Energy centers within our body - The Chakras

The Chakra Diagram

The chakras are the subtle energy centers of our body. There are seven major chakras or wheels of energy in our body. There are also a number of minor chakras, but these seven are the major ones that are responsible for our physical and mental well-being.

These chakras were discovered a long time ago during the Vedic age. In fact, in many of the spiritual chants, you will find references to the names of these chakras very often. Today science has proved that there is a gland located near each of these chakras that is related to that particular chakra.

These seven major chakras deeply influence our physical, emotional and mental activities. They are energy centers and if they are kept in a clean and energized condition, they can enable us to live an ecstatic and healthy life. These chakras are not physical entities in our body. They are metaphysical representations because they belong to the auric body and not the physical body. Kirlean photography has enabled us to capture these chakras and prove their existence on the metaphysical plane.

All our disease is only an imbalance in any one of these chakras, because our body and mind are very deeply rooted in our inner consciousness. It has been proved that when a person is locked in a particular negative emotion, the chakra associated with that emotion shrinks to the size of a coat button. It becomes that small. But when the same person experiences the associated positive emotion, the chakra expands to the size of a cartwheel!

Our energy flow to these chakras is blocked by our negative emotions and we are totally unawareofit. Eachchakraisaffectedbynegativethoughtsandemotionsinaparticular area. For example, the anahata (heart) chakra is shut down by attention need, the swadhishtana (sacral chakra) is closed by fear, etc.

The major emotions that we experience every moment of our lives are greed, fear, worry, attention need, jealousy, ego and discontentment. The mantra for a blissful life, effectively handling all these emotions, is to be aware, conscious and thus 'un-clutched' - not clutching thoughts which are independent and unconnected by their very nature - thus, moving beyond pleasure and pain and entering into bliss.

When we understand the science behind these chakras, we can become aware of our present deep unconscious state. Once we understand this, we can free ourselves from the loadoftheunconsciousandstartmovingtowards thehigherdimensionsofourbeing.