removes all our guilt and remorse when it is opened by
the Kundalini, and gives us a kind and compassionate
voice.
The tendencies to dominate others or to feel dominated
by others, the feelings of superiority or inferiority and all
jealousies are removed when this chakra is nourished by
the Kundalini.
Also, the Vishuddhi is the chakra which gives us the
connection with the whole, enabling us to feel our
oneness and the fact that we are all part and parcel of
the whole.

Vishuddi Chakra
When this chakra opens out, we drop out guilt,
our superiority, inferiority complex.
Guilt is a myth. It is an expression of ego that is
not fulfilled.
When we realise our True identify of the Spirit,
the myth of guilt simply drops.
The human microcosms awakens to the cosmic
macrocosm.
Through understanding the Deity of this chakra,
we can learn how through diplomacy human
beings can overcome adversity through
artfulness. (not cunningness)

Agyna Chakra
The sixth chakra is the chakra of forgiveness and
compassion.
Forgiveness is the power to let go of anger,
hatred and resentment.
Forgiveness lets us discover, in humility, the
nobility and generosity of the Spirit.
Forgiveness dissolves all our ego, conditionings,
habits, false ideas of racialism, and all our
misidentifications.
It is the narrow gate which opens the way for our
consciousness to ascend to its final destination,
which is the seventh center.

Agyna Chakra
In the sixth step of evolution, Christ came to
absolve human beings of all sin. He forgave and
took upon himself all sin.
He helped man to realise his own ego by
allowing hmself to be crucified; great penance
was aroused in man, thus enabling him to see
the monstrosity of his own ego and this brought
about humility in him.
The Christ established within this chakra gives
the potential for human beings to forgive and be
forgiven, to clear themselves from the effects of
their sins and karmas.

Agyna Chakra
Hence, when we forgive others, our ego is
reduced and Kundalini is able to pierce
through this chakra and rise in its full glory
at the seventh chakra.
To rise above the ego, one has to forgive
everyone.

What is bad for Agyna

Chakra
Roving eyes disturbsn the attention of the Agnya
chakra.
Too much visual entertainment or television or
computers adversely affects this chakra.
Wrong notions about God block this chakra.
Religious people become dogmatic; they get
stuck to the letter of the scriptures and miss out
the essence of the prophets. Once should not
become rigid. Let us seek the spirit of the
Buddha, not Buddhism, the Christ, not
Christianity.

Sahasrara Chakra
When the Kundalini pierces the seventh chakra,
collective consciousness is experienced on the
central nervous system. It is not a hypothesis but
an actualisation.
One actually feels the Kundalini rise to the apex
chakra and experiences the cool gentle breeze
like vibrations.
Peace, quiet, joyfulness settles down and one
begins to feel a state of joyfulness and total
harmony. It is a spontaneous process.
Established in this state, one maintains the
awakened level of awareness in the midst of all
activities.

Sahasrara Chakra
The only human effort involved is to put the seed
to the Mother Earth. Similarly, a realised soul
has to awaken your Kundalini to connect it to the
Source. This is the unparalled blessing of our
Holy Mother Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi.
When the Kundalini ascends,it sucks your
attention from the past and the future, then you
are in the present.
If there are any blocks, she clears them. She is
like the river of life which steadily cleans all the
hurdles and makes it away to the ocean.

Sahasrara Chakra
As soon as the Kundalini pierces through the
fontanel bone on top of our head, it becomes
one with the unconscious Divine Power, which
means it becomes conscious on the central
nervous system.
We become subtle and start feeling this all
pervading power on our finger tips as vibrations.
These vibrations are the outward expression of
our connection with the energy force that holds
the universe together. After realistion, one can
feel these vibrations as cool breeze on ones
finger tips.

Sahasrara Chakra
The seventh center integrates all the chakras with their
respective qualities.
It is the last milestone of the evolution of human
awareness. Nowadays, we are at a level which
corresponds to this chakra, and our consciousness is
able to easily enter into this new realm of perception,
which is beyond our limited mind and concepts, and
which becomes absolute at the level of the Sahasrara.
This chakra gives us the direct, absolute perception
of Reality on our central nervous system.
This is precisely what is achieved by Self Realization,
through the spontaneous awakening of the Kundalini
given by Sahaja Yoga.